Is Loudred Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Normal mid-stage from Hoenn. Loudred builds toward Exploud at 40. Transfer-only. AbilitySoundproof blocks MoveRoar and sound attacks.
Loudred trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Loudred has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Loudred trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Loudred has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Loudred trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Loudred trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Exploud resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Exploud resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Loudred in Mt. Coronet (Poké Radar, Lv 39-40, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 57NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
Evolve Loudred to Exploud
Loudred evolves into Exploud at Level 40. Your Loudred should hit Level 40 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217
- LV 63NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 71NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
How to Get Loudred in Diamond & Pearl
Loudred chains off the Poke Radar inside Mt. Coronet, common at level 39 up. The Radar is the only way the shouter shows, so plain cave exploring will not turn one up.
Wild Loudred may be holding when caught:
Chesto Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when asleep to cure sleep.1 location to catch Loudred
Badge 2Where To Catch Loudred in DP
- Step 1Obtain WhismurBREEDINGAvailableLeave Loudred with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Whismur egg.
- Step 3Evolve into Exploud
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Loudred preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Loudred in Diamond & Pearl
Loudred stomps through the Mt. Coronet grass, so a PokeRadar chain there brings home its shiny. Compare Shiny Loudred odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Loudred Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Loudred already selected.
Loudred Weakness
Type-wise, Loudred takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Loudred Weak Against
Good
Loudred Evolutions
Loudred is the middle stage between Whismur and Exploud. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. HP has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 130 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Loudred to get Whismur eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Endeavor, Extrasensory, Smelling Salts and 4 more.
DP Loudred Best Moveset
Slightly better stats but still in the 43-84 range. AbilitySoundproof blocks sound moves, and the moveset has Normal attacks. Evolve to Exploud.
Best Build
Loudred best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Fire Blast
- Hyper Voice
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Loudred can spread damage across 11 types, with Ghost and Dark punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Double-Edge and Mega Kick keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
35 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
The shock waves from its cries can tip over trucks. It stamps its feet to power up.
Loudred Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Loudred in Diamond & Pearl can hold Chesto Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Chesto Berry.
In Diamond & Pearl, Loudred does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Exploud before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In Diamond & Pearl, Loudred plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Modest is the go-to nature for Loudred. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Loudred first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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