Is Ludicolo Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Water Stone on Lombre. Water/Grass with AbilitySwift Swim. Unique typing with only Bug, Flying, and Poison weaknesses.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Lombre resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Lombre's weaknesses hard.
Janine's team hits Lombre's weaknesses hard.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Lombre
Catch Lombre in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 47). Requires 14 Plains objects placed in Wetland.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 47WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
Evolve Lombre to Ludicolo
Lombre evolves into Ludicolo with a Water Stone. You can receive the Water Stone from an NPC in Route 42. 2 other locations are also available. Use the Water Stone in the post-game, after you beat Lance.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
How to Get Ludicolo in HeartGold & SoulSilver
A Water Stone turns Lombre into Ludicolo, and that stone is the lone route since none spawn wild. Water Stones run short, so weigh this line against any other water types eyeing one.
Catch Lotad or Lombre at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Ludicolo.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Ludicolo in HGSS
Lotad is your first catch on the way to Ludicolo. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 38-47 across 6 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Lombreor evolve from Lotad (Step 1)
- Step 3Ludicolo ✓
How to Get Shiny Ludicolo in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Ludicolo needs a Water Stone, so breed the Lotad line Masuda-style and evolve it once it shines. Compare Shiny Ludicolo odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Ludicolo 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Ludicolo.
Ludicolo Weakness
Ludicolo is weak to Poison, Flying, and Bug. Ludicolo's special bulk (base 100 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ground, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Water |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Ludicolo Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Ludicolo
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ludicolo View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x75-89% Cross Poison 2x44-52% Aerial Ace 2x38-45% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ludicolo View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 2x82-97% X-Scissor 2x55-65% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Ludicolo Evolutions
Ludicolo evolved from Lotad's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Lotad eggs (quick to hatch). The evolution from Lotad pushed Ludicolo to 480 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ludicolo to get Lotad eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Flail, Leech Seed and 5 more.
HGSS Ludicolo Best Moveset
Rain attacker: AbilitySwift Swim doubles 70 Speed and the moveset fires special Water and Grass attacks from 90 Sp. Atk. Water/Grass typing handles most common rain counters. 100 Sp. Def absorbs special hits. Without rain, 70 Speed limits the offensive role.
Best Build
Ludicolo best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Rain Dance
- Surf
- Grass Knot
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Ludicolo. Counter and Flail come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Solar Beam and Hydro Pump and coverage across 9 types.
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
All 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
If it hears festive music, it begins moving in rhythm in order to amplify its power.
Ludicolo HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Ludicolo plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Modest is the go-to nature for Ludicolo. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 60 HP / 252 SpA / 196 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Since Ruby & Sapphire, Ludicolo has been in 15 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
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
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