Is Luvdisc Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Pokemon League and Route 224 via Super Rod. Water-type with AbilitySwift Swim. Luvdisc has the lowest stats of any fully evolved Water-type. Not viable for anything except holding Heart Scales.
Luvdisc resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Luvdisc here.
Fantina's team hits Luvdisc's weaknesses hard.
Luvdisc trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Luvdisc's defenses.
Luvdisc has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Luvdisc trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Luvdisc's weaknesses hard.
Luvdisc trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Luvdisc has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Luvdisc has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lucian's team hits Luvdisc's weaknesses hard.
Luvdisc has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Luvdisc has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Luvdisc has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Luvdisc trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Luvdisc on Pokémon League (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-30, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 31WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Platinum Luvdisc Locations
Luvdisc turns up on the Super Rod at two southern water spots, uncommon in both. The heart fish keeps to that small fishing footprint, so it is a quick reel once you are surfing the back of the map.
Wild Luvdisc may be holding when caught:
Heart Scale (50% chance) A pretty, heart-shaped scale that is extremely rare. It glows faintly in the colors of the rainbow.2 locations to catch Luvdisc
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Luvdisc in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Luvdisc in Platinum
Luvdisc bites the Super Rod near the Pokémon League and Route 224, so pair one with a foreign Ditto and hatch eggs. Compare Shiny Luvdisc odds across every game
Shiny Luvdisc Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Luvdisc 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 Platinum shiny odds calculator with Luvdisc already selected.
Luvdisc Weakness
Type-wise, Luvdisc takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Luvdisc Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Luvdisc
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Luvdisc View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x177-209%KO Shock Wave 2x60-71% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Luvdisc View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x174-205%KO | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Luvdisc Evolutions
Luvdisc doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a decent partner pool across one egg group, and eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Luvdisc easily with 19 breeding partners from the Water 2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Captivate, Mud Sport and 3 more to offspring.
Pt Luvdisc Best Moveset
Fast at 97 Speed with nowhere to put it. The moveset has 30 Attack and 40 Sp. Atk, which means nothing deals damage regardless of how quickly it acts. One of the weakest fully evolved Pokemon.
Best Build
Luvdisc best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Protect
- Aqua Jet
- Toxic
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Aqua Ring and Captivate aren't available any other way for Luvdisc, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Surf and Waterfall for solid options.
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
25 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It lives in warm seas. It is said that a couple finding this Pokémon will be blessed with eternal love.
Luvdisc Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Luvdisc in Platinum can hold Heart Scale (50%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Heart Scale.
For Platinum, it depends on your team. Luvdisc rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Water coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Yes. Luvdisc is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Luvdisc becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, Luvdisc plays as a pivot. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Platinum, Jolly is the go-to nature for Luvdisc. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Luvdisc spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
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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