In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Masquerain looks average on paper at 454 BST. But Intimidate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Quiver Dance with Focus Sash is the standard set.

What is Masquerain weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Masquerain's biggest threats include Tyranitar (Rock), Blaziken (Fire), and Jolteon (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Tyranitar is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Masquerain?

Masquerain gets Intimidate and Unnerve. But Intimidate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Masquerain play in battle?

Masquerain is a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.

What counters Masquerain?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the best way to handle Masquerain: Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Masquerain - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

CTier

80Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Masquerain's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 2 Sp. Atk and Sp. Def EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack60

Defense62

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def82

Speed80

Total454

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight3.6 kg

Base XP159

Abilities

IntimidateTop Pick

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

UnnerveHA

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpD+1Spe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Its antennae have eye patterns on them. Its four wings enable it to hover and fly in any direction.

Masquerain Weakness

Masquerain is weak to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely. Masquerain leans toward special offense (base 100 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.

Masquerain Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

How to Beat Masquerain in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Masquerain for 66-78%.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Masquerain Knock Off 53-62% Ice Shard 2x 66-78% View Weavile builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Masquerain is what Surskit becomes. Breed it for Surskit eggs (quick to hatch). A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolution from Surskit pushed Masquerain to 454 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#283Surskit

Level 22

#284Masquerain

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Surskit

BugWater

Masquerain

BugFlying

70+30

ATK

60+30

DEF

62+30

SP.ATK

100+50

SP.DEF

82+30

SPE

80+15

BST

269D-Tier

454C-Tier+185

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Masquerain to get Surskit eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Jet, Bug Bite, Fell Stinger and 6 more.

Egg Groups

BugWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Masquerain Best Moveset

Find one free turn for Quiver Dance and Masquerain can run through teams. Timid nature leans fast special, Intimidate supports the sweep, and the remaining moves stops anything from walling it cleanly.

Best Build

Experimental

Special Setup Sweeper

Ability

Intimidate

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Masquerain

Timid+SPE

Masquerain best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Setup Sweeper Moveset

Quiver DanceSTAB
Bug BuzzSTAB
Sticky WebSTAB
Hydro Pump

Recommended Teammates

ScizorDecent

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Masquerain gets Aqua Jet and Bug Bite exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Bug Buzz and Lunge.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 1

Aqua Jet+1

D4010020Water

Lv 1

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 1

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

Lv 1

Bug Buzz

S9010010Bug

Lv 1

Haze

C——30Ice

Lv 1

Mist

D——30Ice

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

Quiver Dance

S——20Bug

Lv 1

Sticky Web

A——20Bug

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 1

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 6

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 9

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 14

Soak

D—10020Water

Lv 17

Gust

C4010035Flying

Lv 22

Air Cutter

C609525Flying

Lv 22

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 26

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 32

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 38

Air Slash

A759515Flying

Lv 42

Bug Buzz

S9010010Bug

Lv 48

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 52

Quiver Dance

S——20Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C110705Ice

TM62

Bug Buzz

S9010010Bug

TM97

Defog

C——15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

B7510010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM51

Roost

B——10Flying

TM49

Scald

B8010015Water

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Jet+1

D4010020Water

Egg

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Egg

Fell Stinger

D5010025Bug

Egg

Hydro Pump

A110805Water

Egg

Lunge

C8010015Bug

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

Egg

Power Split

———10Psychic

Egg

Psybeam

C6510020Psychic

Tutor Moves

Masquerain can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Masquerain in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

You're catching Surskit first, not Masquerain. Surskit appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Masquerain in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Masquerain, start by catching Surskit through walking encounters at Lv. 2-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Surskit
Lake Verity
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.2 Water
40%Early
Swarm active
Lake Verity
Shining PearlGrass Lv.2 Water
40%Early
Swarm active
Fountainspring Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Fountainspring Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Riverbank Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Riverbank Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Still-Water Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Still-Water Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Train until Level 22
Step 2Masquerain ✓

Masquerain Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Masquerain looks average on paper at 454 BST. But Intimidate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Quiver Dance with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Masquerain's biggest threats include Tyranitar (Rock), Blaziken (Fire), and Jolteon (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Tyranitar is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Masquerain gets Intimidate and Unnerve. But Intimidate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Masquerain is a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the best way to handle Masquerain: Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Masquerain appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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