What is Masquerain weak to?

In Platinum, 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.

How do you evolve Masquerain?

In Platinum, Surskit evolves into Masquerain at level 22. Masquerain is the fully evolved form. It sits at 434 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Masquerain?

In Platinum, Masquerain can work for a story run. 434 BST is average, but Bug/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

In Platinum, Masquerain looks average on paper at 434 BST. But Intimidate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. D-Tier attacker on our tier list.

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.

Masquerain - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

60Speed · Below 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

Speed60

Total434

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight3.6 kg

Base XP159

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

UnnerveHANot in game

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.

Platinum

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 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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 46-54% Flamethrower 2x 39-46% Fly 2x 109-128%KO Rock Slide 4x 183-215%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Slide 4x 176-207%KO Rock Tomb 4x 141-166%KO Rock Throw 4x 119-141%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Cranidos Rock	C
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Head SmashLv. 43 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 ThunderTM25 Damage vs Masquerain Head Smash 4x 414-488%KO Fire Blast 2x 29-34% Blizzard 2x 29-34% Thunder 2x 29-34% View Cranidos builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Slide 4x 168-199%KO Ancient Power 4x 59-70% Rock Tomb 4x 137-161%KO Aerial Ace 2x 46-54% View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Masquerain Thunder 2x 36-43% Fire Blast 2x 36-43% Blizzard 2x 36-43% Flamethrower 2x 30-36% View Shieldon builds →

Platinum 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 434 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 Bug Bite, Foresight, Hydro Pump and 4 more.

Egg Groups

BugWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Masquerain Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Masquerain gets Bug Bite and Foresight exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Bug Buzz and Air Slash.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 1

Ominous Wind

C601005Ghost

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 1

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 7

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 13

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 19

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 22

Gust

C4010035Flying

Lv 26

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 33

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 40

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Lv 47

Air Slash

C759520Flying

Lv 54

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 61

Bug Buzz

B9010010Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM05

Defog

———15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM62

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Egg

Foresight

D——40Normal

Egg

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Mud Shot

—559515Ground

Egg

Psybeam

C6510020Psychic

Egg

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

C559525Flying

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

C601005Ghost

Tutor

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Reminder Moves

Rem

Agility

C——30Psychic

Rem

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Rem

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Rem

Haze

D——30Ice

Rem

Mist

———30Ice

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Masquerain in Platinum

Masquerain tops out at moderate rates across 1 locations in late-game water routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.

Where To Catch Masquerain in Platinum

Step 1Catch Surskit
Route 229
Surfing on water Lv.35-45 Route
95%Late
Train until Level 22
Step 2Masquerain ✓
Route 229
Surfing on water Lv.35-55 Route
5%Late
or evolve from Surskit (Step 1)

Masquerain Guide

In Platinum, 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.
In Platinum, Surskit evolves into Masquerain at level 22. Masquerain is the fully evolved form. It sits at 434 BST in its evolved form.
In Platinum, Masquerain can work for a story run. 434 BST is average, but Bug/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Platinum, Masquerain looks average on paper at 434 BST. But Intimidate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. D-Tier attacker on our tier list.
Masquerain gets Intimidate and Unnerve. But Intimidate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 49-60% Fire Fang 2x 53-64% Ice Fang 2x 53-64% Thunder Fang 2x 53-64% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Throw 4x 85-102%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Fire SpinLv. 12 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 47-55% Rock Throw 4x 119-140%KO Fire Spin 2x 17-21% View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Throw 4x 74-89% View Onix builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Fire BlastTM38 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 43-51% View Shieldon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 50-59% Fire Fang 2x 55-66% Ice Fang 2x 55-66% Thunder Fang 2x 55-66% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Tomb 4x 103-122%KO Rock Throw 4x 88-103%KO View Lunatone builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Tomb 4x 88-103%KO Rollout 4x 47-56% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Tomb 4x 127-150%KO View Kabuto builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Tomb 4x 142-169%KO View Anorith builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 49-58% Rock Slide 4x 178-210%KO Fire Fang 2x 53-63% Ice Fang 2x 53-63% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Slide 4x 114-135%KO Rock Tomb 4x 95-113%KO Rock Throw 4x 76-90% View Lunatone builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Slide 4x 95-113%KO Rock Tomb 4x 76-90% Rollout 4x 44-53% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Slide 4x 146-173%KO Rock Tomb 4x 120-143%KO View Kabuto builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Slide 4x 165-195%KO Rock Tomb 4x 134-158%KO View Anorith builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 48-57% Flamethrower 2x 41-48% Fly 2x 112-132%KO Rock Slide 4x 185-218%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Blizzard 2x 67-79% Ice Beam 2x 56-66% Rock Slide 4x 118-138%KO Rock Tomb 4x 95-112%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 44-53% Flamethrower 2x 37-44% Rock Slide 4x 174-204%KO Rock Tomb 4x 140-165%KO View Solrock builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Slide 4x 174-204%KO Rock Tomb 4x 140-165%KO View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Masquerain Thunder 2x 38-46% Fire Blast 2x 38-46% Blizzard 2x 38-46% Flamethrower 2x 31-37% View Shieldon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 48-57% Flamethrower 2x 41-48% Fly 2x 112-132%KO Rock Slide 4x 185-218%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Blizzard 2x 67-79% Ice Beam 2x 56-66% Rock Slide 4x 118-138%KO Rock Tomb 4x 95-112%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Masquerain Fire Blast 2x 44-53% Flamethrower 2x 37-44% Rock Slide 4x 174-204%KO Rock Tomb 4x 140-165%KO View Solrock builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Masquerain Rock Slide 4x 174-204%KO Rock Tomb 4x 140-165%KO Aerial Ace 2x 46-55% View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Masquerain Thunder 2x 38-46% Fire Blast 2x 38-46% Blizzard 2x 38-46% Flamethrower 2x 31-37% View Shieldon builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Masquerain Thunderbolt 2x 124-146%KO Explosion 63-74% View Magnezone builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Masquerain Ice Fang 2x 48-56% View Gliscor builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Masquerain Stone Edge 4x 298-350%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Masquerain Ice Shard 2x 66-78% Pursuit 33-39% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Masquerain Air Slash 2x 119-140%KO Flamethrower 2x 143-168%KO View Charizard builds →