Is Masquerain Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Bug/Flying with AbilityIntimidate. Transfer-only. Masquerain's Intimidate support is useful, but the stats limit everything else. Staraptor has both Intimidate and better stats natively.
Surskit has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Surskit's defenses.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Masquerain resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Surskit
Catch Surskit on Lake Verity (walking, Lv 2, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 25WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Fantina
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Surskit to Masquerain
Surskit evolves into Masquerain at Level 22. Your Surskit should hit Level 22 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 47FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- LV 61BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Masquerain in Diamond & Pearl
Masquerain cannot be caught wild in Diamond or Pearl. Level a swarm Surskit to 22, which hinges on catching the pond skater during its one daily swarm window.
Wild Masquerain may be holding when caught:
Silver Powder (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a shiny, silver powder that ups the power of Bug-type moves.Catch Surskit at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Masquerain.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Surskit
- 2Evolve Masquerainat Lv.22
How to Obtain Masquerain in DP
- Step 1Catch Surskit
- Step 2Masquerain ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Surskit egg.
How to Get Shiny Masquerain in Diamond & Pearl
Masquerain evolves from Surskit, so chain that shiny at Lake Verity at 1 in 200 and let it evolve up. Compare Shiny Masquerain odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Masquerain 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 Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Masquerain.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Masquerain Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Masquerain
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Masquerain View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 4x185-218%KO Fly 2x112-132%KO Thunder Fang 2x54-64% Ice Fang 2x54-64% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Masquerain View Probopass builds →Rock Slide 4x118-138%KO Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Masquerain View Gliscor builds →Rock Slide 4x115-136%KO Thunder Fang 2x49-59% Ice Fang 2x49-59% Fire Fang 2x49-59% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Masquerain View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 4x174-204%KO Fire Blast 2x49-59% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Masquerain View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x95-112%KO Flamethrower 2x63-75% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Masquerain View Graveler builds →Rock Slide 4x174-204%KO Fire Blast 2x43-51% | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Masquerain View Monferno builds →Fire Blast 2x95-112%KO Rock Slide 4x100-119%KO | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Masquerain Evolutions
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 414 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Masquerain to get Surskit eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bug Bite, Foresight, Hydro Pump and 4 more.
DP Masquerain Best Moveset
Defensive value from AbilityIntimidate on the switch and 100 Sp. Atk for strong special Bug and Flying attacks. The moveset has solid special offense, but 25% from MoveStealth Rock and mediocre physical bulk limit how often Masquerain can safely come in.
Best Build
Masquerain best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Air Slash
- Agility
- Baton Pass
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Bug Buzz and Air Slash.
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
33 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its antennae have eye patterns on them. Its four wings enable it to hover and fly in any direction.
Masquerain Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Masquerain can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Bug/Flying typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Masquerain plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Set up with Agility when you get a free turn.
In Diamond & Pearl, Modest is the go-to nature for Masquerain. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Masquerain appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
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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