Is Meganium Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityOvergrow on the bulkiest Grass starter. If imported, Meganium handles Crasher Wake through Grass and tanks hits through the E4. Roserade outpaces it and Torterra out-tanks it. The import is functional but redundant.
Meganium resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Meganium cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 32.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 32GrassPetal DancePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 66GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Meganium in Diamond & Pearl
Evolve a Bayleef at level 32 to cap the Chikorita line, since nothing wild covers Meganium in Sinnoh. The whole line only enters Diamond and Pearl through breeding or a trade.
How to Obtain Meganium in DP
- Step 1Obtain ChikoritaCARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · New Bark Town. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Route 2 · Island Scan; Friday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Grassland Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Bayleef
- Step 3Meganium ✓
How to Get Shiny Meganium in Diamond & Pearl
Meganium has no home in these games, so build its shiny from the Chikorita line in HeartGold or SoulSilver and bring it across. See every game where Shiny Meganium can be hunted
Meganium Weakness
Type-wise, Meganium takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Meganium's overall bulk (80/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Meganium Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Meganium
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x106-125%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-42% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x106-125%KO Poison Jab 2x40-48% U-turn 2x36-42% Aerial Ace 2x31-37% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x64-76% Wing Attack 2x49-58% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x103-121%KO U-turn 2x40-48% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x103-121%KO Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Meganium Evolutions
End of the line. Meganium caps a three-stage chain that started at Chikorita. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+35 over Chikorita), and Meganium peaks at 525 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Meganium to get Chikorita eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Aromatherapy, Counter and 8 more.
DP Meganium Best Moveset
100 in both Defense and Sp. Def makes Meganium the bulkiest Grass starter, but 83 Sp. Atk and 82 Attack are too low to threaten most targets. The moveset works as a defensive switch-in with MoveLeech Seed and MoveSynthesis, but winning through offense is a struggle.
Best Build
Meganium best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Reflect
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Aromatherapy aren't available any other way for Meganium, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Frenzy Plant and Leaf Storm 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
33 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its breath has the fantastic ability to revive dead plants and flowers.
Meganium Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Meganium plays as a support. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Calm is the go-to nature for Meganium. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 200 HP / 56 SpA / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the support role.
No. Meganium isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Obtain one in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Meganium spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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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