Is Nosepass Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Mt. Coronet from level 14, available during the story. Rock-type with AbilitySturdy blocking OHKO moves. Level up inside Mt. Coronet to evolve into Probopass, the Gen 4 Rock/Steel evolution. Handles Candice and contributes defensively.
Nosepass trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Nosepass's weaknesses hard.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Maylene's team hits Probopass's weaknesses hard.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Probopass has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Probopass has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Probopass resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Probopass has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Probopass has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Nosepass in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 14, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 31RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 49RockPower GemPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 61RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 79GroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Nosepass to Probopass
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Fantina, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 31RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- LV 49RockPower GemPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 61RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Nosepass in Platinum
Nosepass lives entirely inside Mt Coronet, scattered across a dozen rooms at a rare rate but spanning the whole mountain from the level teens up to the high thirties. The deeper you climb, the higher the level you catch.
Wild Nosepass may be holding when caught:
Hard Stone (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is an unbreakable stone that ups the power of Rock-type moves.1 location to catch Nosepass
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Where To Catch Nosepass in Pt
Nosepass is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 14-38 across 12 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Evolve into ProbopassBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Nosepass egg.
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Nosepass preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Nosepass in Platinum
Nosepass only stands in Mt. Coronet, out of the Radar's reach, so breed one with a foreign Ditto for a shiny. Compare Shiny Nosepass odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Nosepass 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 Nosepass already selected.
Nosepass Weakness
Nosepass's Rock typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. The Rock typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Nosepass's physical bulk (base 135 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Nosepass Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Nosepass
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x153-180%KO Solar Beam 2x91-109%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x146-173%KO Earthquake 2x65-78% Leaf Blade 2x59-70% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x146-173%KO Earthquake 2x65-78% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x70-83% Focus Punch 2x70-83% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x128-150%KO Earthquake 2x56-68% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x108-128%KO Earthquake 2x89-105%KO Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x146-173%KO Earthquake 2x55-65% Focus Blast 2x98-115%KO | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x91-109%KO Rock Smash 2x25-30% Water Pulse 2x35-43% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x128-150%KO Solar Beam 2x95-113%KO Earthquake 2x56-68% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x83-98% Focus Punch 2x83-98% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x95-113%KO Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x124-146%KO Earthquake 2x55-65% | ||
Nosepass Evolutions
To get Probopass from Nosepass, you need a specific location. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Nosepass. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Nosepass easily with 29 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Block, Double-Edge, Explosion and 2 more to offspring.
Pt Nosepass Best Moveset
Probopass evolves from Nosepass now, taking 135 Defense and AbilityMagnet Pull further. The moveset here blocks physical hits but can't threaten at 45 Attack and 45 Sp. Atk. 30 Speed is last. Probopass brings the defenses.
Best Build
Nosepass best EVs are Defense and HP
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Endure
- Magic Coat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Block and Double-Edge on Nosepass. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Stone Edge and Power Gem, they expand what Nosepass can actually threaten in practice.
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
30 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When endangered, it may protect itself by raising its magnetism and drawing iron objects to its body.
Nosepass Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Nosepass in Platinum can hold Hard Stone (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Hard Stone.
In Platinum, for a casual playthrough, Nosepass works as a placeholder. Rock coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Probopass. That's where the stats start mattering.
In Platinum, use Nosepass as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key.
For Platinum, run Bold on Nosepass. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Nosepass appears in 15 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
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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