Is Nuzleaf Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Seedot evolves at level 14, also on Route 210 with Ruby Dual Slot. Grass/Dark is unique coverage for Sinnoh. Shiftry at Leaf Stone handles Fantina and Lucian.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Nuzleaf's weaknesses hard.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Shiftry resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Shiftry resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Seedot
Catch Seedot on Route 203 (walking, Lv 6, rare). Pokémon Ruby in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Seedot to Nuzleaf
Seedot evolves into Nuzleaf at Level 14. Your Seedot should hit Level 14 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 31DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Nuzleaf to Shiftry
Nuzleaf evolves into Shiftry with a Leaf Stone. You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Floaroma Meadow. 2 other locations are also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- 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
- After Maylene
- TUTORDarkSucker PunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- LV 49GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Nuzleaf in Platinum
Wild Nuzleaf also depends on a Ruby game in the second slot, appearing rarely on a couple of mid-game routes. The steadier route is evolving a Seedot at level 14.
2 locations to catch Nuzleaf4 locations to catch Seedot
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Seedot at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 14 — it evolves into Nuzleaf.
Badge 1
Badge 2 Badge 3Where To Catch Nuzleaf in Pt
Seedot gets you Nuzleaf sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 14. Wild Nuzleaf first appears at Route 210 (after Badge 3).
- Step 2Nuzleaf ✓or evolve from Seedot (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into ShiftryBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Seedot egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Nuzleaf catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Nuzleaf in Platinum
Nuzleaf slips through Route 210 and Route 229, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Seedot. Compare Shiny Nuzleaf odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Nuzleaf Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Nuzleaf preloaded.
Nuzleaf Weakness
Type-wise, Nuzleaf takes extra damage from Bug, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, and Flying. Watch out for Bug attacks, those deal 4x damage. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Nuzleaf Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Nuzleaf
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x286-337%KO Sludge Bomb 2x61-73% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x274-323%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-88% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 4x296-349%KO Brick Break 2x92-109%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-88% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x237-279%KO Fire Blast 2x189-223%KO U-turn 4x150-177%KO Poison Jab 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x239-281%KO X-Scissor 4x171-202%KO Poison Jab 2x128-151%KO | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 4x264-312%KO Wing Attack 2x101-119%KO Brick Break 2x83-98% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x274-323%KO X-Scissor 4x198-233%KO Poison Jab 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-88% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Drapion builds →X-Scissor 4x150-177%KO Poison Jab 2x112-133%KO Brick Break 2x71-84% Ice Fang 2x61-73% | ||
 Forretress BugSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Forretress builds →Bug Bite 4x170-200%KO Rock Smash 2x38-45% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 4x237-279%KO Brick Break 2x74-87% Cross Poison 2x70-82% Aerial Ace 2x59-70% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Weavile builds →X-Scissor 4x192-226%KO Focus Punch 2x178-209%KO Avalanche 2x109-128%KO Poison Jab 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 4x217-256%KO Brick Break 2x68-81% Aerial Ace 2x55-65% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Gliscor builds →X-Scissor 4x158-186%KO Aerial Ace 2x88-105%KO Poison Jab 2x79-93% Brick Break 2x74-87% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Beedrill builds →X-Scissor 4x225-265%KO Poison Jab 2x112-133%KO Brick Break 2x71-84% Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Nuzleaf Evolutions
Sitting between Seedot and Shiftry, Nuzleaf is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. HP has grown the most so far (+30), but there's still another 140 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Nuzleaf to get Seedot eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, False Swipe, Leech Seed and 5 more.
Pt Nuzleaf Best Moveset
Adding Dark typing to Seedot's Grass gives the moveset physical coverage at 70 Attack. AbilityChlorophyll doubles 60 Speed in sun. Evolve to Shiftry.
Best Build
Nuzleaf best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Brick Break
- Seed Bomb
- Explosion
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Amnesia and False Swipe aren't available any other way for Nuzleaf, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Energy Ball 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
39 of 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
The sound of its grass flute makes its listeners uneasy. It lives deep in forests.
Nuzleaf Platinum Guide
For Platinum, you can run Nuzleaf through the first few routes without issues. 340 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Shiftry as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Nuzleaf appears in 15 titles across 7 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
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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