Is Panpour Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water with AbilityGluttony. Wild in Lostlorn Forest. No gifted role in BW2. Simipour at Water Stone is a simple Water option in a game overflowing with better Water-types.
Panpour has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Panpour has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Panpour trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Simipour trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Simipour has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Simipour trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's typing presses Simipour's defenses.
Simipour trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Simipour has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Simipour trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Simipour trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Simipour trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Simipour trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Panpour on Lostlorn Forest (shaking grass, Lv 22, uncommon). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
You can pick up the Water Stone in Chargestone Cave. 8 other locations are also available.
How to Get Panpour in Black 2 & White 2
moderate rates for Panpour across 4 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Panpour in B2W2
The path to Panpour starts with Panpour at Lv. 22-55 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Panpour ✓Lostlorn ForestLv.22Shaking grass spotsRate 10%AnyShaking spotPinwheel Forest - insideLv.55Shaking grass spotsRate 10%AnyShaking spot
Step 2Evolve into Simipour
Panpour Weakness
Panpour's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Panpour's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Panpour Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Panpour
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Panpour Evolutions
To get Simipour from Panpour, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 182 total stats over Panpour. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Panpour Best Moveset
Water at 53 in both offenses and 64 Speed. The moveset fires at pre-evolution levels. Simipour one evolution away. AbilityTorrent as a hidden ability boosts Water at low HP.
Best Build
Panpour best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Nasty Plot
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Hydro Pump and Surf for the basics, but Panpour's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Normal and Ghost hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The water stored inside the tuft on its head is full of nutrients. It waters plants with it using its tail.
Panpour Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Panpour works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Simipour. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Panpour has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Panpour has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 5BWDebut
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 7LGPE
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