What is Plusle weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Swampert (Ground) when using Plusle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, it depends on your team. Plusle at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Electric coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Plusle looks average on paper at 405 BST. But Lightning Rod is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. D-Tier on our tier list.

What is the best ability for Plusle?

Plusle gets Lightning Rod and Plus. But Lightning Rod is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What are Plusle's strengths?

Electric gives Plusle 3 resistances. Speed is the best stat at base 95. Pure Electric type with same-type attack bonus on Electric moves.

Plusle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward special damage here. Plusle's Speed does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 1 Speed EV per KO. Easy to catch, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack50

Defense40

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def75

Speed95

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight4.2 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Plus

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.

Lightning RodHA

Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles.

Plusle Weakness

Plusle's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Plusle's special bulk (base 75 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Plusle Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Plusle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Krookodile can KO Plusle with Earthquake (223-263%). Landorus's Sludge Bomb hits Plusle for 57-67%.

Krookodile GroundDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Knock Off Stealth Rock TauntUtility Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 223-263%KO Knock Off 72-85% View Krookodile builds →
Landorus GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Sludge Bomb ProtectPriority Psychic Damage vs Plusle Sludge Bomb 57-67% Psychic 57-67% View Landorus builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

No evolution chain to worry about here. Plusle is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#311PlusleDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Plusle easily with 35 breeding partners from the Fairy egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Discharge, Fake Tears and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Plusle Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Charm and Discharge from the egg pool give Plusle something extra. Pair those with Thunder and Thunderbolt for STAB and Normal and Dark coverage and more for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Nuzzle

D2010020Electric

Lv 1

Play Nice

———20Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

Lv 4

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 7

Spark

—6510020Electric

Lv 10

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 13

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Lv 16

Swift

D60—20Normal

Lv 19

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

Lv 22

Copycat

C——20Normal

Lv 25

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 28

Charge

D——20Electric

Lv 31

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Lv 34

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 37

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 40

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Lv 43

Thunder

C1107010Electric

Lv 46

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 49

Entrainment

D—10015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM63

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM34

Shock Wave

C60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM43

Volt Switch

C7010020Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Egg

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Sing

D—5515Normal

Egg

Sweet Kiss

D—7510Fairy

Egg

Tearful Look

D——20Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Plusle can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Plusle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Plusle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Ruby, Emerald, or HeartGold and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Plusle is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold

Plusle Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Swampert (Ground) when using Plusle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, it depends on your team. Plusle at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Electric coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Plusle looks average on paper at 405 BST. But Lightning Rod is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. D-Tier on our tier list.
Plusle gets Lightning Rod and Plus. But Lightning Rod is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Electric gives Plusle 3 resistances. Speed is the best stat at base 95. Pure Electric type with same-type attack bonus on Electric moves.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Plusle appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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