Is Ralts Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Post-game swarm encounter on Route 34. Pure Psychic in Gen 4 with AbilitySynchronize. Gardevoir at level 30 is one of the best special attackers available. Male Kirlia can evolve into Gallade (Dawn Stone) for a Gen 4 Fighting/Psychic option. Worth hunting the swarm.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Whitney's typing presses Ralts's defenses.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ralts here.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Ralts's weaknesses hard.
Gardevoir resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Brock:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
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Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
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Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
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Gardevoir resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
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Sabrina's team hits Gardevoir's weaknesses hard.
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Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Blaine:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
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Will's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ralts here.
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Ralts trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
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Ralts has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
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Karen's team hits Ralts's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Karen:
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
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Catchable
Catch Ralts on Route 34 (walking, Lv 10-11, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 10)
- LV 10PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 28PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 34PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 45PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Ralts to Gardevoir
Kirlia evolves into Gardevoir at Level 30. Your Ralts should hit Level 30 before you reach Brock, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 33PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 65PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Ralts to Gallade
Kirlia evolves into Gallade with a Dawn Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Brock.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41PsychicPsycho CutPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 41GrassLeaf BladePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 53FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Ralts in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Ralts is a swarm-only Pokemon, common on one Johto route but only while its swarm runs. Outside that window the grass holds nothing, so the Gardevoir line hinges entirely on catching the alert.
1 location to catch Ralts
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Kirlia in HGSS
Bring the right balls: check Kirlia catch odds in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Ralts in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Ralts sways through the Route 34 grass, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker route to a shiny. Compare Shiny Ralts odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Ralts 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Ralts in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Ralts Weakness
Ralts is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Standard number of weaknesses for the Psychic typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Ralts Weak Against
Vulnerable
Ralts Evolutions
From here, Ralts's line branches into Gardevoir and Gallade. That's 2 possible evolutions, each with its own method. Evolving adds up to 320 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Ralts easily with 31 breeding partners from the Amorphous and Human-Like egg groups. Pass egg moves like Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond, Disable and 6 more to offspring.
HGSS Ralts Best Moveset
Stats below 45 everywhere with AbilityTrace copying the opponent's ability on the switch. No competitive function at these numbers. Gardevoir's special power is two evolutions away.
Best Build
Ralts best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Ralts. Confuse Ray and Destiny Bond come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Future Sight and Dream Eater and coverage across 9 types.
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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The horns on its head provide a strong power that enables it to sense people’s emotions.
Ralts HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Ralts has 198 BST and evolves into Kirlia. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Ralts is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Ralts becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Ralts spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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
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