Is Ralts Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Routes 208 and 209 at level 17, freely available during the story. Pure Psychic in Gen 4 with AbilitySynchronize. Gardevoir through leveling or Gallade through Dawn Stone on males. One of Platinum's most impactful roster additions.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Ralts's defenses.
Kirlia trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Maylene:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Crasher Wake:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Byron:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Candice:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Volkner:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Aaron:
Gardevoir resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bertha:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Flint:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lucian:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Jupiter:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Mars:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Saturn:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catchable
Catch Ralts on Route 208 (walking, Lv 17-18, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 17)
- LV 17PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Fantina
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 28PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Maylene
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- LV 34PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- LV 45PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Ralts to Kirlia
Ralts evolves into Kirlia at Level 20. Your Ralts should hit Level 20 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Fantina
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 31PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Maylene
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- LV 39PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 53PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
Evolve Kirlia to Gardevoir
Kirlia evolves into Gardevoir at Level 30. Your Kirlia should hit Level 30 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Maylene
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- LV 33PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 65PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Kirlia to Gallade
Kirlia evolves into Gallade with a Dawn Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Maylene.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 53FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Ralts in Platinum
Ralts sits at a low rate in the grass around the Hearthome-area routes, and which time of day you search shifts where it turns up. Expect to plow through plenty of other spawns before one finally appears.
3 locations to catch Ralts
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5Where To Catch Kirlia in Pt
- Step 2Kirlia ✓Route 209Lv.17-19GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 208Lv.17-18GrassRate 15%Route 209Lv.18-19GrassRate 10%NightRoute 212 - NorthLv.22GrassRate 10%Dayor evolve from Ralts (Step 1)
Available in-game· 2 pathsPick one
- GardevoirLv 30
Bring the right balls: check Kirlia catch odds in the Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Ralts in Platinum
Ralts drifts through the grass on Route 209 and Route 208, so chain it to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Ralts odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Ralts 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Ralts in the Platinum 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
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Ralts
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Spiritomb builds →Feint Attack 2x153-181%KO Ominous Wind 2x126-150%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Heracross builds →Night Slash 2x152-179%KO Shadow Claw 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Mothim builds →Bug Bite 2x153-181%KO Thief 2x69-83% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Gengar builds →Shadow Claw 2x136-160%KO Sucker Punch 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Pineco Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Beedrill builds →Pursuit 2x67-79% Twineedle 2x66-78% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Combee Bug | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Rotom builds →Astonish 2x52-62% Thief 2x47-55% | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Drifloon builds →Payback 2x59-69% Astonish 2x52-62% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Duskull Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Duskull builds →Shadow Sneak 2x60-72% Pursuit 2x40-48% | ||
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 5 more to offspring.
Pt Ralts Best Moveset
Psychic typing at stats in the 25-45 range with AbilityTrace copying the opponent's ability on entry. The moveset can't compete at this level. Gardevoir is the destination.
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
37 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Ralts Platinum Guide
For Platinum, you can run Ralts through the first few routes without issues. 198 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Kirlia as fast as you can.
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
Winds & Waves
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