Is Seedot Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Brilliant Diamond Underground catch. Shiftry is Grass/Dark with decent mixed attacking stats. Handles Fantina, Wake, and Lucian. BD alternative to Ludicolo.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Maylene's typing presses Seedot's defenses.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Candice's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Volkner's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Aaron's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Lucian's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Cynthia's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Seedot cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Seedot in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
moderate rates across 4 locations for Seedot in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Seedot in BDSP
The path to Seedot starts with Seedot at Lv. 58-63 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Seedot ✓Grassland CaveLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameSunlit CavernLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-game
Step 2Catch or Evolve into NuzleafGrassland CaveLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameSunlit CavernLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameor evolve from Seedot (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Shiftry
Seedot Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Seedot for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Seedot Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Seedot
 Staravia Normal | D | |
 Doduo Normal | D | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x115-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-72% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Zubat builds →Fly 2x85-100%KO Sludge Bomb 2x90-108%KO | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x205-241%KO Aerial Ace 2x85-102%KO Poison Sting 2x20-24% | ||
Doduo Normal | D | |
Staravia Normal | D | |
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x124-146%KO Aerial Ace 2x66-78% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Zubat builds →Fly 2x93-110%KO Sludge Bomb 2x98-117%KO | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x210-247%KO Ice Beam 2x140-164%KO Air Cutter 2x140-164%KO | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x129-152%KO Sludge Bomb 2x149-177%KO U-turn 2x67-79% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x210-247%KO Air Cutter 2x140-164%KO Poison Sting 2x15-19% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x122-144%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-71% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x210-247%KO Ice Beam 2x140-164%KO Air Cutter 2x140-164%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x129-152%KO Sludge Bomb 2x149-177%KO U-turn 2x67-79% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x210-247%KO Air Cutter 2x140-164%KO Poison Sting 2x15-19% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x122-144%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-71% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x209-247%KO Ice Beam 2x140-165%KO Air Cutter 2x140-166%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Staraptor builds →Fly 2x173-205%KO U-turn 2x89-106%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x126-148%KO Sludge Bomb 2x149-176%KO U-turn 2x66-78% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x209-247%KO Air Cutter 2x140-166%KO Poison Sting 2x15-19% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x204-241%KO Air Slash 2x172-202%KO Ice Beam 2x136-161%KO | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Staraptor builds →Fly 2x172-202%KO U-turn 2x88-104%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x124-147%KO Sludge Bomb 2x147-173%KO U-turn 2x64-76% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Skuntank builds →Poison Jab 2x124-147%KO Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x202-239%KO Air Slash 2x171-202%KO Ice Beam 2x135-159%KO | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Staraptor builds →Fly 2x168-199%KO U-turn 2x88-104%KO | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x202-239%KO Air Cutter 2x138-162%KO Poison Sting 2x13-16% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x121-144%KO Sludge Bomb 2x145-171%KO U-turn 2x63-76% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x202-239%KO Air Slash 2x171-202%KO Ice Beam 2x135-159%KO | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Staraptor builds →Fly 2x168-199%KO U-turn 2x88-104%KO | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x202-239%KO Air Cutter 2x138-162%KO Poison Sting 2x13-16% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x121-144%KO Sludge Bomb 2x145-171%KO U-turn 2x63-76% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Skarmory builds →Brave Bird 2x167-197%KO X-Scissor 2x75-89% | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x234-276%KO U-turn 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 2x200-236%KO Megahorn 2x133-157%KO Poison Jab 2x90-106%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Seedot for 82-96%. Gengar threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (218-257%). Salamence deals 52-61% with Earthquake.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Weavile builds →Knock Off66-77% Ice Shard 2x82-96% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball97-114%KO Sludge Bomb 2x218-257%KO Giga Drain30-35% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Salamence builds →Earthquake52-61% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch47-56% Knock Off51-60% | ||
Seedot Evolutions
Seedot is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Nuzleaf first, then eventually reaches Shiftry. For breeding, quick to hatch with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 260 total stats over Seedot. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Seedot easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Beat Up, Foul Play and 7 more to offspring.
BDSP Seedot Best Moveset
40/40 across most stats on a Grass pre-evo with AbilityChlorophyll for sun Speed doubling. Hidden AbilityPickpocket steals items on contact. The moveset is non-functional. Two evolutions from Shiftry.
Best Build
Seedot best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Night Slash
- Sucker Punch
- Seed Bomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Seedot picks up Amnesia and Beat Up only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Energy Ball while Normal and Ghost coverage and more adds range.
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
When it dangles from a tree branch, it looks just like an acorn. It enjoys scaring other Pokémon that try to peck at it.
Seedot Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Seedot does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Nuzleaf before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Seedot first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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 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