Is Spiritomb Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Ghost/Dark with AbilityPressure. Zero type weaknesses in Gen 5. If imported, nothing hits Spiritomb super-effectively. Handles Shauntal and Caitlin with no vulnerability. A uniquely safe import.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Roxie's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Shauntal's coverage and hits back hard.
Grimsley's typing presses Spiritomb's defenses.
Spiritomb resists most of Caitlin's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Spiritomb 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 Spiritomb in Black 2 & White 2
Spiritomb doesn't appear in Black 2 & White 2. Transfer it from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
Spiritomb is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Spiritomb Weakness
Spiritomb has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. Normal, Fighting, and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Spiritomb Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Spiritomb
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Starmie builds →Ice Beam18-22% Hydro Pump22-27% Thunderbolt18-22% | ||
Spiritomb Evolutions
Spiritomb is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Hatching is slow to hatch. It's got 8 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Spiritomb easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Destiny Bond, Grudge and 5 more to offspring.
B2W2 Spiritomb Best Moveset
Ghost/Dark typing had zero weaknesses in this format before Fairy existed. 108/108 defenses absorb attacks from both sides, and the moveset answers Normal, Fighting, and Psychic types through triple immunity. 92/92 offenses fire dual TermStab at moderate power. 35 Speed goes last always.
Best Build
Spiritomb best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Dark Pulse
- Toxic
- Confuse Ray
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Captivate and Destiny Bond aren't available any other way for Spiritomb, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Foul Play and Dark Pulse for solid options.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.
Spiritomb Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, we rate Spiritomb C-Tier: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. At 485 BST, it fits the trick room role. Will O Wisp with Leftovers is the standard set.
Spiritomb has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Spiritomb. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Infiltrator can work in specific setups.
Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Spiritomb is a mixed attacker with base 92 Attack and 92 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a trick room.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Will O Wisp, Dark Pulse, Toxic, and Confuseray. Will O Wisp leads at 0% usage. This set covers the trick room role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Spiritomb spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
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 4DPDebut
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