Is Spiritomb Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Hallowed Tower encounter after meeting 32 Underground NPCs. Ghost/Dark with no weakness in original DP, but Fairy now hits it in BDSP. Cynthia leads with one. Decent bulk and offense with no common weakness besides Fairy.
Spiritomb resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Lucian's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Cynthia'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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Spiritomb can't be caught in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring it over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
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
Type-wise, Spiritomb takes extra damage from Fairy. Normal, Fighting, and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 50 HP and balanced defenses, Spiritomb can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Psychic |
What is Spiritomb Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Spiritomb
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Togekiss's Dazzling Gleam hits Spiritomb for 79-94%.
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Togekiss builds →Air Slash37-44% Dazzling Gleam 2x79-94% | ||
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 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Disable, Foul Play and 5 more to offspring.
BDSP Spiritomb Best Moveset
Crashed from A-tier as 108/108 in both defenses on Ghost/Dark typing with zero weaknesses (pre-Fairy era) couldn't survive the Fairy type being added in Gen 6. Hidden AbilityInfiltrator bypasses screens. The moveset has 92/92 mixed offenses at 35 Speed. E-tier because Fairy coverage is everywhere now and 50 HP caps the effective bulk.
Best Build
Spiritomb best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Dark Pulse
- Will O Wisp
- Hypnosis
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Destiny Bond and Disable aren't available any other way for Spiritomb, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Foul Play and Shadow Ball 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
Base Stats
It is a Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an odd keystone.
It was bound to a fissure in an odd keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.
Spiritomb Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, we rate Spiritomb C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. At 485 BST, it fits the trick room role. Sucker Punch with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Spiritomb's biggest threats include Gardevoir (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 35 Speed, Spiritomb won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Sucker Punch, Dark Pulse, Will O Wisp, and Hypnosis. Sucker Punch 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.
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- 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