Is Spiritomb Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Ghost/Dark with AbilityPressure draining PP. Zero type weaknesses in Gen 4 since Fairy doesn't exist. If bred, nothing hits Spiritomb super-effectively. The breed-only sourcing is the barrier.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's typing presses Spiritomb's defenses.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Sabrina's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Hatch
Hatch Spiritomb from an Egg you breed on Route 34.
Recommended Moves
- LV 7DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 19PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 25GhostOminous WindPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 31DarkSucker PunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 49DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Spiritomb in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Spiritomb can't be caught in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Transfer one in from Diamond & Pearl or Platinum.
Spiritomb cannot be caught in the wild in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Spiritomb in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Spiritomb comes only from the Day Care, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign-language parent for a shiny. Compare Shiny Spiritomb odds across every game
Shiny Spiritomb Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Spiritomb Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here 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.
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Spiritomb already selected.
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 AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Starmie builds →Surf21-25% Thunderbolt21-25% Ice Beam21-25% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLum Berry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Tyranitar builds →Crunch24-29% Pursuit12-15% Stone Edge30-36% Earthquake30-36% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Heatran builds →Fire Blast30-36% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Azelf builds →U Turn17-20% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball29-34% | ||
Spiritomb Evolutions
Spiritomb is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Its eggs are slow to hatch. It's got 6 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 Amorphous egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Grudge, Imprison and 3 more to offspring.
HGSS Spiritomb Best Moveset
Dark/Ghost with zero type weaknesses: immune to Normal, Fighting, and Psychic entirely. 108 in both defenses block attacks from either side. 92 in both offenses fire back. The moveset switches into three immunities and blocks everything else. 35 Speed is the only drawback.
Best Build
Spiritomb best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Shadow Ball
- Pain Split
- Pursuit
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Destiny Bond and Grudge aren't available any other way for Spiritomb, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Dark Pulse 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It was formed by uniting 108 spirits. It has been bound to the Odd Keystone to keep it from doing any mischief.
Spiritomb HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Spiritomb plays as a trick room. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully. Pursuit is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Spiritomb pairs best with Bronzong. Bronzong has Decent synergy and covers what Spiritomb can't handle on its own.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Calm is the go-to nature for Spiritomb. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 248 HP / 148 Def / 112 SpD EVs. Fits the trick room role.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Spiritomb spans 6 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 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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