Is Spiritomb Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Hallowed Tower on Route 209 at level 25 after greeting 32 people Underground. Ghost/Dark has zero type weaknesses in Gen 4 since Fairy doesn't exist yet. AbilityPressure doubles PP usage. Cynthia leads with one. If you put in the Underground time, Spiritomb walls most of the late game.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
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 trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Spiritomb on Route 209 (interact, Lv 25, limited). Interact with the Hallowed Tower on Route 209 after talking to 32 people in The Underground.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 25PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 31DarkSucker PunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- LV 49DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM61FireWill-O-WispPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
How to Get Spiritomb in Platinum
Spiritomb is a one-time static catch born from the Hallowed Tower on Route 209. You have to talk to 32 people underground to crack the Odd Keystone open first, so this forbidden Pokemon takes real legwork before it appears.
1 location to catch Spiritomb
Badge 3How to Get Spiritomb in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Spiritomb in Platinum
Spiritomb rises from the Hallowed Tower on Route 209, but breeding one with a foreign Ditto is the surer shiny. Compare Shiny Spiritomb odds across every game
Shiny Spiritomb Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Spiritomb Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route 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.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
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 Platinum 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.
Pt Spiritomb Best Moveset
Zero weaknesses in Ghost/Dark typing means the moveset can switch into Normal, Fighting, and Psychic with full immunity. 108 in both defenses block attacks from either side, and 92 in both offenses hit back. 35 Speed is the only real 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
34 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.
Spiritomb Platinum Guide
Spiritomb is a static encounter at Route 209 in Platinum. Spiritomb appears at level 25. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Platinum, 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 Platinum, Spiritomb pairs best with Bronzong. Bronzong has Decent synergy and covers what Spiritomb can't handle on its own.
In Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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