Is Spoink Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Psychic from Hoenn with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. Trade-only. Grumpig at 32 has solid Special stats. Kanto has Alakazam, Starmie, and Hypno. The Psychic roster doesn't need imports.
Spoink has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Spoink's defenses.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Spoink has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Spoink has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Spoink has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Terry's team hits Spoink's weaknesses hard.
Spoink cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- LV 16PsychicPsybeam98100%20
- After Erika
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 34PsychicPsychic135100%10
- LV 43FlyingBounce8585%5
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Spoink in FireRed & LeafGreen
Jagged Pass in Hoenn is where Spoink bounces, not any FRLG route. A trade from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald supplies one to FireRed and LeafGreen's Pokedex.
How to Obtain Spoink in FRLG
Step 1Spoink ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Jagged Pass, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Jagged Pass, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Viridian Forest · Radio: Hoenn Sound.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Jagged Pass · Horde battle.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Route 214 · Swarm active.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Spoink can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Grumpig
Spoink Weakness
Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Spoink for super-effective damage. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Spoink's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Spoink Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Spoink
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x83-99% Thief 2x30-37% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x54-63% Thief 2x27-32% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x37-44% Thief 2x21-24% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x43-51% Thief 2x16-20% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x79-95% Thief 2x27-33% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x88-104%KO Thief 2x33-39% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x27-33% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x38-46% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x43-52% Pursuit 2x16-20% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x79-95% Thief 2x27-33% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x88-104%KO Thief 2x33-39% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x27-33% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x38-46% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x43-52% Pursuit 2x16-20% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x76-90% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x60-71% Shadow Ball 2x52-61% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x84-99% Thief 2x31-36% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x35-43% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x44-52% Pursuit 2x16-19% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x79-93% Thief 2x26-31% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x62-73% Shadow Ball 2x54-64% Thief 2x26-31% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x87-102%KO Thief 2x31-37% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x38-44% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x45-53% Pursuit 2x16-19% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x267-315%KO Thief 2x15-17% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x86-102%KO Thief 2x31-37% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x79-94% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Yanma Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Yanma builds →Shadow Ball 2x70-82% Thief 2x22-26% | ||
Spoink Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Spoink grows into Grumpig through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Spoink. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Spoink easily with 102 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Extrasensory, Future Sight, Substitute and 1 more to offspring.
FRLG Spoink Best Moveset
70 Sp. Atk and 80 Sp. Def with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. Grumpig's special tank moveset is one evolution from competitive stats.
Best Build
Spoink best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Reflect
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Spoink misses out on Extrasensory and Future Sight. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Future Sight and Dream Eater, with Normal and Flying coverage and more rounding things out.
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 apparently dies if it stops bouncing about. It carries a pearl from CLAMPERL on its head.
Spoink FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Spoink isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Spoink spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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