Is Stantler Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Route 36 and 37 encounters during mid-Johto. Normal-type with AbilityIntimidate or AbilityFrisk revealing the opponent's held item. No evolution in Gen 4. Decent Attack and Speed but not enough to compete with Tauros or Ursaring. Fills a slot without standing out.
Stantler resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Stantler resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Catch Stantler on Route 36 (walking, Lv 13, rare).
- STARTING (Lv 13)
- LV 13NormalStomp98100%20
- After Falkner
- TUTORNormalHeadbutt105100%15
- After Whitney
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
- LV 21NormalTake Down13585%20
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Pryce
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Brock
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
HeartGold & SoulSilver Stantler Locations
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 4 locations. Stantler's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Best Locations to Catch Stantler in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Stantler Weakness
Type-wise, Stantler takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Sap Sipper grants an additional Grass immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Stantler leans offensive (base 95 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Stantler Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Stantler
 Meditite FightingPsychic | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Meditite FightingPsychic | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Meditite FightingPsychic | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Meditite FightingPsychic | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Stantler Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Stantler sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a massive partner pool from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
HGSS Stantler Best Moveset
95 Attack and 85 Speed backed by AbilityIntimidate cutting opposing Attack on every switch. The moveset fires physical hits while softening physical threats through the Intimidate switch-in. 73 HP and 62 Defense are modest.
Best Build
Stantler best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Return
- Megahorn
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Stantler threatens 10 types beyond its own STAB, with Ghost and Psychic standing out. Pair that with Giga Impact and Last Resort and switchins need to think twice.
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
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Stantler HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Stantler isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Wyrdeer to unlock its full potential. At 465 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Stantler's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Run Intimidate on Stantler. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Stantler also gets Frisk, but they don't compare.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Stantler fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Stantler does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Wyrdeer before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Stantler has been available in 17 games since Gold & Silver, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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