Is Stantler Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Not in the Sinnoh dex. Transfer-only Normal from Johto. AbilityIntimidate drops Attack on switch-in. AbilityFrisk is new in Gen 4 and reveals the opponent's held item. Stantler doesn't evolve in Gen 4. The import is outclassed by everything.
Roark's typing presses Stantler's defenses.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Stantler resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Stantler resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Stantler on Route 207 (Poké Radar, Lv 6-7, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 13NormalStompPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 21NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
Diamond & Pearl Stantler Locations
Stantler is a Pearl-side Poke Radar catch on one early route, common at level 6 to 7. The deer skips Diamond completely, so a Diamond playthrough can only add it by trading with a Pearl game.
1 location to catch Stantler
Badge 2Best Locations to Catch Stantler in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Stantler in Diamond & Pearl
Stantler steps through the Route 207 grass in Pearl, where a PokeRadar chain brings its shiny way down. Compare Shiny Stantler odds across every game
Shiny Stantler Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Stantler Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Stantler in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Stantler Weakness
Type-wise, Stantler takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 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
Good
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 take an average time to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Stantler easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Disable, Double Kick and 6 more to offspring.
DP Stantler Best Moveset
Physical Normal hits at 95 Attack and 85 Speed with AbilityIntimidate cutting physical threats on the switch. The moveset has MoveHypnosis for sleep and coverage moves, but nothing that makes Stantler stand out against stronger Normal types.
Best Build
Stantler best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Return
- Megahorn
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Bite and Disable aren't available any other way for Stantler, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Giga Impact and Thrash 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
36 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Staring at its antlers creates an odd sensation as if one were being drawn into their centers.
Stantler Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Stantler has 465 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Diamond & Pearl, Stantler plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Return is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Jolly is the go-to nature for Stantler. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Stantler first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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 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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