Is Sudowoodo Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Bonsly evolves into Sudowoodo by learning MoveMimic. Available through breeding or postgame encounters. Pure Rock with AbilityRock Head for recoil-free attacks. Handles Volkner and Candice if accessed during the story. Most players won't encounter it until postgame.
Roark's typing presses Bonsly's defenses.
Bonsly trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Sudowoodo resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Cynthia's team hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
Catch Bonsly
Catch Bonsly on Route 209 (walking, Lv 16, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- LV 33RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Byron
- TM69RockRock PolishPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Coronet
- LV 41DarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 46NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Bonsly to Sudowoodo
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Maylene, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22GrassWood HammerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- LV 33RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 46NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49FightingHammer ArmPower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Sudowoodo in Diamond & Pearl
Sudowoodo walks a couple of Pearl routes, uncommon from level 23 up. Diamond turns up none, so a Diamond player evolves one from a Bonsly rather than catching it wild.
2 locations to catch Sudowoodo3 locations to catch Bonsly
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5Catch Bonsly at any of the 3 locations below, then after mimic learned — it evolves into Sudowoodo.
Badge 2 Badge 3Where To Catch Sudowoodo in DP
To get Sudowoodo, start by catching Bonsly through walking encounters at Lv. 16-20. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Sudowoodo ✓or evolve from Bonsly (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Sudowoodo preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Sudowoodo in Diamond & Pearl
Sudowoodo poses along Route 214 and Route 221 in Pearl, where a PokeRadar chain in that grass brings its shiny to 1 in 200. Compare Shiny Sudowoodo odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Sudowoodo 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Sudowoodo already selected.
Sudowoodo Weakness
Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel moves hit Sudowoodo for super-effective damage. The Rock typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Sudowoodo's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sudowoodo Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sudowoodo
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x134-158%KO Solar Beam 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x62-73% Focus Punch 2x62-73% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x131-155%KO Earthquake 2x59-70% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO Earthquake 2x49-59% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x87-102%KO Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x73-86% Earthquake 2x73-86% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x109-129%KO Earthquake 2x48-57% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x69-82% Brick Break 2x35-42% Steel Wing 2x33-40% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x125-148%KO Surf 2x100-119%KO Focus Punch 2x56-66% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x125-148%KO Dig 2x38-46% Focus Blast 2x84-99% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Monferno builds →Focus Punch 2x89-105%KO Dig 2x33-40% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | B | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Sudowoodo Evolutions
Sudowoodo evolved from Bonsly's chain by knowing a specific move. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Bonsly eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Bonsly pushed Sudowoodo to 410 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +20. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Sudowoodo to get Bonsly eggs easily using 29 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Defense Curl, Harden, Headbutt and 3 more.
DP Sudowoodo Best Moveset
100 Attack and 115 Defense on a Rock type make for a sturdy physical attacker, but 30 Speed and 30 Sp. Atk limit the moveset to slow physical Rock and Ground hits only. AbilityRock Head removes recoil from physical moves, maximizing the limited damage opportunities.
Best Build
Sudowoodo best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Wood Hammer
- Explosion
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Sudowoodo picks up Defense Curl and Harden only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Stone Edge and Rock Slide while Normal and Fighting coverage and more adds range.
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 36 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Despite appearing to be a tree, its body is closer to rocks and stones. It is very weak to water.
It stands along paths pretending to be a tree. If it starts raining, it seems to disappear.
Sudowoodo Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Sudowoodo rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Rock coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Sudowoodo as an attacker. Physical side carries the damage. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Adamant on Sudowoodo. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Sudowoodo appears in 18 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through 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 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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