Is Suicune Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Water legendary from Johto. AbilityPressure doubles PP consumption. Suicune tanks hits with strong defenses and handles Flint and Bertha. Sinnoh's Water roster is deep enough that a legendary import isn't necessary, but Suicune outclasses every native option on pure bulk.
Suicune resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Suicune resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Suicune resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Suicune cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- LV 8WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- LV 71WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 78PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Suicune in Diamond & Pearl
Suicune sits outside the Diamond and Pearl roster entirely, with no wild encounter to find. The aurora beast has to be caught in an older game first, then sent forward once your National Dex is unlocked.
Suicune cannot be caught in the wild in Diamond & Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Diamond & Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Suicune in Diamond & Pearl
Suicune never roams Sinnoh, so catch its shiny in HeartGold or SoulSilver and transfer it across. See every game where Shiny Suicune can be hunted
Crown/GAMESTP/WIN2011 shiny Suicune Lv30
Shiny Suicune Evolution
Does Not EvolveSuicune Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Suicune for super-effective damage. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Suicune's overall bulk (100/115/115) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Suicune Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Suicune
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
Suicune Evolutions
A Water-type legendary, Suicune doesn't evolve or breed. At 580 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
DP Suicune Best Moveset
115 in both Defense and Sp. Def with 100 HP makes Suicune extraordinarily difficult to take down. MoveCalm Mind raises Sp. Atk and Sp. Def simultaneously, and the moveset snowballs into an unstoppable tank after a few boosts. The combination of bulk and setup makes Suicune one of the best Pokemon in the game.
Best Build
Suicune best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Hidden Power Electric
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Suicune's coverage across 9 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for same-type damage. Hydro Pump and Blizzard are the payoff moves.
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
35 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Event Moves
Base Stats
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Suicune Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Suicune has seen a few separate Mystery Gift events rather than a steady stream of them.
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Suicune Diamond & Pearl Guide
Suicune isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Find it in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Suicune as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Surf is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Suicune. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Since Gold & Silver, Suicune has appeared in 17 games. Legendary Pokemon like Suicune are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random 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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