Is Suicune Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
The bulkiest Water legendary available in FRLG — native if you picked Charmander, trade-only for the other two starters. AbilityPressure doubles PP consumption. Massive Special Defense. Suicune absorbs special attacks and handles Blaine and Giovanni if imported. On original GBA cartridges the trade came in from Crystal or Pokemon Colosseum via Link Cable. On the 2026 Switch re-release trades run over Switch local wireless — but since Colosseum isn't re-released on Switch, the only Switch-era source for an off-starter Suicune is another FRLG-Switch player who picked Charmander and caught theirs.
Suicune resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Suicune resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Suicune resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Suicune resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Suicune on Roaming Kanto (interact, Lv 50, limited). After defeating Team Rocket on Five Island, if Charmander as starter. Original GBA: successful Roar by the beast could erase it from the game permanently (bug). Switch re-release (Feb 2026): Roar glitch patched — beast remains until caught.. Roams Kanto routes after entering the Hall of Fame and unlocking the Sevii Islands; encounters trigger on random route transitions
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 71WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- LV 81PsychicCalm Mind—100%20
How to Get Suicune in FireRed & LeafGreen
Charmander-starter players get Suicune as their roaming legendary. After clearing the Five Island Team Rocket event, the beast begins roaming at level 50. Catch rate 3, no second chance. On original GBA cartridges a bug called the Roar glitch could permanently delete Suicune if it successfully used Roar on your Pokemon — catastrophic for anyone hunting the signature Water legendary. The 2026 Nintendo Switch re-release patches this, so Suicune stays in the roaming pool no matter how a battle ends.
How to Get Suicune in FireRed & LeafGreen
Suicune 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Suicune Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Suicune
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Camerupt deals 38-45% with Explosion.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Donphan builds →Earthquake14-17% Rapid Spin7-9% Rock Slide11-13% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBattlearmor ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Armaldo builds →Rock Blast5-6% Knock Off7-8% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagmaarmor ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Camerupt builds →Earthquake15-18% Explosion38-45% Fire Blast10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Solrock builds →Rock Slide8-9% Explosion25-30% Earthquake10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Flareon builds →Shadow Ball12-14% Overheat10-12% | ||
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
FRLG Suicune Best Moveset
115 Defense and 115 Sp. Def with 100 HP create one of the bulkiest Water types available. AbilityPressure doubles PP drain, stalling opponents out of moves. MoveCalm Mind boosts Sp. Atk and Sp. Def for an increasingly unbreakable tank. The moveset sets up and blocks everything, firing MoveSurf for Water TermStab once boosted.
Best Build
Suicune best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Calm Mind
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Suicune's coverage across 8 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This POKéMON races across the land. It is said that north winds will somehow blow whenever it appears.
Said to be the reincarnation of north winds, it can instantly purify filthy, murky water.
Suicune FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Suicune is a static encounter at Roaming in FireRed & LeafGreen. Suicune appears at level 50. Prerequisite: After defeating Team Rocket on Five Island, if Charmander as starter. Original GBA: successful Roar by the beast could erase it from the game permanently (bug). Switch re-release (Feb 2026): Roar glitch patched — beast remains until caught. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
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 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