Is Surskit Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Bug/Water from Hoenn. Masquerain at 22 loses Water and becomes Bug/Flying. AbilitySwift Swim for rain Speed on the first form. Neither form competes in Sinnoh.
Surskit has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Surskit's defenses.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Masquerain resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Surskit on Lake Verity (walking, Lv 2, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 25WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Fantina
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Surskit to Masquerain
Surskit evolves into Masquerain at Level 22. Your Surskit should hit Level 22 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 47FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- LV 61BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Surskit in Diamond & Pearl
A daily Swarm is the only thing that brings Surskit to Sinnoh, common at level 2 by one of the lakes. The pond skater shows on its swarm day and vanishes once the route rotates out.
1 location to catch Surskit
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Surskit in DP
- Step 1Surskit ✓
- Step 2Evolve into MasquerainBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Surskit egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Surskit catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Surskit in Diamond & Pearl
Surskit skates out during its Lake Verity swarm, so chain it with the PokeRadar there for the shiny. Compare Shiny Surskit odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Surskit Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Surskit preloaded.
Surskit Weakness
Surskit's Bug/Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Flying, and Rock. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug/Water typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Surskit Weak Against
Good
Surskit Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Surskit grows into Masquerain through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 185 total stats over Surskit. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Surskit easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bug Bite, Foresight, Hydro Pump and 4 more to offspring.
DP Surskit Best Moveset
Bug/Water is a unique defensive typing, but stats in the 30-65 range can't use it. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain, which matters after evolving. The moveset is too weak here. Masquerain loses Swift Swim but gains Intimidate.
Best Build
Surskit best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Hydro Pump
- Rain Dance
- Mud Shot
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Bug Bite and Foresight on Surskit. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Signal Beam, they expand what Surskit can actually threaten in practice.
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
26 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It appears as if it is skating on water. It draws prey with a sweet scent from the tip of its head.
Surskit Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, you can run Surskit through the first few routes without issues. 269 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Masquerain as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Surskit spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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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