Is Surskit Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Rare surface water encounter. Surskit's Bug/Water with AbilitySwift Swim is unique in Emerald. Masquerain at 22 loses the Water typing and becomes Bug/Flying. The evolution downgrades the interesting dual type into something generic.
Surskit has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Surskit has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Surskit's weaknesses hard.
Surskit has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Surskit trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Surskit trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Surskit trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Surskit trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Sidney's team hits Surskit's weaknesses hard.
Surskit trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Glacia's typing presses Surskit's defenses.
Drake's team hits Surskit's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's typing presses Surskit's defenses.
Trade
Surskit 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
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- LV 25WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Juan
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Juan
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Surskit in Emerald
Surskit doesn't appear in Emerald's wild grass and isn't a Newsflash swarm species, so it can't be caught wild here. Trade one from Ruby or Sapphire, where it lives on Route 102, 114, 117, and 120, then breed for more. It evolves into Masquerain at Level 22.
How to Obtain Surskit in E
- Step 1Surskit ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Surfing · Route 102, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Lake Verity · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Surfing · Route 229. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Safari Zone · Requires 24 Water objects placed in Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Surfing · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Surfing · Route 120. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Masquerain
How to Get Shiny Surskit in Emerald
Surskit skims the ponds in Ruby and Sapphire but not natively here, so raise a shiny in either version, where it wanders Route 117, then trade it across to your Emerald team. See every game where Shiny Surskit can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Surskit Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Surskit
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x229-269%KO Thunderbolt 2x148-175%KO Ancient Power 2x131-154%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Ho-Oh builds →Fly 2x203-239%KO Thunderbolt 2x113-134%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Salamence builds →Fly 2x209-246%KO Rock Tomb 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Lugia builds →Fly 2x148-174%KO Thunderbolt 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x131-155%KO Rollout 2x28-33% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Frontier Interact Encounter | ||
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 37 breeding partners from the Bug and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Foresight, Hydro Pump, Mind Reader and 2 more to offspring.
E Surskit Best Moveset
Bug/Water is a unique typing but Surskit's stats are far too low for competitive play. The moveset should run special Water moves while leveling.
Best Build
Surskit best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Haze
- Toxic
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Foresight and Hydro Pump on Surskit. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Bubble 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Surskit Emerald Guide
Surskit isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in Ruby or Sapphire, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Surskit has 269 BST and evolves into Masquerain. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
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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