Is Surskit Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 229 surfing at level 35, postgame timing. Bug/Water with AbilitySwift Swim for rain. Masquerain at level 22 loses the Water type for Bug/Flying. Neither form competes after the credits.
Surskit resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's typing presses Surskit's defenses.
Surskit trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Surskit trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Surskit's weaknesses hard.
Surskit trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Candice's team hits Surskit's weaknesses hard.
Volkner's team hits Surskit's weaknesses hard.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
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 Jupiter's team.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Masquerain has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Masquerain trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Surskit on Route 229 (Surf, Lv 35-45, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 35)
- LV 35WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Surskit to Masquerain
Surskit evolves into Masquerain at Level 22. You get it at Level 35 or higher, past Level 22, so it evolves into Masquerain the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- 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
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Surskit in Platinum
Surskit is a single-spot surf catch on Route 229, common in that one water patch and nowhere else in Platinum. That late-game route is the entire range for it.
1 location to catch Surskit
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 8Where To Catch Surskit in Pt
- Step 1Surskit ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Masquerainor evolve from Surskit (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Surskit catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Surskit in Platinum
Surskit skates across the water on Route 229, so the surer shiny comes from breeding one with a foreign Ditto. Compare Shiny Surskit odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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
GoodBest Pokemon Against Surskit
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x531-625%KO Thunderbolt 2x75-88% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x190-224%KO Fly 2x190-224%KO Ancient Power 2x81-96% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Articuno builds →Fly 2x182-214%KO Ancient Power 2x64-75% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x172-203%KO Thunderbolt 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x260-306%KO Aerial Ace 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Plusle Electric | B | |
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Surskit View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 2x278-327%KO Aerial Ace 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
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.
Pt Surskit Best Moveset
Bug/Water is a unique typing combination, but stats in the 30-65 range can't use it. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. The moveset has nothing competitive. Evolve to Masquerain.
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
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 Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Surskit has 269 BST and evolves into Masquerain. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Surskit is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Surskit becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
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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