
Is Teddiursa Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Normal with AbilityPickup for free items after battles. Available in the Sevii Islands after the National Dex. Ursaring at 30 gets AbilityGuts for status-boosted Attack. The evolution is the draw.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Teddiursa cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick18075%5
- After Erika
- HM04NormalStrength120100%15
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- LV 49NormalThrash180100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam128100%15
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Teddiursa in FireRed & LeafGreen
Nothing in FireRed or LeafGreen spawns Teddiursa. A Hoenn-game trade is the only source, where it appears on forest routes. No local breeding or evolution path gets you there.
How to Obtain Teddiursa in FRLG
Step 1Teddiursa ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Altering Cave, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Acuity Lakefront · Dual-slot: Emerald.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Rocky Cave · Special encounter.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Teddiursa can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Ursaring
Teddiursa Weakness
Teddiursa is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Teddiursa Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Teddiursa
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Machamp's Rock Slide hits Teddiursa for 45-53%.
Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Teddiursa View Machamp builds →Rock Slide45-53% | ||
Teddiursa Evolutions
Teddiursa evolves into Ursaring. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Teddiursa Best Moveset
80 Attack with AbilityPickup for item recovery. Ursaring's devastating physical moveset powered by AbilityGuts is one evolution away at 130 Attack.
Best Build
Teddiursa best EVs are Sp. Atk and HP
Utility Moveset
- Ice Punch
- Body Slam
- Thunder Punch
- Fury Swipes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Teddiursa. Counter and Crunch come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Thrash and Double-Edge and Ghost and Dark coverage and more.
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
Before food becomes scarce in wintertime, its habit is to hoard food in many hidden locations.
If it finds honey, its crescent mark glows. It always licks its paws because they are soaked with honey.
Teddiursa FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Teddiursa isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Teddiursa first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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