Is Teddiursa Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
SoulSilver encounter on Route 45. Normal-type with AbilityPickup for item finding or AbilityQuick Feet boosting Speed when statused. Ursaring at level 30 hits hard. HeartGold players need to breed. Available late in Johto.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Teddiursa's weaknesses hard.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Ursaring trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Teddiursa on Route 45 (walking, Lv 20, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 29NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 50NormalThrashPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
Evolve Teddiursa to Ursaring
Teddiursa evolves into Ursaring at Level 30. Your Teddiursa should hit Level 30 before you reach Clair, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 58NormalThrashPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Teddiursa in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Mt. Silver and one Johto route hold uncommon Teddiursa, though SoulSilver alone gets them. HeartGold drops Phanpy into the same spots, so the two cubs are a version swap you can only complete by trading.
2 locations to catch Teddiursa
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Teddiursa in HGSS
Teddiursa is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 20-50 across 17 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into UrsaringMt. Silver - 1FLv.44CaveSoulSilverRate 30%Victory Road - 1FLv.33CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Victory Road - 2FLv.33CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Victory Road - 3FLv.33CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Route 28Lv.40GrassSoulSilverRate 20%Mt. Silver - BaseLv.42CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Mt. Silver - 1F Central ChamberLv.47-48CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Mt. Silver - 1F Upper ChamberLv.47-48CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Mt. Silver - 3FLv.47CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Mt. Silver - Upper mountainsideLv.47CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.48-50CaveSoulSilverRate 20%Mt. Silver - Lower mountainsideLv.50CaveSoulSilverRate 10%or evolve from Teddiursa (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Teddiursa catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Teddiursa in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Teddiursa forages along Route 45 in SoulSilver, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker path to a shiny. Compare Shiny Teddiursa odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Teddiursa 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver with Teddiursa preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Teddiursa Weak Against
Good
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 take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Teddiursa easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Belly Drum, Close Combat, Counter and 10 more to offspring.
HGSS Teddiursa Best Moveset
80 Attack and 40 Speed where AbilityQuick Feet boosts Speed when statused, but the moveset can't use the gimmick effectively at this stage. Ursaring at 130 Attack is where the power opens up.
Best Build
Teddiursa best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Close Combat
- Facade
- Crunch
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 13 types means almost nothing walls Teddiursa cleanly, with Last Resort and Thrash anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If it finds honey, its crescent mark glows. It always licks its paws because they’re soaked with honey.
Before food becomes scarce in wintertime, its habit is to hoard food in many hidden locations.
Teddiursa HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Teddiursa does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Ursaring before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Teddiursa first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 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 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
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