
Is Teddiursa Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilityPickup for free items and AbilityGuts for status-boosted Attack. Ursaring with Guts is a physical monster if imported. RS has Slaking and Zangoose natively though, both hitting as hard or harder.
Roxanne's typing presses Teddiursa's defenses.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Teddiursa's defenses.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's typing presses Teddiursa's defenses.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Teddiursa's defenses.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Teddiursa's defenses.
Teddiursa has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Teddiursa trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Teddiursa's defenses.
Trade
Teddiursa 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 Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- LV 37NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 49NormalThrashPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Teddiursa in Ruby & Sapphire
Teddiursa is missing from Hoenn entirely, with no honey-smeared trees like Johto staged. It only comes in by trade.
How to Obtain Teddiursa in RS
Step 1Teddiursa ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 45. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Dark Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 211 · Dual-slot: Emerald. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 211 · Dual-slot: Emerald. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Mt. Silver. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Rocky Cave · Special encounter. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Ursaring
How to Get Shiny Teddiursa in Ruby & Sapphire
Teddiursa keeps out of Ruby and Sapphire, so prowl the Safari Zone's North Extension in Emerald for a shiny before trading it in. See every game where Shiny Teddiursa can be hunted
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
GoodTeddiursa 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 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Counter, Crunch, Fake Tears and 5 more to offspring.
RS Teddiursa Best Moveset
Normal pre-evolution with MoveReturn and AbilityGuts boosting Attack when statused, a mechanic that matters more on Ursaring. Evolve for the 130 Attack where Guts devastates.
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 Take Down 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
All 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This POKéMON likes to lick its palms that are sweetened by being soaked in honey. TEDDIURSA concocts its own honey by blending fruits and pollen collected by BEEDRILL.
Teddiursa Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Teddiursa isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it over.
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

Winds & Waves
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