Is Throh Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Fighting with AbilityGuts boosting Attack when statused. Wild on Route 18. No evolution. Strong HP and Attack handle Cheren and Grimsley. Easier to obtain than the Conkeldurr trade chain.
Throh resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Throh's weaknesses hard.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Caitlin's team hits Throh's weaknesses hard.
Marshal's team hits Throh's weaknesses hard.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Throh on Route 23 (walking, Lv 51, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Black 2 & White 2 Throh Locations
10 encounter spots for Throh at high spawn rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Best Locations to Catch Throh in Black 2 & White 2
9 spots to find Throh at Lv. 48-59 via walking. Not all of them exist in both White 2 and Black 2 versions, so filter by your copy below.
Throh Weakness
Type-wise, Throh takes extra damage from Flying and Psychic. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Throh's overall bulk (120/85/85) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Throh Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Throh
 Pidove Normal | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x49-57% Dream Eater 2x40-47% | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x79-93% Acrobatics 2x29-35% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Staraptor's Double-Edge hits Throh for 50-59%. Gardevoir's Psychic hits Throh for 49-58%.
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Throh View Staraptor builds →Close Combat33-39% U Turn10-12% Double Edge50-59% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Throh View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x49-58% Focus Blast22-26% Shadow Ball15-17% | ||
Throh Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Throh. Plenty of partners through one egg group, eggs are average hatch time, and you won't need to evolve anything. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Throh with 53 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group.
B2W2 Throh Best Moveset
120 HP and AbilityGuts turning status into a power boost from 100 Attack. The moveset absorbs hits through bulk and retaliates harder when statused. Fighting TermStab answers Normal, Steel, and Rock types. AbilityInner Focus prevents flinching. 45 Speed goes last always.
Best Build
Throh best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Rest
- Circle Throw
- Sleep Talk
- Bulk Up
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Throh learns Superpower and Focus Blast naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Ground and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
When it encounters a foe bigger than itself, it wants to throw it. It changes belts as it gets stronger.
Throh Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Mold Breaker changes the entire equation for Throh. The 465 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a tank. Rest with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mold Breaker is what you want on Throh. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Guts, Inner Focus) work on paper but Mold Breaker is what makes Throh worth using.
Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Throh is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a tank.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Rest, Circlethrow, Sleep Talk, and Bulk Up. Rest leads at 0% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Throh joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 5BWDebut
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