Is Togepi Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Cynthia gives you a Togepi egg early in the game. This gift is now one of the most valuable early-game investments in BDSP because Togekiss is Fairy/Flying. Build friendship, evolve to Togetic, use a Shiny Stone for Togekiss. AbilitySerene Grace doubles secondary effect chances. Air Slash flinches 60% of the time. Togekiss dominates the back half of the Sinnoh gauntlet and laughs at Cynthia's Garchomp.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Togepi's defenses.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's Pokemon outpace and outclass Togepi here.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Togepi's weaknesses hard.
Togekiss resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Togekiss has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Togekiss has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Togekiss has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Togekiss has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Togepi on Route 230 (Poké Radar, Lv 18-23, common).
You can pick up the Shiny Stone in Iron Island. 1 other location is also available.
How to Get Togepi in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Togepi appears at decent spawn rates across 8 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Togepi in BDSP
Togepi is your first catch on the way to Togepi. You'll find walking and special encounters from Lv. 16-63 across 8 total spots in the chain.
Togepi Weakness
Togepi's Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison and Steel. It shrugs off Dragon-type attacks completely. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Togepi Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Togepi
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Togepi View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x58-71% Steel Wing 2x39-47% | ||
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Togepi View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x63-75% Steel Wing 2x43-50% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Togepi View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x168-199%KO Sludge Bomb 2x84-99% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Nidoking's Ice Beam hits Togepi for 65-76%. Metagross's Earthquake hits Togepi for 83-98%.
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Togepi View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam65-76% Flamethrower65-76% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Togepi View Metagross builds →Earthquake83-98% | ||
Togepi Evolutions
This is the baby stage. Togepi grows into Togetic by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 300 total stats over Togepi. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BDSP Togepi Best Moveset
Now Fairy-type instead of Normal, with AbilitySerene Grace doubling secondary effect chances and hidden AbilitySuper Luck boosting critical hits. 65/65 defenses give decent bulk for a baby Pokemon. The moveset can't compete at 20 Sp. Atk. Two evolutions from Togekiss's A-tier.
Best Build
Togepi best EVs are Sp. Atk
Special Attacker Moveset
- Protect
- Yawn
- Metronome
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Togepi won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Dazzling Gleam anchor the STAB core.
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
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Togepi Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Togepi through the first few routes without issues. 245 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Togetic as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Togepi spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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