Is Ursaring Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Emerald Dual Slot on Routes 216 and 217. AbilityGuts ignores burn's Attack drop and turns status into a damage boost. Already evolved and ready to fight. Normal-type hits hard but doesn't have special matchup advantages against the E4.
Ursaring trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Ursaring trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Ursaring trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Ursaring trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Ursaring trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Ursaring resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Ursaring has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Ursaring trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Ursaring on Route 216 (walking, Lv 35, rare). Pokémon Emerald in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217 (northeast of Hiker's house)
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 58NormalThrashPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
Catch Teddiursa
Catch Teddiursa on Route 211 (walking, Lv 15-16, rare). Pokémon Emerald in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 29NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 50NormalThrashPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
How to Get Ursaring in Platinum
Ursaring also rides the Emerald dual-slot trigger, rare at three spots around level 35. Or evolve a Teddiursa at level 30, which works once you have coaxed the base form out with the cart.
3 locations to catch Ursaring2 locations to catch Teddiursa
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7Catch Teddiursa at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Ursaring.
Badge 6 Badge 7Where To Catch Ursaring in Pt
Teddiursa is your first catch on the way to Ursaring. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 15-41 across 5 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Ursaring ✓Acuity LakefrontLv.35GrassRate 8%Dual-slot: EmeraldRoute 216Lv.35GrassRate 8%Dual-slot: EmeraldRoute 217Lv.35GrassRate 8%Dual-slot: Emeraldor evolve from Teddiursa (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Ursaring.
How to Get Shiny Ursaring in Platinum
Ursaring lumbers rarely along Route 216 and the Acuity Lakefront, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Teddiursa. Compare Shiny Ursaring odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Ursaring Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Ursaring.
Ursaring Weakness
Fighting moves hit Ursaring for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Ursaring can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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 Ursaring Weak Against
Good
Ursaring Evolutions
Evolved from Teddiursa. Ursaring is the final form in this two-stage line. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+50 over Teddiursa), and Ursaring peaks at 500 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ursaring to get Teddiursa eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Close Combat, Counter, Cross Chop and 9 more.
Pt Ursaring Best Moveset
Two build paths from one Pokemon: AbilityGuts with Held ItemFlame Orb for raw power, or AbilityQuick Feet for Speed under status. The moveset runs 130 Attack on physical Normal and coverage moves, and the ability choice defines whether Ursaring outspeeds or overpowers.
Best Build
Ursaring best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Facade
- Crunch
- Fire Punch
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Ursaring can hit 13 types beyond STAB, including Ghost and Dark. The offense anchors on Giga Impact and Hyper Beam while TMs handle everything else.
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
41 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
In its territory, it leaves scratches on trees that bear delicious berries or fruits.
Ursaring Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Ursaring has 500 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Platinum, use Ursaring as a wallbreaker. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest, Facade is the primary attack.
For Platinum, run Brave on Ursaring. +Attack is what matters, and the -Speed cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Ursaring spans 8 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 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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