Is Weavile Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Razor Claw level-up at night from Sneasel. Dark/Ice with 120 Attack and 125 Speed makes Weavile one of the fastest and hardest-hitting Pokemon in the game. Ice Punch destroys Cynthia's Garchomp before it can act. Handles Lucian's entire Psychic team. Night Slash crits constantly. The Razor Claw is available from the Underground. Weavile is the single best Cynthia counter in BDSP.
Sneasel resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Sneasel resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Weavile trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Weavile trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Sneasel on Route 216 (walking, Lv 32-33, common).
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Candice, at typical party pace.
How to Get Weavile in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
You're catching Sneasel first, not Weavile. Sneasel appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Weavile in BDSP
The path to Weavile starts with Sneasel at Lv. 32-56 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch SneaselRoute 216Lv.32-33GrassRate 25%Acuity LakefrontLv.34-35GrassRate 25%Route 217Lv.34-35GrassRate 25%Lake AcuityLv.35-36GrassRate 25%Glacial CavernLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeIcy CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeWhiteout CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeSnowpoint Temple - 1FLv.50-52CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B1FLv.52-54CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B2FLv.52-54CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B3FLv.52-54CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B4FLv.54-56CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B5FLv.54-56CaveRate 35%
Step 2Weavile ✓
Weavile Weakness
Fighting, Fire, Bug, Rock, Steel, and Fairy moves hit Weavile for super-effective damage. Fighting hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fighting |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Bug, Rock, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Weavile Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Weavile
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machop builds →Focus Punch 4x281-332%KO Rock Slide 2x49-60% Fire Blast 2x36-43% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Kricketune builds →Brick Break 4x100-119%KO X-Scissor 2x81-96% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Geodude builds →Focus Punch 4x187-221%KO Stone Edge 2x96-115%KO Fire Blast 2x32-38% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x64-77% Rock Smash 4x43-51% Iron Tail 2x43-51% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machop builds →Focus Punch 4x294-348%KO Rock Slide 2x50-60% Fire Blast 2x40-48% | ||
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Kricketune builds →Brick Break 4x108-128%KO X-Scissor 2x86-102%KO | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Geodude builds →Focus Punch 4x196-232%KO Stone Edge 2x102-120%KO Fire Blast 2x36-44% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x70-84% Rock Smash 4x46-56% Iron Tail 2x46-56% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x336-396%KO Rock Slide 2x57-68% Fire Blast 2x41-48% | ||
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 4x262-308%KO Stone Edge 2x87-103%KO Iron Tail 2x87-103%KO Fire Fang 2x57-68% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x62-73% Flash Cannon 2x62-73% Dazzling Gleam 2x41-48% Rock Smash 4x41-48% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Graveler builds →Focus Punch 4x216-255%KO Stone Edge 2x109-129%KO Fire Blast 2x38-46% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Kricketune builds →Brick Break 4x100-119%KO X-Scissor 2x80-96% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x336-396%KO Rock Slide 2x57-68% Fire Blast 2x41-48% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 4x262-308%KO Stone Edge 2x87-103%KO Iron Tail 2x87-103%KO Fire Fang 2x57-68% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 4x224-264%KO Stone Edge 2x114-135%KO | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 4x134-158%KO Play Rough 2x62-73% Iron Tail 2x46-55% Rollout 2x14-18% | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Graveler builds →Focus Punch 4x216-255%KO Stone Edge 2x109-129%KO Fire Blast 2x38-46% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x334-393%KO Rock Slide 2x57-67% Fire Blast 2x39-47% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 4x254-299%KO Stone Edge 2x85-101%KO Iron Tail 2x85-101%KO Fire Fang 2x57-67% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 4x222-262%KO Stone Edge 2x111-132%KO | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 4x133-157%KO Play Rough 2x62-73% Iron Tail 2x44-52% Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Graveler builds →Focus Punch 4x212-250%KO Stone Edge 2x107-126%KO Fire Blast 2x36-43% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x328-386%KO Rock Slide 2x56-66% Fire Blast 2x39-47% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 4x251-296%KO Stone Edge 2x83-99% Iron Tail 2x83-99% Fire Fang 2x56-66% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 4x218-257%KO Stone Edge 2x110-130%KO | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 4x130-153%KO Play Rough 2x59-70% Iron Tail 2x44-52% Rollout 2x15-17% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 4x217-256%KO Fire Punch 2x37-43% Rock Slide 2x37-43% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x323-380%KO Rock Slide 2x55-65% Fire Blast 2x38-46% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 4x249-293%KO Stone Edge 2x84-99% Iron Tail 2x84-99% Fire Fang 2x55-65% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 4x215-254%KO Stone Edge 2x110-129%KO | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 4x129-153%KO Play Rough 2x59-71% Iron Tail 2x44-52% Rollout 2x15-18% | ||
Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 4x220-259%KO Fire Punch 2x37-44% Rock Slide 2x37-44% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x323-380%KO Rock Slide 2x55-65% Fire Blast 2x38-46% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 4x249-293%KO Stone Edge 2x84-99% Iron Tail 2x84-99% Fire Fang 2x55-65% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 4x215-254%KO Stone Edge 2x110-129%KO | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 4x129-153%KO Play Rough 2x59-71% Iron Tail 2x44-52% Rollout 2x15-18% | ||
Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 4x220-259%KO Fire Punch 2x37-44% Rock Slide 2x37-44% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x380-447%KO Stone Edge 2x85-100%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x326-383%KO Rock Slide 2x55-65% Fire Blast 2x38-45% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 4x253-298%KO Play Rough 2x115-136%KO Stone Edge 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 4x273-321%KO Stone Edge 2x137-161%KO Megahorn 2x109-129%KO Iron Tail 2x91-107%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 4x217-255%KO Head Smash 2x163-191%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Weavile for 55-65%. Zapdos's Heat Wave hits Weavile for 68-80%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Garchomp builds →Earthquake55-65% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Zapdos builds →Hurricane39-46% Volt Switch25-30% Heat Wave 2x68-80% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves View Blissey builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Pelipper builds →U Turn 2x30-36% Hurricane31-36% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemFocus Sash NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Xatu builds →Heat Wave 2x75-88% Fly26-31% | ||
Weavile Evolutions
Weavile evolved from Sneasel's chain using a held item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Sneasel eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Sneasel pushed Weavile to 510 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +25. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Weavile to get Sneasel eggs easily using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Bite, Counter, Crush Claw and 8 more.
BDSP Weavile Best Moveset
S-tier across the remake with 125 Speed and 120 Attack behind Dark/Ice dual TermStab. AbilityPressure doubles PP cost. Hidden AbilityPickpocket steals items on contact. The moveset outspeeds almost everything and hits hard from the physical side. Fast, powerful, and the typing covers common threats cleanly.
Best Build
Weavile best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
- Triple Axel
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Weavile's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Blizzard and Ice Beam gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
They live in cold regions, forming groups of four or five that hunt prey with impressive coordination.
It sends signals to others of its kind by carving odd patterns on trees and ice.
Weavile Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile works as a sweeper with 510 BST behind it. A-Tier on our list: a strong pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's competitive scene. Knock Off with Heavy-Duty Boots is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting), Arcanine (Fire), and Heracross (Bug) when using Weavile. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Hitmonlee is the most dangerous since Fighting moves deal 4x damage. Rock, Steel, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Weavile. Pickpocket is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Weavile is a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 125 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.
Game Availability
Since Diamond & Pearl, Weavile has been in 13 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
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 4DPDebut
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