Is Weavile Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Razor Claw on Sneasel at night. Dark/Ice with AbilityPressure. The Gen 4 evolution transforms Sneasel completely. The physical/special split gives Weavile physical Dark and Ice matching its strong Attack. Handles Will, Lance, and Clair. One of the best Gen 4 evolutions.
Sneasel resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Sneasel resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Chuck's team hits Sneasel's weaknesses hard.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Sneasel
Catch Sneasel on Route 28 (walking, Lv 42, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 42)
- LV 42DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM75NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Ice Path
- After Clair
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
Evolve Sneasel to Weavile
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Bruno, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44DarkNight SlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Ice Path
- LV 49DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Weavile in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Weavile doesn't appear wild. Catch Sneasel instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Weavile. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
Wild Weavile may be holding when caught:
Grip Claw (50% chance) A Pokemon held item that extends the duration of multiturn attacks like Bind and Wrap.
Quick Claw (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. A light, sharp claw that lets the bearer move first occasionally.Catch Sneasel at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Weavile.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Sneasel
- 2Evolve WeavileHold Razor Claw, Nighttime
Badge 8How to Obtain Weavile in HGSS
The path to Weavile starts with Sneasel at Lv. 41-50 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Weavile ✓
How to Get Shiny Weavile in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Weavile comes from a Razor Claw at night, so breed a Sneasel Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and evolve it after dark. Compare Shiny Weavile odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Weavile Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Weavile in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Weavile Weakness
Fighting, Fire, Bug, Rock, and Steel 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Weavile Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Weavile
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x387-455%KO Stone Edge 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 4x387-455%KO Flare Blitz 2x155-182%KO Stone Edge 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 4x415-488%KO Stone Edge 2x92-109%KO Iron Tail 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 4x399-470%KO X-Scissor 2x71-84% Stone Edge 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 4x387-455%KO Stone Edge 2x86-102%KO Blaze Kick 2x73-86% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Rampardos builds →Focus Punch 4x340-400%KO Head Smash 2x255-300%KO Iron Tail 2x114-134%KO Fire Blast 2x51-60% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 4x348-410%KO Stone Edge 2x77-91% X-Scissor 2x62-73% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 4x346-407%KO Stone Edge 2x77-90% Iron Tail 2x77-90% Overheat 2x55-65% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Aggron builds →Focus Punch 4x239-281%KO Iron Head 2x96-113%KO Stone Edge 2x120-142%KO Fire Blast 2x48-56% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x330-389%KO Rock Slide 2x55-65% Fire Blast 2x42-49% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Pinsir builds →Focus Punch 4x266-314%KO X-Scissor 2x108-127%KO Stone Edge 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 4x276-326%KO Stone Edge 2x138-163%KO Megahorn 2x111-131%KO Iron Tail 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Tyranitar builds →Focus Punch 4x283-334%KO Stone Edge 2x142-167%KO Iron Tail 2x94-112%KO Fire Blast 2x68-80% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weavile View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 4x220-259%KO Stone Edge 2x111-131%KO | ||
Weavile Evolutions
Weavile evolved from Sneasel's chain using an evolution 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 Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Assist, Bite, Counter and 10 more.
HGSS Weavile Best Moveset
Dark/Ice at 120 Attack and 125 Speed firing physical Dark and Ice damage before almost anything moves. MoveIce Shard adds Ice-type priority for targets that somehow outrun 125 Speed. The moveset shreds through anything weak to either type. 65-85 defenses are paper thin.
Best Build
Weavile best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Shard
- Night Slash
- Low Kick
- Pursuit
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Weavile misses out on Assist and Bite. That's 13 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Ice Beam, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It lives in snowy regions. It carves patterns in trees with its claws as a signal to others.
Weavile HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Weavile is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Weavile becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Weavile as a sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Pursuit is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, build your team around Infernape. These have the highest co-usage rates with Weavile in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Jolly on Weavile. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
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 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
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