Is Weezing Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Tanky with AbilityLevitate dodging Ground moves. Can absorb physical hits and spread Will-O-Wisp. Not contributing much offensively against any gym leader or E4 member though. More useful for stalling than winning.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Koffing resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Koffing has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Koffing's weaknesses hard.
Koffing has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Weezing's weaknesses hard.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Cynthia's team hits Weezing's weaknesses hard.
Catch Weezing on Route 227 (walking, Lv 55, uncommon).
How to Get Weezing in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Weezing starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 12 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Weezing in BDSP
Koffing is your first catch on the way to Weezing. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 55-63 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Obtain Koffing
Step 2Weezing ✓Route 227Lv.55GrassRate 10%Stark Mountain - OutsideLv.55CaveRate 10%Stark Mountain - EntranceLv.56CaveRate 10%Bogsunk CavernLv.58-63GrassPost-gameStark Mountain - InteriorLv.58CaveRate 10%Swampy CaveLv.58-63GrassPost-gameor evolve from Koffing (Step 1)
Weezing Weakness
Type-wise, Weezing takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Weezing's physical bulk (base 120 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
What is Weezing Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Weezing
 Abra Psychic | C | |
Abra Psychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x103-123%KO Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Bronzor builds →Dream Eater 2x45-55% Earthquake 2x20-25% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x91-108%KO Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x99-117%KO Earthquake 2x39-47% | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x99-117%KO Bulldoze 2x17-21% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x89-105%KO Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x98-116%KO Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x98-116%KO Bulldoze 2x16-20% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x87-103%KO Earthquake 2x43-50% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x98-116%KO Earthquake 2x38-45% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x106-125%KO Earthquake 2x42-49% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x149-176%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x71-84% Earthquake 2x59-70% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Hatterene threatens a KO with Psyshock (119-140%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Landorus builds →Rock Slide22-26% | ||
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Weezing View Hatterene builds →Psyshock 2x119-140%KO | ||
Weezing Evolutions
Weezing is what Koffing becomes. Breed it for Koffing eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Koffing pushed Weezing to 490 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +25. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Weezing to get Koffing eggs easily using 31 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Destiny Bond, Grudge and 9 more.
BDSP Weezing Best Moveset
A-tier in the original Gen 4 but E-tier now despite gaining AbilityNeutralizing Gas in Gen 8, shutting down every ability on the field. 120 Defense and Poison TermStab at 85 Sp. Atk give the moveset physical bulk and offense. 65/70/60 across HP, Sp. Def, and Speed leave it too slow and too exposed on the special side.
Best Build
Weezing best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Will O Wisp
- Flamethrower
- Toxic Spikes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Curse and Destiny Bond give Weezing options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Belch and Sludge Bomb. The egg moves push it further.
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
It grows by feeding on gases released by garbage. Though very rare, triplets have been found.
Weezing Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weezing looks average on paper at 490 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Sludge Bomb with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.
Weezing gets Levitate, Neutralizing Gas, and Stench. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Weezing is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Sludge Bomb, Will O Wisp, Flamethrower, and Toxic Spikes. Sludge Bomb leads at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Weezing appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 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 8SwShGalarian
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