Is Whismur Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Normal-type. Exploud has balanced stats and AbilitySoundproof blocking sound-based moves. Functional but not remarkable. Too average for a team slot.
Roark's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Gardenia's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Maylene's team hits Whismur's weaknesses hard.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Fantina's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Byron's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Whismur trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Aaron's team hits Whismur's weaknesses hard.
Bertha's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Flint's team hits Whismur's weaknesses hard.
Lucian's team hits Whismur's weaknesses hard.
Cynthia's team hits Whismur's weaknesses hard.
Whismur cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Whismur in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Whismur doesn't appear wild. Catch Whismur instead, it shows up in the wild. Evolve it at level 40 to get Whismur. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
Whismur Weakness
Fighting moves hit Whismur for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Whismur's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Whismur Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Whismur
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lucario can KO Whismur with Close Combat (393-463%).
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Whismur View Lucario builds →Extreme Speed87-103%KO Close Combat 2x393-463%KO Aura Sphere 2x197-231%KO | ||
Whismur Evolutions
Whismur kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Loudred all the way to Exploud. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 250 total stats over Whismur. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Whismur easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Circle Throw, Disarming Voice, Endeavor and 7 more to offspring.
BDSP Whismur Best Moveset
51/51 mixed offenses at 28 Speed with AbilitySoundproof blocking sound moves. Hidden AbilityRattled boosts Speed from Bug, Dark, or Ghost hits. The moveset is non-functional. Two evolutions from Exploud where 91/91 mixed stats at 104 HP reach C-tier.
Best Build
Whismur best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Endeavor
- Substitute
- Seismic Toss
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Whismur misses out on Circle Throw and Disarming Voice. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Uproar and Hyper Voice, with coverage across 10 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Usually, its cries are like quiet murmurs. If frightened, it shrieks at the same volume as a jet plane.
Whismur Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Whismur works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Loudred. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Whismur appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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