Is Wobbuffet Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityShadow Tag traps opponents, and Counter/Mirror Coat hit back double damage. Wobbuffet can cheese individual battles but requires prediction. Fun gimmick, not a team staple.
Roark's typing presses Wynaut's defenses.
Wobbuffet trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Wobbuffet trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Fantina's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Byron's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wobbuffet here.
Candice's typing presses Wobbuffet's defenses.
Volkner's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Aaron's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Bertha's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Flint's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Lucian's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wobbuffet here.
Cynthia's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Catch Wobbuffet on Lake Verity (Poké Radar, Lv 3-4, common).
How to Get Wobbuffet in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Wynaut doesn't appear in the wild, so the 2-stage path to Wobbuffet starts at the nursery. Catch Wobbuffet first, breed for Wynaut, then evolve through the chain.
Where To Catch Wobbuffet in BDSP
The path to Wobbuffet starts with Wynaut at Lv. 3-63 via special and walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Breed Wynaut from WobbuffetBreed from Wobbuffet at the Day Care.
Step 2Wobbuffet ✓Lake VerityLv.3-4Using PokeRadarRate 22%Lake AcuityLv.34-36Using PokeRadarRate 22%Lake ValorLv.35-36Using PokeRadarRate 22%Dazzling CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStargleam CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameor evolve from Wynaut (Step 1)
Wobbuffet Weakness
Type-wise, Wobbuffet takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Wobbuffet's overall bulk (190/58/58) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Wobbuffet Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Wobbuffet
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Surskit builds →Shadow Ball 2x25-30% Thief 2x14-17% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x65-77% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Thief 2x23-28% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Surskit builds →Shadow Ball 2x26-30% Thief 2x15-19% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x63-74% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% Thief 2x20-23% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x63-74% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% Thief 2x21-26% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x61-72% Dark Pulse 2x40-48% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x59-70% X-Scissor 2x45-54% Shadow Claw 2x39-47% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x63-74% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% Thief 2x20-23% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x61-72% Dark Pulse 2x40-48% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x63-74% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% Thief 2x21-26% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x58-68% X-Scissor 2x44-52% Shadow Claw 2x38-46% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x61-72% Shadow Ball 2x36-42% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x61-72% Dark Pulse 2x40-48% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x61-72% Shadow Ball 2x36-42% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x57-67% X-Scissor 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x44-52% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x58-69% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x58-69% Dark Pulse 2x39-46% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x57-67% X-Scissor 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x46-54% X-Scissor 2x40-47% Shadow Claw 2x35-42% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x59-70% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x59-70% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Thief 2x20-23% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x57-67% X-Scissor 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x46-54% X-Scissor 2x40-47% Shadow Claw 2x35-42% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x59-70% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x59-70% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Thief 2x20-23% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x56-67% X-Scissor 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x37-44% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Cacturne builds →Dark Pulse 2x58-68% Pin Missile 2x13-15% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x42-50% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x53-62% X-Scissor 2x40-47% Shadow Claw 2x35-41% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x65-77% Sucker Punch 2x34-40% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Knock Off hits Wobbuffet for 54-63%. Chandelure deals 54-63% with Shadow Ball.
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Volcarona builds →Psychic10-12% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x54-63% Ice Shard16-20% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x54-63% Energy Ball20-24% Flamethrower30-35% Psychic10-12% | ||
Wobbuffet Evolutions
Evolved from Wynaut. Wobbuffet is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+95 over Wynaut), and Wobbuffet peaks at 405 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wobbuffet to get Wynaut eggs easily using 31 partners from the Indeterminate egg group.
BDSP Wobbuffet Best Moveset
The single largest tier drop in the remake, falling from S-tier to F. AbilityShadow Tag prevents opponents from switching and 190 HP survives hits, but 33 in both offenses means the moveset can't deal direct damage. Nerfs to AbilityShadow Tag interactions across generations gutted the trapping strategy that defined it.
Best Build
Wobbuffet best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Encore
- Mirror Coat
- Counter
- Destiny Bond
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Not a lot to pick from. Wobbuffet gets Mirror Coat for same-type damage, and Fighting coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.
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 desperately tries to keep its black tail hidden. This behavior is said to be proof that its tail hides a secret.
Wobbuffet Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Wobbuffet's biggest threats include Heracross (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. At base 33 Speed, Wobbuffet won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Wobbuffet can work for a story run. 405 BST is average, but Psychic typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, we rate Wobbuffet C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. At 405 BST, it fits the support role. Encore with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Shadow Tag is the go-to ability for Wobbuffet. It prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out. Its hidden ability Telepathy can work in specific setups.
Base 33 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Wobbuffet is a mixed attacker with base 33 Attack and 33 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a support.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Wobbuffet spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters 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 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