Is Wobbuffet Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Dark Cave encounter near Blackthorn. Psychic-type with AbilityShadow Tag preventing the opponent from switching out. Counter and Mirror Coat reflect damage back doubled. Gimmicky but effective in specific spots. Unreliable for consistent gym battles.
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Catchable
Catch Wobbuffet in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 16-17, uncommon).
How to Get Wobbuffet in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Wobbuffet hides in the deeper caves, uncommon in the Dark Cave and a rare find in Cerulean Cave where the highest-level ones sit. A night pocket in the Safari Zone rounds out the spots, so it is a cave Pokemon through and through.
3 locations to catch Wobbuffet
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Wobbuffet in HGSS
- Step 1Breed Wynaut from Wobbuffet
Breed from Wobbuffet at the Day Care.
- Step 2Wobbuffet ✓Safari Zone - PeakLv.16-17FloorRate 20%NightDark Cave - EastLv.20-25CaveRate 15%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.37CaveRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.42CaveRate 5%or evolve from Wynaut (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Wobbuffet catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Wobbuffet in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Wobbuffet turns up in the Dark Cave and Cerulean Cave, though a shiny hatches faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Wobbuffet odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Wobbuffet 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Wobbuffet preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Wobbuffet Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Wobbuffet
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x59-70% Pin Missile 2x8-9% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Absol builds →Bite 2x50-59% Shadow Claw 2x39-46% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x39-47% Shadow Ball 2x32-38% Silver Wind 2x25-29% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x64-75% Thief 2x21-26% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x57-67% Pursuit 2x19-23% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x59-70% Sucker Punch 2x21-25% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Ninjask builds →U-turn 2x43-51% Shadow Ball 2x21-25% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Murkrow builds →Feint Attack 2x35-41% Shadow Ball 2x31-37% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x59-70% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Thief 2x14-16% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beedrill builds →U-turn 2x43-51% Assurance 2x21-25% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Butterfree builds →Bug Buzz 2x54-64% Shadow Ball 2x32-38% Thief 2x10-12% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Volbeat builds →U-turn 2x36-42% Shadow Ball 2x20-24% Thief 2x15-17% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Yanmega builds →Silver Wind 2x45-53% Shadow Ball 2x39-47% Night Slash 2x26-30% | ||
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 take an average time to hatch. 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 Amorphous egg group.
HGSS Wobbuffet Best Moveset
AbilityShadow Tag prevents switching, and the moveset reflects damage back at double power with MoveCounter and MoveMirror Coat. 190 HP absorbs the initial hit, then the opponent takes twice that back. The entire function depends on predicting physical vs special correctly.
Best Build
Wobbuffet best EVs are Sp. Def and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Counter
- Encore
- Mirror Coat
- Safeguard
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It hates light and shock. If attacked, it inflates its body to build up its counterstrike.
To keep its pitch-black tail hidden, it lives quietly in the darkness. It is never first to attack.
Wobbuffet HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- How do I catch Wobbuffet in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Wobbuffet in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Wobbuffet from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Wobbuffet easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Wobbuffet is one of the stronger picks around. It rates S-Tier for this generation, and the Psychic typing with 405 BST holds up through the whole story.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Wobbuffet plays as a support. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Calm is the go-to nature for Wobbuffet. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 28 HP / 228 Def / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Wobbuffet spans 8 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 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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