In Diamond & Pearl, Poison Heal changes the entire equation for Breloom. The 460 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked A-Tier as a cannon. Spore with Toxic Orb is the standard set.

What is Breloom weak to?

In Diamond & Pearl, Breloom's biggest threats include Aerodactyl (Flying), Arcanine (Fire), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Aerodactyl is the most dangerous since Flying moves deal 4x damage. Poison and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Breloom?

Poison Heal is what you want on Breloom. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Effect Spore, Technician) work on paper but Poison Heal is what makes Breloom worth using.

What role does Breloom play in battle?

Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Breloom is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.

What counters Breloom?

In Diamond & Pearl, the best way to handle Breloom: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Flying, Fire, and Ice-type attackers hit hardest.

Breloom - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Cannon

ATier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Attack and Defense carry the offense, HP doesn't even come close. A Mushroom Pokemon on a standard growth curve, worth 2 Attack EVs per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack130

Defense80

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def60

Speed70

Total460

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight39.2 kg

Base XP161

Abilities

Effect SporeRare

Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.

Poison HealTop Pick

Heals for 1/8 max HP after each turn when poisoned in place of damage.

TechnicianHANot in game

Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Its short arms stretch when it throws punches. Its technique is equal to that of pro boxers.

Breloom Weakness

Type-wise, Breloom takes extra damage from Flying, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Psychic. Watch out for Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.

Breloom Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Flying
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock, Dark

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Flying

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (7)

Water Ground Rock Normal Ice Dark Steel

How to Beat Breloom in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

HippowdonThreatens with Ice Fang, walls physical sets Ground	B
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Slack Off Stealth Rock RoarUtility Damage vs Breloom Earthquake 26-30% View Hippowdon builds →
BlisseyCures status via Natural Cure, walls special sets Normal	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves Soft Boiled Seismic Toss Thunder Wave Stealth Rock View Blissey builds →
UmbreonWears down with Toxic, threatens with Toxic, excellent bulk Dark	C
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves WishRecovery PursuitSTAB ProtectPriority Heal Bell Damage vs Breloom Pursuit 7-8% View Umbreon builds →
GastrodonRecovers with Recover, wears down with Toxic, threatens with Ice Beam WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityStickyhold ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves RecoverRecovery Ice Beam SurfSTAB Earth Power Damage vs Breloom Ice Beam 2x 59-69% Surf 22-26% View Gastrodon builds →
SteelixSturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets SteelGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Stealth Rock Gyro Ball Damage vs Breloom Earthquake 29-34% Explosion 96-114%KO View Steelix builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Evolved from Shroomish. Breloom is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+90 over Shroomish), and Breloom peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#285Shroomish

Level 23

#286Breloom

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Shroomish

Grass

Breloom

GrassFighting

ATK

130+90

DEF

80+20

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

SPE

70+35

BST

295D-Tier

460B-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Breloom to get Shroomish eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Charm, Fake Tears, False Swipe and 5 more.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Breloom Best Moveset

utility options keeps opponents guessing about Breloom's real targets. Toxic Orb provides self-poison for Guts or Poison Heal activation while spread EVs and Adamant nature handle the stat profile. Poisonheal ties it together.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Physical Attacker

Ability

Poison Heal

Item

Toxic Orb

Best Nature for Breloom

Adamant+ATK

Breloom best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Attacker Moveset

SporeUtility
Seed BombSTAB
Focus PunchSTAB
SubstituteUtility

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarDecent

HeatranDecent

JirachiDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Charm and Fake Tears give Breloom options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Dark coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Focus Punch and Focus Blast. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 1

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 5

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 9

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 13

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 17

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 21

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Lv 23

Mach Punch+1

A4010030Fighting

Lv 25

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 29

Force Palm

—6010010Fighting

Lv 33

Sky Uppercut

—859015Fighting

Lv 37

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Lv 41

Seed Bomb

S8010015Grass

Lv 45

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

B751005Fighting

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

A15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

C4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609510Rock

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

A——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

——10020Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Egg

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Seed Bomb

S8010015Grass

Egg

Swagger

——9015Normal

Egg

Wake-Up Slap

—6010010Fighting

Egg

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Breloom can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

Rem

Growth

———20Normal

Rem

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Rem

Spore

S—10015Grass

Rem

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

How to Get Breloom in Diamond & Pearl

Can't catch Breloom directly. Start with Shroomish at decent rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 23. The 2-stage line from Shroomish to Breloom is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Breloom in Diamond & Pearl

Step 1Catch Shroomish
Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon
PearlGrass Lv.20-26 Facility
UncommonMid
Post-game
Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon
DiamondGrass Lv.20-26 Facility
UncommonMid
Post-game
Train until Level 23
Step 2Breloom ✓

Breloom Guide

In Diamond & Pearl, Poison Heal changes the entire equation for Breloom. The 460 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked A-Tier as a cannon. Spore with Toxic Orb is the standard set.
In Diamond & Pearl, Breloom's biggest threats include Aerodactyl (Flying), Arcanine (Fire), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Aerodactyl is the most dangerous since Flying moves deal 4x damage. Poison and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Poison Heal is what you want on Breloom. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Effect Spore, Technician) work on paper but Poison Heal is what makes Breloom worth using.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Breloom is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.
In Diamond & Pearl, the best way to handle Breloom: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Flying, Fire, and Ice-type attackers hit hardest.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Breloom spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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