What does Cherubi evolve into?

Cherubi evolves into Cherrim at level 25. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 275 BST.

At what level does Cherubi evolve?

Cherubi evolves into Cherrim at level 25. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Cherubi?

In Platinum, Cherubi does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Cherrim before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Cherubi?

Cherubi is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Cherubi - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Cherubi's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Attack trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack35

Defense45

Sp. Atk62

Sp. Def53

Speed35

Total275

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight3.3 kg

Base XP55

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

The small ball is not only filled with nutrients, it is also tasty. STARLY try to peck it off.

Platinum

Cherubi Weakness

Cherubi is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Cherubi Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

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

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Cherubi in Platinum (Best Counters)

Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Cherubi Gust 2x 65-78% View Beautifly builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Cherubi Fire Blast 2x 131-156%KO Flame Wheel 2x 83-100%KO Ember 2x 52-61% View Growlithe builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Cherubi Gust 2x 46-56% View Drifloon builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cherubi Pluck 2x 94-111%KO Peck 2x 56-67% View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 17 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Cherubi Fire Blast 2x 117-139%KO Flame Wheel 2x 74-89% Ember 2x 46-56% View Chimchar builds →

Platinum Evolution

Cherubi evolves into Cherrim. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 175 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#420Cherubi

Level 25

#421Cherrim

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Cherubi

Grass

Cherrim

Grass

70+25

ATK

60+25

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

87+25

SP.DEF

78+25

SPE

85+50

BST

275D-Tier

450C-Tier+175

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Cherubi easily with 35 breeding partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aromatherapy, Grass Whistle, Nature Power and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Cherubi Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Cherubi gets Aromatherapy and Grass Whistle exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Rock coverage rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Energy Ball.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 7

Growth

———20Normal

Lv 10

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 13

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Lv 19

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 22

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 28

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 31

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 37

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

Lv 40

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Aromatherapy

D——5Grass

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Nature Power

———20Normal

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Platinum Cherubi Locations

decent spawn rates for Cherubi across 21 locations in early-game areas. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Cherubi in Platinum

Cherubi won't take long. 21 headbutt spots from Lv. 5-15 with solid rates across most of them. The top locations at each game stage are listed first.

Eterna Forest

Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest

UncommonEarly

Floaroma Meadow

Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15

UncommonEarly

Fuego Ironworks

Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Route 205 - North