What does Kricketot evolve into?

Get Kricketot to Kricketune at level 10. At 194 BST, Kricketot is just the starting point.

At what level does Kricketot evolve?

Level 10 gets you Kricketune . Quick enough that Kricketot barely slows you down.

Should I use Kricketot?

In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Kricketot works as a placeholder. Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Kricketune . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Kricketot?

You can find Kricketot in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Kricketot - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Kricketot's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Cricket Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Defense EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Low

HP37

Attack25

Defense41

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def41

Speed25

Total194

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.2 kg

Base XP39

Abilities

Shed Skin

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

Run AwayHA

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its legs are short. Whenever it stumbles, its stiff antennae clack with a xylophone-like sound.

Kricketot Weakness

Fire, Flying, and Rock moves hit Kricketot for super-effective damage. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Kricketot Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen V Type Chart

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Kricketot in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion threatens a KO with Stone Edge (303-357%). Gliscor deals 48-56% with Earthquake.

Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Earth Power ProtectPriority Lava Plume Hidden Power Ice View Heatran builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Kricketot Close Combat 91-107%KO Stone Edge 2x 303-357%KO View Terrakion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Kricketot Earthquake 48-56% View Gliscor builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Flare Blitz Morning Sun Extreme Speed Close Combat Damage vs Kricketot Flare Blitz 2x 287-338%KO Extreme Speed 64-75% Close Combat 47-56% View Arcanine builds →

Black & White Evolution

Kricketot is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Kricketune. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 190 total stats over Kricketot. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#401Kricketot

Level 10

#402Kricketune

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Kricketot

Bug

Kricketune

Bug

77+40

ATK

85+60

DEF

51+10

SP.ATK

55+30

SP.DEF

51+10

SPE

65+40

BST

194D-Tier

384C-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Kricketot easily with 65 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Kricketot Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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

Moves

A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug Bite and Struggle Bug for Kricketot, with Normal and Ground coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 6

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

Lv 16

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

TM Moves

Kricketot can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Kricketot doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Kricketot can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

String Shot

——9540Bug

How to Get Kricketot in Black & White

Kricketot doesn't appear in Black & White. Transfer it from Diamond, Platinum, or Brilliant Diamond to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Kricketot is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum HeartGold Brilliant Diamond

Kricketot Guide

Get Kricketot to Kricketune at level 10. At 194 BST, Kricketot is just the starting point.
Level 10 gets you Kricketune. Quick enough that Kricketot barely slows you down.
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Kricketot works as a placeholder. Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Kricketune. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Kricketot in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Kricketot appears in 12 games across 7 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

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