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.
It shakes its head back to front, causing its antennae to hit each other and sound like a xylophone.
It chats with others using the sounds of its colliding antennae. These sounds are fall hallmarks.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Growlithe builds →Fire Blast 2x153-182%KO Ember 2x58-71% | ||
 Staravia Normal | D | |
 Doduo Normal | D | |
 Chimchar Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Chimchar builds →Fire Blast 2x139-166%KO Ember 2x58-71% | ||
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Murkrow builds →Wing Attack 2x102-120%KO Pluck 2x102-120%KO Peck 2x60-71% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | D | |
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Growlithe builds →Fire Blast 2x153-180%KO Flame Wheel 2x87-104%KO Ember 2x60-71% | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter | ||
Staravia Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Staravia builds →Wing Attack 2x93-109%KO Pluck 2x93-109%KO | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x168-199%KO Fly 2x111-131%KO Pluck 2x75-89% Peck 2x46-55% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x161-190%KO Wing Attack 2x107-127%KO Pluck 2x107-127%KO Peck 2x63-76% | ||
 Golbat Poison | D | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x154-182%KO Wing Attack 2x103-123%KO Air Cutter 2x89-106%KO Pluck 2x103-123%KO | ||
 Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Ponyta builds →Fire Blast 2x158-186%KO Flamethrower 2x132-156%KO Ember 2x61-72% Fire Spin 2x54-63% | ||
Beautifly Bug | D | |
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x168-199%KO Fly 2x111-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x75-89% Pluck 2x75-89% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x161-190%KO Wing Attack 2x107-127%KO Aerial Ace 2x107-127%KO Pluck 2x107-127%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x154-182%KO Wing Attack 2x103-123%KO Air Cutter 2x89-106%KO Aerial Ace 2x103-123%KO | ||
Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Ponyta builds →Fire Blast 2x158-186%KO Flamethrower 2x132-156%KO Ember 2x61-72% Fire Spin 2x54-63% | ||
Beautifly Bug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Beautifly builds →Aerial Ace 2x93-110%KO Gust 2x82-97% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x163-192%KO Fly 2x107-127%KO Air Slash 2x131-155%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-87% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x157-184%KO Wing Attack 2x104-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x104-123%KO Pluck 2x104-123%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x147-173%KO Wing Attack 2x101-119%KO Air Cutter 2x86-101%KO Aerial Ace 2x101-119%KO | ||
Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Ponyta builds →Fire Blast 2x153-181%KO Flamethrower 2x125-148%KO Ember 2x58-69% Fire Spin 2x52-61% | ||
Beautifly Bug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Beautifly builds →Aerial Ace 2x92-108%KO Gust 2x82-98% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x160-189%KO Fly 2x102-121%KO Air Slash 2x128-152%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x152-179%KO Wing Attack 2x102-121%KO Aerial Ace 2x102-121%KO Pluck 2x102-121%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x146-172%KO Wing Attack 2x97-115%KO Air Cutter 2x82-98% Aerial Ace 2x97-115%KO | ||
Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Ponyta builds →Fire Blast 2x152-179%KO Flamethrower 2x122-145%KO Ember 2x57-67% Fire Spin 2x51-61% | ||
Beautifly Bug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Beautifly builds →Aerial Ace 2x89-104%KO Gust 2x80-94% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x159-188%KO Fly 2x103-122%KO Air Slash 2x127-150%KO Aerial Ace 2x69-81% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x151-178%KO Wing Attack 2x100-119%KO Aerial Ace 2x100-119%KO Pluck 2x100-119%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x143-169%KO Wing Attack 2x98-116%KO Air Cutter 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x98-116%KO | ||
Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Ponyta builds →Fire Blast 2x148-175%KO Flamethrower 2x122-144%KO Ember 2x55-66% Fire Spin 2x50-59% | ||
Beautifly Bug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Beautifly builds →Aerial Ace 2x88-103%KO Gust 2x79-94% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x160-189%KO Fly 2x104-122%KO Air Slash 2x131-156%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-83% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x156-183%KO Wing Attack 2x106-125%KO Aerial Ace 2x106-125%KO Pluck 2x106-125%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Golbat builds →Fly 2x148-175%KO Wing Attack 2x101-119%KO Air Cutter 2x87-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Chatot Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Chatot builds →Fly 2x127-150%KO Chatter 2x120-142%KO Aerial Ace 2x87-103%KO Pluck 2x87-103%KO | ||
Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Ponyta builds →Flare Blitz 2x207-244%KO Fire Blast 2x156-183%KO Flamethrower 2x127-150%KO Bounce 2x99-117%KO | ||
In Diamond & Pearl, Gliscor's Earthquake hits Kricketot for 48-57%. Aerodactyl threatens a KO with Stone Edge (262-308%). Charizard's Flamethrower also KOs at 316-372%.
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Gliscor builds →Earthquake48-57% Ice Fang42-50% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Aerodactyl builds →Earthquake43-51% Stone Edge 2x262-308%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Charizard builds →Air Slash 2x263-310%KO Flamethrower 2x316-372%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Kricketot View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed72-85% Flare Blitz 2x325-382%KO Crunch72-85% Thunder Fang59-69% | ||
Diamond & Pearl Evolution
Kricketot is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Kricketune. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool 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
Breeding
Breed Kricketot easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.
Diamond & Pearl Kricketot Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.
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Moves
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug STAB for Kricketot, with Normal coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Diamond & Pearl Kricketot Locations
Kricketot starts showing up in early-game routes at decent spawn rates across 14 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Kricketot in Diamond & Pearl
14 spots to find Kricketot at Lv. 3-14 via walking. Not all of them exist in both Diamond and Pearl versions, so filter by your copy below.
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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves