What is Kricketune weak to?

In Black & White, Kricketune's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Staraptor (Flying), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

How do you evolve Kricketune?

In Black & White, Kricketot evolves into Kricketune at level 10. Kricketune is the fully evolved form.

Should I use Kricketune?

Honestly, in Black & White Kricketune is a tough sell at 384 BST. Plenty of stronger Bug options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.

In Black & White, Don't let Kricketune's 384 base stat total fool you. Technician is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier.

What is the best ability for Kricketune?

In Black & White, Run Technician on Kricketune. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Kricketune also gets Swarm, but they don't compare.

Kricketune - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Kricketune's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Defense trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP77

Attack85

Defense51

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def51

Speed65

Total384

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight25.5 kg

Base XP134

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

TechnicianHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

There is a village that hosts a contest based on the amazingly variable cries of this Pokémon.

Kricketune Weakness

Type-wise, Kricketune takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, and Rock. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Kricketune 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 Kricketune in Black & White (Best Counters)

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchLv. 22 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Kricketune Flare Blitz 2x 198-234%KO Fire Blast 2x 60-70% Fire Punch 2x 125-148%KO Rock Slide 2x 83-98% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Kricketune Fly 2x 75-89% Air Slash 2x 96-114%KO Air Cutter 2x 77-91% Aerial Ace 2x 52-61% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Kricketune Fly 2x 127-150%KO Air Slash 2x 69-82% Air Cutter 2x 55-66% Aerial Ace 2x 86-102%KO View Unfezant builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Kricketune Aerial Ace 2x 61-73% Acrobatics 2x 55-66% View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Damage vs Kricketune Rock Slide 2x 104-123%KO Wing Attack 2x 83-98% Pluck 2x 83-98% Ancient Power 2x 60-70% View Archen builds →

Black & White Evolution

Kricketune is the evolved form of Kricketot. Breeding produces Kricketot eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Kricketot gave Kricketune the biggest boost in Attack (+60), bringing the total to 384 stats. 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 with Kricketune to get Kricketot eggs easily using 65 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 Kricketune Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

TMs define Kricketune's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Bug Buzz and Leech Life, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal and Dark coverage and more. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 10

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Lv 14

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 18

Sing

——5515Normal

Lv 22

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 26

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 30

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 34

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 38

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 42

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 46

Bug Buzz

C9010010Bug

Lv 50

Perish Song

D——5Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Kricketune doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Kricketune can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Rem

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Gen 4

String Shot

——9540Bug

How to Get Kricketune in Black & White

4 encounter spots for Kricketune at high spawn rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Where To Catch Kricketune in Black & White

To get Kricketune, start by catching Kricketot through walking encounters at Lv. 47-50. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Obtain Kricketot
Train until Level 10
Step 2Kricketune ✓
Dreamyard - B1F
BlackGrass Lv.47-50
CommonPost
Any
Dreamyard - B1F
WhiteGrass Lv.47-50
CommonPost
Any
Dreamyard - Overground
BlackGrass Lv.48-50
UncommonPost
AnyDouble grass
Dreamyard - Overground
WhiteGrass Lv.48-50
UncommonPost
AnyDouble grass
or evolve from Kricketot (Step 1)

Kricketune Guide

In Black & White, Kricketune's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Staraptor (Flying), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
In Black & White, Kricketot evolves into Kricketune at level 10. Kricketune is the fully evolved form.
Honestly, in Black & White Kricketune is a tough sell at 384 BST. Plenty of stronger Bug options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.
In Black & White, Don't let Kricketune's 384 base stat total fool you. Technician is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier.
In Black & White, Run Technician on Kricketune. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Kricketune also gets Swarm, but they don't compare.

Game Availability

Kricketune first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 12 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kricketune Aerial Ace 2x 71-86% Peck 2x 45-55% View Farfetch'd builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Kricketune Incinerate 2x 51-61% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Kricketune Ember 2x 35-43% View Tepig builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Kricketune Wing Attack 2x 87-103%KO Pluck 2x 87-103%KO Ancient Power 2x 64-76% Rock Throw 2x 76-90% View Archen builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kricketune Aerial Ace 2x 76-90% Peck 2x 45-54% View Farfetch'd builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Kricketune Gust 2x 37-45% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Kricketune Incinerate 2x 52-63% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Kricketune Flame Charge 2x 49-58% Ember 2x 33-40% View Tepig builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Kricketune Wing Attack 2x 84-100%KO Pluck 2x 84-100%KO Ancient Power 2x 64-76% Rock Throw 2x 71-84% View Archen builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 Air CutterLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kricketune Aerial Ace 2x 71-84% Air Cutter 2x 53-64% Peck 2x 44-52% View Farfetch'd builds →
Tranquill NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Kricketune Air Cutter 2x 51-60% Gust 2x 33-40% View Tranquill builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Kricketune Air Cutter 2x 51-60% Gust 2x 37-44% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves Flame BurstLv. 22 IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Kricketune Flame Burst 2x 57-68% Incinerate 2x 51-60% View Pansear builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Kricketune Fire Punch 2x 121-143%KO Fire Fang 2x 106-126%KO Incinerate 2x 35-42% Rock Tomb 2x 65-77% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Kricketune Air Cutter 2x 77-91% Gust 2x 52-63% View Sigilyph builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Kricketune Wing Attack 2x 83-98% Pluck 2x 83-98% Ancient Power 2x 62-73% Rock Tomb 2x 83-98% View Archen builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 Air CutterLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kricketune Aerial Ace 2x 67-80% Air Cutter 2x 50-59% Peck 2x 41-49% View Farfetch'd builds →
Tranquill NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Kricketune Air Cutter 2x 47-56% Gust 2x 33-38% View Tranquill builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Kricketune Fire Punch 2x 124-147%KO Fire Fang 2x 106-126%KO Incinerate 2x 36-43% Rock Tomb 2x 65-78% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Kricketune Fly 2x 116-138%KO Fire Fang 2x 57-67% Wing Attack 2x 78-92% Ancient Power 2x 52-61% View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Kricketune Fly 2x 74-89% Air Cutter 2x 78-92% Gust 2x 52-61% View Sigilyph builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Move Moves AcrobaticsLv. 30 Damage vs Kricketune Acrobatics 2x 57-67% View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Kricketune Wing Attack 2x 83-98% Pluck 2x 83-98% Ancient Power 2x 59-70% Rock Tomb 2x 83-98% View Archen builds →