What does Ledyba evolve into?

Get Ledyba to Ledian at level 18. At 265 BST, Ledyba is just the starting point.

At what level does Ledyba evolve?

Level 18 gets you Ledian . Quick enough that Ledyba barely slows you down.

In Black & White, Ledyba does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Ledian before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Ledyba?

You can find Ledyba in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Ledyba - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Ledyba's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Def leads, Attack trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Sp. Def EV, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack20

Defense30

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def80

Speed55

Total265

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.0 m

Weight10.8 kg

Base XP53

Abilities

Swarm

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

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

RattledHA

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It is so timid, it can’t move if it isn’t with a swarm of others. It conveys its feelings with scent.

Ledyba Weakness

Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying moves hit Ledyba for super-effective damage. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. Ledyba's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Ledyba Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-4

Gen V Type Chart

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

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

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

In Black & White, Terrakion threatens a KO with Stone Edge (724-852%). Magnezone's Thunderbolt also KOs at 176-208%.

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 Ledyba Close Combat 54-64% Stone Edge 4x 724-852%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Ledyba Thunderbolt 2x 176-208%KO Flash Cannon 79-93% Volt Switch 2x 138-163%KO View Magnezone builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance View Gliscor builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Ledyba Ice Shard 2x 240-282%KO Superpower 60-70% View Mamoswine builds →

Black & White Evolution

Ledyba evolves into Ledian. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 125 total stats over Ledyba. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#165Ledyba

Level 18

#166Ledian

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Ledyba

BugFlying

Ledian

BugFlying

55+15

ATK

35+15

DEF

50+20

SP.ATK

55+15

SP.DEF

110+30

SPE

85+30

BST

265D-Tier

390C-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Ledyba easily with 65 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Bide, Bug Bite, Bug Buzz and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Ledyba 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

Without breeding, Ledyba misses out on Bide and Bug Bite. That's 11 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Bug Buzz and U-turn, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 6

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 9

Comet Punch

—188515Normal

Lv 14

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 14

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 14

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Lv 17

Mach Punch+1

D4010030Fighting

Lv 22

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Lv 25

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Lv 30

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 33

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 38

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Lv 41

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Bide+1

———10Normal

Egg

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Egg

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

Egg

Dizzy Punch

—7010010Normal

Egg

Drain Punch

D7510010Fighting

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Focus Punch-3

D15010020Fighting

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Tutor Moves

Ledyba can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Rollout

—309020Rock

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

String Shot

——9540Bug

How to Get Ledyba in Black & White

Ledyba doesn't appear in Black & White. Transfer it from Silver, Crystal, or SoulSilver to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Also found in:

Silver Crystal Emerald FireRed SoulSilver

Ledyba Guide

Get Ledyba to Ledian at level 18. At 265 BST, Ledyba is just the starting point.
Level 18 gets you Ledian. Quick enough that Ledyba barely slows you down.
In Black & White, Ledyba does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Ledian before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Ledyba in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Ledyba first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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