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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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.

RattledHANot in game

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 very timid. It will be afraid to move if it is alone. But it will be active if it is in a group.

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 IV 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 272-320%KO Rock Throw 4x 231-272%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 156-184%KO Rock Throw 4x 128-152%KO View Onix builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Ledyba Fire Blast 2x 49-59% Flamethrower 2x 40-48% Rock Tomb 4x 264-312%KO Rock Throw 4x 217-256%KO View Graveler builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire PunchLv. 28 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Ledyba Fire Blast 2x 128-152%KO Flamethrower 2x 105-124%KO Fire Punch 2x 163-192%KO Ember 2x 51-60% View Magmar builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ledyba Thunder 2x 125-148%KO Thunderbolt 2x 101-120%KO Spark 2x 71-84% Charge Beam 2x 57-68% View Magnemite builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Ledyba evolves into Ledian. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool 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 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Bide, Bug Bite, Bug Buzz and 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Ledyba Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Ledyba's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Bug Buzz and U-turn gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 6

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 9

Comet Punch

—188515Normal

Lv 14

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 14

Reflect

D——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

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

D751005Fighting

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

D15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM62

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Bide+1

———10Normal

Egg

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Egg

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

String Shot

——9540Bug

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Ledyba Locations

Ledyba is available from early-game areas onward at high spawn rates. 39 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Ledyba in HeartGold & SoulSilver

You'll find Ledyba across 39 headbutt and walking encounters from Lv. 3-32, sorted by game progression. Earlier spots show up first so you can grab one as soon as it's reachable.

Cherrygrove City

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 City

30%Early

New Bark Town

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 City

30%Early

Route 29

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Route

30%Early

Route 30

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Route

30%Early

Route 30

Grass Lv.3 Route

CommonEarly

Morning

Route 31

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Route

30%Early

Route 36

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Route

30%Early

Pallet Town

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 City

30%Early

Route 2 - North

Grass Lv.3 Route

CommonEarly

Morning

Route 2 - South

Grass Lv.3 Route

CommonEarly

Morning

Viridian City

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 City

30%Early

Route 31

Grass Lv.4 Route

CommonEarly

Morning

Ecruteak City

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 City

30%Early

National Park

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 Facility

30%Early

Route 34

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 Route

30%Early

Route 35

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 Route

30%Early

Route 37

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 Route

30%Early

Route 38

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 Route

30%Early

Route 39

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 Route

30%Early

Route 37

Grass Lv.13-15 Route

CommonEarly

Morning

Safari Zone Gate

Headbutting trees Lv.15-18 Facility

UncommonEarly

Viridian Forest

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Forest

10%Early

Route 2 - North

Grass Lv.10 Route

RareEarly

Day

Route 2 - South

Grass Lv.10 Route

RareEarly

Day

Route 1

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 2 - North

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 2 - South

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 22

Headbutting trees Lv.3-7 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 47

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 48

Headbutting trees Lv.11-19 Route

LimitedEarly

Fuchsia City

Headbutting trees Lv.21-27 City

30%Mid

Route 12

Headbutting trees Lv.21-27 Route

LimitedMid

Route 13

Headbutting trees Lv.21-27 Route

LimitedMid

Route 14

Headbutting trees Lv.21-27 Route

LimitedMid

Route 15

Headbutting trees Lv.21-27 Route

LimitedMid

Route 18

Headbutting trees Lv.21-27 Route

LimitedMid

Route 21

Headbutting trees Lv.21-27 Route

LimitedMid

Route 26

Headbutting trees Lv.31-32 Route

30%Late

Route 27

Headbutting trees Lv.31-32 Route

30%Late

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Peck 2x 61-75% View Chatot builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Ledyba Peck 2x 43-54% View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 9 Damage vs Ledyba Gust 2x 36-43% View Pidgey builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 165-195%KO Rock Throw 4x 142-167%KO View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 223-265%KO Rock Throw 4x 188-223%KO View Geodude builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Peck 2x 58-70% View Chatot builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Ledyba Spark 2x 88-105%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Ledyba Spark 2x 81-98% View Minun builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 165-196%KO Rock Throw 4x 137-162%KO View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Ledyba Fire Blast 2x 42-50% Flamethrower 2x 35-42% Rock Tomb 4x 235-277%KO Rock Throw 4x 196-231%KO View Geodude builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 Damage vs Ledyba Wing Attack 2x 117-138%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Peck 2x 63-75% View Chatot builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ledyba Thunder 2x 121-144%KO Thunderbolt 2x 98-115%KO Spark 2x 92-110%KO Charge Beam 2x 58-69% View Plusle builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 287-339%KO Rock Throw 4x 237-281%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 165-194%KO Rock Throw 4x 139-165%KO View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Ledyba Fire Blast 2x 40-48% Flamethrower 2x 35-42% Rock Tomb 4x 237-281%KO Rock Throw 4x 205-242%KO View Geodude builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 7 Fire SpinLv. 19 Damage vs Ledyba Fire Blast 2x 135-160%KO Flamethrower 2x 110-131%KO Ember 2x 53-63% Fire Spin 2x 48-58% View Magmar builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ledyba Thunder 2x 131-155%KO Thunderbolt 2x 106-126%KO Spark 2x 77-92% Charge Beam 2x 61-73% View Magnemite builds →

Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 39 Air CutterLv. 23 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Ledyba Fly 2x 179-211%KO Air Slash 2x 48-57% Air Cutter 2x 40-48% Aerial Ace 2x 119-140%KO View Skarmory builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 33 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 352-415%KO Rock Tomb 4x 287-338%KO Rock Throw 4x 238-281%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 156-185%KO Rock Throw 4x 135-160%KO View Onix builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Ledyba Fire Blast 2x 48-57% Flamethrower 2x 41-49% Rock Tomb 4x 271-319%KO Rock Throw 4x 228-268%KO View Graveler builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 38 SparkLv. 22 Damage vs Ledyba Thunder 2x 127-150%KO Thunderbolt 2x 105-124%KO Discharge 2x 95-112%KO Spark 2x 72-86% View Magnemite builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Ledyba Thunderbolt 2x 162-190%KO Explosion 133-157%KO View Magnezone builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Ledyba Ice Fang 2x 100-119%KO View Gliscor builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Ledyba Stone Edge 4x 628-738%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Ledyba Ice Shard 2x 138-163%KO Pursuit 69-81% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Ledyba Air Slash 2x 154-181%KO Flamethrower 2x 186-219%KO View Charizard builds →