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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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

When the weather turns cold, lots of Ledyba gather from everywhere to cluster and keep each other warm.

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

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Thunder Shock 2x 46-58% View Pikachu builds →
Fennekin Fire	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Ledyba Ember 2x 46-58% View Fennekin builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Gust 2x 38-46% View Combee builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Upcoming Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Learns Incinerate at Level 10 View Pansear builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 10 Learns Peck at Level 10 View Fletchling builds →

X & Y 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 68 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Bide, Bug Bite, Bug Buzz and 9 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

12moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Ledyba Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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

Moves

Without breeding, Ledyba misses out on Bide and Bug Bite. That's 12 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

——5520Normal

Lv 9

Comet Punch

—188515Normal

Lv 14

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 14

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 14

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 17

Mach Punch+1

D4010030Fighting

Lv 22

Baton Pass

C——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

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

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

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Egg

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Tutor Moves

Ledyba can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

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

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Rollout

D309020Rock

Gen 4

String Shot

——9540Bug

X & Y Ledyba Locations

Ledyba's scattered across 6 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Ledyba in X & Y

Ledyba appears in 6 walking locations at Lv. 6-15 across X and Y. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Route 4

XGrass Lv.6-8 Route

CommonEarly

Red Flower

Route 4

YGrass Lv.6-8 Route

CommonEarly

Red Flower

Route 7

YGrass Lv.14-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Red berry tree

Route 7

XGrass Lv.14-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Red berry tree

Route 4

XGrass Lv.8 Route

RareEarly

Yellow Flower

Route 4

YGrass Lv.8 Route

RareEarly

Yellow Flower

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ledyba Wing Attack 2x 152-179%KO Pluck 2x 152-179%KO Ancient Power 4x 127-150%KO Rock Tomb 4x 304-358%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Fire Fang 2x 100-119%KO Ice Fang 2x 100-119%KO Thunder Fang 2x 100-119%KO Wing Attack 2x 140-167%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 185-219%KO Rock Throw 4x 156-185%KO Charge Beam 2x 42-50% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Fire SpinLv. 9 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 263-312%KO Rock Throw 4x 225-265%KO Charge Beam 2x 29-35% Fire Spin 2x 21-27% View Solrock builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Tomb 4x 254-300%KO Aerial Ace 2x 85-100%KO View Tyrunt builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Ledyba Ancient Power 4x 86-101%KO Rock Tomb 4x 158-187%KO Rock Throw 4x 132-156%KO Smack Down 4x 132-156%KO View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ledyba Wing Attack 2x 145-171%KO Pluck 2x 145-171%KO Ancient Power 4x 112-132%KO Rock Tomb 4x 291-343%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Fire Fang 2x 99-117%KO Ice Fang 2x 99-117%KO Thunder Fang 2x 99-117%KO Wing Attack 2x 139-164%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 212-249%KO Rock Tomb 4x 171-203%KO Rock Throw 4x 145-171%KO Charge Beam 2x 36-44% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 317-374%KO Rock Tomb 4x 257-304%KO Rock Throw 4x 212-249%KO Charge Beam 2x 26-31% View Solrock builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Fly 2x 205-242%KO Fire Fang 2x 99-117%KO Ice Fang 2x 99-117%KO Thunder Fang 2x 99-117%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Ledyba Ancient Power 4x 86-101%KO Rock Tomb 4x 158-187%KO Rock Throw 4x 132-156%KO Smack Down 4x 132-156%KO View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ledyba Wing Attack 2x 145-171%KO Pluck 2x 145-171%KO Ancient Power 4x 112-132%KO Rock Tomb 4x 291-343%KO View Archen builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 AcrobaticsTM62 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 212-249%KO Rock Tomb 4x 171-203%KO Acrobatics 2x 52-62% Rock Throw 4x 145-171%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 AcrobaticsTM62 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 317-374%KO Rock Tomb 4x 257-304%KO Acrobatics 2x 77-91% Rock Throw 4x 212-249%KO View Solrock builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Fly 2x 205-242%KO Fire Fang 2x 99-117%KO Ice Fang 2x 99-117%KO Thunder Fang 2x 99-117%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Ledyba Ancient Power 4x 86-101%KO Rock Tomb 4x 158-187%KO Rock Throw 4x 132-156%KO Smack Down 4x 132-156%KO View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ledyba Wing Attack 2x 145-171%KO Pluck 2x 145-171%KO Ancient Power 4x 112-132%KO Rock Tomb 4x 291-343%KO View Archen builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 AcrobaticsTM62 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 212-249%KO Rock Tomb 4x 171-203%KO Acrobatics 2x 52-62% Rock Throw 4x 145-171%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 AcrobaticsTM62 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 317-374%KO Rock Tomb 4x 257-304%KO Acrobatics 2x 77-91% Rock Throw 4x 212-249%KO View Solrock builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Ledyba Fly 2x 218-257%KO Fire Fang 2x 106-124%KO Ice Fang 2x 106-124%KO Thunder Fang 2x 106-124%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Ledyba Ancient Power 4x 90-107%KO Rock Tomb 4x 170-200%KO Rock Throw 4x 141-167%KO Smack Down 4x 141-167%KO View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ledyba Wing Attack 2x 152-180%KO Pluck 2x 152-180%KO Ancient Power 4x 119-140%KO Rock Tomb 4x 306-360%KO View Archen builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 AcrobaticsTM62 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 220-260%KO Rock Tomb 4x 181-213%KO Acrobatics 2x 54-64% Rock Throw 4x 152-180%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 AcrobaticsTM62 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Ledyba Rock Slide 4x 333-393%KO Rock Tomb 4x 271-320%KO Acrobatics 2x 82-98% Rock Throw 4x 227-267%KO View Solrock builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Ledyba Stone Edge 4x 925-1089%KO Pursuit 93-109%KO Crunch 185-218%KO Superpower 46-54% View Tyranitar builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Ledyba Flamethrower 2x 162-190%KO Sludge Bomb 54-63% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Ledyba Knock Off 50-59% View Gliscor builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Ledyba Flash Cannon 72-85% Volt Switch 2x 125-148%KO Thunderbolt 2x 162-190%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Ledyba Ice Shard 2x 160-189%KO Rock Slide 4x 400-471%KO View Mamoswine builds →