What does Pansage evolve into?

Get Pansage to Simisage using a Leaf Stone. At 316 BST, Pansage is just the starting point.

Should I use Pansage?

For Black & White, you can run Pansage through the first few routes without issues. 316 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Simisage as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Pansage?

You can find Pansage in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

What games is Pansage in?

Yes, Pansage is in Black & White. It shows up in 7 games across the series.

Pansage - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

64Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Pansage flexibility. Speed barely edges ahead. But Defense isn't far off. Common in the wild and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve. Yields 1 Speed EV.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack53

Defense48

Sp. Atk53

Sp. Def48

Speed64

Total316

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight10.5 kg

Base XP63

Abilities

Gluttony

Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.

OvergrowHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

This Pokémon dwells deep in the forest. Eating a leaf from its head whisks weariness away as if by magic.

Pansage Weakness

Pansage's Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.

Pansage Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

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 Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

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

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Pansage Wing Attack 2x 109-129%KO Pluck 2x 109-129%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Pansage Gust 2x 45-54% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Pansage Incinerate 2x 63-75% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 SmogLv. 19 Damage vs Pansage Flame Charge 2x 63-75% Ember 2x 39-48% Smog 2x 20-25% View Tepig builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Pansage Air Cutter 2x 54-64% Gust 2x 36-43% View Pidove builds →

Black & White Evolution

Pansage doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need an evolution item to push it forward to Simisage. The evolved forms gain up to 182 total stats over Pansage. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#511Pansage

Leaf Stone

#512Simisage

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Pansage

Grass

Simisage

Grass

75+25

ATK

98+45

DEF

63+15

SP.ATK

98+45

SP.DEF

63+15

SPE

101+37

BST

316D-Tier

498C-Tier+182

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Pansage with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Bullet Seed, Covet and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Pansage 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

The natural movepool does the job, but Astonish and Bullet Seed from the egg pool give Pansage something extra. Pair those with Leaf Storm and Solar Beam for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Lick

—2010030Ghost

Lv 10

Vine Whip

D4510015Grass

Lv 13

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 16

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 19

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 22

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Lv 25

Torment

——10015Dark

Lv 28

Fling

——10010Dark

Lv 31

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 34

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

Lv 37

Recycle

D——10Normal

Lv 40

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Lv 43

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM47

Low Sweep

D6010020Fighting

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Egg

Covet

—6010040Normal

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

C140905Grass

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Role Play

———10Psychic

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Pansage can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Pansage Locations

Pansage starts showing up in early-game routes at decent spawn rates across 6 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Pansage in Black & White

Which version you're playing matters for Pansage. 6 walking and gift spots at Lv. 10-20 spread across White and Black, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Pinwheel Forest - inside

WhiteGrass Lv.15 Forest

UncommonEarly

AnyShaking spot

Pinwheel Forest - inside

BlackGrass Lv.15 Forest

UncommonEarly

AnyShaking spot

Dreamyard - Overground

BlackGift from NPC Lv.10

LimitedEarly

AnyWith Tepig starter

Dreamyard - Overground

WhiteGift from NPC Lv.10

LimitedEarly

AnyWith Tepig starter

Lostlorn Forest

BlackGrass Lv.20 Forest

UncommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Lostlorn Forest

WhiteGrass Lv.20 Forest

UncommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Pansage Guide

Get Pansage to Simisage using a Leaf Stone. At 316 BST, Pansage is just the starting point.
For Black & White, you can run Pansage through the first few routes without issues. 316 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Simisage as fast as you can.
You can find Pansage in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.
Yes, Pansage is in Black & White. It shows up in 7 games across the series.

Game Availability

Pansage joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Pansage Incinerate 2x 67-79% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Pansage Ember 2x 40-50% View Tepig builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 1 Aerial AceLv. 13 Fury CutterLv. 1 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Pansage Poison Jab 2x 76-90% Aerial Ace 2x 83-100%KO Fury Cutter 2x 40-48% Peck 2x 52-64% View Farfetch'd builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Pansage Struggle Bug 2x 48-57% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Pansage Struggle Bug 2x 63-76% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Pansage Wing Attack 2x 105-124%KO Pluck 2x 105-124%KO View Archen builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Pansage Bug Bite 2x 68-81% Struggle Bug 2x 52-62% View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 Poison StingLv. 5 Damage vs Pansage Bug Bite 2x 63-76% Poison Tail 2x 52-62% Struggle Bug 2x 44-52% Poison Sting 2x 19-24% View Whirlipede builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Pansage Fire Punch 2x 149-175%KO Fire Fang 2x 131-154%KO Incinerate 2x 42-50% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Pansage Air Cutter 2x 94-113%KO Gust 2x 63-75% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Pansage Signal Beam 2x 67-79% Struggle Bug 2x 46-54% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Pansage Struggle Bug 2x 63-75% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Pansage Wing Attack 2x 99-117%KO Pluck 2x 99-117%KO View Archen builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Pansage Fire Punch 2x 157-185%KO Fire Fang 2x 135-159%KO Incinerate 2x 43-52% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Pansage Fly 2x 147-174%KO Ice Fang 2x 70-84% Fire Fang 2x 70-84% Wing Attack 2x 100-119%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Pansage Fly 2x 94-111%KO Air Cutter 2x 98-115%KO Gust 2x 65-78% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Pansage Signal Beam 2x 69-81% Struggle Bug 2x 47-56% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Pansage Struggle Bug 2x 63-74% View Illumise builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Pansage Flare Blitz 2x 254-300%KO Fire Punch 2x 161-190%KO Fire Fang 2x 138-163%KO Incinerate 2x 44-53% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Pansage Fly 2x 152-180%KO Ice Fang 2x 73-87% Fire Fang 2x 73-87% Wing Attack 2x 101-120%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 8 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Pansage X-Scissor 2x 132-157%KO Poison Jab 2x 88-104%KO Bug Bite 2x 101-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 68-80% View Leavanny builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Pansage Fly 2x 96-113%KO Air Cutter 2x 101-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 64-77% Gust 2x 68-80% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Pansage Fly 2x 163-193%KO Air Slash 2x 88-103%KO Air Cutter 2x 70-83% Aerial Ace 2x 110-130%KO View Unfezant builds →