What does Spoink evolve into?

Get Spoink to Grumpig at level 32. At 330 BST, Spoink is just the starting point.

At what level does Spoink evolve?

Level 32 gets you Grumpig . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

For Platinum, you can run Spoink through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Grumpig as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Spoink?

You can find Spoink in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Spoink - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Def and Sp. Atk carry most of Spoink's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Def EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack25

Defense35

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def80

Speed60

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.7 m

Weight30.6 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Thick Fat

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

GluttonyHANot in game

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

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It bounces constantly, using its tail like a spring. The shock of bouncing keeps its heart beating.

Platinum

Spoink Weakness

Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Spoink for super-effective damage. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Spoink's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Spoink Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

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

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Spoink in Platinum (Best Counters)

Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 22 Shadow ClawTM65 Shadow PunchLv. 25 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 105-124%KO Sucker Punch 2x 61-73% Shadow Claw 2x 93-109%KO Shadow Punch 2x 80-95% View Gengar builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 78-92% Feint Attack 2x 105-124%KO Ominous Wind 2x 60-71% Thief 2x 105-124%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 46-54% Shadow Claw 2x 106-125%KO Bite 2x 138-162%KO Thief 2x 138-162%KO View Absol builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 40-47% Thief 2x 84-99% Payback 2x 72-85% View Nuzleaf builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 BiteLv. 17 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 47-56% Bite 2x 78-92% Thief 2x 78-92% Payback 2x 66-78% View Houndour builds →

Platinum Evolution

One evolution ahead. Spoink grows into Grumpig through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Spoink. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#325Spoink

Level 32

#326Grumpig

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Spoink

Psychic

Grumpig

Psychic

80+20

ATK

45+20

DEF

65+30

SP.ATK

90+20

SP.DEF

110+30

SPE

80+20

BST

330D-Tier

470C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Spoink easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Extrasensory, Future Sight and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Spoink Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Spoink's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Future Sight and Dream Eater gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Splash

———40Normal

Lv 7

Psywave

——8015Psychic

Lv 10

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Lv 14

Psybeam

C6510020Psychic

Lv 15

Psych Up

———10Normal

Lv 18

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 21

Magic Coat+4

———15Psychic

Lv 26

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Lv 29

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 29

Snore

D4010015Normal

Lv 34

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 41

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 46

Power Gem

D7010020Rock

Lv 48

Bounce

D85855Flying

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Egg

Extrasensory

C8010030Psychic

Egg

Future Sight

B12010010Psychic

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

——10020Psychic

Egg

Substitute

C——10Normal

Egg

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

D85855Flying

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Spoink Locations

high spawn rates for Spoink across 1 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Spoink in Platinum

Route 214

Grass Lv.21-23 Route

CommonMid

Swarm active

Spoink Guide

Get Spoink to Grumpig at level 32. At 330 BST, Spoink is just the starting point.
Level 32 gets you Grumpig. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Platinum, you can run Spoink through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Grumpig as fast as you can.
You can find Spoink in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Spoink spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Spoink Bug Bite 2x 73-87% View Pineco builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Fury CutterLv. 37 Learns Fury Cutter at Level 37 View Anorith builds →
Kricketot Bug	D
Upcoming Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 16 Learns Bug Bite at Level 16 View Kricketot builds →

Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Spoink Bug Bite 2x 80-95% View Pineco builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Spoink Bug Bite 2x 55-65% View Combee builds →
Burmy Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Spoink Bug Bite 2x 50-60% View Burmy builds →
Caterpie Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Spoink Bug Bite 2x 55-65% View Caterpie builds →
Weedle BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Spoink Bug Bite 2x 58-70% View Weedle builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 1 Damage vs Spoink Feint Attack 2x 97-116%KO Ominous Wind 2x 60-72% Thief 2x 97-116%KO Pursuit 2x 68-80% View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow ClawTM65 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 20 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Claw 2x 101-120%KO Thief 2x 132-156%KO Pursuit 2x 88-104%KO View Absol builds →
Kricketune Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 14 Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Spoink Leech Life 2x 125-148%KO Fury Cutter 2x 64-76% View Kricketune builds →
Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Spoink Bug Bite 2x 77-92% View Pineco builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Spoink Bug Bite 2x 51-60% View Combee builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 75-89% Sucker Punch 2x 115-136%KO Feint Attack 2x 99-117%KO Ominous Wind 2x 57-68% View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 117-137%KO Shadow Ball 2x 43-50% Shadow Claw 2x 103-122%KO Bite 2x 133-157%KO View Absol builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Feint AttackLv. 14 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 90-106%KO Shadow Ball 2x 24-30% Shadow Claw 2x 79-94% Feint Attack 2x 102-120%KO View Sneasel builds →
Sableye DarkGhost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Knock OffLv. 29 Feint AttackLv. 32 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 57-68% Shadow Claw 2x 99-117%KO Knock Off 2x 93-110%KO Feint Attack 2x 86-102%KO View Sableye builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 31 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 37-43% Feint Attack 2x 79-94% Thief 2x 79-94% Payback 2x 69-81% View Nuzleaf builds →

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Dark PulseLv. 49 Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Damage vs Spoink Dark Pulse 2x 77-91% Shadow Ball 2x 77-91% Sucker Punch 2x 121-142%KO Feint Attack 2x 104-122%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 44 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 123-145%KO Shadow Ball 2x 44-52% Sucker Punch 2x 162-191%KO Shadow Claw 2x 108-127%KO View Absol builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Feint AttackLv. 14 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 94-111%KO Shadow Ball 2x 26-31% Shadow Claw 2x 83-98% Feint Attack 2x 107-127%KO View Sneasel builds →
Sableye DarkGhost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Knock OffLv. 29 Feint AttackLv. 32 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 59-69% Shadow Claw 2x 104-122%KO Knock Off 2x 96-113%KO Feint Attack 2x 88-104%KO View Sableye builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 48 Shadow BallTM30 BiteLv. 17 Feint AttackLv. 35 Damage vs Spoink Crunch 2x 100-118%KO Shadow Ball 2x 46-55% Bite 2x 76-89% Feint Attack 2x 76-89% View Houndour builds →

Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Spoink Rapid Spin 28-33% Explosion 140-165%KO Payback 2x 56-67% View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Spoink Ice Shard 53-62% Pursuit 2x 106-125%KO View Weavile builds →
Dusknoir Ghost	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Shadow Sneak Will O Wisp Ice Punch Pain Split Damage vs Spoink Shadow Sneak 2x 102-121%KO View Dusknoir builds →