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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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.

GluttonyHA

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.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Spoink in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 AssuranceLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Dark Pulse 2x 74-88% Shadow Ball 2x 49-59% Assurance 2x 99-116%KO Thief 2x 99-116%KO View Murkrow builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Night SlashLv. 30 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 120-141%KO Shadow Ball 2x 46-54% Dark Pulse 2x 68-81% Night Slash 2x 159-187%KO View Absol builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Bug BuzzTM62 Leech LifeLv. 25 Shadow BallTM30 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Spoink Bug Buzz 2x 95-113%KO Leech Life 2x 111-131%KO Shadow Ball 2x 55-66% U-turn 2x 99-116%KO View Beautifly builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Sucker PunchLv. 30 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 29-35% Dark Pulse 2x 45-53% Sucker Punch 2x 93-109%KO Shadow Claw 2x 61-73% View Stunky builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 HexLv. 23 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 74-88% Dark Pulse 2x 49-59% Hex 2x 62-74% Thief 2x 52-61% View Misdreavus builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Spoink Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Without breeding, Spoink misses out on Amnesia and Extrasensory. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Future Sight and Dream Eater, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Splash

D——40Normal

Lv 7

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 10

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 14

Psybeam

C6510020Psychic

Lv 15

Psych Up

C——10Normal

Lv 18

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 21

Magic Coat+4

C——15Psychic

Lv 26

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Lv 29

Power Gem

D8010020Rock

Lv 29

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 33

Snore

—5010015Normal

Lv 38

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

Lv 40

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 44

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 50

Bounce

D85855Flying

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

D——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

Egg

Extrasensory

C8010020Psychic

Egg

Future Sight

B12010010Psychic

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Simple Beam

D—10015Normal

Egg

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Spoink can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Spoink Locations

high spawn rates for Spoink across 2 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Route 214

Shining PearlGrass Lv.22-23 Route

40%Mid

Swarm active

Route 214

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.22-23 Route

40%Mid

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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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Kricketot Bug	D
Available Move Moves Struggle BugLv. 6 Damage vs Spoink Struggle Bug 2x 34-43% View Kricketot builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 43-51% Thief 2x 37-46% View Surskit builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM78 Damage vs Spoink Dark Pulse 2x 75-90% Shadow Ball 2x 50-60% Thief 2x 88-105%KO Snarl 2x 55-68% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Bug BuzzTM62 Shadow BallTM30 Bug BiteLv. 1 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Bug Buzz 2x 88-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x 55-65% Bug Bite 2x 75-90% Thief 2x 50-60% View Beautifly builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 75-90% Dark Pulse 2x 50-60% Thief 2x 45-55% Payback 2x 43-50% View Misdreavus builds →
Kricketot Bug	D
Available Move Moves Struggle BugLv. 6 Damage vs Spoink Struggle Bug 2x 30-38% View Kricketot builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 38-45% Thief 2x 33-40% View Surskit builds →

Skuntank PoisonDark	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Sucker PunchLv. 30 Night SlashLv. 38 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 41-49% Dark Pulse 2x 62-73% Sucker Punch 2x 119-140%KO Night Slash 2x 119-140%KO View Skuntank builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 AssuranceLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Dark Pulse 2x 71-84% Shadow Ball 2x 48-56% Assurance 2x 95-112%KO Thief 2x 95-112%KO View Murkrow builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Night SlashLv. 30 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 117-138%KO Shadow Ball 2x 42-50% Dark Pulse 2x 64-76% Night Slash 2x 154-182%KO View Absol builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Bug BuzzTM62 Leech LifeLv. 25 Shadow BallTM30 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Spoink Bug Buzz 2x 90-107%KO Leech Life 2x 107-126%KO Shadow Ball 2x 53-64% U-turn 2x 95-112%KO View Beautifly builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 HexLv. 23 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 71-84% Dark Pulse 2x 48-56% Hex 2x 59-70% Thief 2x 49-58% View Misdreavus builds →

Skuntank PoisonDark	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Sucker PunchLv. 30 Night SlashLv. 38 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 41-49% Dark Pulse 2x 62-73% Sucker Punch 2x 117-138%KO Night Slash 2x 117-138%KO View Skuntank builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 AssuranceLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Dark Pulse 2x 70-83% Shadow Ball 2x 47-56% Assurance 2x 93-110%KO Thief 2x 93-110%KO View Murkrow builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Night SlashLv. 30 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 117-137%KO Shadow Ball 2x 43-50% Dark Pulse 2x 63-76% Night Slash 2x 155-183%KO View Absol builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 90-106%KO Shadow Ball 2x 24-30% Dark Pulse 2x 37-44% Shadow Claw 2x 79-94% View Sneasel builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 HexLv. 23 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 70-83% Dark Pulse 2x 47-56% Hex 2x 57-68% Thief 2x 49-57% View Misdreavus builds →

Skuntank PoisonDark	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Sucker PunchLv. 30 Night SlashLv. 38 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 41-49% Dark Pulse 2x 62-73% Sucker Punch 2x 117-138%KO Night Slash 2x 117-138%KO View Skuntank builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 AssuranceLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Dark Pulse 2x 70-83% Shadow Ball 2x 47-56% Assurance 2x 93-110%KO Thief 2x 93-110%KO View Murkrow builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Night SlashLv. 30 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 117-137%KO Shadow Ball 2x 43-50% Dark Pulse 2x 63-76% Night Slash 2x 155-183%KO View Absol builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Spoink X-Scissor 2x 90-106%KO Shadow Ball 2x 24-30% Dark Pulse 2x 37-44% Shadow Claw 2x 79-94% View Sneasel builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 HexLv. 23 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Spoink Shadow Ball 2x 70-83% Dark Pulse 2x 47-56% Hex 2x 57-68% Thief 2x 49-57% View Misdreavus builds →