For the Platinum meta, At 580 BST, Suicune is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a balanced. Calm Mind with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Suicune weak to?

In Platinum, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Suicune. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Suicune has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What is the best ability for Suicune?

Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Suicune. Inner Focus is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Suicune play in battle?

Suicune is a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

What are the best moves for Suicune?

In Platinum, run Calm Mind, Ice Beam, Surf, and Hiddenpowerelectric on Suicune. Calm Mind is the most common pick at 24% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.

Suicune - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

BTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Suicune's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Balanced defenses with Defense doing the heavy lifting. And the slow 1.25M XP grind means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 3 Defense and Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP100

Attack75

Defense115

Sp. Atk90

Sp. Def115

Speed85

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight187.0 kg

Base XP261

Abilities

PressureTop Pick

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

Inner FocusHANot in game

Prevents flinching.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpD+2Spe

Strong Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

It races around the world to purify fouled water. It dashes away with the north wind.

Platinum

Suicune Weakness

Electric and Grass moves hit Suicune for super-effective damage. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Suicune's overall bulk (100/115/115) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Suicune Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

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

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Suicune in Platinum (Best Counters)

DonphanSturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets Ground	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Ice Shard Stealth Rock Damage vs Suicune Earthquake 33-39% Rapid Spin 11-13% Ice Shard 4-5% View Donphan builds →
HippowdonWalls physical sets Ground	B
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Slack Off Stealth Rock RoarUtility Damage vs Suicune Earthquake 31-37% View Hippowdon builds →
GliscorRecovers with Roost, outspeeds, walls physical sets GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Suicune Earthquake 27-32% Ice Fang 6-7% View Gliscor builds →
Nidoqueen PoisonGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityPoison Point ItemBlack Sludge NatureRelaxed Moves Toxic Spikes EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Ice Beam Damage vs Suicune Earthquake 26-31% Ice Beam 6-8% View Nidoqueen builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Will O Wisp Shadow Ball Pain Split PursuitSTAB Damage vs Suicune Shadow Ball 21-25% Pursuit 10-12% View Spiritomb builds →

Platinum Evolution

A Water-type legendary, Suicune doesn't evolve or breed. At 580 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#245SuicuneDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Platinum Suicune Best Moveset

Suicune runs Calm Mind to boost before sweeping. Pressure and Timid nature shape the build, with max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus the remaining moves to back it up.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Special Setup Sweeper

Ability

Pressure

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Suicune

Timid+SPE

Suicune best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Setup Sweeper Moveset

Calm Mind
Ice Beam
SurfSTAB
Hidden Power Electric

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarDecent

JirachiDecent

HeatranDecent

Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Suicune's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Hydro Pump and Surf gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 15

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 22

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 29

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Lv 36

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 43

Mirror Coat-5

——10020Psychic

Lv 50

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 57

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Lv 64

Extrasensory

C8010030Psychic

Lv 71

Hydro Pump

A120805Water

Lv 78

Calm Mind

S——20Psychic

Lv 85

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM Moves

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM04

Calm Mind

S——20Psychic

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

B——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM08

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

HM03

Surf

A9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Suicune doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dive

C8010010Water

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Event Moves

Evt

Event

Air Slash

C759520Flying

Event

Aqua Ring

———20Water

Event

Extreme Speed+2

C801005Normal

Event

Sheer Cold

——305Ice

How to Get Suicune in Platinum

No wild encounters for Suicune in Platinum. It's available in Gold, Crystal, or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Suicune is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Special encounter in:

HeartGoldSpecial encounter · Route 25

Then trade to Platinum.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal FireRed Ultra Sun

Suicune Guide

For the Platinum meta, At 580 BST, Suicune is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a balanced. Calm Mind with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Platinum, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Suicune. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Suicune has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Suicune. Inner Focus is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Suicune is a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
In Platinum, run Calm Mind, Ice Beam, Surf, and Hiddenpowerelectric on Suicune. Calm Mind is the most common pick at 24% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Since Gold & Silver, Suicune has appeared in 17 games. Legendary Pokemon like Suicune are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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