Mixed
Balanced
DTier
65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Sp. Def carry most of Surskit's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP40
D
Attack30
F
Defense32
F
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def52
D
Speed65
C
Total269
Details
Catch Rate
Easy200 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight1.7 kg
3.7 lbsFeather
Base XP54
Low Yield
Abilities
Swift SwimTop Pick
Doubles Speed during rain.
Rain DishHANot in game
Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

They usually live on ponds, but after an evening shower, they may appear on puddles in towns.

Surskit Weakness

Surskit's Bug/Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Flying, and Rock. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug/Water typing.

Surskit Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Water, Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel
Type ChartGood
3Weak
5Resist
0Immune
Score-1
Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricFlyingRock
½xResist
WaterIceFightingGroundSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (6)
GrassPsychicDarkFireGroundRock
How to Beat Surskit in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard can KO Surskit with Fire Blast (95-111%). Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (161-189%). Regirock's Explosion also KOs at 206-243%.

Charizard
Charizard
FireFlying
B
Recommended Build
AbilityBlaze
ItemLeftovers
NatureHasty
Moves
  • Fire Blast
  • Hidden Power Grass
  • SubstituteUtility
  • Focus Punch
Damage vs Surskit
Fire Blast
95-111%KO
View Charizard builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

One evolution ahead. Surskit grows into Masquerain through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 185 total stats over Surskit. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Surskit
#283Surskit
22
Level 22
Masquerain
#284Masquerain
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Surskit
BugWater
Masquerain
BugFlying
HP
40
70+30
ATK
30
60+30
DEF
32
62+30
SP.ATK
50
100+50
SP.DEF
52
82+30
SPE
65
80+15
BST
269D-Tier
454C-Tier+185
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Special
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Surskit easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Foresight, Hydro Pump, Mind Reader and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
BugWater1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
azumarillflygonblastoisegolduckferaligatrkingdraswampertslowbroslowkingoctilleryludicolodewgong
12 of 37·

FireRed & LeafGreen Surskit Best Moveset

Leftovers and Swiftswim form the backbone. Surskit invests max HP and Sp. Atk EVs to play its attacker role properly, and Hardy nature pushes higher. Giga Drain handles the heavy lifting on offense. Utility options rounds it out.

Best Build

Experimental
Special Tank
Ability
Swift Swim
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Surskit
HardyNEUTRAL

Surskit best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk

EVs

Special Tank Moveset

  • Giga Drain
  • HazeUtility
  • ToxicUtility
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Starmie
StarmieGood
Tyranitar
TyranitarGood
Lanturn
LanturnGood

Moves

You'll want to breed for Foresight and Hydro Pump on Surskit. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Bubble Beam, they expand what Surskit can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bubble
—2010030Water
Lv 7
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 13
Sweet Scent
——10020Normal
Lv 19
Water Sport
———15Water
Lv 25
Bubble Beam
—6510020Water
Lv 31
Agility
D——30Psychic
Lv 37
Haze
S——30Ice
Lv 37
Mist
———30Ice

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
D120705Ice
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
——7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
S751005Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
D9510010Ice
TM17
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM22
Solar Beam
C12010010Grass
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
S—8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Foresight
——10040Normal
Egg
Hydro Pump
C120805Water
Egg
Mind Reader
——1005Normal
Egg
Mud Shot
—559515Ground
Egg
Psybeam
—6510020Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Tutor
Mimic
———10Normal
Tutor
Substitute
C——10Normal

How to Get Surskit in FireRed & LeafGreen

No wild encounters for Surskit in FireRed & LeafGreen. It's available in Ruby, Diamond, or Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Catch in the wild in:

RubySurfing · Route 102

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

DiamondPlatinumWhiteOmega RubySun

Surskit Guide

  • Get Surskit to Masquerain at level 22. At 269 BST, Surskit is just the starting point.

  • Level 22 gets you Masquerain. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • For FireRed & LeafGreen, you can run Surskit through the first few routes without issues. 269 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Masquerain as fast as you can.

  • You can find Surskit in FireRed & LeafGreen. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Surskit spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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