What does Teddiursa evolve into?

Teddiursa becomes Ursaring at level 30, then Ursaluna using a Peat Block. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Teddiursa evolve?

Teddiursa evolves into Ursaring at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Teddiursa?

In Platinum, Teddiursa does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Ursaring before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Teddiursa?

Teddiursa is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Teddiursa - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Teddiursa's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Speed trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack80

Defense50

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def50

Speed40

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight8.8 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Pickup

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

Quick Feet

Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Honey GatherHANot in game

The Pokémon may pick up honey after battle.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It lets honey soak into its paws so it can lick them all the time. Every set of paws tastes unique.

Platinum

Teddiursa Weakness

Teddiursa is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Teddiursa Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

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

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Teddiursa in Platinum (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 248-292%KO Close Combat 2x 199-235%KO Focus Blast 2x 83-99% Brick Break 2x 126-149%KO View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 40 SubmissionLv. 32 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 206-243%KO Focus Blast 2x 99-117%KO Cross Chop 2x 139-164%KO Submission 2x 110-130%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 139-164%KO High Jump Kick 2x 122-143%KO Focus Blast 2x 110-130%KO Drain Punch 2x 70-83% View Medicham builds →
Croagunk PoisonFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 142-167%KO Focus Blast 2x 113-133%KO Brick Break 2x 73-86% Revenge 2x 57-68% View Croagunk builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 155-183%KO Focus Blast 2x 77-91% Drain Punch 2x 79-94% Brick Break 2x 79-94% View Riolu builds →

Platinum Evolution

Teddiursa is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Ursaring first, then eventually reaches Ursaluna. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#216Teddiursa

Level 30

#217Ursaring

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Teddiursa

Normal

Ursaring

Normal

90+30

ATK

130+50

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

75+25

SP.DEF

75+25

SPE

55+15

BST

330D-Tier

500B-Tier+170

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Teddiursa easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Close Combat, Counter, Cross Chop and 9 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

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Teddiursa 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

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 13 types means almost nothing walls Teddiursa cleanly, with Last Resort and Thrash anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Covet

—6010025Normal

Lv 1

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Lick

—2010030Ghost

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 8

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 15

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 22

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 29

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 36

Charm

——10020Normal

Lv 43

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 43

Snore

D4010015Normal

Lv 50

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Lv 57

Fling

——10010Dark

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Close Combat

C1201005Fighting

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Chop

C100805Fighting

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Egg

Yawn

D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Gunk Shot

C120705Poison

Tutor

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Tutor

Last Resort

B1301005Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Teddiursa Locations

moderate rates across 1 encounter spots for Teddiursa. That's the kind of hunt where you pick one location and settle in. Sort by Best below to see where the odds are highest.

Best Locations to Catch Teddiursa in Platinum

Lake Acuity

Grass Lv.40-41 Water

RareLate

Dual-slot: Emerald

Teddiursa Guide

Teddiursa becomes Ursaring at level 30, then Ursaluna using a Peat Block. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Teddiursa evolves into Ursaring at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Platinum, Teddiursa does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Ursaring before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Teddiursa is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Teddiursa first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Infernape FireFighting	A
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 41 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 222-262%KO Close Combat 2x 179-211%KO Focus Blast 2x 179-211%KO Brick Break 2x 113-133%KO View Infernape builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 260-307%KO Close Combat 2x 210-247%KO Focus Blast 2x 88-104%KO Brick Break 2x 132-156%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 227-267%KO Focus Blast 2x 153-180%KO Brick Break 2x 115-136%KO Revenge 2x 92-109%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Gallade PsychicFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 53 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 260-307%KO Close Combat 2x 210-247%KO Focus Blast 2x 124-147%KO Brick Break 2x 132-156%KO View Gallade builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Teddiursa Focus Punch 2x 145-171%KO High Jump Kick 2x 126-149%KO Focus Blast 2x 117-138%KO Drain Punch 2x 73-87% View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Close Combat MegahornSTAB Stone Edge Sleep Talk Damage vs Teddiursa Close Combat 2x 254-299%KO Megahorn 127-149%KO Stone Edge 70-83% View Heracross builds →
Machamp Fighting	C
Fighting is super effective against TeddiursaView Machamp →