
Is Beldum Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Gift from Steven after becoming Champion. AbilityClear Body blocks stat drops. Beldum only knows MoveTake Down and evolves at 20. In Emerald, the gift comes after beating Wallace, not after Steven. Metagross at 45 is the postgame goal. The Battle Frontier is where it finds real fights.
Roxanne's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Winona's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Metang trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Metang trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Metagross trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Metagross trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Beldum is given to you as a gift on Mossdeep City at Lv 5. After defeating Elite Four. Gift from Steven Stone at his house in Mossdeep City after becoming Champion
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5NormalTake Down9085%20
Your Beldum should hit Level 20 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- After Wattson
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- LV 38PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalExplosion250100%5
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 50SteelMeteor Mash13590%10
- LV 62NormalHyper Beam15090%5
Your Metang should hit Level 45 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalExplosion250100%5
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 55SteelMeteor Mash13590%10
- LV 66PsychicAgility—100%30
- LV 77NormalHyper Beam15090%5
How to Get Beldum in Emerald
No searching required for Beldum. You receive it at Mossdeep City from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.
1 location to catch Beldum
Beldum Weakness
Type-wise, Beldum takes extra damage from Fire and Ground. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Beldum Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Beldum
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Combusken builds →Flamethrower 2x121-144%KO Dig 2x42-51% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Quilava builds →Flamethrower 2x114-135%KO Dig 2x35-42% | ||
Sandslash Ground | A | |
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x180-212%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Quilava builds →Overheat 2x173-204%KO Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Sandslash Ground | A | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x215-254%KO Dig 2x73-87% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x184-216%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Quilava builds →Overheat 2x173-205%KO Dig 2x35-43% | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x224-265%KO Dig 2x57-68% | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x222-262%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x217-255%KO Earthquake 2x121-144%KO | ||
Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x176-207%KO Dig 2x39-47% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x224-265%KO Earthquake 2x94-111%KO | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x222-262%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% | ||
Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x217-255%KO Earthquake 2x121-144%KO | ||
Groudon Ground | S | |
Obtain MethodTerra Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Groudon builds →Earthquake 2x169-199%KO Overheat 2x138-163%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x225-266%KO Earthquake 2x93-110%KO | ||
Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x224-264%KO Earthquake 2x69-82% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x232-273%KO Earthquake 2x120-141%KO | ||
Beldum Evolutions
Beldum kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Metang all the way to Metagross. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with no compatible partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 300 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Beldum is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
E Beldum Best Moveset
MoveTake Down is the only move Beldum learns, and the recoil plus low stats make it useless in battle. Metang and then Metagross is the entire point of raising this line.
Best Build
Beldum best EVs are Speed and Sp. Def
Utility Moveset
- Take Down
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Steel and Psychic STAB for Beldum, with Normal coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When BELDUM gather in a swarm, they move in perfect unison as if they were but one POKéMON. They communicate with each other using brain waves.
Beldum Emerald Guide
In Emerald, For a casual playthrough, Beldum works as a placeholder. Steel/Psychic coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Metang. That's where the stats start mattering.
Yes. Beldum is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Beldum becomes available after the main story is complete in Emerald.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Beldum appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves