Is Meganium Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Meganium is the defensive starter. It absorbs hits better than Typhlosion or Feraligatr and can outlast opponents through sheer durability. The problem is the gym matchups stay unfavorable through most of Johto. Useful against Chuck and the Water trainers, but you'll lean on teammates for most boss fights.
Falkner's team hits Chikorita's weaknesses hard.
Chikorita trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Bayleef trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Bayleef has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Meganium resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Chikorita is available as a starter.
- LV 8GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 29NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 50GrassSolar Beam180100%10
Your Chikorita should hit Level 16 before you reach Whitney, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 31NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 55GrassSolar Beam180100%10
Your Bayleef should hit Level 32 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- LV 32NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 61GrassSolar Beam180100%10
How to Get Meganium in Gold & Silver
No wild encounters for Meganium. The 3-stage chain runs through Chikorita, which you can catch but it's a rare spawn from the locations below. Evolve at level 32 once you've got the levels.
Meganium Weakness
Type-wise, Meganium takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Meganium's overall bulk (80/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Meganium Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Meganium
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Spinarak BugPoison | D | |
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Hoothoot Normal | D | |
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x90-106%KO Smog 2x13-15% | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x77-91% Fury Cutter 2x6-8% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Growlithe Fire | A | |
 Ledian Bug | C | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x89-105%KO Smog 2x11-14% | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x51-60% Fury Cutter 2x12-15% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x76-90% Fury Cutter 2x5-6% | ||
 Golbat Poison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x40-48% Leech Life 2x10-12% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x86-102%KO Smog 2x11-14% | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x50-58% Fury Cutter 2x12-15% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x74-87% Fury Cutter 2x5-6% | ||
Golbat Poison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x39-47% Leech Life 2x10-12% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x86-102%KO Smog 2x11-14% | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x50-58% Fury Cutter 2x12-15% | ||
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Ariados builds →Sludge Bomb 2x61-73% Leech Life 2x17-20% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Venomoth builds →Sludge Bomb 2x50-58% Gust 2x17-19% Leech Life 2x15-17% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x61-73% Twineedle 2x19-23% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x86-102%KO Smog 2x11-14% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Ariados builds →Sludge Bomb 2x61-73% Leech Life 2x17-20% | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x50-58% Fury Cutter 2x12-15% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Venomoth builds →Sludge Bomb 2x50-58% Gust 2x17-19% Leech Life 2x15-17% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x67-79% Fire Blast 2x59-69% Blizzard 2x59-69% Fury Cutter 2x7-8% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x67-79% Blizzard 2x53-63% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x94-111%KO Fury Cutter 2x5-7% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x96-113%KO Sludge Bomb 2x40-48% | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x49-58% Fury Cutter 2x9-11% | ||
In Gold & Silver, Cloyster's Explosion hits Meganium for 57-67%.
S | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Cloyster builds →Surf9-11% Explosion57-67% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Zapdos builds →Thunder16-19% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Snorlax builds →Double Edge31-37% Earthquake13-15% | ||
Meganium Evolutions
End of the line. Meganium caps a three-stage chain that started at Chikorita. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+35 over Chikorita), and Meganium peaks at 525 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Meganium to get Chikorita eggs easily using 23 partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Counter, Flail and 2 more.
GS Meganium Best Moveset
Solid defensive stats with MoveReflect and MoveLight Screen for team support. MoveLeech Seed drains opponents passively and MoveSynthesis provides HP recovery. Held ItemLeftovers stacks with Leech Seed for sustained presence. Defensive Grass support that blocks physical threats and sustains the team.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Synthesis
- Body Slam
- Swords Dance
- Leech Seed
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Counter aren't available any other way for Meganium, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Giga Drain for solid options.
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
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Meganium Gold & Silver Guide
For Gold & Silver, we rate Meganium C-Tier: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. At 525 BST, it fits the support role. Synthesis with Leftovers is the standard set.
Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Meganium is a special attacker with base 83 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a support.
For Gold & Silver, the core moveset is Synthesis, Body Slam, Swords Dance, and Leech Seed. Synthesis leads at 0% usage. This set covers the support role with a mix of damage and utility.
In Gold & Silver, the best way to handle Meganium: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Meganium spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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