Is Phione Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Breed Manaphy with Ditto. Water-type with AbilityHydration curing status in rain. Phione doesn't evolve into Manaphy. Modest stats for a Pokemon locked behind a mythical breeding chain. Not worth the effort.
Phione resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Phione cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- LV 24WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM55WaterBrine98100%10
- After Byron
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Candice
- TUTORNormalLast Resort140100%5
- TUTORNormalUproar90100%10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 61WaterDive120100%10
How to Get Phione in Platinum
No wild encounters for Phione in Platinum. It's available in Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Phione is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Phione Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Phione for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Phione can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Phione Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Phione
In Platinum, Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (119-140%). Camerupt deals 75-89% with Explosion.
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureAdamant Moves View Breloom builds →
| ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Phione View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x119-140%KO Aura Sphere35-42% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Phione View Camerupt builds →Explosion75-89% Earthquake30-36% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Phione View Luxray builds →Crunch36-43% Ice Fang15-17% Thunder Fang 2x59-70% Fire Fang15-17% | ||
Phione Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Phione sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and no compatible partners from two egg groups. Eggs are takes forever to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Phione is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Fairy and Water1 egg groups.
Ditto onlyPt Phione Best Moveset
80 across every stat creates a perfectly flat profile that excels at nothing. The moveset has Water attacks and AbilityHydration for status healing in rain. Manaphy does everything Phione does but with 20 more in every stat.
Best Build
Phione best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Surf
- Rain Dance
- Rest
- Grass Knot
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Phione's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 8 types on top of Surf and Dive for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
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
It drifts in warm seas. It always returns to where it was born, no matter how far it may have drifted.
Phione Platinum Guide
For the Platinum meta, At 480 BST, Phione is built different. We rank it C-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a support. Surf with Damprock is the standard set.
Hydration cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain. That's the one you want on Phione. It's the only ability Phione has.
In Platinum, Phione fills the support role. It's a special attacker with base 80 Sp. Atk. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Platinum, run Surf, Raindance, Rest, and Grassknot on Phione. Surf is the most common pick at 0% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
As a Mythical Pokemon, Phione has limited availability — 12 games since its debut in Diamond & Pearl. Typically obtained through special events or in-game quests rather than standard encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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