Is Relicanth Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Water/Rock with AbilityRock Head. Physical attacker with Head Smash (no recoil). Handles Flint and contributes against Candice. A niche pickup for players who like high-risk attackers.
Relicanth resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Relicanth has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Relicanth trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Relicanth trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Relicanth on Route 226 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 40-50, uncommon).
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Relicanth Locations
Relicanth sits at moderate rates across 2 spots in late-game fishing spots. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.
Best Locations to Catch Relicanth in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Relicanth Weakness
Grass, Electric, Fighting, and Ground moves hit Relicanth for super-effective damage. Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Relicanth's physical bulk (base 130 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire |
What is Relicanth Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Relicanth
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x71-86% Earthquake 2x32-39% | ||
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x39-48% Focus Punch 2x36-43% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Phanpy Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Phanpy builds →Earthquake 2x45-54% Rock Smash 2x14-18% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x50-59% Focus Punch 2x48-57% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x76-92% Earthquake 2x37-44% | ||
Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x42-51% Focus Punch 2x39-47% | ||
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Luxio Electric | D | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x82-96% Earthquake 2x37-44% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x47-55% Focus Punch 2x47-55% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x49-58% Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x65-77% Thunder Fang 2x29-35% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x47-55% Focus Punch 2x47-55% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x82-96% Earthquake 2x37-44% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x49-58% Focus Punch 2x48-57% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x49-58% Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x45-53% Focus Punch 2x44-53% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x79-93% Earthquake 2x35-42% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x47-56% Focus Punch 2x46-54% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x78-93% Earthquake 2x35-42% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x45-54% Focus Punch 2x45-53% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x44-52% Focus Punch 2x44-52% | ||
 Snover GrassIce | D | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 4x256-302%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 4x201-238%KO Focus Punch 2x48-56% Earthquake 2x32-38% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x46-54% Focus Punch 2x44-52% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x77-91% Earthquake 2x34-40% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x44-52% Focus Punch 2x43-51% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 4x256-302%KO | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 4x201-238%KO Focus Punch 2x48-56% Earthquake 2x32-38% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x46-54% Focus Punch 2x44-52% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x77-91% Earthquake 2x34-40% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x44-52% Focus Punch 2x43-51% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 4x261-308%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 4x232-274%KO Drain Punch 2x21-25% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x243-287%KO Focus Punch 2x57-68% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x114-134%KO Focus Punch 2x47-56% Earthquake 2x32-38% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Relicanth for 64-76%. Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Relicanth for 34-40%. Raikou's Thunderbolt also KOs at 112-132%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x64-76% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed 4x34-40% Mach Punch 2x26-31% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x112-132%KO Scald33-39% Aura Sphere 2x67-79% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Relicanth View Lucario builds →Extreme Speed10-11% Close Combat 2x88-104%KO Aura Sphere 2x95-112%KO | ||
Relicanth Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Relicanth sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and plenty of partners from two egg groups. Eggs are takes forever to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Relicanth with 69 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Aqua Tail, Mud Shot and 5 more to offspring.
BDSP Relicanth Best Moveset
100 HP and 130 Defense with AbilityRock Head removing recoil from physical moves. Water/Rock TermStab at 90 Attack gives the moveset some physical output. Hidden AbilitySturdy guarantees one hit survived. Fell from C-tier because 45 Sp. Atk, 65 Sp. Def, and 55 Speed leave too many gaps.
Best Build
Relicanth best EVs are Attack and Defense
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Body Press
- Liquidation
- Head Smash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Relicanth picks up Amnesia and Aqua Tail only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Head Smash and Hydro Pump while Normal and Ice coverage and more adds range.
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
This rare Pokémon was discovered during a deep-sea exploration. It has not changed in over 100 million years.
Relicanth Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Relicanth's 485 base stat total fool you. Swift Swim is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Earthquake with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Swift Swim on Relicanth. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Relicanth also gets Rock Head and Sturdy, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Relicanth fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Earthquake, Bodypress, Liquidation, and Head Smash on Relicanth. Earthquake is the most common pick at 0% usage. Liquidation provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Relicanth first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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
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