Is Simisage Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Leaf Stone on Pansage. Grass with AbilityGluttony. Decent Speed and Attack. Handles Clay through Grass and contributes until mid-game. Most players bench the monkeys after the third or fourth gym.
Simisage has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Simisage has the type edge here and should clean up Chili's team.
Simisage resists most of Cress's coverage and hits back hard.
Simisage has the type edge here and should clean up Lenora's team.
Simisage trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Elesa's team hits Simisage's weaknesses hard.
Simisage resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Simisage trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Simisage trades roughly evenly with Brycen's team.
Drayden's typing presses Simisage's defenses.
Simisage has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Simisage trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Simisage trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Simisage has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Alder's team hits Simisage's weaknesses hard.
Pansage is available as a starter.
How to Get Simisage in Black & White
Simisage doesn't appear wild. Catch Pansage instead, it shows up at solid rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Simisage. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Simisage in BW
Pansage is your first catch on the way to Simisage. You'll find walking and gift encounters from Lv. 10-20 across 6 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch PansageDreamyard - OvergroundLv.10Gift from NPCRate 100%AnyWith Tepig starterPinwheel Forest - insideLv.15Shaking grass spotsRate 5%AnyShaking spotLostlorn ForestLv.20Shaking grass spotsRate 5%AnyShaking spot
Step 2Simisage ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Simisage egg.
Simisage Weakness
Simisage is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Simisage leans offensive (base 98 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Simisage Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Simisage
 Simisear Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansear (Dreamyard Gift) | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x58-68% Smog 2x15-18% | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Farfetch'd builds →Aerial Ace 2x65-77% Poison Jab 2x56-67% Fury Cutter 2x17-21% | ||
 Illumise Bug | C | |
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansear (Dreamyard Gift) | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x54-65% Smog 2x14-16% | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Farfetch'd builds →Aerial Ace 2x65-77% Poison Jab 2x54-65% Fury Cutter 2x15-19% | ||
 Whirlipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Whirlipede builds →Bug Bite 2x45-53% Poison Tail 2x38-45% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x131-155%KO Poison Tail 2x58-68% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x102-121%KO Fire Fang 2x51-60% Ice Fang 2x51-60% | ||
Simisear Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansear (Dreamyard Gift) | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
 Tranquill Normal | D | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x177-208%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x134-158%KO Poison Jab 2x89-106%KO | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x92-108%KO Poison Jab 2x61-72% Aerial Ace 2x47-56% | ||
Unfezant Normal | C | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansear (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x78-92% Acrobatics 2x42-50% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x169-199%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x129-151%KO Poison Jab 2x87-103%KO | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x87-103%KO Poison Jab 2x58-69% Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Emboar builds →Fire Blast 2x129-151%KO Poison Jab 2x68-81% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x174-205%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x180-212%KO Smog 2x22-26% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x131-155%KO Poison Jab 2x88-104%KO | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x90-106%KO Poison Jab 2x60-71% Aerial Ace 2x45-54% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Emboar builds →Fire Blast 2x131-155%KO Poison Jab 2x70-83% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x197-232%KO Bug Buzz 2x127-150%KO Gust 2x39-45% Poison Jab 2x39-46% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x210-247%KO Smog 2x20-25% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x175-206%KO U-turn 2x69-81% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x156-184%KO U-turn 2x61-72% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x156-184%KO Poison Jab 2x70-82% | ||
In Black & White, Genesect can KO Simisage with Explosion (106-125%). Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (218-256%). Lapras deals 83-98% with Ice Beam.
 Genesect BugSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x90-106%KO Ice Beam 2x63-74% Explosion106-125%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x218-256%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Simisage View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x83-98% Surf21-25% Ice Shard 2x32-37% Thunderbolt14-16% | ||
Simisage Evolutions
Simisage evolved from Pansage's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Pansage eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Pansage pushed Simisage to 498 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BW Simisage Best Moveset
98 in both offenses at 101 Speed with AbilityOvergrow as a hidden ability for Grass power at low HP. The moveset fires Grass TermStab from either physical or special side fast. Outclassed by dedicated Grass attackers with higher power or better abilities.
Best Build
Simisage best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Seed Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Crunch
- Acrobatics
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Simisage. Astonish and Bullet Seed come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam and coverage across 7 types.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Ill tempered, it fights by swinging its barbed tail around wildly. The leaf growing on its head is very bitter.
It attacks enemies with strikes of its thorn-covered tail. This Pokémon is wild tempered.
Simisage Black & White Guide
In Black & White, Simisage works as a pivot with 498 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Black & White's meta. Seedbomb with Oranberry is the standard set.
In Black & White, Simisage's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Weavile (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Simisage's base 101 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Gluttony is the go-to ability for Simisage. It makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP. Its hidden ability Overgrow can work in specific setups.
Simisage is a mixed attacker with base 98 Attack and 98 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 101 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.
For Black & White, the core moveset is Seedbomb, Giga Drain, Crunch, and Acrobatics. Seedbomb leads at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Simisage has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Simisage has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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