Is Spiritomb Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Ghost/Dark with zero type weaknesses in Gen 4. Fairy doesn't exist yet, so nothing hits Spiritomb super-effectively. Found by meeting 32 underground players at the Hallowed Tower. Cynthia's Spiritomb is famous for a reason. If you get one, it handles Maylene, Fantina, and Lucian without exploitable weaknesses.
Spiritomb resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Spiritomb resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Spiritomb has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Spiritomb trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Spiritomb on Route 209 (interact, Lv 25, limited). Place the Odd Keystone in the Hallowed Tower on Route 209, then talk to 32 different people in the Underground
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25DarkFeint Attack90100%20
- LV 25GhostOminous Wind90100%5
- LV 25PsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Gardenia
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow Ball120100%15
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- LV 31DarkSucker Punch105100%5
- LV 49DarkDark Pulse120100%15
How to Get Spiritomb in Diamond & Pearl
You'll find Spiritomb at Route 209 as a set encounter. It's always there at that location, so come prepared for the battle. The location details below cover exact positioning.
How to Get Spiritomb in Diamond & Pearl
Spiritomb Weakness
Spiritomb has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. Normal, Fighting, and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Spiritomb Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Spiritomb
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Starmie builds →Surf21-25% Thunderbolt21-25% Ice Beam21-25% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLum Berry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Tyranitar builds →Crunch24-29% Pursuit12-15% Stone Edge30-36% Earthquake30-36% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Heatran builds →Fire Blast30-36% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Azelf builds →U Turn17-20% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spiritomb View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball29-34% | ||
Spiritomb Evolutions
Spiritomb is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Hatching is slow to hatch. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Spiritomb easily with 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Grudge, Imprison and 3 more to offspring.
DP Spiritomb Best Moveset
Ghost/Dark typing has zero weaknesses this generation, identical to Sableye but with much better stats. 92 in both Attack stats and 108 in both defenses make the moveset dangerous and durable. 35 Speed means going last, but nothing hits Spiritomb super-effectively.
Best Build
Spiritomb best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Shadow Ball
- Pain Split
- Pursuit
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Destiny Bond and Grudge aren't available any other way for Spiritomb, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Dark Pulse and Shadow Ball 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
A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an odd keystone.
It was bound to a fissure in an odd keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.
Spiritomb Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, we rate Spiritomb C-Tier: a niche pick in Diamond & Pearl's meta. At 485 BST, it fits the trick room role. Will O Wisp with Leftovers is the standard set.
Spiritomb has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.
Spiritomb is a static encounter at Route 209 in Diamond & Pearl. Spiritomb appears at level 25. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Spiritomb. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. It's Spiritomb's only ability.
Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Spiritomb is a mixed attacker with base 92 Attack and 92 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a trick room.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Spiritomb spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
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