Is Suicune Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Crystal's marquee Pokemon. Unlike Gold and Silver where Suicune roams, Crystal gives it a fixed encounter at Tin Tower after you chase it through Johto and meet Eusine. Level 40 with excellent special bulk and Water typing. The fixed encounter makes Suicune the easiest legendary beast to catch in any Gen 2 game.
Suicune resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Suicune resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Suicune resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
How to Get Suicune in Crystal
You'll find Suicune at Tin Tower 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 Suicune in Crystal
Suicune Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Suicune for super-effective damage. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Suicune's overall bulk (100/115/115) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- 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 Suicune Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Suicune
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Chikorita Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Hoppip Grass | D | |
 Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Chikorita Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
In Crystal, Steelix's Explosion hits Suicune for 41-48%. Golem deals 55-64% with Explosion.
S | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide18-22% Earthquake24-29% Fire Blast10-12% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Steelix builds →Earthquake16-20% Explosion41-48% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Golem builds →Earthquake22-26% Explosion55-64% Rapid Spin11-13% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide18-21% Earthquake23-28% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build ItemThickclub Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Marowak builds →Earthquake16-18% Rock Slide12-14% Fire Blast6-7% | ||
Suicune Evolutions
A Water-type legendary, Suicune doesn't evolve or breed. At 580 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
C Suicune Best Moveset
115 Defense and 115 Sp. Def tank both sides while MoveSurf fires from 90 Sp. Atk for Water TermStab. MoveRoar forces out opponents through MoveSpikes. MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk recovers without losing turns. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. One of the format's most reliable defensive anchors.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Surf
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Suicune's coverage across 8 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for same-type damage. Hydro Pump and Blizzard are the payoff moves.
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 divine POKéMON blows around the world, always in search of a pure reservoir.
Suicune Crystal Guide
For the Crystal meta, At 580 BST, Suicune is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a support. Surf with Leftovers is the standard set.
Suicune is a static encounter at Johto Tin Tower in Crystal. Suicune appears at level 40. Prerequisite: Complete Eusine questline. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Suicune is a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the support role.
In Crystal, run Surf, Rest, Sleep Talk, and Ice Beam on Suicune. Surf is the most common pick at 0% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since Gold & Silver, Suicune has appeared in 17 games. Legendary Pokemon like Suicune are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
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