Is Suicune Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilityPressure for PP drain. The best special bulk of the three beasts. If imported into RS, Suicune absorbs special attacks and handles Flannery, Sidney, and most of the E4. The Colosseum import limits access.
Suicune resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Suicune resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Suicune trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Suicune has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
How to Get Suicune in Ruby & Sapphire
Suicune can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring it over from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Suicune cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
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
What is Suicune Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Suicune
In Ruby & Sapphire, Camerupt deals 38-45% with Explosion.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Donphan builds →Earthquake14-17% Rapid Spin7-9% Rock Slide11-13% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBattlearmor ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Armaldo builds →Rock Blast5-6% Knock Off7-8% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagmaarmor ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Camerupt builds →Earthquake15-18% Explosion38-45% Fire Blast10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Solrock builds →Rock Slide8-9% Explosion25-30% Earthquake10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Suicune View Flareon builds →Shadow Ball12-14% Overheat10-12% | ||
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
RS Suicune Best Moveset
MoveCalm Mind boosts Sp. Atk and Sp. Def simultaneously, turning Suicune into an escalating special tank. AbilityPressure doubles opponent PP drain. MoveSurf for Water TermStab, MoveIce Beam for coverage, MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk sustains. Held ItemLeftovers recovers. Gets harder to break with every boost.
Best Build
Suicune best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Calm Mind
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Rest
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
SUICUNE embodies the compassion of a pure spring of water. It runs across the land with gracefulness. This POKéMON has the power to purify dirty water.
Suicune Ruby & Sapphire Guide
For the Ruby & Sapphire meta, At 580 BST, Suicune is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a support. Calm Mind with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Suicune. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Suicune has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Suicune. It's the only ability Suicune has.
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.
For Ruby & Sapphire, Suicune has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric and Grass-type attackers hit hardest.
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