Is Throh Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Fighting with AbilityGuts boosting Attack when statused. Wild on Route 10 and elsewhere. Single-stage with no evolution. Strong HP and Attack handle Lenora and Grimsley. Easier to obtain than the Conkeldurr trade chain.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Chili's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Cress's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Lenora's team.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Brycen's team.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Shauntal's team hits Throh's weaknesses hard.
Throh has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Caitlin's team hits Throh's weaknesses hard.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Throh trades roughly evenly with Alder's team.
Catch Throh on Pinwheel Forest (shaking grass, Lv 15, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Black & White Throh Locations
You'll want early-game access before hunting Throh. Moderate rates across 11 encounter spots means the location matters. Sort by Best below and target the top-rated area first.
Best Locations to Catch Throh in Black & White
11 walking encounters at Lv. 12-59 for Throh across White and Black. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.
Throh Weakness
Type-wise, Throh takes extra damage from Flying and Psychic. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Throh's overall bulk (120/85/85) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Throh Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Throh
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x48-57% Gust 2x20-25% | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Pidove Normal | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x45-54% Air Cutter 2x26-32% | ||
Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Tranquill Normal | D | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x66-79% Air Cutter 2x39-46% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x44-52% Air Cutter 2x25-30% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x69-82% Air Cutter 2x38-46% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x45-53% Fly 2x34-41% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Throh View Sigilyph builds →Dream Eater 2x71-84% Air Cutter 2x40-47% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Unfezant Normal | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
In Black & White, Staraptor's Double-Edge hits Throh for 50-59%. Gardevoir's Psychic hits Throh for 49-58%.
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Throh View Staraptor builds →Close Combat33-39% U Turn10-12% Double Edge50-59% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Throh View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x49-58% Focus Blast22-26% Shadow Ball15-17% | ||
Throh Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Throh. Plenty of partners through one egg group, eggs are average hatch time, and you won't need to evolve anything. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Throh with 53 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group.
BW Throh Best Moveset
120 HP and 100 Attack with AbilityGuts turning status into a power boost. The moveset fires physical Fighting TermStab from behind impressive HP. 85/85 defenses absorb hits from both sides. 45 Speed means always going last, but the bulk sustains through it.
Best Build
Throh best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Rest
- Circle Throw
- Sleep Talk
- Bulk Up
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Throh learns Superpower and Focus Blast naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Ground and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
When it tightens its belt, it becomes stronger. Wild Throh use vines to weave their own belts.
When they encounter foes bigger than themselves, they try to throw them. They always travel in packs of five.
Throh Black & White Guide
In Black & White, Mold Breaker changes the entire equation for Throh. The 465 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a tank. Rest with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mold Breaker is what you want on Throh. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Guts, Inner Focus) work on paper but Mold Breaker is what makes Throh worth using.
Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Throh is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a tank.
For Black & White, the core moveset is Rest, Circlethrow, Sleep Talk, and Bulk Up. Rest leads at 0% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Throh joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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