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Surskit


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General

Surskit
bug water

Abilities

Swift Swim
This Pokémon's Speed doubles during Rain Dance.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
283
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
32
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
アメタマ
Romaji
Ametama

Flavor

Height
1'7.7" or 0.5 m
Weight
3.7 lb or 1.7 kg
Species
Pond Skater
Color
blue
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Water's edge
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
2: Water 1
3: Bug
Steps to hatch
3,840
Compatible with
54 families; 119 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
63 or 0x3f
Capture rate
200 or 0xc8
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
medium
Effort points
1 Speed
Wild held items
n/a

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
283 Surskit Base form 284 Masquerain Raise to level 22

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
40
147 284 8.9
Attack
30
82 159 4.7
Defense
32
84 163 5.7
Special Attack
50
102 199 27.8
Special Defense
52
104 203 30
Speed
65
117 229 48.7
Average
44.8
- - 10.1

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl It appears as if it is skating on water. It draws prey with a sweet scent from the tip of its head.

Locations

Lake Verity
Lake Verity

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area Section Level Method
Lake Verity after 2 Swarm 40%
Lake Verity before 2 Swarm 40%

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Surskit's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special () moves.

Surskit gets the STAB from bug and water moves.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Bubble water special 30 20 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed.
7 7 Quick Attack normal physical 30 40 100% 1 Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
13 13 Sweet Scent normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Evasion.
19 19 Water Sport water none 15 -- 100% All damage from Fire moves is halved until the end of the battle.
25 25 BubbleBeam water special 20 65 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed.
31 31 Agility psychic none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
37 37 Haze ice none 30 -- 100% Resets all Pokemon's stats, Accuracy, and Evasion.
37 37 Mist ice none 30 -- 100% Protects the user's stats from being changed by opposing Pokemon's moves.
43 Baton Pass normal none 40 -- 100% Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Bug Bite bug physical 20 60 100% Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Foresight normal none 40 -- 100% Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it is a Ghost.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Hydro Pump water special 5 120 80% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Mind Reader normal none 40 -- 100% Ensures that the user's next move will hit the target.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Mud Shot ground special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Psybeam psychic special 20 65 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Signal Beam bug special 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Platinum Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Platinum Signal Beam bug special 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 14 14 Blizzard ice special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains H5 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 19 19 Giga Drain grass special 10 60 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
Chains 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 13 13 Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 22 22 SolarBeam grass special 10 120 100% Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 46 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 03 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.

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