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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#165 Ledyba

BugFlying

  • SpeciesFive Star Pokémon
  • Japanese nameRedeiba
  • PronunciationLADY-BAH
  • Height3′ 3″ 0.99 m
  • Weight24.0 lb 10.80 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Ledyba official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Comes from LADYBUG, an insect resembling this Pokémon.

Evolution

  1. LedybaLevel 18Ledian
Ledyba in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Ledyba as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 It is very timid. It will be afraid to move if it is alone. But it will be active if its in a group.
Silver When the weather turns cold, lots of LEDYBA gather from everywhere to cluster and keep each other warm.
Crystal It is timid and clusters together with others. The fluid secreted by its feet indicates its location.

Where to find Ledyba

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Must Trade from Silver or Crystal Never None
Silver Routes 2, 30, 31, 37 Morning Many
Crystal National Park, Johto (Headbutt), Routes 2, 30, 31, 36, 37 Morning Many

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×2
  • Water×1
  • Electric×2
  • Grass×0.25
  • Ice×2
  • Fighting×0.25
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×0
  • Flying×2
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×0.5
  • Rock×4
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • 5 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 5 : 4 (125%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Grass1st: Good 2nd: Good
  • Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Good
  • Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Flying1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Dark1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
  • 6 advantages and 9 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 2 : 3 (~67%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Tackle Normal Physical
8 Supersonic Normal Status
15 Comet Punch Normal Physical
22 Light Screen Psychic Status
22 Reflect Psychic Status
22 Safeguard Normal Status
29 Baton Pass Normal Status
36 Swift Normal Physical
43 Agility Psychic Status
50 Double-Edge Normal Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM01Dynamicpunch
  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM04Rollout
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM12Sweet Scent
  • TM13Snore
  • TM17Protect
  • TM19Giga Drain
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM22Solarbeam
  • TM27Return
  • TM28Dig
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Ice Punch
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM41Thunderpunch
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Bug Pokémon group 2

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Bide Mate with a male Pineco/Forretress or Shuckle.
Light Screen Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian or breed a male Chikorita to a female Paras and mate the male offspring to a female Ledyba.
Psybeam Mate with a male Butterfree or Venonat/Venomoth.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 40 253-283 38/4518.41%
Attack 20 108-138 47/492.87%
Defense 30 128-158 49/559.68%
Speed 55 178-208 32/4732.66%
Special Attack 40 148-178 37/4615.87%
Special Defense 80 228-258 17/4165.54%
Total 265 1043-1223 75/878.08%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library