Surskit - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Surskit can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Surskit artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Surskit learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	20	100
7	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
13	Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
19	Water Sport	Water	—	—
25	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
31	Agility	Psychic	—	—
37	Haze	Ice	—	—
37	Mist	Ice	—	—
43	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Surskit learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100

Moves learnt by HM

Surskit does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Surskit is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Surskit can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Surskit learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	20	100
7	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
13	Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
19	Water Sport	Water	—	—
25	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
31	Agility	Psychic	—	—
37	Haze	Ice	—	—
37	Mist	Ice	—	—
43	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Surskit learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100

Move Tutor moves

Surskit can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Surskit does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Platinum.

Moves learnt by TM

Surskit is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Surskit can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Surskit learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	20	100
7	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
13	Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
19	Water Sport	Water	—	—
25	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
31	Agility	Psychic	—	—
37	Haze	Ice	—	—
37	Mist	Ice	—	—
43	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Surskit learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100

Move Tutor moves

Surskit can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
String Shot	Bug	—	95
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Surskit does not learn any HMs in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Moves learnt by TM

Surskit is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Surskit can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Surskit egg move parents

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Surskit

Surskit's egg groups: Bug, Water 1

The egg moves for Surskit are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Surskit with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Surskit with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bug Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Caterpie Weedle Ariados Pineco Forretress Shuckle Wurmple Ninjask Kricketot Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Ledyba Ledian Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask
Move tutor	Caterpie Metapod Butterfree Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Pineco Forretress Scizor Shuckle Heracross Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Kricketot Kricketune Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega
Pre-evolution Level up	Metapod Butterfree Kakuna Beedrill Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Kricketune

Foresight

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venonat Venomoth Yanma Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Yanmega
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Lapras Surskit Masquerain

Hydro Pump

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Horsea Seadra Lapras Omanyte Omastar Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Marill Azumarill Mantine Kingdra Mudkip Lombre Pelipper Milotic Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Breeding	Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Mantine Surskit Masquerain Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Pre-evolution Level up	Poliwrath Politoed Marshtomp Swampert Ludicolo

Mind Reader

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Poliwrath Nincada Ninjask
Breeding	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Politoed Surskit Masquerain

Mud Shot

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Poliwag Poliwhirl Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Wooper Quagsire Marshtomp Swampert
Breeding	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Kabuto Kabutops Politoed Surskit Masquerain Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Pre-evolution Level up	Poliwrath Politoed

Psybeam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Remoraid Octillery Mantine Dustox Mothim
Breeding	Paras Parasect Psyduck Golduck Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Surskit Masquerain

Signal Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venonat Venomoth Dewgong Remoraid Octillery Mantine Volbeat
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Seel Dewgong Horsea Seadra Spinarak Ariados Yanma Mantine Kingdra Surskit Masquerain Spheal Sealeo Walrein Yanmega
Move tutor	Blastoise Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Slowbro Seel Dewgong Horsea Seadra Lapras Spinarak Ariados Yanma Slowking Forretress Remoraid Octillery Delibird Mantine Kingdra Beautifly Dustox Surskit Masquerain Volbeat Spheal Sealeo Walrein Gorebyss Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Mothim Yanmega