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Spiritomb in Pokémon Platinum: locations, stats and moves

Find Spiritomb’s Platinum locations, Generation IV Ghost/Dark typing, base stats, original abilities, evolution requirements and exact Platinum moves.

Edition covered

Original Nintendo DS release; not Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl.

01

Generation IV identity and base stats

Spiritomb is Sinnoh #108 and National #442. Its Platinum typing is Ghost / Dark. The stats below describe its standard Platinum form on the original Nintendo DS cartridge. Later Fairy typing, stat buffs and Hidden Abilities are excluded.

The existing Platinum sprite shows its standard Platinum form; gender, cloak or alternate forms can have different appearances.

Spiritomb
Spiritomb: standard Platinum form, Sinnoh #108.
Spiritomb Generation IV base stats
StatBase value
HP50
Attack92
Defense108
Sp. Atk92
Sp. Def108
Speed35
Total485
02

Where to obtain it in Platinum

Place an Odd Keystone in Route 209’s Hallowed Tower and speak to 32 Underground player contacts. Hiker NPCs do not count. The same partner can be reused by leaving and re-entering the Underground between contacts.

These records are filtered to Platinum. Time, Poké Radar, swarm, GBA insertion, daily and story conditions remain separate. Postgame areas require their story access; no listed area is promised to be open on a fresh save.

Encounter methods · Legendaries, gifts and historical requirements · Sinnoh map and routes

Spiritomb recorded Platinum encounters
Location / areaMethodLevelCondition
Route 209Stationary interaction25Item Odd Keystone; Speak to 32 Underground player contacts; Hiker NPCs do not count; Other players, rather than Hiker NPCs
03

Evolution family and Generation IV requirements

Spiritomb has no evolution within Platinum’s regional roster. Form changes and evolutions added in later generations do not create a new Platinum evolution.

Forms and collection requirements

04

Original abilities, breeding and training

Spiritomb Generation IV ability slots
AbilityOriginal slot
PressureRegular ability slot 1

Hidden Abilities did not exist in Generation IV. The table restores original ability slots where a species changed in later games; an ability’s modern behavior must not be assumed to match Platinum.

Spiritomb breeding and training facts
PropertyValue
Gender ratio50% female / 50% male
Egg group(s)Amorphous
Base hatch cycles30
Experience growthMedium Fast
Base capture rate100 / 255 (not a percentage chance)
EV yield when defeatedDefense +1, Special Defense +1

The Solaceon Town Day Care supports breeding before the League. Undiscovered species cannot produce Eggs. Some baby forms require the matching incense on a parent, while trade evolutions still need the trade rather than only a Day Care level.

Platinum breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

05

Platinum level-up moves

Spiritomb exact Platinum level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveConfuse Ray
1 / starting moveCurse
1 / starting movePursuit
1 / starting moveShadow Sneak
1 / starting moveSpite
7Faint Attack
13Hypnosis
19Dream Eater
25Ominous Wind
31Sucker Punch
37Nasty Plot
43Memento
49Dark Pulse

Every row uses the Platinum version group. Level 1 moves include starting and reminder moves; a later caught specimen need not already know every entry. Evolution timing affects which stage learns a move. Pastoria’s Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale.

06

Compatible Platinum TMs and HMs

Spiritomb Platinum compatible machines
MachineMoveTypeCategory
TM03Water PulseWaterSpecial
TM04Calm MindPsychicStatus
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial
TM11Sunny DayFireStatus
TM12TauntDarkStatus
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM29PsychicPsychicSpecial
TM30Shadow BallGhostSpecial
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus
TM34Shock WaveElectricSpecial
TM39Rock TombRockPhysical
TM41TormentDarkStatus
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM43Secret PowerNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical
TM49SnatchDarkStatus
TM58EndureNormalStatus
TM61Will-O-WispFireStatus
TM62Silver WindBugSpecial
TM63EmbargoDarkStatus
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical
TM70FlashNormalStatus
TM77Psych UpNormalStatus
TM78CaptivateNormalStatus
TM79Dark PulseDarkSpecial
TM82Sleep TalkNormalStatus
TM83Natural GiftNormalPhysical
TM85Dream EaterPsychicSpecial
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus

Platinum TMs are single-use: teaching one consumes that copy. HMs are reusable and require the Move Deleter to be forgotten. Defog is HM05 and Rock Climb is HM08; these are the Generation IV field moves, with their own badge requirements.

All Platinum TM/HM locations and field badges

07

Egg moves and Platinum Move Tutors

Recorded Platinum Egg moves: Destiny Bond, Grudge, Imprison, Pain Split, Shadow Sneak, Smokescreen.

Recorded Platinum tutor compatibility: Icy Wind, Ominous Wind, Snore, Spite, Sucker Punch, Trick, Uproar.

Tutor compatibility does not mean every listed technique comes from the same shard tutor. Starter ultimate moves, Draco Meteor and other special services have their own requirements.

Tutor locations, shard costs, special tutors and the Move Reminder

08

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Spiritomb in the illustrated Sinnoh Pokédex.

    FIELD NOTE

    Use Spiritomb’s exact Platinum method and condition. Daily encounters, counterpart-game species, original evolution rules and external Egg requirements need separate collection plans.

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