Slugma Pokémon Brilliant Diamond: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Slugma in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 47 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond

Sinnoh

Slugma Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Pokedex Entry

Slugma does not have any blood in its body. Instead, intensely hot magma circulates throughout this Pokémon’s body, carrying essential nutrients and oxygen to its organs.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Slugma Sprites

Slugma front-facing sprite from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond

Primary

Shiny

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Slugma Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Slugma via various methods in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond.

Move	Type	Requirement
Smog	poison	Lv. 1
Yawn	normal	Lv. 1
Ember	fire	Lv. 6
Rock Throw	rock	Lv. 8
Harden	normal	Lv. 13
Incinerate	fire	Lv. 15
Clear Smog	poison	Lv. 20
Ancient Power	rock	Lv. 22
Rock Slide	rock	Lv. 29
Lava Plume	fire	Lv. 34
Amnesia	psychic	Lv. 36
Body Slam	normal	Lv. 41
Recover	normal	Lv. 43
Flamethrower	fire	Lv. 48
Earth Power	ground	Lv. 50

End of Move Database

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Slugma Locations

Slugma can be caught in 4 locations across Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, including Stark Mountain and Sandsear Cave. The most reliable spawn is at Stark Mountain, where you'll find it between Lv. 27 and 29 by cave with a 5% encounter rate.

Stark Mountain

2 encounters

cave
Lv. 25-27
5%5%5%
Interior 1
cave
Lv. 27-29
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Interior 2

Sandsear Cave

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 16-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining the National Pokédex
Varies

Typhlo Cavern

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 16-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining the National Pokédex
Varies

Volcanic Cave

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 16-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining the National Pokédex
Varies