Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)

Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.

GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.

Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.

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Surskit

#283 in the National Pokédex • Pond Skater Pokémon

Normal

Shiny

Gardevoir Masquerain

Pokédex entries

FireRed

They usually live on ponds, but after an evening shower, they may appear on puddles in towns.

LeafGreen

They usually live on ponds, but after an evening shower, they may appear on puddles in towns.

Details

Types

Weak to

2×

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Growth

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.

EV yield	1 Spe
Catch rate	200
Base Exp.	63

Eggs

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg groups	Water 1 Bug
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (4,095 steps)

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Surskit #283	Level 22 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex.	Masquerain #284

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

		Class				Description
Start	Bubble	Special	20	100	30	A spray of bubbles hits the foe. It may lower the foe’s SPEED stat.
7	Quick Attack	Physical	40	100	30	An almost invisibly fast attack that is certain to strike first.
13	Sweet Scent	Status	-	100	20	Allures the foe to reduce evasiveness. It also attracts wild Pokémon.
19	Water Sport	Status	-	-	15	Weakens FIRE-type attacks while the user is in the battle.
25	Bubble Beam	Special	65	100	20	A spray of bubbles strikes the foe. It may lower the foe’s SPEED stat.
31	Agility	Status	-	-	30	The user relaxes and lightens its body to sharply boost its SPEED.
37	Mist	Status	-	-	30	The ally party is protected by a mist that prevents stat reductions.
37	Haze	Status	-	-	30	Eliminates all stat changes among all Pokémon engaged in battle.

Machine compatibility for Generation III. HM08 Dive cannot be obtained in FireRed or LeafGreen; a Pokémon must learn it in another Generation III game and be traded in on GBA. Switch has no incoming transfers from those games.

		Class				Description
TM03	Water Pulse	Special	60	100	20	An attack with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe.
TM06	Toxic	Status	-	85	10	A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
TM10	Hidden Power	Physical	-	100	15	An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
TM11	Sunny Day	Status	-	-	5	The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves.
TM13	Ice Beam	Special	95	100	10	The foe is struck with an icy beam. It may freeze the foe solid.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	120	70	5	The foe is blasted with a blizzard. It may freeze the foe solid.
TM17	Protect	Status	-	-	10	Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Status	-	-	5	A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER-type moves.
TM19	Giga Drain	Special	60	100	5	A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
TM21	Frustration	Physical	-	100	20	This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER.
TM22	Solar Beam	Special	120	100	10	A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn.
TM27	Return	Physical	-	100	20	This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER.
TM30	Shadow Ball	Physical	80	100	15	A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
TM32	Double Team	Status	-	-	15	The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Physical	70	100	20	An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM43	Secret Power	Physical	70	100	20	An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain.
TM44	Rest	Status	-	-	10	The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Status	-	100	15	If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
TM46	Thief	Special	40	100	10	An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one.
HM05	Flash	Status	-	70	20	A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves.

Tutors

Moves this Pokémon can learn from move tutors in this game.

	Class				Description
Double-Edge	Physical	120	100	15	A reckless, life-risking tackle that also hurts the user a little.
Mimic	Status	-	-	10	The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Substitute	Status	-	-	10	The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP.

Breeding

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.

	Class				Description
Foresight	Status	-	-	40	Completely negates the foe’s efforts to heighten its ability to evade.
Hydro Pump	Special	120	80	5	A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure.
Mind Reader	Status	-	-	5	The user predicts the foe’s action to ensure its next attack hits.
Mud Shot	Physical	55	95	15	The user attacks by hurling mud. It also reduces the foe’s SPEED.
Psybeam	Special	65	100	20	A peculiar ray is shot at the foe. It may leave the foe confused.

Traits

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Swift Swim

Raises SPEED in rain.

Doubles Speed during rain.

#282

Gardevoir

#284

Masquerain

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