Herdier - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Herdier can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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.

Herdier artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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6
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8
9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Herdier learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Work Up	Normal	—	—
12	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
19	Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
24	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
30	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
42	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
48	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
54	Roar	Normal	—	—
60	Last Resort	Normal	140	100
66	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Herdier learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Covet	Normal	60	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Lick	Ghost	30	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Herdier is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
29	Charm	Fairy	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
66	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
67	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
68	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
85	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Moves learnt by TR

Herdier is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Surf	Water	90	100
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
21	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—
86	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
90	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
97	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Herdier does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Herdier does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Herdier cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Herdier does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Herdier egg move parents

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Herdier

Herdier's egg groups: Field

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

You will need to breed a female Herdier with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Herdier with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

After You

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Buneary Lopunny Minccino Cinccino Oranguru
Breeding	Wooper Quagsire Lillipup Herdier Stoutland
Sketch	Smeargle

Covet

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zigzagoon Linoone Leafeon Glaceon Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Greedent
Breeding	Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Growlithe Arcanine Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Emolga Dedenne Perrserker Sirfetch'd
Evolution	Greedent
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Arcanine Whismur Loudred Exploud Electrike Manectric Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
Breeding	Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Shinx Luxio Luxray Lucario Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Nickit Thievul Yamper Boltund
Sketch	Smeargle

Lick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Galarian Zigzagoon Galarian Linoone Heatmor Litten Torracat Incineroar Obstagoon
Breeding	Lillipup Herdier Stoutland
Sketch	Smeargle

Mud-Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Mamoswine Drilbur Excadrill Bunnelby Diggersby Mudbray Mudsdale
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Bouffalant Sylveon Silicobra Sandaconda
Sketch	Smeargle

Yawn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wooper Quagsire Dunsparce Hippopotas Hippowdon Munna Musharna
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Torkoal Spheal Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Darumaka Galarian Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Darmanitan (Galarian Standard Mode) Cubchoo Beartic Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Oranguru
Sketch	Smeargle