In X & Y, Don't let Granbull's 450 base stat total fool you. Intimidate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Play Rough with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Granbull weak to?

In X & Y, Granbull's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison) and Steelix (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Granbull?

In X & Y, Run Intimidate on Granbull. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Granbull also gets Quick Feet and Rattled, but they don't compare.

What role does Granbull play in battle?

In X & Y, Granbull fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Granbull?

For X & Y, the core moveset is Play Rough, Earthquake, Close Combat, and Thunder Wave. Play Rough leads at 24% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Granbull - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

CTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Granbull's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Speed trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP90

Attack120

Defense75

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def60

Speed45

Total450

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.4 m

Weight48.7 kg

Base XP158

Abilities

IntimidateTop Pick

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Quick FeetRare

Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

RattledHA

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It is timid in spite of its looks. If it becomes enraged, however, it will strike with its huge fangs.

Granbull Weakness

Type-wise, Granbull takes extra damage from Poison and Steel. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Granbull can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Granbull Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Poison, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)	Dragon

Type ChartGood

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Poison Steel

½xResist

Fighting Bug Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Dragon

STAB (3)

Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Granbull in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Gengar threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (186-218%). Scizor deals 57-68% with Bullet Punch.

Ferrothorn GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves Leech Seed Gyro Ball SpikesHazard Power Whip View Ferrothorn builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Granbull Shadow Ball 83-97% Sludge Bomb 2x 186-218%KO Focus Blast 41-48% View Gengar builds →
Scizor BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch U Turn Superpower Knock Off Damage vs Granbull Bullet Punch 2x 57-68% U Turn 25-29% Superpower 28-33% Knock Off 15-18% View Scizor builds →

X & Y Evolution

Granbull is the evolved form of Snubbull. Breeding produces Snubbull eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Snubbull gave Granbull the biggest boost in Attack (+40), bringing the total to 450 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#209Snubbull

Level 23

#210Granbull

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Snubbull

Fairy

Granbull

Fairy

90+30

ATK

120+40

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

45+15

BST

300C-Tier

450C-Tier+150

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Granbull to get Snubbull eggs easily using 47 partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Notable egg moves include Close Combat, Crunch, Double-Edge and 12 more.

Egg Groups

FairyGround

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

15moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Granbull Best Moveset

Nothing fancy here. Granbull builds around Leftovers for passive recovery each turn, Impish nature for the right stat lean, and spread EVs. Intimidate does its job quietly.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Intimidate

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Granbull

Impish+DEF

Granbull best EVs are Attack and Defense

EVs

Atk

Def

Bulky Support Moveset

Play RoughSTAB
EarthquakeCoverage
Close Combat
Thunder Wave

Recommended Teammates

PinsirGood

MagnezoneGood

LudicoloGood

Moves

Hard to wall, honestly. Granbull threatens 12 types beyond its own STAB, with Fire and Ice standing out. Pair that with Play Rough and Dazzling Gleam and switchins need to think twice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Lv 1

Fire Fang

C659515Fire

Lv 1

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

Lv 1

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Lv 1

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Fang

—659515Electric

Lv 7

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 13

Lick

—3010030Ghost

Lv 19

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Lv 27

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 35

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 43

Play Rough

S909010Fairy

Lv 51

Payback

—5010010Dark

Lv 59

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 67

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM95

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

S—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM93

Wild Charge

C9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Fire Fang

C659515Fire

Egg

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Egg

Heal Bell

C——5Normal

Egg

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

Egg

Metronome

———10Normal

Egg

Mimic

———10Normal

Egg

Present

——9015Normal

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Snore

—5010015Normal

Egg

Thunder Fang

—659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Granbull can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 5

Take Down

—908520Normal

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Granbull in X & Y

You're catching Snubbull first, not Granbull. Snubbull appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Granbull in X & Y

The path to Granbull starts with Snubbull at Lv. 20-21 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Snubbull
Route 10
XGrass Lv.20-21 Route
CommonMid
Yellow Flower
Route 10
YGrass Lv.20-21 Route
CommonMid
Yellow Flower
Route 10
XGrass Lv.21 Route
RareMid
Route 10
YGrass Lv.21 Route
RareMid
Train until Level 23
Step 2Granbull ✓

Granbull Guide

In X & Y, Don't let Granbull's 450 base stat total fool you. Intimidate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Play Rough with Leftovers is the standard set.
In X & Y, Granbull's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison) and Steelix (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In X & Y, Run Intimidate on Granbull. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Granbull also gets Quick Feet and Rattled, but they don't compare.
In X & Y, Granbull fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For X & Y, the core moveset is Play Rough, Earthquake, Close Combat, and Thunder Wave. Play Rough leads at 24% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Granbull first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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