Grotle is meant to evolve into Torterra . At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Grotle weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, Grotle's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 36 Speed, Grotle won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

How do you evolve Grotle?

In Legends: Arceus, Turtwig evolves into Grotle at level 18. Grotle evolves into Torterra at level 32. Grotle is a middle-stage evolution in the Turtwig line.

What role does Grotle play in battle?

Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Grotle is a physical attacker with base 89 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a trick room.

Grotle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

36Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Defense carry most of Grotle's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Attack and Defense EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack89

Defense85

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def65

Speed36

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight97.0 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Overgrow

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Shell ArmorHA

Protects against critical hits.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1Def+1SpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Appears where there is clean spring water. The fruit that grows on the shrubs on its shell is sweet, nutritious, and truly delicious.

Legends: Arceus

Grotle Weakness

Grotle is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Grotle Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Grotle in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Magmortar Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Grotle Ember 2x 63-75% View Magmortar builds →
Flareon Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Grotle Ember 2x 50-63% View Flareon builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	C
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Grotle Poison Sting 2x 29-38% View Roserade builds →
Honchkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Grotle Gust 2x 63-75% View Honchkrow builds →
Rapidash Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Grotle Ember 2x 50-63% View Rapidash builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Partway through Turtwig's chain. Grotle still has another evolution ahead before reaching Torterra. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Attack has grown the most so far (+21), but there's still another 120 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#387Turtwig

Level 18

#388Grotle

Level 32

#389Torterra

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Turtwig

Grass

Grotle

Grass

Torterra

GrassGround

75+20

95+20

ATK

89+21

109+20

DEF

85+21

105+20

SP.ATK

55+10

75+20

SP.DEF

65+10

85+20

SPE

36+5

56+20

BST

318D-Tier

405D-Tier+87

525B-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Tank

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Grotle Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Grotle gets Leaf Blade and Energy Ball for same-type damage, and Normal and Dark coverage and more rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 6

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 11

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 18

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

Lv 25

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 34

Leaf Blade

B9010015Grass

Lv 43

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

Grotle can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Grotle doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

Tutor

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

How to Get Grotle in Legends: Arceus

Grotle starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 1 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Grotle in Legends: Arceus

Step 1Catch Turtwig
Droning Meadow
Grass
Uncommon
Train until Level 18
Step 2Grotle ✓
Droning Meadow
Grass
Uncommon
or evolve from Turtwig (Step 1)

Grotle Guide

Grotle is meant to evolve into Torterra. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Legends: Arceus, Grotle's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 36 Speed, Grotle won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Legends: Arceus, Turtwig evolves into Grotle at level 18. Grotle evolves into Torterra at level 32. Grotle is a middle-stage evolution in the Turtwig line.
Overgrow is the go-to ability for Grotle. It strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Shell Armor can work in specific setups.
Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Grotle is a physical attacker with base 89 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a trick room.

Game Availability

Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Grotle spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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