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

What is Grovyle weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Gengar (Poison) when using Grovyle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Grovyle?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Treecko evolves into Grovyle at level 16. Grovyle evolves into Sceptile at level 36. Grovyle is a middle-stage evolution in the Treecko line.

What is the best ability for Grovyle?

Overgrow strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Grovyle. Unburden is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Grovyle play in battle?

Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Grovyle is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Grovyle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Speed and Sp. Atk carry the offense, Defense doesn't even come close. A Wood Gecko Pokemon on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve, worth 2 Speed EVs per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP50

Attack65

Defense45

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def65

Speed95

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight21.6 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Overgrow

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

UnburdenHANot in game

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

The leaves growing out of GROVYLE’s body are convenient for camouflaging it from enemies in the forest. This POKéMON is a master at climbing trees in jungles.

Grovyle Weakness

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Grovyle for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.

Grovyle 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

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

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 Grovyle in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Forretress can KO Grovyle with Explosion (127-150%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (188-222%). Gyarados deals 45-53% with Earthquake.

Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Grovyle Rapid Spin 26-31% Explosion 127-150%KO Earthquake 26-30% View Forretress builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Grovyle Fire Blast 2x 188-222%KO View Charizard builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility Damage vs Grovyle Earthquake 45-53% View Gyarados builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Grovyle Ice Beam 2x 147-173%KO Thunderbolt 24-29% Explosion 96-113%KO View Regice builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Damage vs Grovyle Giga Drain 29-34% Sludge Bomb 2x 116-137%KO View Venusaur builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Partway through Treecko's chain. Grovyle still has another evolution ahead before reaching Sceptile. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Speed got the biggest boost (+25 from Treecko). The final form adds another 125 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#252Treecko

Level 16

#253Grovyle

Level 36

#254Sceptile

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Treecko

Grass

Grovyle

Grass

Sceptile

Grass

50+10

70+20

ATK

65+20

85+20

DEF

45+10

65+20

SP.ATK

85+20

105+20

SP.DEF

65+10

85+20

SPE

95+25

120+25

BST

310D-Tier

405C-Tier+95

530B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Grovyle to get Treecko eggs easily using 27 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Crush Claw, Dragon Breath and 3 more.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Grovyle Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

Without breeding, Grovyle misses out on Crunch and Crush Claw. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Leaf Blade, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010020Grass

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 6

Absorb

—2010020Grass

Lv 11

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 16

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Lv 17

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 23

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 29

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

Lv 35

Agility

D——30Psychic

Lv 41

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 47

Detect+4

———5Fighting

Lv 53

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Egg

Crush Claw

D759510Normal

Egg

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Tutor Moves

Grovyle can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Grovyle in Ruby & Sapphire

You're catching Treecko first, not Grovyle. Treecko appears but it's a rare spawn in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Grovyle in Ruby & Sapphire

Step 1Catch Treecko
Route 101
SapphireGift from NPC Lv.5 Route
LimitedEarly
Starter choice
Route 101
RubyGift from NPC Lv.5 Route
LimitedEarly
Starter choice
Train until Level 16
Step 2Grovyle ✓

Grovyle Guide

Grovyle is meant to evolve into Sceptile. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Gengar (Poison) when using Grovyle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Treecko evolves into Grovyle at level 16. Grovyle evolves into Sceptile at level 36. Grovyle is a middle-stage evolution in the Treecko line.
Overgrow strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Grovyle. Unburden is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Grovyle is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Game Availability

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Grovyle spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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