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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Grovyle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

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

OvergrowNiche

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

UnburdenHATop Pick

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch.

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

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile deals 57-67% with Ice Shard.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Scizor BugSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Knock Off RoostRecovery Swords Dance Damage vs Grovyle Bullet Punch 28-33% Knock Off 30-35% View Scizor builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Grovyle Knock Off 46-54% Ice Shard 2x 57-67% View Weavile builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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 30 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Absorb, Crunch, Crush Claw and 11 more.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Grovyle Best Moveset

Eviolite turns Grovyle into a wall that rivals fully evolved options. Unburden and Naughty nature stack with spread EVs to create a surprisingly tough defensive core.

Best Build

Experimental

Mixed Attacker

Ability

Unburden

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Grovyle

Naughty+ATK

Grovyle best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk

EVs

Atk

Def

SpA

Spe

Mixed Attacker Moveset

Energy BallSTAB
AcrobaticsCoverage
Brick Break
CrunchCoverage

Moves

Without breeding, Grovyle misses out on Absorb and Crunch. That's 14 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Leaf Storm and Solar Beam, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Energy Ball

S9010010Grass

Lv 1

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

Lv 1

Fury Cutter

—409520Bug

Lv 1

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

X-Scissor

D8010015Bug

Lv 9

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 12

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Lv 15

Quick Guard+3

———15Fighting

Lv 20

Assurance

—6010010Dark

Lv 25

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 30

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 35

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 40

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

Lv 45

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 50

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 55

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

S7510015Fighting

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

D7510010Fighting

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

S9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM19

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM27

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM10

Work Up

D——30Normal

TM81

X-Scissor

D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Egg

Crunch

S8010015Dark

Egg

Crush Claw

D759510Normal

Egg

Double Kick

D3010030Fighting

Egg

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Slash

D7010020Normal

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Egg

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Grovyle can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Grovyle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Can't catch Grovyle directly. Start with Treecko at moderate rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 16. The 2-stage line from Treecko to Grovyle is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Grovyle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

The path to Grovyle starts with Treecko at Lv. 58-63 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Treecko
Grassland Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Grassland Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Riverbank Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Riverbank Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Still-Water Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Still-Water Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Sunlit Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Sunlit Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 physical attacker with base 65 Attack. 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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