Physical
Balanced
DTier
15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Silcoon's spread. It leans mixed with Defense out front. And you'll get 2 Defense EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP50
D
Attack35
F
Defense55
D
Sp. Atk25
F
Sp. Def25
F
Speed15
F
Total205
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight10.0 kg
22.0 lbsFeather
Base XP72
Low Yield
Abilities
Shed Skin
Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe
Defense training target
Pokedex Entries

It conserves its energy by moving as little as possible. It awaits evolution while drinking only a little rainwater.

Silcoon Weakness

Type-wise, Silcoon takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, and Rock. Silcoon's physical bulk (base 55 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Silcoon Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Fighting, Ground
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-3
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
FireFlyingRock
½xResist
GrassFightingGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
GrassPsychicDark
How to Beat Silcoon in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard can KO Silcoon with Fire Blast (362-426%). Gyarados's Earthquake hits Silcoon for 39-46%. Regirock's Explosion also KOs at 167-196%.

Charizard
Charizard
FireFlying
B
Recommended Build
AbilityBlaze
ItemLeftovers
NatureHasty
Moves
  • Fire Blast
  • Hidden Power Grass
  • SubstituteUtility
  • Focus Punch
Damage vs Silcoon
Fire Blast 2x
362-426%KO
View Charizard builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Wurmple can evolve into Silcoon and Cascoon. Silcoon sits before the split, so check the evolution methods below to pick your path. Defense has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 190 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Forms
Wurmple
#265Wurmple
Silcoon
#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)
Beautifly
#267BeautiflyLevel 10
Cascoon
#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)
Dustox
#269DustoxLevel 10
Stat Comparison 5 Forms
Wurmple
Bug
Silcoon
Bug
Beautifly
BugFlying
Cascoon
Bug
Dustox
BugPoison
HP
45
50+5
60+10
50+5
60+10
ATK
45
35-10
70+35
35-10
50+15
DEF
35
55+20
50-5
55+20
70+15
SP.ATK
20
25+5
100+75
25+5
50+25
SP.DEF
30
25-5
50+25
25-5
90+65
SPE
20
15-5
65+50
15-5
65+50
BST
195D-Tier
205D-Tier+10
395C-Tier+190
205D-Tier+10
385D-Tier+180
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Attacker
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Physical
Utility
Special
Utility
Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Silcoon to get Wurmple eggs easily using 37 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
flygonmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaparastrapinchsurskitshuckleforretressvenomoth
12 of 37·

FireRed & LeafGreen Silcoon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug STAB for Silcoon, with Poison and Normal coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Harden
D——30Normal
Lv 7
Harden
D——30Normal

TM Moves

Silcoon can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Silcoon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Silcoon can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Poison Sting
—1510035Poison
Rem
String Shot
——9540Bug
Rem
Tackle
—3510035Normal

How to Get Silcoon in FireRed & LeafGreen

No wild encounters for Silcoon in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring Wurmple over from Ruby, Emerald, or Diamond, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Silcoon in FireRed & LeafGreen

  1. Wurmple
    Step 1Obtain Wurmple

    Catch in the wild in:

    RubyWalking · Route 101EmeraldWalking · Route 101

    Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen to continue the evolution chain.

    Also found in:

    Diamond
  2. Silcoon
    Step 2Silcoon ✓

Silcoon Guide

  • Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 205 BST.

  • Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

  • In FireRed & LeafGreen, For a casual playthrough, Silcoon works as a placeholder. Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Cascoon. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • Silcoon is catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Silcoon appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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