What does Silcoon evolve into?

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

At what level does Silcoon evolve?

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

Should I use Silcoon?

In Legends: Arceus, 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.

Where can you catch Silcoon?

Silcoon is catchable in Legends: Arceus. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Silcoon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

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

Attack35

Defense55

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed15

Total205

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight10.0 kg

Base XP72

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

Wraps itself in thin strings of silk while it stores energy for evolution. It can’t extend its limbs and its movement is slow, but its eyes keep a sharp lookout—Silcoon is always on guard.

Legends: Arceus

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

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

Magmortar Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Silcoon Ember 2x 95-114%KO View Magmortar builds →
Flareon Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Silcoon Ember 2x 81-100%KO View Flareon builds →
Rapidash Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Silcoon Ember 2x 71-86% View Rapidash builds →
Bastiodon RockSteel	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Silcoon Ancient Power 2x 81-100%KO View Bastiodon builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Silcoon Gust 2x 57-71% View Staraptor builds →

Legends: Arceus 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

#265Wurmple

#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)

#267BeautiflyLevel 10

#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)

#269DustoxLevel 10

Stat Comparison 5 Forms

Wurmple

Bug

Silcoon

Bug

Beautifly

BugFlying

Cascoon

Bug

Dustox

BugPoison

50+5

60+10

50+5

60+10

ATK

35-10

70+35

35-10

50+15

DEF

55+20

50-5

55+20

70+15

SP.ATK

25+5

100+75

25+5

50+25

SP.DEF

25-5

50+25

25-5

90+65

SPE

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

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Silcoon 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

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

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 6

Tackle

D4010035Normal

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

How to Get Silcoon in Legends: Arceus

decent spawn rates for Silcoon across 2 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Silcoon in Legends: Arceus

The path to Silcoon starts with Wurmple at walking via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Wurmple
Floaro Gardens
Grass Forest
Uncommon
Horseshoe Plains
Grass
Uncommon
The Heartwood
Grass
Uncommon
Train until Level 7
Step 2Silcoon ✓
Floaro Gardens
Grass Forest
Uncommon
Day
The Heartwood
Grass
Uncommon
Day
or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)

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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus. 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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Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Psychic Fiery Dance Damage vs Silcoon Psychic 126-149%KO View Volcarona builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Silcoon Crunch 148-174%KO Stone Edge 2x 369-434%KO Earthquake 61-72% View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
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Talonflame FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves Brave Bird Flare Blitz RoostRecovery Swords Dance Damage vs Silcoon Flare Blitz 2x 212-249%KO View Talonflame builds →