In X & Y, Simisage works as a pivot with 498 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. Knock Off with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is Simisage weak to?

In X & Y, Simisage's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Weavile (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. Simisage's base 101 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

What role does Simisage play in battle?

Simisage is a physical attacker with base 98 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 101 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.

What counters Simisage?

In X & Y, the best way to handle Simisage: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.

Simisage - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Pivot

CTier

101Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward mixed damage here. Simisage's Speed does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 2 Speed EVs per KO. Moderately hard to find, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack98

Defense63

Sp. Atk98

Sp. Def63

Speed101

Total498

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight30.5 kg

Base XP174

Abilities

GluttonyPopular

Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.

OvergrowHAPopular

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

It attacks enemies with strikes of its thorn-covered tail. This Pokémon is wild tempered.

Simisage Weakness

Simisage is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Simisage leans offensive (base 98 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

Simisage 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 Simisage in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile can KO Simisage with Ice Shard (93-110%). Zapdos's Heat Wave also KOs at 93-109%.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Simisage Knock Off 76-89% Ice Shard 2x 93-110%KO Pursuit 47-55% View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Simisage Heat Wave 2x 93-109%KO Thunderbolt 33-39% View Zapdos builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Simisage Shadow Ball 110-129%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 247-291%KO Focus Blast 110-129%KO View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Simisage Giga Drain 26-30% Flamethrower 2x 187-220%KO View Volcarona builds →

X & Y Evolution

Simisage evolved from Pansage's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Pansage eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Pansage pushed Simisage to 498 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#511Pansage

Leaf Stone

#512Simisage

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Pansage

Grass

Simisage

Grass

75+25

ATK

98+45

DEF

63+15

SP.ATK

98+45

SP.DEF

63+15

SPE

101+37

BST

316D-Tier

498C-Tier+182

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Simisage to get Pansage eggs using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, Bullet Seed, Covet and 8 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Simisage Best Moveset

Simisage runs a standard attacker set. Naive nature with max Attack and Speed EVs shapes the build, while Life Orb brings extra damage on every hit for a health trade. Gluttony supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Sweeper

Ability

Gluttony

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Simisage

Naive+SPE

Simisage best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpA

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Knock Off
Leaf StormSTAB
Seed BombSTAB
SuperpowerCoverage

Recommended Teammates

SimipourGood

PikachuDecent

GoodraDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Simisage. Astonish and Bullet Seed come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Lick

—3010030Ghost

Lv 1

Seed Bomb

A8010015Grass

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

A——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

A759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Egg

Covet

—6010025Normal

Egg

Disarming Voice

—40—15Fairy

Egg

Grass Whistle

A—5515Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

S130905Grass

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Role Play

———10Psychic

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Simisage can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Rem

Bite

D6010025Dark

Rem

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Rem

Fling

D—10010Dark

Rem

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

Rem

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Rem

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Rem

Play Nice

———20Normal

Rem

Recycle

D——10Normal

Rem

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Rem

Torment

——10015Dark

Rem

Vine Whip

—4510025Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Simisage in X & Y

Simisage doesn't appear wild. Catch Pansage instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Simisage. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Simisage in X & Y

Step 1Catch Pansage
Santalune Forest
YGrass Lv.4 Forest
UncommonEarly
Santalune Forest
XGrass Lv.4 Forest
UncommonEarly
Leaf Stone
Step 2Simisage ✓

Simisage Guide

In X & Y, Simisage works as a pivot with 498 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. Knock Off with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, Simisage's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Weavile (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. Simisage's base 101 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Gluttony is the go-to ability for Simisage. It makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP. Its hidden ability Overgrow can work in specific setups.
Simisage is a physical attacker with base 98 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 101 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.
In X & Y, the best way to handle Simisage: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Simisage has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Simisage has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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