In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Skiddo isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Gogoat to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Skiddo weak to?

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Skiddo'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.

What is the best ability for Skiddo?

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Run Sap Sipper on Skiddo. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Skiddo also gets Grass Pelt, but they don't compare.

What role does Skiddo play in battle?

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Skiddo fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 65 Attack). At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Skiddo does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Gogoat before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Skiddo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

52Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Skiddo's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 HP EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP66

Attack65

Defense48

Sp. Atk62

Sp. Def57

Speed52

Total350

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight31.0 kg

Base XP70

Abilities

Sap Sipper

Absorbs grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Grass PeltHA

Boosts Defense while grassy terrain is in effect.

Sap Sipper grants Grass immunity

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

No Ultrasun Ultramoon entries available

Until recently, people living in the mountains would ride on the backs of these Pokémon to traverse the mountain paths.

Skiddo Weakness

Skiddo is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Sap Sipper grants an additional Grass immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Skiddo Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Grass

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Skiddo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)

Volcarona BugFire	A
Bug is super effective against SkiddoView Volcarona →
Tentacruel WaterPoison	B
Poison is super effective against SkiddoView Tentacruel →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Flying is super effective against SkiddoView Gliscor →
Victini PsychicFire	B
Fire is super effective against SkiddoView Victini →
Blaziken FireFighting	C
Fire is super effective against SkiddoView Blaziken →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Evolution

Skiddo evolves into Gogoat. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 181 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#672Skiddo

Level 32

#673Gogoat

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Skiddo

Grass

Gogoat

Grass

123+57

ATK

100+35

DEF

62+14

SP.ATK

97+35

SP.DEF

81+24

SPE

68+16

BST

350D-Tier

531C-Tier+181

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Skiddo easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Defense Curl, Grassy Terrain, Milk Drink and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Skiddo Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Skiddo. Defense Curl and Grassy Terrain come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Solar Beam and Leaf Blade and coverage across 9 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Vine Whip

—4510025Grass

Lv 9

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 12

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 13

Razor Leaf

D559525Grass

Lv 16

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Lv 20

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 22

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 26

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

Lv 30

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Lv 34

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

Lv 38

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 42

Horn Leech

C7510010Grass

Lv 45

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

Lv 50

Milk Drink

D——10Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C20010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM94

Surf

D9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM93

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

TM01

Work Up

C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Egg

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

Egg

Milk Drink

D——10Normal

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 6

Dig

D8010010Ground

Gen 6

Retaliate

D701005Normal

Gen 6

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 6

Strength

—8010015Normal

How to Get Skiddo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Skiddo doesn't appear in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer it from X or Scarlet to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Skiddo is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

X Scarlet

Skiddo Guide

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Skiddo isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Gogoat to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Skiddo'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.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Run Sap Sipper on Skiddo. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Skiddo also gets Grass Pelt, but they don't compare.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Skiddo fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 65 Attack). At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Skiddo does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Gogoat before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Introduced in X & Y, Skiddo has appeared in 6 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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