What does Skorupi evolve into?

Get Skorupi to Drapion at level 40. At 330 BST, Skorupi is just the starting point.

At what level does Skorupi evolve?

Level 40 gets you Drapion . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Skorupi?

For Black & White, you can run Skorupi through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Drapion as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Skorupi?

You can find Skorupi in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Skorupi - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Defense and Speed carry most of Skorupi's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack50

Defense90

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def55

Speed65

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight12.0 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Battle Armor

Protects against critical hits.

Sniper

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

Keen EyeHA

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

As soon as the tail claws close, its needle tips secrete poison. It can survive a year without food.

Skorupi Weakness

Skorupi's Poison/Bug typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Skorupi's physical bulk (base 90 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Skorupi Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-2

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Skorupi in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion threatens a KO with Stone Edge (162-190%). Reuniclus's Psychic also KOs at 173-204%.

Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Earth Power ProtectPriority Lava Plume Hidden Power Ice View Heatran builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Skorupi Close Combat 24-29% Stone Edge 2x 162-190%KO View Terrakion builds →
Reuniclus Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Focus Blast Calm Mind PsychicSTAB Damage vs Skorupi Focus Blast 19-23% Psychic 2x 173-204%KO View Reuniclus builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Skorupi Earthquake 51-60% View Gliscor builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Flare Blitz Morning Sun Extreme Speed Close Combat Damage vs Skorupi Flare Blitz 2x 153-181%KO Extreme Speed 34-40% Close Combat 13-15% View Arcanine builds →

Black & White Evolution

One evolution ahead. Skorupi grows into Drapion through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Skorupi. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#451Skorupi

Level 40

#452Drapion

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Skorupi

PoisonBug

Drapion

PoisonDark

70+30

ATK

90+40

DEF

110+20

SP.ATK

60+30

SP.DEF

75+20

SPE

95+30

BST

330D-Tier

500C-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Skorupi easily with 65 breeding partners from the Bug and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Confuse Ray, Feint Attack and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

BugWater3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Skorupi Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

You'll want to breed for Agility and Confuse Ray on Skorupi. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab, they expand what Skorupi can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 6

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 12

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Lv 17

Acupressure

———30Normal

Lv 23

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 28

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 34

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 39

Poison Fang

—5010015Poison

Lv 45

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

Lv 50

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Lv 56

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 61

Cross Poison

D7010020Poison

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Poison Tail

—5010025Poison

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Slash

—7010020Normal

Egg

Twineedle

—2510020Bug

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Skorupi can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

How to Get Skorupi in Black & White

Skorupi doesn't appear in Black & White. Transfer it from Diamond, Platinum, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Catch in the wild in:

Black 2Walking · Reversal Mountain

Then trade to Black & White.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum X Omega Ruby Sword

Skorupi Guide

Get Skorupi to Drapion at level 40. At 330 BST, Skorupi is just the starting point.
Level 40 gets you Drapion. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Black & White, you can run Skorupi through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Drapion as fast as you can.
You can find Skorupi in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Skorupi spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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