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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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 EyeHANot in game

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.

Platinum

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 IV 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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 43 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Damage vs Skorupi Future Sight 2x 157-185%KO Dream Eater 2x 133-157%KO Psychic 2x 119-141%KO Extrasensory 2x 106-125%KO View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 78-92% Flamethrower 2x 64-77% Fly 2x 103-123%KO Rock Slide 2x 86-102%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 PsychicTM29 Lava PlumeLv. 36 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 175-206%KO Flamethrower 2x 143-170%KO Psychic 2x 96-113%KO Lava Plume 2x 128-151%KO View Magmar builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 83-99% Wing Attack 2x 57-68% Air Cutter 2x 69-81% Aerial Ace 2x 57-68% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 28 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 62-73% Flamethrower 2x 50-59% Rock Slide 2x 44-52% Ancient Power 2x 50-60% View Shieldon builds →

Platinum Evolution

One evolution ahead. Skorupi grows into Drapion through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool 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 48 breeding partners from the Bug and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Confuse Ray, Feint Attack and 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Skorupi Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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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

D—9010Normal

Lv 28

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 34

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 39

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 45

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 50

Cross Poison

D7010020Poison

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

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

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Slash

—7010020Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Platinum Skorupi Locations

Skorupi starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 1 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Skorupi in Platinum

Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon

Grass Lv.20-26 Facility

UncommonMid

Before post-game

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 77-92% Fire Fang 2x 51-62% Wing Attack 2x 72-85% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Skorupi Confusion 2x 77-92% Rock Throw 2x 38-46% View Lunatone builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Fire BlastTM38 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 64-77% View Shieldon builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 123-146%KO Ember 2x 51-62% View Growlithe builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Peck 2x 38-46% View Doduo builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 81-96% Fire Fang 2x 52-62% Wing Attack 2x 73-87% Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Skorupi Rock Tomb 2x 48-58% Confusion 2x 77-92% Rock Throw 2x 42-52% View Lunatone builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Skorupi Wing Attack 2x 58-69% Pluck 2x 58-69% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 65-77% Rock Tomb 2x 42-52% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 48-58% View Drifloon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Extrasensory 2x 106-127%KO Rock Slide 2x 53-63% Rock Tomb 2x 42-50% Confusion 2x 67-80% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 80-94% Rock Slide 2x 88-103%KO Fire Fang 2x 50-59% Wing Attack 2x 70-84% View Aerodactyl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Skorupi Wing Attack 2x 59-70% Pluck 2x 59-70% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 61-72% Rock Slide 2x 47-56% Rock Tomb 2x 39-47% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 47-56% View Drifloon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Psychic 2x 118-140%KO Extrasensory 2x 108-127%KO Rock Slide 2x 51-60% Rock Tomb 2x 41-49% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 78-93% Flamethrower 2x 64-77% Fly 2x 104-123%KO Rock Slide 2x 86-103%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Psychic 2x 140-164%KO Rock Slide 2x 55-66% Rock Tomb 2x 45-53% Confusion 2x 79-95% View Lunatone builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 84-99% Wing Attack 2x 59-70% Air Cutter 2x 70-82% Pluck 2x 59-70% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 28 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 62-74% Flamethrower 2x 51-60% Rock Slide 2x 48-58% Ancient Power 2x 52-62% View Shieldon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Skorupi Dream Eater 2x 132-156%KO Psychic 2x 118-140%KO Extrasensory 2x 108-127%KO Rock Slide 2x 51-60% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 78-93% Flamethrower 2x 64-77% Fly 2x 104-123%KO Rock Slide 2x 86-103%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Dream Eater 2x 153-181%KO Psychic 2x 140-164%KO Rock Slide 2x 55-66% Rock Tomb 2x 45-53% View Lunatone builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 84-99% Wing Attack 2x 59-70% Air Cutter 2x 70-82% Aerial Ace 2x 59-70% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 28 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 62-74% Flamethrower 2x 51-60% Rock Slide 2x 48-58% Ancient Power 2x 52-62% View Shieldon builds →