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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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

After burrowing into the sand, it waits patiently for prey to come near. This Pokémon and Sizzlipede share common descent.

Skorupi Weakness

Skorupi's Poison/Bug typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. 5 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, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Fairy Psychic Dark

How to Beat Skorupi in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 89-106%KO Drill Peck 2x 78-92% Pluck 2x 60-71% Peck 2x 35-42% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Extrasensory 2x 51-60% Confusion 2x 33-39% View Bronzor builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Ancient Power 2x 66-78% Incinerate 2x 66-78% Flame Charge 2x 39-46% Smack Down 2x 39-46% View Carkol builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 45-53% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Skorupi Incinerate 2x 74-88% Ember 2x 51-60% View Salandit builds →

Sword & Shield 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 47 breeding partners from the Bug and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Confuse Ray, Sand Attack, Slash and 1 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

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Skorupi Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 3

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Lv 6

Fell Stinger

D5010025Bug

Lv 9

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 15

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 18

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 21

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Lv 24

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 27

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 30

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Lv 33

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 36

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 39

Cross Poison

D7010020Poison

Lv 42

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 45

Acupressure

———30Normal

Lv 48

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM43

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TR61

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

TM73

Cross Poison

D7010020Poison

TR32

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TR58

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM15

Dig

D8010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM07

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

TR57

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM26

Scary Face

——10010Normal

TM16

Screech

D—8540Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TR22

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TR54

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

TM74

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

TR60

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Egg

Slash

D7010020Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

Sword & Shield Skorupi Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 60 locations. Skorupi's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Skorupi in Sword & Shield

You can catch Skorupi through 60 walking encounters from Lv. 10-30, but availability differs between Shield and Sword. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Snowing

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Sandstorm

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Snowing

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Heavy Fog

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Sandstorm

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Heavy Fog

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Normal Weather

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Snowstorm

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Normal Weather

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

56%Early

Snowstorm

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

36%Early

Thunderstorm

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

36%Early

Intense Sun

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

36%Early

Raining

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

36%Early

Overcast

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

36%Early

Raining

Soothing Wetlands

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

36%Early

Overcast

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

36%Early

Thunderstorm

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Swamp

36%Early

Intense Sun

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Snowing

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Raining

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Sandstorm

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Heavy Fog

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Raining

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Overcast

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Normal Weather

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Heavy Fog

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Snowstorm

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Overcast

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Normal Weather

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Snowstorm

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Thunderstorm

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Intense Sun

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Thunderstorm

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Snowing

Soothing Wetlands

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Intense Sun

Soothing Wetlands

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Swamp

30%Early

Sandstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

40%Mid

Raining

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

40%Mid

Normal Weather

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

40%Mid

Normal Weather

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

40%Mid

Raining

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

35%Mid

Overcast

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

35%Mid

Overcast

Giant's Mirror

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

30%Mid

Intense Sun

Giant's Mirror

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

30%Mid

Raining

Giant's Mirror

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

30%Mid

Intense Sun

Giant's Mirror

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

30%Mid

Raining

Giant's Mirror

ShieldGrass Lv.27-29

30%Mid

Overcast

Giant's Mirror

ShieldGrass Lv.27-29

30%Mid

Normal Weather

Giant's Mirror

SwordGrass Lv.27-29

30%Mid

Overcast

Giant's Mirror

SwordGrass Lv.27-29

30%Mid

Normal Weather

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

30%Mid

Intense Sun

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

25%Mid

Intense Sun

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

25%Mid

Thunderstorm

Giant's Mirror

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Thunderstorm

Giant's Mirror

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Thunderstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Sandstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Sandstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

10%Mid

Thunderstorm

Route 6

ShieldGrass Lv.28-30 Route

10%Mid

All Weather

Route 6

SwordGrass Lv.28-30 Route

10%Mid

All Weather

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Pluck 2x 63-75% Peck 2x 38-46% View Corviknight builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Skorupi Rock Throw 2x 23-29% Rollout 2x 13-17% Rock Blast 2x 13-17% View Shuckle builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Confusion 2x 38-46% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 48-58% View Drifloon builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Flame Wheel 2x 54-63% Ember 2x 54-63% View Growlithe builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Pluck 2x 58-70% Peck 2x 37-45% View Corviknight builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Skorupi Rock Throw 2x 20-25% Rollout 2x 17-20% Rock Blast 2x 12-15% View Shuckle builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Confusion 2x 33-40% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 47-55% View Drifloon builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 20 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Aerial Ace 2x 63-75% Peck 2x 37-45% View Farfetch'd builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Pluck 2x 61-73% Peck 2x 38-45% View Corviknight builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Skorupi Rock Throw 2x 18-23% Rollout 2x 15-18% Rock Blast 2x 11-14% View Shuckle builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Confusion 2x 33-41% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 45-55% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Skorupi Ember 2x 50-59% View Salandit builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 Air SlashTM95 PluckLv. 16 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 86-101%KO Drill Peck 2x 78-92% Air Slash 2x 72-86% Pluck 2x 59-70% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Extrasensory 2x 101-119%KO Confusion 2x 64-77% View Bronzong builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 81-95% Acrobatics 2x 52-61% Gust 2x 57-67% View Drifblim builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Ancient Power 2x 62-73% Incinerate 2x 62-73% Flame Charge 2x 39-46% Smack Down 2x 39-46% View Carkol builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Skorupi Incinerate 2x 69-83% Ember 2x 49-58% View Salandit builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 Air SlashTM95 PluckLv. 16 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 87-103%KO Drill Peck 2x 77-91% Air Slash 2x 72-85% Pluck 2x 60-71% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Extrasensory 2x 102-121%KO Rock Slide 2x 50-59% Rock Tomb 2x 39-47% Confusion 2x 65-76% View Bronzong builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 82-97% Acrobatics 2x 52-62% Gust 2x 60-71% View Drifblim builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Rock TombTM48 Damage vs Skorupi Rock Slide 2x 55-65% Ancient Power 2x 65-76% Incinerate 2x 65-76% Rock Tomb 2x 44-53% View Carkol builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Skorupi Incinerate 2x 72-85% Ember 2x 50-59% View Salandit builds →