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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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

It grips prey with its tail claws and injects poison. It tenaciously hangs on until the poison takes.

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Skorupi Fly 2x 101-120%KO Fire Fang 2x 49-58% Wing Attack 2x 70-83% Ancient Power 2x 64-77% View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Skorupi Ancient Power 2x 57-67% Rock Tomb 2x 39-47% Rock Throw 2x 33-40% Smack Down 2x 33-40% View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Wing Attack 2x 73-87% Pluck 2x 73-87% Ancient Power 2x 76-90% Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% View Archen builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Ancient Power 2x 50-60% Rock Tomb 2x 37-43% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM62 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Skorupi Acrobatics 2x 37-43% Gust 2x 44-53% View Drifloon builds →

X & Y 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 68 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)

X & Y Skorupi Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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 5

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 9

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Lv 13

Acupressure

———30Normal

Lv 16

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 20

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 23

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 27

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Lv 30

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Lv 34

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 38

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 41

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 45

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 47

Fell Stinger

D5010025Bug

Lv 49

Cross Poison

D7010020Poison

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

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

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

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

D7010020Normal

Egg

Twineedle

—2510020Bug

Egg

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

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

D409520Bug

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

X & Y Skorupi Locations

Easy grab on Skorupi with high spawn rates across 10 locations in mid-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Skorupi in X & Y

Before you go hunting for Skorupi, check which of the 10 spots belong to your version. X and Y each have different walking encounters at Lv. 16-36.

Route 14

XGrass Lv.30-31 Route

CommonMid

Route 14

YGrass Lv.30-31 Route

CommonMid

Route 14

XGrass Lv.16 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 14

YGrass Lv.16 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 15

YGrass Lv.34-35 Route

CommonLate

Route 15

XGrass Lv.34-35 Route

CommonLate

Route 16

YGrass Lv.34-35 Route

CommonLate

Yellow Flower

Route 16

XGrass Lv.34-35 Route

CommonLate

Yellow Flower

Route 15

YGrass Lv.36 Route

UncommonLate

Red Flower

Route 15

XGrass Lv.36 Route

UncommonLate

Red Flower

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Fennekin Fire	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Skorupi Ember 2x 58-69% View Fennekin builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 46-58% View Combee builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Skorupi Confusion 2x 58-69% View Ralts builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Upcoming Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Learns Incinerate at Level 10 View Pansear builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 10 Learns Peck at Level 10 View Fletchling builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Wing Attack 2x 77-92% Pluck 2x 77-92% Ancient Power 2x 77-92% Rock Tomb 2x 77-92% View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Fang 2x 52-62% Wing Attack 2x 73-87% Aerial Ace 2x 73-87% Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% View Aerodactyl builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Rock Tomb 2x 42-52% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 48-58% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Skorupi Wing Attack 2x 42-52% Aerial Ace 2x 42-52% View Zubat builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Skorupi Ancient Power 2x 56-66% Rock Tomb 2x 39-47% Rock Throw 2x 32-39% Smack Down 2x 32-39% View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Wing Attack 2x 73-86% Pluck 2x 73-86% Ancient Power 2x 73-86% Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% View Archen builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Ancient Power 2x 49-58% Rock Tomb 2x 36-43% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Skorupi Gust 2x 43-51% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsLv. 30 Damage vs Skorupi Wing Attack 2x 39-47% Air Cutter 2x 43-51% Aerial Ace 2x 39-47% Acrobatics 2x 36-43% View Zubat builds →

Lairon SteelRock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Skorupi Stone Edge 2x 102-120%KO Rock Slide 2x 77-91% Aerial Ace 2x 41-49% Rock Tomb 2x 62-73% View Lairon builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 PsychicTM29 Power GemLv. 46 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Skorupi Stone Edge 2x 66-78% Psychic 2x 56-66% Power Gem 2x 75-89% Rock Slide 2x 50-60% View Carbink builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Skorupi Stone Edge 2x 119-141%KO Rock Slide 2x 90-107%KO Wing Attack 2x 73-86% Pluck 2x 73-86% View Archen builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Stone EdgeTM71 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 62-73% Stone Edge 2x 57-68% Flamethrower 2x 50-59% Rock Slide 2x 44-52% View Shieldon builds →
Litwick GhostFire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 InfernoLv. 38 FlamethrowerTM35 PsychicTM29 Damage vs Skorupi Fire Blast 2x 123-146%KO Inferno 2x 113-133%KO Flamethrower 2x 102-120%KO Psychic 2x 68-80% View Litwick builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Skorupi Stone Edge 2x 206-243%KO Pursuit 41-49% Crunch 82-97% Superpower 20-24% View Tyranitar builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Skorupi Draco Meteor 202-238%KO Psyshock 2x 250-295%KO View Latios builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Skorupi Flamethrower 2x 215-254%KO Sludge Bomb 36-42% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Skorupi Earthquake 51-60% Knock Off 23-27% View Gliscor builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSafetygoggles NatureAdamant Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz ProtectPriority Snarl Damage vs Skorupi Extreme Speed 42-50% Flare Blitz 2x 190-224%KO Snarl 26-31% View Arcanine builds →