Is Dipplin Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Grass/Dragon Dipplin from the Kitakami DLC. A third evolution path for Applin using the Syrup Apple. Supersweet Syrup lowers opposing evasion. Can further evolve into Hydrapple with three Applin in the party.
Flapple has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Appletun has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Dipplin has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Katy:
Flapple has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Appletun trades roughly evenly with Brassius's team.
Dipplin has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Brassius:
Flapple has the type edge here and should clean up Iono's team.
Appletun trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Dipplin trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Iono:
Flapple has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Appletun has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Dipplin has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Kofu:
Flapple trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Larry's team hits Appletun's weaknesses hard.
Hydrapple trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Larry:
Flapple trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Appletun trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Hydrapple trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Ryme:
Flapple trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Appletun trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Hydrapple trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Tulip:
Flapple trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Appletun trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Hydrapple trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Grusha:
Flapple has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Appletun has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Hydrapple has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Rika:
Poppy's team hits Flapple's weaknesses hard.
Poppy's team hits Appletun's weaknesses hard.
Poppy's team hits Hydrapple's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Poppy:
Flapple trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Larry's team hits Appletun's weaknesses hard.
Hydrapple trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Larry:
Flapple trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Appletun trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Hydrapple has the type edge here and should clean up Hassel's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Hassel:
Flapple trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Geeta's team hits Appletun's weaknesses hard.
Hydrapple trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Geeta:
Catch Applin on South Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 10-35).
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Iono, at typical party pace.
You can find the Tart Apple hidden in Tagtree Thicket.
You can find the Sweet Apple hidden in Tagtree Thicket.
How to Get Dipplin in Scarlet & Violet
No wild encounters for Dipplin. The 3-stage chain runs through Applin, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve through a special method once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Dipplin in SV
To get Dipplin, start by catching Applin through walking encounters at Lv. 7-60. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch ApplinApple HillsLv.7-60OverworldKitakami RoadLv.7-60OverworldKitakami WildsLv.7-60OverworldMossfell ConfluenceLv.7-60OverworldCasseroya Lake - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%East Province (Area One) - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%East Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%North Province (Area One) - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%North Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%South Province (Area Four) - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%South Province (Area One) - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%South Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%Tagtree Thicket - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%West Province (Area Three) - ForestLv.10-35OverworldRate 6%- Step 2Dipplin ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Hydrapple with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Dipplin egg.
Step 3Evolve into Hydrapple
Dipplin Weakness
Dipplin's Grass/Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon, and Fairy. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Dipplin's physical bulk (base 110 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ground |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass |
What is Dipplin Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Dipplin
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Squawkabilly Normal | C | |
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Vivillon builds →Struggle Bug 2x47-57% Gust 2x38-45% | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x47-56% Fury Cutter 2x34-41% | ||
 Flamigo Fighting | C | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Gyarados builds →Ice Fang 4x76-91% Twister 2x19-23% | ||
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x166-195%KO | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x123-145%KO Poison Jab 2x41-48% | ||
 Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Frosmoth builds →Ice Beam 4x185-218%KO Bug Buzz 2x92-109%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Gyarados builds →Ice Fang 4x75-89% Hurricane 2x67-79% Twister 2x16-20% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Corviknight Steel | B | |
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x174-205%KO | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x130-153%KO Poison Jab 2x43-51% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Frosmoth builds →Ice Beam 4x191-226%KO Bug Buzz 2x95-113%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Frosmoth builds →Ice Beam 4x194-228%KO Bug Buzz 2x97-114%KO Hurricane 2x78-92% | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x174-205%KO | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x147-173%KO X-Scissor 2x46-54% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x127-150%KO Poison Jab 2x42-50% X-Scissor 2x42-50% | ||
 Chien-Pao DarkIce | B | |
Obtain MethodWest Province Area One Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Chien-Pao builds →Ice Spinner 4x127-150%KO Acrobatics 2x29-35% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Frosmoth builds →Ice Beam 4x187-220%KO Bug Buzz 2x94-110%KO Hurricane 2x76-90% | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x167-196%KO | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x140-165%KO X-Scissor 2x44-52% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x123-145%KO Poison Jab 2x41-48% X-Scissor 2x41-48% | ||
Chien-Pao DarkIce | B | |
Obtain MethodWest Province Area One Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Chien-Pao builds →Ice Spinner 4x123-145%KO Acrobatics 2x29-34% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Frosmoth builds →Ice Beam 4x190-223%KO Bug Buzz 2x95-112%KO Hurricane 2x77-90% | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x169-199%KO | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x142-167%KO X-Scissor 2x45-52% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x125-148%KO Poison Jab 2x42-49% X-Scissor 2x42-49% | ||
Chien-Pao DarkIce | B | |
Obtain MethodWest Province Area One Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Chien-Pao builds →Ice Spinner 4x125-148%KO Acrobatics 2x29-34% | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Scizor's U-turn hits Dipplin for 48-56%. Gengar deals 66-77% with Sludge Bomb.
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch13-16% Knock Off15-17% U Turn 2x48-56% Close Combat27-32% | ||
 Baxcalibur DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityThermalexchange ItemLoaded Dice NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Baxcalibur builds →Icicle Spear 4x26-31% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball29-35% Sludge Bomb 2x66-77% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Salamence builds →Earthquake8-9% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dipplin View Incineroar builds →Knock Off9-11% Flare Blitz16-20% | ||
Dipplin Evolutions
Dipplin's evolution chain splits 3 ways into Flapple, Appletun, and Dipplin. The method you choose determines which form you get. So far, Sp.Atk got the biggest boost (+55 from Applin). The final form adds another 55 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SV Dipplin Best Moveset
Grass/Dragon at 95 Sp. Atk and 110 Defense with AbilitySupersweet Syrup lowering all opponents' evasion on entry. AbilitySticky Hold prevents item removal. AbilityRegenerator heals a third of HP on the switch. The moveset runs defensive Grass/Dragon TermStab with Regenerator sustain. 80 HP and 80 other stats are moderate. Regenerator is the competitive value.
Best Build
Dipplin best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Giga Drain
- Dragon Tail
- Infestation
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Dipplin develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Energy Ball and Draco Meteor show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Dipplin Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Dipplin isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Hydrapple to unlock its full potential. At 485 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Scarlet & Violet, watch for Weavile (Ice), Roserade (Poison), and Braviary (Flying) when using Dipplin. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Weavile is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Bug, Dragon, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 40 Speed, Dipplin won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Supersweet Syrup once per battle, when a Pokémon with Supersweet Syrup enters the battle, it lowers the evasion stat of all adjacent opponents by one stage. That's the one you want on Dipplin. Sticky Hold is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Gluttony works too if your team needs something different.
In Scarlet & Violet, Dipplin fills the trick room role. It's a mixed attacker with base 80 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Scarlet & Violet, Dipplin does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Dragon type on your team. Evolve it into Hydrapple before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Dipplin has appeared in 1 games across 2 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves