Is Grafaiai Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Poison/Normal Grafaiai with Prankster giving priority on Toxic and other status moves. Unburden doubles Speed after using a held item. Handles Fairy encounters with Poison coverage. More of a disruptor than a heavy hitter.
Shroodle has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Shroodle has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Shroodle trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Grafaiai has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Grafaiai trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Ryme's typing presses Grafaiai's defenses.
Grafaiai has the type edge here and should clean up Tulip's team.
Grafaiai trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Rika's team hits Grafaiai's weaknesses hard.
Poppy's team hits Grafaiai's weaknesses hard.
Grafaiai trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Grafaiai trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Grafaiai trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Shroodle on South Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 5-32).
Your Shroodle should hit Level 28 before you reach Kofu, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Grafaiai in Scarlet & Violet
A few locations for Grafaiai with high spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Grafaiai in SV
To get Grafaiai, start by catching Shroodle through walking encounters at Lv. 5-51. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch ShroodleCasseroya Lake - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%East Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%East Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%North Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%North Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%South Province (Area Four) - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%South Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%South Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%Tagtree Thicket - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%West Province (Area Three) - ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 15%North Province (Area One) - Bamboo ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 9%North Province (Area Two) - Bamboo ForestLv.5-32OverworldRate 9%- Step 2Grafaiai ✓Tagtree Thicket - ForestLv.29-51OverworldRate 34%or evolve from Shroodle (Step 1)
Grafaiai Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Grafaiai for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Grafaiai leans offensive (base 95 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Grafaiai Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Grafaiai
 Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x134-159%KO | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Donphan builds →Stomping Tantrum 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Sandygast GhostGround | C | |
 Bruxish WaterPsychic | C | |
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x132-156%KO | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
 Sandaconda Ground | C | |
Sandygast GhostGround | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Palossand GhostGround | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Indeedee PsychicNormal | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Slowbro builds →Future Sight 2x126-149%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x132-156%KO | ||
Palossand GhostGround | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Indeedee PsychicNormal | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Gardevoir builds →Dream Eater 2x129-152%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x134-157%KO | ||
Palossand GhostGround | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x160-188%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Metagross builds →Psychic Fangs 2x124-146%KO Bulldoze 2x59-69% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Torterra builds →Headlong Rush 2x146-172%KO | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x155-182%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Metagross builds →Psychic Fangs 2x127-149%KO Bulldoze 2x60-70% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Torterra builds →Headlong Rush 2x149-175%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Alomomola builds →Flip Turn18-22% Scald14-17% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonpuppeteer ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves View Pecharunt builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Blissey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Hydrapple builds →Giga Drain15-18% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Grafaiai View Clefable builds →Moonblast16-19% | ||
Grafaiai Evolutions
Grafaiai is the evolved form of Shroodle. Breeding produces Shroodle eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Shroodle gave Grafaiai the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+40), bringing the total to 485 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Grafaiai to get Shroodle eggs easily using 206 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Copycat, Cross Poison, Parting Shot and 3 more.
SV Grafaiai Best Moveset
Poison/Normal at 95 Attack and 110 Speed with AbilityPrankster giving priority to status moves. Held ItemChoice Band with NatureJolly fires fast physical Poison and Normal TermStab. AbilityUnburden doubles Speed after item consumption for an alternative approach. The moveset combines fast offense with priority support utility. C-Tier through Prankster speed and coverage.
Best Build
Grafaiai best EVs are Attack and Speed
Support Moveset
- Knock Off
- Parting Shot
- Encore
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Grafaiai picks up Copycat and Cross Poison only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Giga Impact and Gunk Shot while coverage across 7 types adds range.
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
The color of the poisonous saliva depends on what the Pokémon eats. Grafaiai covers its fingers in its saliva and draws patterns on trees in forests.
Each Grafaiai paints its own individual pattern, and it will paint that same pattern over and over again throughout its life.
Grafaiai Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Don't let Grafaiai's 485 base stat total fool you. Prankster is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a pivot. Knock Off with Choice Band is the standard set.
In Scarlet & Violet, watch for Garchomp (Ground) and Reuniclus (Psychic) when using Grafaiai. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Grafaiai's base 110 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Scarlet & Violet, Run Prankster on Grafaiai. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Grafaiai also gets Unburden and Poison Touch, but they don't compare.
In Scarlet & Violet, Grafaiai fills the pivot role. It's a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Base 110 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Scarlet & Violet, run Knock Off, Parting Shot, Encore, and Toxic on Grafaiai. Knock Off is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Grafaiai has appeared in 2 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