Is Greedent Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Greedent has HP and Cheek Pouch berry healing. Normal typing limits coverage. Everything Greedent does, Snorlax or Ursaluna does better. Replaced quickly in the open world.
Greedent has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Greedent has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Greedent trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Greedent trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Greedent trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Ryme's typing presses Greedent's defenses.
Greedent trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Greedent trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Greedent trades roughly evenly with Rika's team.
Poppy's team hits Greedent's weaknesses hard.
Greedent trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Greedent trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Geeta's team hits Greedent's weaknesses hard.
Catch Greedent on South Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 24-43).
Catch Skwovet on South Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 5-14).
How to Get Greedent in Scarlet & Violet
moderate rates for Greedent across 46 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Greedent in SV
The path to Greedent starts with Skwovet at Lv. 5-60 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch SkwovetCasseroya Lake - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%East Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%East Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%North Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%North Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%South Province (Area Four) - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%South Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%South Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%Tagtree Thicket - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%West Province (Area Three) - ForestLv.5-14OverworldRate 30%South Province (Area Two) - Olive GroveLv.5-14OverworldRate 18%Kitakami HallLv.7-60OverworldMossfell ConfluenceLv.7-60OverworldParadise BarrensLv.7-60OverworldRevelers RoadLv.7-60OverworldWistful FieldsLv.7-60OverworldEast Province (Area One) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%Glaseado MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%North Province (Area One) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%South Province (Area Five) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%South Province (Area Four) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%South Province (Area Six) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%South Province (Area Two) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%West Province (Area One) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%
Step 2Greedent ✓Casseroya Lake - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%East Province (Area One) - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%East Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%North Province (Area One) - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%North Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%South Province (Area Four) - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%South Province (Area One) - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%South Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%Tagtree Thicket - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%West Province (Area Three) - ForestLv.24-43OverworldRate 12%Fellhorn GorgeLv.24-60OverworldKitakami WildsLv.24-60OverworldOni MountainLv.24-60OverworldTimeless WoodsLv.24-60OverworldEast Province (Area One) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%Glaseado MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%North Province (Area One) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%South Province (Area Five) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%South Province (Area Four) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%South Province (Area Six) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%South Province (Area Two) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%West Province (Area One) - MountainLv.24-43OverworldRate 8%or evolve from Skwovet (Step 1)
Greedent Weakness
Greedent is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Greedent's overall bulk (120/95/75) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Greedent Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Greedent
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Flamigo Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Riolu Fighting | D | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Falinks Fighting | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Falinks Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x103-122%KO | ||
 Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Hawlucha builds →High Jump Kick 2x74-88% | ||
 Annihilape FightingGhost | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Annihilape builds →Close Combat 2x82-97% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x106-125%KO | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Crabominable builds →Close Combat 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Annihilape FightingGhost | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Annihilape builds →Close Combat 2x79-94% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x102-120%KO | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Crabominable builds →Close Combat 2x88-104%KO | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Annihilape FightingGhost | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Annihilape builds →Close Combat 2x80-94% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x104-122%KO | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Crabominable builds →Close Combat 2x90-106%KO | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
In Scarlet & Violet, Machamp can KO Greedent with Close Combat (102-120%).
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Greedent View Machamp builds →Bullet Punch11-14% Close Combat 2x102-120%KO Stone Edge28-33% | ||
Greedent Evolutions
Evolved from Skwovet. Greedent is the final form in this two-stage line. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+50 over Skwovet), and Greedent peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Greedent to get Skwovet eggs easily using 206 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Belly Drum, Defense Curl, Last Resort and 1 more.
SV Greedent Best Moveset
120 HP at 95/95 balanced Attack and Defense on Normal. AbilityCheek Pouch heals extra HP from berry consumption, and AbilityGluttony triggers berries at 50% HP instead of 25%. The moveset eats berries, heals, and fires moderate physical Normal TermStab. 20 Speed means going dead last. The sustain loop is the only competitive angle.
Best Build
Greedent best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Knock Off
- Body Slam
- Body Press
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Belch and Double-Edge bring the raw damage. But Greedent also picks up coverage across 11 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
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
If it spots a berry tree, it will immediately go to gather berries without a sideways glance—even if it’s in the middle of a battle.
This Pokémon makes off with heaps of fallen berries by wrapping them in its tail, which is roughly twice the length of its body.
Greedent Scarlet & Violet Guide
For Scarlet & Violet, we rate Greedent C-Tier: a niche pick in Scarlet & Violet's meta. At 460 BST, it fits the trick room role. Knock Off with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
In Scarlet & Violet, Greedent's biggest threats include Conkeldurr (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 20 Speed, Greedent won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Cheek Pouch is the go-to ability for Greedent. It restores HP upon eating a Berry, in addition to the Berry's effect. Its hidden ability Gluttony can work in specific setups.
Base 20 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Greedent is a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a trick room.
For Scarlet & Violet, the core moveset is Knock Off, Body Slam, Bodypress, and Earthquake. Knock Off leads at 0% usage. This set covers the trick room role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Greedent joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 2 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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 8SwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves