Is Grotle Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Turtwig evolves at level 18. Grass with AbilityOvergrow. Torterra at 32.
Turtwig trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Grotle has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Grotle trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Clemont's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Valerie's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Grotle cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 18.
Your Grotle should hit Level 32 before you reach Ramos, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Grotle in X & Y
Grotle can't be caught in X & Y. Transfer Turtwig from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Scarlet & Violet and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Grotle in XY
Step 1Obtain TurtwigBREEDINGAvailableLeave Grotle with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Turtwig egg.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four second time, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Gift · Lake Verity · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Gift · Route 201 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Grassland Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: ArceusNot TradeableAppears in Legends: Arceus via Walking · Droning Meadow. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Canyon Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Grotle ✓
Step 3Evolve into Torterra
Grotle Weakness
Grotle is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Grotle Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Grotle
 Pansear Fire | D | |
 Fennekin Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift | ||
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Fletchling Normal | D | |
 Ledyba Bug | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Ninjask builds →Bug Bite 2x53-64% Aerial Ace 2x53-64% | ||
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Fletchinder builds →Aerial Ace 2x45-55% Flame Charge 2x38-45% | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x74-88% Infestation 2x17-20% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x69-82% Bug Bite 2x52-61% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 2x64-76% Aerial Ace 2x32-38% Twineedle 2x22-27% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Hawlucha builds →Bounce 2x69-82% Poison Jab 2x42-51% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x74-88% Infestation 2x17-20% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x69-82% X-Scissor 2x69-82% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x74-88% Infestation 2x17-20% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x69-82% X-Scissor 2x69-82% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x92-109%KO Air Slash 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x90-106%KO Fly 2x68-80% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x70-83% X-Scissor 2x70-83% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x92-108%KO Air Slash 2x88-103%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x89-106%KO Fly 2x69-81% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x70-84% X-Scissor 2x70-84% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x161-190%KO Smog 2x30-36% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO Air Slash 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x125-148%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-51% Venoshock 2x25-29% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Salamence builds →Fly 2x102-120%KO Fire Blast 2x86-101%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x88-104%KO Fly 2x68-80% U-turn 2x35-41% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x190-224%KO Smog 2x30-36% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Salamence builds →Fly 2x101-119%KO Fire Blast 2x85-100%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x150-176%KO Air Slash 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodSea Spirits Den Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x168-198%KO Sky Attack 2x121-143%KO U-turn 2x41-49% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
In X & Y, Volcarona can KO Grotle with Flamethrower (163-192%). Staraptor's Double-Edge hits Grotle for 80-95%.
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain22-26% Flamethrower 2x163-192%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Staraptor builds →Close Combat54-63% Double Edge80-95% U Turn 2x63-74% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Lapras builds →Surf30-35% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x94-111%KO Flamethrower 2x94-111%KO | ||
Grotle Evolutions
Partway through Turtwig's chain. Grotle still has another evolution ahead before reaching Torterra. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. Attack has grown the most so far (+21), but there's still another 120 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Grotle to get Turtwig eggs easily using 59 partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Body Slam, Double-Edge and 13 more.
XY Grotle Best Moveset
89 Attack and 85 Defense with Held ItemEviolite. Fairy types resist Grass. The moveset fires at middle-stage power. Torterra one evolution away maintained C-tier through Ground coverage.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Crunch
- Razor Leaf
- Body Slam
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Grotle gets Amnesia and Body Slam exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Dark coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Leaf Storm and Solar Beam.
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
It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe its treed shell.
It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Grotle X & Y Guide
Grotle is meant to evolve into Torterra. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In X & Y, Grotle's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 36 Speed, Grotle won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Overgrow is the go-to ability for Grotle. It strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Shell Armor can work in specific setups.
Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Grotle is a mixed attacker with base 89 Attack and 55 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a trick room.
For X & Y, you can run Grotle through the first few routes without issues. 405 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Torterra as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Grotle 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
- 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 4DPDebut
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 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves