Is Grotle Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Turtwig evolves at level 18. Grass-only until Torterra adds Ground at 32. Grotle handles Wake's Water gym at the fifth badge and contributes through Byron. The Grass typing is an asset until Candice.
Turtwig has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Grotle's weaknesses hard.
Grotle trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Grotle trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Torterra resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Torterra has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Torterra trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Turtwig is available as a starter.
- LV 13GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- LV 37DarkCrunch80100%15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- LV 41GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock Climb9085%20
- LV 45GrassLeaf Storm19590%5
Your Turtwig should hit Level 18 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Crasher Wake
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock Climb9085%20
- LV 42DarkCrunch80100%15
- LV 47GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- LV 52GrassLeaf Storm19590%5
Your Grotle should hit Level 32 before you reach Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GrassWood Hammer180100%15
- LV 32GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Maylene
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone Edge10080%5
- LV 51GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- LV 57GrassLeaf Storm19590%5
How to Get Grotle in Platinum
No wild encounters for Grotle. The 3-stage chain runs through Turtwig, which you can catch but it's a rare spawn from the locations below. Evolve at level 32 once you've got the levels.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Grotle Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Grotle
 Chimchar Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Starly Normal | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x46-54% Leech Life 2x12-14% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Mothim builds →Bug Bite 2x52-61% Gust 2x42-51% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x70-83% Wing Attack 2x60-70% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Vespiquen builds →U-turn 2x54-64% Sludge Bomb 2x55-66% Gust 2x40-48% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Monferno builds →Fire Blast 2x109-128%KO U-turn 2x36-43% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x70-83% Wing Attack 2x60-70% | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x140-166%KO Sludge Bomb 2x72-85% | ||
Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Vespiquen builds →U-turn 2x54-64% Aerial Ace 2x48-57% Sludge Bomb 2x55-66% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x130-154%KO Poison Jab 2x48-57% U-turn 2x43-50% Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x75-88% Wing Attack 2x57-68% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 2x72-86% X-Scissor 2x48-57% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x129-152%KO Poison Jab 2x46-55% U-turn 2x41-48% Aerial Ace 2x35-42% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x73-87% Wing Attack 2x55-66% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 2x81-96% Aerial Ace 2x41-48% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x134-158%KO Poison Jab 2x49-57% U-turn 2x43-51% Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x122-144%KO U-turn 2x49-57% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x76-90% Wing Attack 2x57-68% | ||
Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 2x85-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x181-213%KO Air Slash 2x98-115%KO U-turn 2x41-49% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x162-191%KO Sludge Bomb 2x70-83% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x154-182%KO Poison Jab 2x48-56% U-turn 2x42-50% Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x125-147%KO Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
In Platinum, Staraptor's Double-Edge hits Grotle for 43-51%. Lapras threatens a KO with Ice Beam (100-118%). Nidoking deals 79-93% with Ice Beam.
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Staraptor builds →Close Combat29-34% U Turn 2x34-40% Double Edge43-51% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x100-118%KO Ice Shard 2x18-22% Hydro Pump30-36% Thunderbolt16-20% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoison Point ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Grotle View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x79-93% Thunderbolt20-23% Earthquake15-18% | ||
Grotle Evolutions
Partway through Turtwig's chain. Grotle still has another evolution ahead before reaching Torterra. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool 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 45 partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Body Slam, Double-Edge and 7 more.
Pt Grotle Best Moveset
85 Defense improves the physical tank potential, but 36 Speed and 55 Sp. Atk leave the moveset too slow and too narrow offensively. Torterra adds Ground typing. Torterra is where the typing delivers.
Best Build
Grotle best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Seed Bomb
- Synthesis
- Superpower
- Leech Seed
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 knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Grotle Platinum 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 Platinum, 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. It's Grotle's only ability.
Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Grotle is a physical attacker with base 89 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a trick room.
For Platinum, 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