Is Grovyle Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Fast enough to outspeed most mid-game trainers in Hoenn. Grovyle handles the Water and Ground trainers on Route 119 and 120. Evolves into Sceptile at 36. The Grass typing struggles against Flannery and Winona but contributes against Wallace.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Grovyle has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Grovyle's weaknesses hard.
Sceptile resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Sceptile resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Sceptile resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Treecko is available as a starter.
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM31FightingBrick Break75100%15
- LV 46GrassGiga Drain113100%10
Your Treecko should hit Level 16 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- LV 29GrassLeaf Blade135100%15
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- LV 35PsychicAgility—100%30
- After Wallace
- TM31FightingBrick Break75100%15
Your Grovyle should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36GrassLeaf Blade135100%15
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Wallace
- TM02DragonDragon Claw80100%15
How to Get Grovyle in Ruby & Sapphire
You're catching Treecko first, not Grovyle. Treecko appears but it's a rare spawn in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
Grovyle Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Grovyle for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Grovyle Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Grovyle
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x91-108%KO Gust 2x28-34% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x85-102%KO Leech Life 2x15-19% | ||
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Torchic Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Torchic builds →Ember 2x42-51% Peck 2x28-34% | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x92-110%KO Gust 2x29-35% | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Combusken builds →Ember 2x48-57% Peck 2x37-44% | ||
 Gulpin Poison | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x84-100%KO Wing Attack 2x60-71% Leech Life 2x16-19% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x154-182%KO Peck 2x36-42% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x124-146%KO Wing Attack 2x83-99% Leech Life 2x20-24% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x80-95% Gust 2x46-55% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x154-182%KO Sludge Bomb 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb 2x113-134%KO Ice Beam 2x64-76% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x157-185%KO Peck 2x35-42% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x126-148%KO Wing Attack 2x84-100%KO Leech Life 2x21-25% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x81-96% Gust 2x47-56% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x157-185%KO Sludge Bomb 2x88-104%KO | ||
Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb 2x116-137%KO Ice Beam 2x64-77% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x157-185%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-72% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x127-150%KO Wing Attack 2x85-101%KO Leech Life 2x21-26% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x157-185%KO Sludge Bomb 2x88-105%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x194-229%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-94% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Altaria builds →Fire Blast 2x77-92% Fly 2x89-106%KO Ice Beam 2x63-75% | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x157-185%KO Fire Blast 2x75-88% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x192-226%KO Aerial Ace 2x78-92% | ||
Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Altaria builds →Fire Blast 2x78-92% Fly 2x88-105%KO Ice Beam 2x62-73% | ||
Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x154-182%KO Fire Blast 2x72-86% | ||
Ninetales Fire | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x170-200%KO Fly 2x168-198%KO Ice Beam 2x115-136%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Aerial Ace 2x80-94% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x177-209%KO Fire Blast 2x77-91% Ice Beam 2x61-73% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Salamence builds →Fly 2x153-181%KO Fire Blast 2x111-131%KO | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Sealeo's Ice Beam hits Grovyle for 79-93%. Omanyte's Ice Beam hits Grovyle for 70-83%.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Sealeo builds →Ice Beam 2x79-93% Surf20-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwiftswim ItemLum Berry NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Omanyte builds →Surf17-21% Ice Beam 2x70-83% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemQuickclaw NatureImpish Moves View Duskull builds →
| ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemNothing NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Marshtomp builds →Hydro Pump15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMinus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Minun builds →Thunderbolt15-18% | ||
Grovyle Evolutions
Partway through Treecko's chain. Grovyle still has another evolution ahead before reaching Sceptile. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Speed got the biggest boost (+25 from Treecko). The final form adds another 125 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Grovyle to get Treecko eggs easily using 27 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Crush Claw, Dragon Breath and 3 more.
RS Grovyle Best Moveset
Middle-stage Grass improving toward Sceptile. AbilityOvergrow for emergency Grass boosts. MoveLeaf Blade provides Grass TermStab with a high critical hit rate. Sceptile completes the Speed tier.
Best Build
Grovyle best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Leaf Blade
- Substitute
- Agility
- Hidden Power Water
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Grovyle misses out on Crunch and Crush Claw. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Leaf Blade, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.
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 leaves growing out of GROVYLE’s body are convenient for camouflaging it from enemies in the forest. This POKéMON is a master at climbing trees in jungles.
This POKéMON adeptly flies from branch to branch in trees. In a forest, no POKéMON can ever hope to catch a fleeing GROVYLE however fast they may be.
Grovyle Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Grovyle is meant to evolve into Sceptile. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Overgrow strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Grovyle. It's the only ability Grovyle has.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Grovyle is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a pivot.
For Ruby & Sapphire, you can run Grovyle through the first few routes without issues. 405 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Sceptile as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Grovyle spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves