Is Silcoon Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Cocoon stage toward Beautifly. Push through this with a couple of battles. The Beautifly payoff at 10 comes fast.
Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Roxanne:
Beautifly resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
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Wattson's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Wattson's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
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Norman's typing presses Beautifly's defenses.
Norman's typing presses Dustox's defenses.
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Winona's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Winona's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Tate & Liza:
Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Phoebe's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
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Drake's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Drake's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Steven's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Catch Wurmple on Route 101 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
- STARTING (Lv 2)
- LV 2NormalTackle40100%35
- LV 5PoisonPoison Sting15100%35
Beautifly can be obtained by breeding (post-game).
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 34BugSilver Wind90100%5
- LV 38GrassGiga Drain75100%10
Dustox can be obtained by breeding (post-game).
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- LV 34BugSilver Wind90100%5
- LV 38PoisonToxic—90%10
How to Get Silcoon in Ruby & Sapphire
Silcoon appears at moderate rates across 2 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Silcoon in RS
Wurmple is your first catch on the way to Silcoon. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-6 across 10 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch WurmpleRoute 101Lv.2-3GrassRate 45%Route 102Lv.3-4GrassRate 30%Route 104Lv.4-5GrassRate 30%Petalburg WoodsLv.5-6GrassRate 25%
Step 2Silcoon ✓Petalburg WoodsLv.5GrassRate 10%or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into BeautiflyBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Beautifly egg.
Silcoon Weakness
Type-wise, Silcoon takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, and Rock. Silcoon's physical bulk (base 55 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Silcoon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Silcoon
 Torchic Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Torchic builds →Ember 2x75-89% Rock Tomb 2x39-45% | ||
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x278-328%KO Rock Tomb 2x45-53% Peck 2x30-37% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Numel FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Numel builds →Overheat 2x228-268%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x279-330%KO Rock Tomb 2x43-52% Peck 2x31-37% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Skarmory Steel | A | |
Numel FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Numel builds →Overheat 2x226-267%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-40% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x290-342%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-63% Rock Tomb 2x43-51% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x341-401%KO Rock Slide 2x72-86% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Skarmory Steel | A | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x362-426%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-82% Rock Tomb 2x58-69% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x347-409%KO Rock Slide 2x73-86% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x307-362%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-53% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x360-424%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-81% Rock Tomb 2x57-68% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x348-410%KO Rock Slide 2x72-86% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Skarmory Steel | A | |
Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x306-361%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-52% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x371-437%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-81% Rock Tomb 2x57-68% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x324-381%KO Fly 2x146-172%KO Ancient Power 2x83-98% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x383-451%KO Rock Slide 2x73-87% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x153-181%KO Fire Blast 2x147-173%KO | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
In Ruby & Sapphire, Arcanine can KO Silcoon with Overheat (357-421%).
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureLonely Moves
Damage vs Silcoon View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed57-68% Overheat 2x357-421%KO | ||
Silcoon Evolutions
Wurmple can evolve into Silcoon and Cascoon. Silcoon sits before the split, so check the evolution methods below to pick your path. Defense has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 190 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Silcoon to get Wurmple eggs easily using 37 partners from the Bug egg group.
RS Silcoon Best Moveset
Cocoon stage heading toward Beautifly. AbilityShed Skin can cure status randomly. Harden and nothing offensive. Pass through immediately.
Best Build
Silcoon best EVs are Attack
Utility Moveset
- Harden
- Harden
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug STAB for Silcoon, with limited coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.
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
SILCOON tethers itself to a tree branch using silk to keep from falling. There, this POKéMON hangs quietly while it awaits evolution. It peers out of the silk cocoon through a small hole.
SILCOON was thought to endure hunger and not consume anything before its evolution. However, it is now thought that this POKéMON slakes its thirst by drinking rainwater that collects on its silk.
Silcoon Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Silcoon works as a placeholder. Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Cascoon. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Silcoon appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
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