Is Skiddo Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Grass with AbilitySap Sipper. Wild on the mid-game routes. Gogoat at 32 is Ramos's ace. AbilitySap Sipper blocks Grass moves for an Attack boost. Handles Grant and Siebold through Grass.
Skiddo trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Skiddo trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Korrina's typing presses Skiddo's defenses.
Gogoat trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Gogoat trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Gogoat trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Gogoat trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Gogoat trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Malva's team hits Gogoat's weaknesses hard.
Gogoat trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Drasna's team hits Gogoat's weaknesses hard.
Gogoat has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
Gogoat trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Skiddo on Route 5 (walking, Lv 10, rare).
Your Skiddo should hit Level 32 before you reach Ramos, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Skiddo in X & Y
moderate rates for Skiddo across 4 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Skiddo in XY
The path to Skiddo starts with Skiddo at Lv. 8-10 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Skiddo ✓Route 5Lv.8-9GrassRate 10%Purple flowersRoute 5Lv.10GrassRate 10%
Step 2Evolve into GogoatBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Gogoat egg.
Skiddo Weakness
Skiddo is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Sap Sipper grants an additional Grass immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Skiddo Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Skiddo
 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 Skiddo View Ninjask builds →Bug Bite 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x82-97% | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Fletchinder builds →Aerial Ace 2x73-87% Flame Charge 2x61-73% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x109-128%KO Bug Bite 2x84-99% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x86-102%KO Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-60% Twineedle 2x35-41% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Hawlucha builds →Bounce 2x109-128%KO Poison Jab 2x68-81% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x109-128%KO X-Scissor 2x109-128%KO | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x86-102%KO Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x109-128%KO X-Scissor 2x109-128%KO | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x86-102%KO Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x147-173%KO Air Slash 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x145-171%KO Fly 2x109-129%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x114-135%KO X-Scissor 2x114-135%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x148-175%KO Air Slash 2x102-120%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x146-172%KO Fly 2x110-130%KO | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x115-136%KO X-Scissor 2x115-136%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x189-223%KO Smog 2x36-43% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x150-177%KO Air Slash 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x206-243%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-82% Venoshock 2x28-34% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Salamence builds →Fly 2x166-196%KO Fire Blast 2x100-118%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x145-170%KO Fly 2x109-128%KO U-turn 2x56-67% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x223-263%KO Smog 2x35-41% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Salamence builds →Fly 2x165-195%KO Fire Blast 2x99-118%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x175-206%KO Air Slash 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodSea Spirits Den Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Sky Attack 2x198-234%KO U-turn 2x66-78% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
In X & Y, Blaziken can KO Skiddo with Flare Blitz (211-248%). Gengar threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (171-201%). Salamence's Outrage also KOs at 88-104%.
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x211-248%KO High Jump Kick114-134%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball76-90% Sludge Bomb 2x171-201%KO Focus Blast76-89% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Salamence builds →Earthquake24-29% Outrage88-104%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch43-51% U Turn 2x150-177%KO Superpower86-101%KO Knock Off47-55% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Skiddo View Lapras builds →Surf23-27% | ||
Skiddo Evolutions
Skiddo evolves into Gogoat. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 181 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
XY Skiddo Best Moveset
Grass at 65 Attack with AbilitySap Sipper absorbing Grass for an Attack boost. AbilityGrass Pelt as a hidden ability boosts Defense in Grassy Terrain. The moveset fires at pre-evolution levels. Gogoat adds HP and Attack.
Best Build
Skiddo best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
- Horn Leech
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Skiddo. Defense Curl and Milk Drink come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Solar Beam and Leaf Blade and coverage across 7 types.
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
Thought to be one of the first Pokémon to live in harmony with humans, it has a placid disposition.
If it has sunshine and water, it doesn’t need to eat, because it can generate energy from the leaves on its back.
Skiddo X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Skiddo isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Gogoat to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In X & Y, Run Sap Sipper on Skiddo. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Skiddo also gets Grass Pelt, but they don't compare.
In X & Y, Skiddo fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 65 Attack and 62 Sp. Atk. At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In X & Y, Skiddo does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Gogoat before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Skiddo has appeared in 6 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
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 6XYDebut
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