Is Skiploom Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Slightly stronger than Hoppip with the same fundamental problem: no damage. Skiploom evolves into Jumpluff at 27, which is fast and still can't threaten anything Crystal throws at it.
Falkner's team hits Hoppip's weaknesses hard.
Hoppip trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Skiploom trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Skiploom has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Jumpluff has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Jasmine's team hits Jumpluff's weaknesses hard.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Jumpluff has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Jumpluff has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Blaine's team hits Jumpluff's weaknesses hard.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Jumpluff has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Catch Hoppip on Route 29 (walking, Lv 3, rare).
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- LV 10NormalTackle40100%35
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 30GrassMega Drain60100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
Your Hoppip should hit Level 18 before you reach Whitney, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18NormalTackle40100%35
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 36GrassMega Drain60100%15
Your Skiploom should hit Level 27 before you reach Chuck, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 27)
- LV 27GrassStun Spore—75%30
- LV 27NormalTackle40100%35
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 44GrassMega Drain60100%15
How to Get Skiploom in Crystal
2 encounter spots for Skiploom at moderate rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Skiploom in C
To get Skiploom, start by catching Hoppip through walking encounters at Lv. 3-30. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch HoppipRoute 11Lv.14-16GrassRate 35%Morning/dayRoute 32Lv.6-7GrassRate 15%Morning/dayRoute 33Lv.6-7GrassRate 15%Morning/dayRoute 29Lv.3GrassRate 5%Morning/dayRoute 30Lv.4GrassRate 5%MorningRoute 31Lv.5GrassRate 5%Morning/dayRoute 13Lv.25-27GrassRate 19%Morning/dayRoute 15Lv.25-27GrassRate 19%Morning/dayRoute 14Lv.28GrassRate 10%Morning/day
Step 2Skiploom ✓Route 14Lv.26GrassRate 9%Morning/dayRoute 14Lv.30GrassRate 9%Morningor evolve from Hoppip (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into JumpluffBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Jumpluff egg.
Skiploom Weakness
Skiploom is weak to Ice, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Rock. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Skiploom Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Skiploom
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Spinarak BugPoison | D | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Smoochum IcePsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Magby builds →Fire Blast 2x117-140%KO Smog 2x19-24% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Blizzard 4x164-194%KO Fire Blast 2x81-97% | ||
Smoochum IcePsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Blizzard 4x179-211%KO Fire Blast 2x89-106%KO Poison Sting 2x29-34% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Blizzard 4x157-186%KO Fire Blast 2x79-93% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Blizzard 4x174-205%KO Fire Blast 2x87-102%KO Poison Sting 2x26-32% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Blizzard 4x152-179%KO Fire Blast 2x76-90% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Blizzard 4x168-198%KO Fire Blast 2x84-99% Poison Sting 2x25-31% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Blizzard 4x152-179%KO Fire Blast 2x76-90% | ||
 Weezing Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Weezing builds →Sludge Bomb 2x120-141%KO Fire Blast 2x84-99% Rollout 2x29-34% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Lugia builds →Blizzard 4x181-213%KO Aeroblast 2x139-164%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Dragonite builds →Blizzard 4x199-234%KO Fly 2x136-160%KO Fire Blast 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
In Crystal, Lapras can KO Skiploom with Ice Beam (193-227%).
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x193-227%KO Surf24-28% Thunder39-46% | ||
Skiploom Evolutions
Skiploom sits between Hoppip and Jumpluff in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Speed has grown the most so far (+30), 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 Skiploom to get Hoppip eggs easily using 16 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Confusion, Double-Edge and 4 more.
C Skiploom Best Moveset
Middle-stage heading toward Jumpluff's elite Speed. MoveSleep Powder provides sleep utility, and the Speed is improving. One evolution from the full support package.
Best Build
Screens Setter Moveset
- Reflect
- Leech Seed
- Encore
- Stun Spore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Skiploom gets Amnesia and Confusion exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Psychic coverage rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Giga Drain.
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
As soon as it rains, it closes its flower and hides in the shade of a tree to avoid getting wet.
Skiploom Crystal Guide
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Skiploom works as a placeholder. Grass/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Jumpluff. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Skiploom appears in 16 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline 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 2GSDebut
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 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