Is Steenee Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Steenee carries Grass duties while heading to Tsareena. Evolves by leveling up with Stomp learned. Push for it quickly.
Katy's team hits Bounsweet's weaknesses hard.
Brassius's typing presses Bounsweet's defenses.
Iono's team hits Steenee's weaknesses hard.
Tsareena has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Tsareena trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Tsareena trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Tsareena trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Grusha's team hits Tsareena's weaknesses hard.
Tsareena has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Poppy's team hits Tsareena's weaknesses hard.
Larry's team hits Tsareena's weaknesses hard.
Hassel's team hits Tsareena's weaknesses hard.
Tsareena trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Bounsweet on South Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 5-17).
Your Bounsweet should hit Level 18 before you reach Iono, at typical leveling pace.
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Kofu, at typical party pace.
How to Get Steenee in Scarlet & Violet
moderate rates across 4 locations for Steenee in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Steenee in SV
The path to Steenee starts with Bounsweet at Lv. 5-47 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch BounsweetCasseroya Lake - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%East Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%East Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%North Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%North Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%South Province (Area Four) - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%South Province (Area One) - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%South Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%Tagtree Thicket - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%West Province (Area Three) - ForestLv.5-17OverworldRate 30%
Step 2Steenee ✓East Province (Area One) - ForestLv.21-47OverworldRate 9%East Province (Area One) - GrassLv.21-47OverworldRate 3%or evolve from Bounsweet (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into TsareenaBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Tsareena egg.
Steenee Weakness
Type-wise, Steenee takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Steenee Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Steenee
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Vivillon builds →Struggle Bug 2x78-93% Gust 2x62-73% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Squawkabilly Normal | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Squawkabilly builds →Aerial Ace 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x98-116%KO Fury Cutter 2x67-80% | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Vivillon builds →Struggle Bug 2x71-86% Gust 2x57-67% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Scovillain GrassFire | C | |
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x100-118%KO Fury Cutter 2x68-82% | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Bombirdier Dark | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Scovillain GrassFire | C | |
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x105-124%KO Fury Cutter 2x70-83% | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x156-185%KO Acrobatics 2x76-89% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Salazzle builds →Heat Wave 2x163-191%KO Acid Spray 2x70-83% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x215-253%KO Venoshock 2x108-128%KO Leech Life 2x57-69% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x212-250%KO Smog 2x34-41% | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x156-183%KO Aerial Ace 2x80-94% U-turn 2x61-72% | ||
 Revavroom SteelPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Revavroom builds →Poison Jab 2x142-167%KO Overheat 2x81-96% | ||
 Corviknight Steel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Corviknight builds →Drill Peck 2x115-136%KO | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x137-162%KO Wing Attack 2x103-123%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x223-263%KO Venoshock 2x112-133%KO Leech Life 2x60-70% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x223-263%KO Smog 2x36-43% | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-189%KO Aerial Ace 2x81-96% U-turn 2x62-74% | ||
Revavroom SteelPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Revavroom builds →Poison Jab 2x148-175%KO Overheat 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x263-310%KO Bug Buzz 2x182-215%KO Hurricane 2x148-175%KO Poison Jab 2x56-66% | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x263-310%KO Bounce 2x74-87% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Braviary builds →Sky Attack 2x262-308%KO U-turn 2x87-103%KO Heat Wave 2x65-77% | ||
Corviknight Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Corviknight builds →Brave Bird 2x169-199%KO U-turn 2x66-78% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Yanmega builds →Bug Buzz 2x160-189%KO Air Slash 2x135-159%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x258-304%KO Bug Buzz 2x179-211%KO Hurricane 2x146-172%KO Poison Jab 2x54-64% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x216-254%KO Hurricane 2x183-215%KO | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x258-304%KO Bounce 2x73-86% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Braviary builds →Sky Attack 2x257-303%KO U-turn 2x87-102%KO Heat Wave 2x62-73% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x221-260%KO Poison Jab 2x98-116%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x265-312%KO Bug Buzz 2x184-217%KO Hurricane 2x150-176%KO Poison Jab 2x56-66% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x220-260%KO Hurricane 2x186-219%KO | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x265-312%KO Bounce 2x75-88% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Braviary builds →Sky Attack 2x263-310%KO U-turn 2x88-104%KO Heat Wave 2x64-75% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x226-266%KO Poison Jab 2x100-118%KO | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Kyurem can KO Steenee with Draco Meteor (93-110%). Scizor threatens a KO with U-turn (177-208%). Blaziken's Flare Blitz also KOs at 248-292%.
 Kyurem DragonIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLoaded Dice NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Kyurem builds →Icicle Spear 2x30-35% Draco Meteor93-110%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch51-60% Knock Off55-64% U Turn 2x177-208%KO Close Combat100-118%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Blaziken builds →Close Combat124-146%KO Flare Blitz 2x248-292%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball58-68% Sludge Bomb 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Steenee View Salamence builds →Earthquake29-34% | ||
Steenee Evolutions
Steenee is partway through a three-stage line between Bounsweet and Tsareena. The chain involves knowing a specific move, so it's not a straightforward grind. Speed has grown the most so far (+30), but there's still another 220 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SV Steenee Best Moveset
Grass at 40 Attack and 62 Speed. AbilityOblivious prevents Taunt and AbilitySweet Veil blocks sleep. Pre-evolution territory. Evolve to Tsareena for 120 Attack and the priority-blocking AbilityQueenly Majesty that reshapes matchups.
Best Build
Steenee best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Leaf Storm
- Solar Beam
- Facade
- Protect
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Acupressure and Endeavor aren't available any other way for Steenee, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Beam for solid options.
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
Event Moves
Base Stats
Steenee spreads a sweet scent that makes others feel invigorated. This same scent is popular for antiperspirants.
Steenee bounces energetically through forests. If the rind that peels off its body is pulverized, it can be used to treat stomach pains.
Steenee Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Steenee does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Tsareena before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Sun & Moon, Steenee has appeared in 4 games across 4 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 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
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