Is Skiploom Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Grass/Flying mid-stage with AbilityChlorophyll unused in FRLG. Skiploom waits for Jumpluff at 27. The line arrives postgame with nothing to offer that Venusaur or Vileplume can't do better.
Brock's team hits Hoppip's weaknesses hard.
Hoppip has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Hoppip trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Hoppip's weaknesses hard.
Hoppip trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Hoppip trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Hoppip's weaknesses hard.
Hoppip has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Jumpluff has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Jumpluff resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Hoppip on Five Island (Surf, Lv 5-15, common).
- LV 10NormalTackle40100%35
- After Misty
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 30GrassMega Drain60100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Hoppip should hit Level 27 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 27)
- LV 27GrassSleep Powder—75%15
- After Misty
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Skiploom in FireRed & LeafGreen
Skiploom appears via evolution. Catch a Hoppip at any of the six Sevii Island water spots, level it to 18, and the chain's first step is done.
Catch Hoppip at any of these 5 spots to eventually evolve into Skiploom.
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Skiploom in FRLG
To get Skiploom, start by catching Hoppip through surfing and walking encounters at Lv. 5-16. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 2Skiploom ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Jumpluff with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Skiploom egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Skiploom can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 3Evolve into Jumpluff
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
What is Skiploom Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Skiploom
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-67% Rock Tomb 2x48-58% Poison Sting 2x25-31% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Rock Tomb 2x52-63% Peck 2x38-46% Poison Sting 2x31-38% | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x46-56% Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-67% Rock Tomb 2x48-58% Poison Sting 2x25-31% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Rock Tomb 2x52-63% Peck 2x38-46% Poison Sting 2x31-38% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x46-56% Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x137-162%KO Flamethrower 2x68-81% Rock Tomb 2x51-61% Peck 2x35-43% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x124-147%KO Flamethrower 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x56-66% Rock Tomb 2x47-56% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Gyarados builds →Ice Beam 4x108-127%KO Flamethrower 2x53-63% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x137-162%KO Sludge Bomb 2x137-162%KO Flamethrower 2x69-81% Rock Tomb 2x51-61% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x126-148%KO Sludge Bomb 2x126-148%KO Flamethrower 2x63-74% Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Gyarados builds →Ice Beam 4x107-126%KO Flamethrower 2x53-63% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x115-135%KO Wing Attack 2x76-91% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x126-148%KO Sludge Bomb 2x126-148%KO Flamethrower 2x63-74% Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x137-162%KO Sludge Bomb 2x137-162%KO Flamethrower 2x69-81% Rock Tomb 2x51-61% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Gyarados builds →Ice Beam 4x107-126%KO Flamethrower 2x53-63% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x115-135%KO Wing Attack 2x76-91% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x180-212%KO Fly 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x121-143%KO Sludge Bomb 2x122-144%KO Fire Blast 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x55-65% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x135-159%KO Sludge Bomb 2x133-156%KO Fire Blast 2x84-99% Rock Tomb 2x50-59% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 4x227-268%KO Fly 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x209-247%KO Fly 2x105-125%KO | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x186-219%KO Fly 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x188-221%KO Fly 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Lugia builds →Ice Beam 4x145-171%KO Fly 2x97-115%KO | ||
Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 4x226-266%KO Fly 2x93-110%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x209-246%KO Fly 2x106-125%KO | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Lapras can KO Skiploom with Ice Beam (219-258%).
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x219-258%KO Thunderbolt37-43% Thunder44-52% | ||
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 27 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Confusion, Double-Edge and 4 more.
FRLG Skiploom Best Moveset
Middle-stage Grass/Flying with AbilityChlorophyll. Improving stats but still below competitive thresholds. One evolution from Jumpluff's fast support moveset.
Best Build
Skiploom best EVs are Speed and Sp. Def
Support Moveset
- Encore
- Sleep Powder
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
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
It spreads its petals to absorb sunlight. It also floats in the air to get closer to the sun.
The bloom on top of its head opens and closes as the temperature fluctuates up and down.
Skiploom FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Skiploom is obtained in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen by evolving Hoppip by leveling up.
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