What does Deerling evolve into?

Get Deerling to Sawsbuck at level 34. At 335 BST, Deerling is just the starting point.

At what level does Deerling evolve?

Level 34 gets you Sawsbuck . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Deerling?

In Scarlet & Violet, Deerling does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Sawsbuck before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Deerling?

You can find Deerling in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Deerling - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Deerling's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack60

Defense50

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def50

Speed75

Total335

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight19.5 kg

Base XP67

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Sap SipperRare

Absorbs grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Serene GraceHATop Pick

Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.

Sap Sipper grants Grass immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Deerling’s scent changes with the seasons, but when the Pokémon is in its Winter Form, it has hardly any scent at all.

Deerling Weakness

Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Deerling for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Sap Sipper grants an additional Grass immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Deerling Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartVulnerable

6Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Fighting Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost Grass

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Deerling in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Skeledirge FireGhost	A
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves OverheatLv. 64 Fire BlastLv. 58 FlamethrowerLv. 32 IncinerateLv. 17 Damage vs Deerling Overheat 2x 204-240%KO Fire Blast 2x 172-202%KO Flamethrower 2x 141-167%KO Incinerate 2x 96-113%KO View Skeledirge builds →
Glimmora RockPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Sludge WaveLv. 50 VenoshockLv. 22 Acid SprayLv. 7 Damage vs Deerling Sludge Wave 2x 172-202%KO Venoshock 2x 119-140%KO Acid Spray 2x 73-87% View Glimmora builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	A
Available Moves Moves HurricaneLv. 44 Ice FangLv. 8 Damage vs Deerling Hurricane 2x 107-127%KO Ice Fang 2x 76-90% View Gyarados builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	B
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Gust 2x 54-64% View Drifblim builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Bug Bite 2x 81-96% View Forretress builds →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Deerling evolves into Sawsbuck. 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. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Deerling. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#585Deerling

Level 34

#586Sawsbuck

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Deerling

NormalGrass

Sawsbuck

NormalGrass

80+20

ATK

100+40

DEF

70+20

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

70+20

SPE

95+20

BST

335C-Tier

475C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Deerling easily with 206 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Baton Pass, Fake Tears and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Deerling Best Moveset

Serenegrace and Eviolite give Deerling staying power beyond its evolution stage. Jolly nature boosts Speed, spread EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Serene Grace

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Deerling

Jolly+SPE

Deerling best EVs are Speed and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Utility Moveset

Body SlamSTAB
HeadbuttSTAB
Play Rough
Seed BombSTAB

Recommended Teammates

MienfooDecent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Deerling picks up Agility and Baton Pass only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Leaf Storm and Double-Edge while Fighting and Psychic coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 7

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 10

Double Kick

D3010030Fighting

Lv 13

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 16

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 20

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 24

Zen Headbutt

S809015Psychic

Lv 28

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

Lv 32

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 37

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 42

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM04

Agility

S——30Psychic

TM132

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TM66

Body Slam

S8510015Normal

TM28

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM56

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM02

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM55

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM204

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM205

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM119

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM25

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM03

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

TM111

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TM81

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM194

Grassy Glide

D5510020Grass

TM137

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM159

Leaf Storm

C130905Grass

TM75

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM33

Magical Leaf

D60—20Grass

TM127

Play Rough

S909010Fairy

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM71

Seed Bomb

A8010015Grass

TM114

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM168

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM82

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM20

Trailblaze

B5010020Grass

TM147

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

TM59

Zen Headbutt

S809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

S——30Psychic

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

Egg

Headbutt

S7010015Normal

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Synthesis

B——5Grass

Egg

Worry Seed

C—10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Deerling can't learn any Tutor moves

Scarlet & Violet Deerling Locations

Easy grab on Deerling with high spawn rates across 22 locations in mid-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Deerling in Scarlet & Violet

Before you go hunting for Deerling, check which of the 22 spots belong to your version. Violet and Scarlet each have different walking encounters at Lv. 16-55.

North Province (Area One) - Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.16-40 Route

54%Mid

Winter Form

North Province (Area One) - Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.16-40 Route

54%Mid

Winter Form

East Province (Area One) - Grass

ScarletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

42%Mid

Summer Form

East Province (Area One) - Grass

VioletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

42%Mid

Summer Form

East Province (Area Two) - Grass

VioletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

42%Mid

Summer Form

East Province (Area Two) - Grass

ScarletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

42%Mid

Summer Form

West Province (Area Three) - Grass

VioletOverworld Lv.16-35 Route

42%Mid

Select forms

West Province (Area Three) - Grass

ScarletOverworld Lv.16-35 Route

42%Mid

Select forms

West Province (Area Two) - Grass

VioletOverworld Lv.16-35 Route

42%Mid

Select forms

West Province (Area Two) - Grass

ScarletOverworld Lv.16-35 Route

42%Mid

Select forms

South Province (Area Five) - Grass

VioletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

24%Mid

Spring Form

South Province (Area Five) - Grass

ScarletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

24%Mid

Spring Form

South Province (Area Four) - Grass

VioletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

24%Mid

Spring Form

South Province (Area Four) - Grass

ScarletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

24%Mid

Spring Form

South Province (Area One) - Grass

VioletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

24%Mid

Spring Form

South Province (Area One) - Grass

ScarletOverworld Lv.16-32 Route

24%Mid

Spring Form

Casseroya Lake - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.34-55 Water

20%Late

Select forms

Casseroya Lake - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.34-55 Water

20%Late

Select forms

West Province (Area Three) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.34-55 Route

20%Late

Select forms

West Province (Area Three) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.34-55 Route

20%Late

Select forms

North Province (Area One) - Snow

VioletOverworld Lv.34-55 Route

12%Late

Winter Form

North Province (Area One) - Snow

ScarletOverworld Lv.34-55 Route

12%Late

Winter Form

Deerling Guide

Get Deerling to Sawsbuck at level 34. At 335 BST, Deerling is just the starting point.
Level 34 gets you Sawsbuck. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Scarlet & Violet, Deerling does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Sawsbuck before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Deerling in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Deerling has appeared in 7 games across 6 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

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