Is Grovyle Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Grovyle's speed carries through the mid-game gyms, especially against Wattson and Flannery (with Grass resisting Water and having coverage for Rock). Push to Sceptile at 36. The Mega Evolution waiting at the end transforms the entire late game.
Treecko resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Grovyle has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Grovyle's weaknesses hard.
Sceptile resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Sceptile resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Treecko is available as a starter.
Your Treecko should hit Level 16 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Your Grovyle should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Grovyle in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Grovyle doesn't appear wild. Catch Treecko instead, it shows up at moderate rates. Evolve it at level 36 to get Grovyle. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
Grovyle Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Grovyle for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Grovyle Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Grovyle
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x76-91% Gust 2x24-30% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Paras builds →Sludge Bomb 2x48-57% Leech Life 2x33-39% | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x102-120%KO Fire Fang 2x72-86% Ice Fang 2x72-86% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x69-83% Struggle Bug 2x43-51% Gust 2x23-28% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x143-170%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-68% | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x137-162%KO U-turn 2x62-74% Aerial Ace 2x55-66% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x147-174%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-69% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x135-159%KO U-turn 2x63-74% Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x144-171%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-72% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x157-185%KO Fire Fang 2x77-91% Ice Fang 2x77-91% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x243-287%KO Aerial Ace 2x82-97% Venoshock 2x30-35% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x182-215%KO Aerial Ace 2x80-94% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x173-204%KO U-turn 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x70-83% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x239-282%KO Aerial Ace 2x80-95% Venoshock 2x29-34% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x176-207%KO Aerial Ace 2x78-91% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Vileplume builds →Sludge Bomb 2x122-145%KO Infestation 2x20-24% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x169-199%KO U-turn 2x80-95% Aerial Ace 2x68-81% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x215-254%KO Bug Buzz 2x149-176%KO Hurricane 2x122-143%KO Poison Jab 2x60-71% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x215-254%KO Overheat 2x158-186%KO Ice Beam 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x271-319%KO U-turn 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Salamence builds →Fly 2x197-232%KO Fire Blast 2x102-121%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Grovyle with Ice Shard (145-171%). Volcarona threatens a KO with Flamethrower (131-154%). Staraptor's Double-Edge also KOs at 158-186%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Weavile builds →Knock Off117-138%KO Ice Shard 2x145-171%KO Pursuit72-85% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain18-22% Flamethrower 2x131-154%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Staraptor builds →Close Combat105-124%KO Double Edge158-186%KO U Turn 2x123-145%KO | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x76-89% Flamethrower 2x76-89% | ||
Grovyle Evolutions
Partway through Treecko's chain. Grovyle still has another evolution ahead before reaching Sceptile. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Speed got the biggest boost (+25 from Treecko). The final form adds another 125 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Grovyle to get Treecko eggs easily using 50 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bullet Seed, Crunch, Crush Claw and 13 more.
ORAS Grovyle Best Moveset
Grass at 85 Sp. Atk and 95 Speed. AbilityUnburden doubles Speed after item use. The moveset fires at mid-stage power. Mega Sceptile one evolution away adds Dragon typing, AbilityLightning Rod, and 145 Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Leaf Blade
- Crunch
- Detect
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Grovyle's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Leaf Storm and Solar Beam gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
The leaves growing out of Grovyle’s body are convenient for camouflaging it from enemies in the forest. This Pokémon is a master at climbing trees in jungles.
This Pokémon adeptly flies from branch to branch in trees. In a forest, no Pokémon can ever hope to catch a fleeing Grovyle however fast they may be.
Grovyle Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Grovyle is meant to evolve into Sceptile. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Overgrow strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Grovyle. Unburden is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Grovyle is a mixed attacker with base 65 Attack and 85 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Grovyle through the first few routes without issues. 405 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Sceptile as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Grovyle spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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