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.

What is Grovyle weak to?

In Sword & Shield, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Gengar (Poison) when using Grovyle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Grovyle?

In Sword & Shield, Treecko evolves into Grovyle at level 16. Grovyle evolves into Sceptile at level 36. Grovyle is a middle-stage evolution in the Treecko line.

What is the best ability for Grovyle?

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.

What role does Grovyle play in battle?

Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Grovyle is a physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Grovyle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Speed and Sp. Atk carry the offense, Defense doesn't even come close. A Wood Gecko Pokemon on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve, worth 2 Speed EVs per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP50

Attack65

Defense45

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def65

Speed95

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight21.6 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

OvergrowNiche

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

UnburdenHATop Pick

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

No Sword Shield entries available

It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch.

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.

Grovyle Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Grovyle in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Celesteela's Air Slash also KOs at 105-123%.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Scizor BugSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Knock Off RoostRecovery Swords Dance Damage vs Grovyle Bullet Punch 28-33% Knock Off 30-35% View Scizor builds →
Celesteela SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Flamethrower Air Slash Leech Seed AutotomizeSetup Damage vs Grovyle Flamethrower 2x 83-98% Air Slash 2x 105-123%KO View Celesteela builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Grovyle Knock Off 46-54% Ice Shard 2x 57-67% View Weavile builds →
Amoonguss GrassPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves Sludge Bomb SporeUtility Foul Play Giga Drain Damage vs Grovyle Sludge Bomb 2x 75-88% Giga Drain 16-19% View Amoonguss builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Partway through Treecko's chain. Grovyle still has another evolution ahead before reaching Sceptile. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners 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

3 Forms

#252Treecko

Level 16

#253Grovyle

Level 36

#254Sceptile

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Treecko

Grass

Grovyle

Grass

Sceptile

Grass

50+10

70+20

ATK

65+20

85+20

DEF

45+10

65+20

SP.ATK

85+20

105+20

SP.DEF

65+10

85+20

SPE

95+25

120+25

BST

310D-Tier

405C-Tier+95

530B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Grovyle to get Treecko eggs easily using 63 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Grovyle Best Moveset

Eviolite turns Grovyle into a wall that rivals fully evolved options. Unburden and Naughty nature stack with spread EVs to create a surprisingly tough defensive core.

Best Build

Experimental

Mixed Attacker

Ability

Unburden

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Grovyle

Naughty+ATK

Grovyle best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk

EVs

Atk

Def

SpA

Spe

Mixed Attacker Moveset

Energy BallSTAB
AcrobaticsCoverage
Brick Break
CrunchCoverage

Recommended Teammates

ArcheopsGood

DoubladeGood

Moves

Level-up moves are just the starting point for Grovyle. TMs unlock coverage across 9 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Leaf Storm and Solar Blade into something with actual range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Energy Ball

S9010010Grass

Lv 1

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

Lv 1

Fury Cutter

—409520Bug

Lv 1

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

X-Scissor

D8010015Bug

Lv 9

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 12

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Lv 15

Quick Guard+3

———15Fighting

Lv 20

Assurance

—6010010Dark

Lv 25

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 30

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 35

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 40

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

Lv 45

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 50

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 55

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM Moves

TM78

Acrobatics

S5510015Flying

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM43

Brick Break

S7510015Fighting

TM50

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TR32

Crunch

S8010015Dark

TM15

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM63

Drain Punch

D7510010Fighting

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

S9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TM28

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM88

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TR50

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

TR71

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TR07

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM75

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM10

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

TM01

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM16

Screech

D—8540Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM12

Solar Blade

B12510010Grass

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM05

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

TR60

X-Scissor

D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Grovyle doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Grassy Glide

D7010020Grass

How to Get Grovyle in Sword & Shield

No wild encounters for Grovyle in Sword & Shield. Bring Treecko over from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Grovyle in Sword & Shield

Step 1Obtain Treecko
Catch in the wild in:
Brilliant DiamondWalking · Sunlit Cavern · After National Dex obtained
Then trade to Sword & Shield to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Ruby Emerald HeartGold Omega Ruby
Train until Level 16
Step 2Grovyle ✓

Grovyle 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.
In Sword & Shield, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Gengar (Poison) when using Grovyle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Sword & Shield, Treecko evolves into Grovyle at level 16. Grovyle evolves into Sceptile at level 36. Grovyle is a middle-stage evolution in the Treecko line.
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 physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

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

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