Is Grovyle Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Not available natively. AbilityOvergrow on a Grass mid-stage from Hoenn. No path to FRLG without trading from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald.
Treecko resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Koga's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Terry's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Grovyle cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 16.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- LV 29GrassLeaf Blade135100%15
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- LV 35PsychicAgility—100%30
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Grovyle in FireRed & LeafGreen
Grovyle is the level-16 evolution of Treecko. Since no Treecko spawns in Kanto, the chain starts with a Hoenn trade before you can grind for the evolution.
How to Obtain Grovyle in FRLG
Step 1Obtain TreeckoCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Silph Co. · Gift from Steven Stone (post-Red).LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Sunlit Cavern · After National Dex obtained.LATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Treecko can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Grovyle ✓
Step 3Evolve into Sceptile
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Grovyle Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Grovyle
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x61-74% Poison Sting 2x26-33% | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x48-59% Aerial Ace 2x50-61% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x61-74% Poison Sting 2x26-33% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x48-59% Aerial Ace 2x50-61% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x83-99% Leech Life 2x20-24% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x104-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-55% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Parasect builds →Aerial Ace 2x62-74% Leech Life 2x33-39% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x127-150%KO Wing Attack 2x85-101%KO Leech Life 2x21-26% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x138-164%KO Aerial Ace 2x63-74% Twineedle 2x41-49% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x153-181%KO Flamethrower 2x71-84% Ice Beam 2x71-84% Peck 2x41-49% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x127-150%KO Wing Attack 2x85-101%KO Leech Life 2x21-26% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x138-164%KO Aerial Ace 2x63-74% Twineedle 2x41-49% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x153-181%KO Flamethrower 2x71-84% Ice Beam 2x71-84% Peck 2x41-49% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x187-221%KO Fly 2x99-117%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x166-196%KO Smog 2x29-34% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x153-181%KO Fire Blast 2x72-85% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x123-145%KO Wing Attack 2x81-97% Leech Life 2x19-24% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x218-257%KO Fly 2x118-139%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x194-228%KO Fly 2x104-122%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x173-204%KO Smog 2x30-35% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x118-139%KO Fly 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Fly 2x149-175%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x218-256%KO Fly 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x194-228%KO Fly 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Sealeo's Ice Beam hits Grovyle for 79-93%. Omanyte's Ice Beam hits Grovyle for 70-83%.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Sealeo builds →Ice Beam 2x79-93% Surf20-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwiftswim ItemLum Berry NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Omanyte builds →Surf17-21% Ice Beam 2x70-83% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemQuickclaw NatureImpish Moves View Duskull builds →
| ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemNothing NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Marshtomp builds →Hydro Pump15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMinus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Minun builds →Thunderbolt15-18% | ||
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 27 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Crush Claw, Dragon Breath and 3 more.
FRLG Grovyle Best Moveset
Middle-stage Grass with AbilityOvergrow and 95 Speed already fast. 85 Sp. Atk improving. One evolution from Sceptile's speed-based moveset.
Best Build
Grovyle best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Leaf Blade
- Substitute
- Agility
- Hidden Power Water
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Grovyle misses out on Crunch and Crush Claw. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Leaf Blade, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.
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
Base Stats
Its strongly developed thigh muscles give it astounding agility and jumping performance.
Grovyle FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Grovyle isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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