Is Grovyle Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Treecko evolves at level 16. Mid-stage Grass heading to Sceptile. AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass moves in a pinch, but Roserade arrives natively and handles the role without effort.
Grovyle resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Grovyle resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Grovyle has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Grovyle has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Grovyle's weaknesses hard.
Grovyle has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Grovyle's weaknesses hard.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Saturn's team hits Grovyle's weaknesses hard.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Grovyle cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 16.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- LV 29GrassLeaf BladePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 59GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Grovyle in Platinum
A level-16 evolution of Treecko, and since Treecko itself never appears in Sinnoh grass, Grovyle is bred-and-leveled only. Hatch the base form, then raise it to 16.
How to Obtain Grovyle in Pt
- Step 1Obtain TreeckoCARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Silph Co. · Gift from Steven Stone (post-Red), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Sunlit Cavern · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Canyon Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: Z-ANot TradeableAppears in Legends: Z-A via Walking · Hyperspace Lumiose. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Grovyle ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Sceptile
How to Get Shiny Grovyle in Platinum
Grovyle never appears in Platinum, so raise a shiny Treecko from a Hoenn game, then send it over through Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Grovyle can be hunted
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Grovyle Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Grovyle
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x218-256%KO Air Slash 2x118-139%KO U-turn 2x80-94% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Sludge Bomb 2x84-99% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x244-288%KO Aerial Ace 2x82-97% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x186-219%KO Poison Jab 2x93-110%KO U-turn 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x70-83% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x177-209%KO Fire Blast 2x77-91% Ice Beam 2x61-73% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x147-174%KO Wing Attack 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grovyle View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x235-277%KO U-turn 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
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 30 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Crush Claw, Double Kick and 9 more.
Pt Grovyle Best Moveset
95 Speed is fast for a mid-stage, and 85 Sp. Atk fires decent special Grass attacks. The moveset still falls short of Sceptile's power. Sceptile has the Speed and Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Grovyle best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Hidden Power Ice
- Energy Ball
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
37 of 39 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch.
Grovyle Platinum Guide
Grovyle isn't catchable in Platinum. Obtain one in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it to Platinum.
In Platinum, Grovyle has 405 BST and evolves into Sceptile. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Platinum, use Grovyle as a pivot. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Platinum, run Timid on Grovyle. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Grovyle spans 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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