What does Hoppip evolve into?

Skiploom at level 18 is the mid-stage. Push through to Jumpluff at level 27 for the final form. 250 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Hoppip evolve?

Level 18 gets you Skiploom . Quick enough that Hoppip barely slows you down.

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Hoppip through the first few routes without issues. 250 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Skiploom as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Hoppip?

You can find Hoppip in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Hoppip - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Hoppip flexibility. Sp. Def barely edges ahead. But HP isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Sp. Def EV.

Base Stats

Below

HP35

Attack35

Defense40

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def55

Speed50

Total250

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight0.5 kg

Base XP50

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Leaf Guard

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

InfiltratorHA

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

They are blown adrift by winds. It is said that when Hoppip gather in fields and mountains, spring is on the way.

Hoppip Weakness

Hoppip's Grass/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Rock. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.

Hoppip Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ice
2x (Weak)	Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

Ice

2xWeak

Fire Poison Flying Rock

½xResist

Water Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Hoppip in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Delibird IceFlying	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 FlyTM94 Drill PeckLv. 25 Damage vs Hoppip Blizzard 4x 249-294%KO Ice Beam 4x 205-243%KO Fly 2x 114-134%KO Drill Peck 2x 102-121%KO View Delibird builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Hoppip Blizzard 4x 326-383%KO Ice Beam 4x 271-319%KO Ice Punch 4x 282-332%KO Rock Slide 2x 94-111%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Poison JabTM84 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Hoppip Blizzard 4x 168-198%KO Ice Beam 4x 135-160%KO Poison Jab 2x 101-119%KO Avalanche 4x 233-274%KO View Sneasel builds →
Smoochum IcePsychic	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 28 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Hoppip Blizzard 4x 309-364%KO Ice Beam 4x 254-300%KO Ice Punch 4x 130-153%KO Avalanche 4x 109-128%KO View Smoochum builds →
Swinub IceGround	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Hoppip Blizzard 4x 151-179%KO Ice Beam 4x 124-147%KO Rock Slide 2x 60-70% Avalanche 4x 146-172%KO View Swinub builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Three stages ahead. Hoppip grows into Skiploom, then pushes on to Jumpluff. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 210 total stats over Hoppip. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#187Hoppip

Level 18

#188Skiploom

Level 27

#189Jumpluff

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Hoppip

GrassFlying

Skiploom

GrassFlying

Jumpluff

GrassFlying

55+20

75+20

ATK

45+10

55+10

DEF

50+10

70+20

SP.ATK

45+10

55+10

SP.DEF

65+10

95+30

SPE

80+30

110+30

BST

250D-Tier

340D-Tier+90

460C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Hoppip easily with 35 breeding partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Aromatherapy, Confusion and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Hoppip Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Aromatherapy on Hoppip. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Solar Beam and Energy Ball, they expand what Hoppip can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Splash

D——40Normal

Lv 4

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 6

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 10

Fairy Wind

—4010030Fairy

Lv 12

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 14

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 16

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 19

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 22

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 25

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 28

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 31

Rage Powder+2

D——20Bug

Lv 34

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Lv 37

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Lv 40

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Lv 43

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 46

Bounce

D85855Flying

Lv 49

Memento

C—10010Dark

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM21

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

Egg

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Egg

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Egg

Cotton Guard

C——10Grass

Egg

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

Egg

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Egg

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Egg

Strength Sap

C—10010Grass

Egg

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Hoppip can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Hoppip Locations

decent spawn rates across 8 locations for Hoppip in early-game encounter areas. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Hoppip in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Hoppip's encounter pool splits between Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond. You've got 8 special and walking spots at Lv. 9-63 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Route 205 - South

Shining PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.9-10 Route

22%Early

Route 205 - South

Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.9-10 Route

22%Early

Route 205 - North

Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.11 Route

20%Early

Fuego Ironworks

Shining PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.29 Power-plant

20%Mid

Grassland Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Grassland Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Hoppip Guide

Skiploom at level 18 is the mid-stage. Push through to Jumpluff at level 27 for the final form. 250 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 18 gets you Skiploom. Quick enough that Hoppip barely slows you down.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Hoppip through the first few routes without issues. 250 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Skiploom as fast as you can.
You can find Hoppip in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Hoppip spans 9 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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Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Stone Edge 2x 117-140%KO Rock Slide 2x 93-110%KO Rock Tomb 2x 73-90% Rock Throw 2x 67-80% View Onix builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 150-180%KO Pluck 2x 110-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x 110-130%KO Peck 2x 67-80% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Sludge Bomb 2x 73-90% Fly 2x 110-130%KO Pluck 2x 73-90% Aerial Ace 2x 73-90% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 117-140%KO Wing Attack 2x 83-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x 83-100%KO Pluck 2x 83-100%KO View Starly builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Hoppip Sludge Bomb 2x 100-120%KO View Budew builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 5 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 141-168%KO Pluck 2x 97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x 97-115%KO Gust 2x 59-71% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Aerial Ace 2x 88-106%KO Gust 2x 65-79% Poison Sting 2x 18-24% View Beautifly builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 141-168%KO Pluck 2x 97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x 97-115%KO Peck 2x 59-71% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Sludge Bomb 2x 65-79% Fly 2x 97-115%KO Pluck 2x 65-79% Aerial Ace 2x 65-79% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 103-124%KO Wing Attack 2x 74-88% Aerial Ace 2x 74-88% Pluck 2x 74-88% View Starly builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Hoppip Blizzard 4x 341-403%KO Ice Beam 4x 276-326%KO Ice Punch 4x 291-343%KO Rock Slide 2x 97-114%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 156-184%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 109-129%KO Air Cutter 2x 73-86% Pluck 2x 104-124%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 PluckTM88 Damage vs Hoppip Sky Attack 2x 170-201%KO Fly 2x 113-133%KO Air Slash 2x 113-133%KO Pluck 2x 76-90% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Hoppip Overheat 2x 156-184%KO Fire Blast 2x 130-154%KO Flamethrower 2x 109-129%KO Flame Wheel 2x 109-129%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 163-193%KO Wing Attack 2x 109-129%KO Pluck 2x 109-129%KO Aerial Ace 2x 109-129%KO View Murkrow builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Hoppip Blizzard 4x 341-403%KO Ice Beam 4x 276-326%KO Ice Punch 4x 291-343%KO Rock Slide 2x 97-114%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 156-184%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 109-129%KO Air Cutter 2x 73-86% Pluck 2x 104-124%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 PluckTM88 Damage vs Hoppip Sky Attack 2x 170-201%KO Fly 2x 113-133%KO Air Slash 2x 113-133%KO Pluck 2x 76-90% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Hoppip Overheat 2x 156-184%KO Fire Blast 2x 130-154%KO Flamethrower 2x 109-129%KO Flame Wheel 2x 109-129%KO View Ponyta builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Stone Edge 2x 203-240%KO Rock Slide 2x 153-180%KO Rock Tomb 2x 123-146%KO Rock Throw 2x 104-124%KO View Sudowoodo builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Hoppip Blizzard 4x 335-395%KO Ice Beam 4x 273-322%KO Ice Punch 4x 285-337%KO Rock Slide 2x 95-112%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 151-179%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 105-124%KO Air Cutter 2x 71-84% Pluck 2x 102-121%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 PluckTM88 Damage vs Hoppip Sky Attack 2x 167-198%KO Fly 2x 111-132%KO Air Slash 2x 111-132%KO Pluck 2x 74-88% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Hoppip Overheat 2x 149-176%KO Fire Blast 2x 127-150%KO Flamethrower 2x 105-124%KO Flame Wheel 2x 109-128%KO View Ponyta builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Stone Edge 2x 205-241%KO Rock Slide 2x 155-183%KO Rock Tomb 2x 124-146%KO Rock Throw 2x 105-124%KO View Sudowoodo builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Hoppip Crunch 212-249%KO Stone Edge 2x 530-624%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves Sludge Bomb Weather Ball GrowthSetup Giga Drain Damage vs Hoppip Sludge Bomb 2x 268-316%KO Giga Drain 28-33% View Venusaur builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Hoppip Ice Shard 4x 330-388%KO Knock Off 89-105%KO View Mamoswine builds →