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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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

Its body is so light, it must grip the ground firmly with its feet to keep from being blown away.

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Wing Attack 2x 132-156%KO Pluck 2x 132-156%KO Ancient Power 2x 80-96% Aerial Ace 2x 132-156%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Fire Fang 2x 90-108%KO Ice Fang 4x 182-216%KO Wing Attack 2x 126-150%KO Aerial Ace 2x 126-150%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Rock ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Hoppip Aurora Beam 4x 162-192%KO Rock Tomb 2x 86-102%KO Icy Wind 4x 142-168%KO Rock Throw 2x 70-84% View Amaura builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 AcidLv. 8 Damage vs Hoppip Rock Tomb 2x 70-84% Acid 2x 34-40% View Lileep builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Hoppip Rock Tomb 2x 70-84% View Shieldon builds →

X & Y 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 47 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)

X & Y Hoppip Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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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

Splash

———40Normal

Lv 4

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 6

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 10

Fairy Wind

—4010030Fairy

Lv 12

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 14

Stun Spore

D—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

C——20Bug

Lv 34

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Lv 37

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Lv 40

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 43

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 46

Bounce

D85855Flying

Lv 49

Memento

C—10010Dark

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Egg

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Egg

Cotton Guard

C——10Grass

Egg

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

Egg

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Egg

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Egg

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Hoppip can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

X & Y Hoppip Locations

A few locations for Hoppip with decent spawn rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Hoppip in X & Y

Route 7

YGrass Lv.7 Route

UncommonEarly

Horde battle

Route 7

XGrass Lv.7 Route

UncommonEarly

Horde battle

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Fennekin Fire	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Hoppip Ember 2x 58-69% View Fennekin builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Gust 2x 46-58% View Combee builds →
Weedle BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Poison Sting 2x 27-35% View Weedle builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Upcoming Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Learns Incinerate at Level 10 View Pansear builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 10 Learns Peck at Level 10 View Fletchling builds →

Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsLv. 30 Damage vs Hoppip Aerial Ace 2x 96-114%KO Acrobatics 2x 85-101%KO View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Wing Attack 2x 130-154%KO Pluck 2x 130-154%KO Ancient Power 2x 76-89% Aerial Ace 2x 130-154%KO View Archen builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Ancient PowerLv. 26 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Damage vs Hoppip Aurora Beam 4x 151-178%KO Ancient Power 2x 72-85% Rock Tomb 2x 78-93% Icy Wind 4x 130-154%KO View Amaura builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Hoppip Ancient Power 2x 54-65% Aerial Ace 2x 70-84% Rock Tomb 2x 107-126%KO View Tyrunt builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 AcidLv. 8 Damage vs Hoppip Rock Tomb 2x 65-77% Acid 2x 30-35% View Lileep builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 182-215%KO Fire Fang 2x 89-105%KO Ice Fang 4x 178-211%KO Wing Attack 2x 123-146%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Hoppip Aerial Ace 2x 96-114%KO Acrobatics 2x 85-101%KO View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Wing Attack 2x 130-154%KO Pluck 2x 130-154%KO Ancient Power 2x 76-89% Aerial Ace 2x 130-154%KO View Archen builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Ancient PowerLv. 26 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Damage vs Hoppip Aurora Beam 4x 151-178%KO Ancient Power 2x 72-85% Rock Tomb 2x 78-93% Icy Wind 4x 130-154%KO View Amaura builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Hoppip Ancient Power 2x 54-65% Aerial Ace 2x 70-84% Rock Tomb 2x 107-126%KO View Tyrunt builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 182-215%KO Fire Fang 2x 89-105%KO Ice Fang 4x 178-211%KO Wing Attack 2x 123-146%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Hoppip Aerial Ace 2x 96-114%KO Acrobatics 2x 85-101%KO View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Wing Attack 2x 130-154%KO Pluck 2x 130-154%KO Ancient Power 2x 76-89% Aerial Ace 2x 130-154%KO View Archen builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Ancient PowerLv. 26 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Damage vs Hoppip Aurora Beam 4x 151-178%KO Ancient Power 2x 72-85% Rock Tomb 2x 78-93% Icy Wind 4x 130-154%KO View Amaura builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Hoppip Ancient Power 2x 54-65% Aerial Ace 2x 70-84% Rock Tomb 2x 107-126%KO View Tyrunt builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Hoppip Fly 2x 190-223%KO Fire Fang 2x 92-109%KO Ice Fang 4x 185-219%KO Wing Attack 2x 127-150%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Hoppip Aerial Ace 2x 98-115%KO Acrobatics 2x 92-108%KO View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Hoppip Wing Attack 2x 133-157%KO Pluck 2x 133-157%KO Ancient Power 2x 79-94% Aerial Ace 2x 133-157%KO View Archen builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Ancient PowerLv. 26 AvalancheLv. 34 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Hoppip Aurora Beam 4x 159-188%KO Ancient Power 2x 73-87% Avalanche 4x 165-195%KO Rock Tomb 2x 83-98% View Amaura builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Hoppip Ancient Power 2x 56-66% Aerial Ace 2x 74-88% Rock Tomb 2x 112-133%KO View Tyrunt builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Hoppip Stone Edge 2x 401-472%KO Pursuit 81-95% Crunch 161-189%KO Superpower 80-94% View Tyranitar builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Hoppip Flamethrower 2x 226-266%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 150-177%KO View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Hoppip Knock Off 43-51% View Gliscor builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Hoppip Shadow Ball 150-177%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 338-398%KO Focus Blast 75-88% View Gengar builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Hoppip Ice Shard 4x 280-330%KO Rock Slide 2x 173-204%KO View Mamoswine builds →