Is Hoppip Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Sevii Islands after the National Dex. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. Grass/Flying with weak stats across the board. Jumpluff at 27 is the goal, but Jumpluff doesn't compete with Kanto's native Grass options.
Brock's team hits Hoppip's weaknesses hard.
Hoppip has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Hoppip trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Hoppip's weaknesses hard.
Hoppip trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Hoppip trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Hoppip's weaknesses hard.
Hoppip has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Jumpluff has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Jumpluff resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Hoppip on Five Isle Meadow (walking, Lv 10-15, uncommon).
- STARTING (Lv 10)
- LV 10NormalTackle40100%35
- After Misty
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 30GrassMega Drain60100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Hoppip should hit Level 27 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 27)
- LV 27GrassSleep Powder—75%15
- After Misty
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Hoppip in FireRed & LeafGreen
Hoppip floods the Sevii Islands. 14 encounter rows across six different locations in both versions, mostly surf with one walking spot. The spread is so wide that any water edge you reach will usually produce one.
5 locations to catch Hoppip
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Hoppip in FRLG
The path to Hoppip starts with Hoppip at Lv. 5-16 via surfing and walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 2Evolve into SkiploomBREEDINGAvailableLeave Jumpluff with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Skiploom egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Skiploom can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 3Evolve into Jumpluff
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Hoppip Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Hoppip
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x76-90% Rock Tomb 2x64-76% Poison Sting 2x36-43% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoking builds →Rock Tomb 2x67-81% Peck 2x48-57% Poison Sting 2x36-43% | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x60-71% Aerial Ace 2x60-71% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x76-90% Rock Tomb 2x64-76% Poison Sting 2x36-43% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoking builds →Rock Tomb 2x67-81% Peck 2x48-57% Poison Sting 2x36-43% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x60-71% Aerial Ace 2x60-71% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x179-212%KO Flamethrower 2x90-106%KO Rock Tomb 2x66-79% Peck 2x47-56% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x165-194%KO Flamethrower 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x75-88% Rock Tomb 2x62-74% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Gyarados builds →Ice Beam 4x140-165%KO Flamethrower 2x69-82% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x126-150%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-68% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x183-216%KO Sludge Bomb 2x187-221%KO Flamethrower 2x91-108%KO Rock Tomb 2x71-84% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x164-195%KO Sludge Bomb 2x171-201%KO Flamethrower 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x75-89% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Gyarados builds →Ice Beam 4x142-168%KO Flamethrower 2x71-84% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x154-182%KO Wing Attack 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x164-195%KO Sludge Bomb 2x171-201%KO Flamethrower 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x75-89% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x183-216%KO Sludge Bomb 2x187-221%KO Flamethrower 2x91-108%KO Rock Tomb 2x71-84% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Gyarados builds →Ice Beam 4x142-168%KO Flamethrower 2x71-84% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x154-182%KO Wing Attack 2x104-122%KO | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x239-283%KO Fly 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x163-192%KO Sludge Bomb 2x166-196%KO Fire Blast 2x101-119%KO Aerial Ace 2x75-88% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x176-208%KO Sludge Bomb 2x181-213%KO Fire Blast 2x111-131%KO Rock Tomb 2x68-81% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 4x305-360%KO Fly 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x280-330%KO Fly 2x145-172%KO | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x247-292%KO Fly 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x251-296%KO Fly 2x183-216%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Lugia builds →Ice Beam 4x195-229%KO Fly 2x134-158%KO | ||
Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 4x302-356%KO Fly 2x129-152%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x280-330%KO Fly 2x147-174%KO | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Blaziken can KO Hoppip with Fire Blast (130-153%). Nidoking threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (192-226%).
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemSalacberry NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Blaziken builds →Fire Blast 2x130-153%KO | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoison Point ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Hoppip View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x143-169%KO Fire Blast 2x87-103%KO Sludge Bomb 2x192-226%KO | ||
Hoppip Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Hoppip easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Confusion, Double-Edge and 4 more to offspring.
FRLG Hoppip Best Moveset
Grass/Flying with AbilityChlorophyll for sun speed, but stats too low in every category. Jumpluff is two evolutions from the Speed that makes support work.
Best Build
Hoppip best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Sunny Day
- Solar Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Confusion on Hoppip. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Solar Beam and Giga Drain, they expand what Hoppip can actually threaten in practice.
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
Base Stats
Its body is so light, it must grip the ground firmly with its feet to keep from being blown away.
To keep from being blown away by the wind, they gather in clusters. They do enjoy gentle breezes, though.
Hoppip FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Yes. Hoppip is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Hoppip is found on the Sevii Islands. Sevii Islands 1-3 unlock after defeating Lt. Surge in Vermilion City; Sevii Islands 4-7 unlock after entering the Hall of Fame and showing 60+ species in your Pokedex (talk to Celio on One Island to get the Rainbow Pass).
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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