Is Sceptile Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Fast Grass-type with solid Special Attack. Handles Olivia and Hapu, and the speed lets it outpace most of the E4. No Mega Stone during the story. Island Scan availability means you need to plan ahead to get one early.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Kiawe's team hits Grovyle's weaknesses hard.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Grovyle's weaknesses hard.
Grovyle trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Sceptile resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Sceptile's weaknesses hard.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Grovyle on Route 5 (walking, Lv 16). Island Scan; LIMITED; Friday.
Your Grovyle should hit Level 36 before you reach Nanu, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Sceptile in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Sceptile doesn't appear wild. Catch Treecko instead, it shows up in the wild. Evolve it at level 36 to get Sceptile. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
Sceptile Weakness
Type-wise, Sceptile takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Sceptile Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sceptile
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Salamence builds →Fly 2x128-153%KO Fire Fang 2x64-75% | ||
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Vivillon builds →Struggle Bug 2x47-57% Gust 2x38-45% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Salamence builds →Fly 2x122-143%KO Fire Fang 2x61-72% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x51-61% Gust 2x36-43% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Salamence builds →Fly 2x131-155%KO Fire Fang 2x63-75% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x55-66% Gust 2x39-47% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Salamence builds →Fly 2x125-148%KO Fire Fang 2x60-72% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x53-64% Infestation 2x20-24% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Salamence builds →Fly 2x128-152%KO Fire Fang 2x64-75% | ||
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x128-152%KO Flame Charge 2x44-52% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x56-67% Infestation 2x20-25% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x130-153%KO Venoshock 2x65-78% Leech Life 2x43-52% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x130-153%KO Smog 2x21-25% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x114-136%KO Fly 2x86-101%KO U-turn 2x45-54% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Venoshock 2x38-44% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x114-136%KO Smog 2x19-23% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x146-172%KO Bug Buzz 2x102-121%KO Hurricane 2x83-98% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x122-144%KO Air Slash 2x71-84% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x124-147%KO Sludge Bomb 2x87-102%KO Leech Life 2x40-48% Acrobatics 2x29-34% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x124-147%KO Sludge Bomb 2x57-68% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x147-173%KO Bug Buzz 2x103-121%KO Hurricane 2x83-97% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x156-185%KO Smog 2x25-29% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Hawlucha builds →Sky Attack 2x203-238%KO X-Scissor 2x54-64% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x122-144%KO Air Slash 2x72-85% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x163-192%KO Smog 2x18-22% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x149-176%KO Bug Buzz 2x104-123%KO Hurricane 2x85-100%KO Poison Jab 2x40-47% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x141-166%KO Overheat 2x110-129%KO Ice Beam 2x76-90% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x166-195%KO Fire Blast 2x49-58% Ice Beam 2x41-48% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x159-187%KO Smog 2x25-30% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Hawlucha builds →Sky Attack 2x204-240%KO X-Scissor 2x55-66% Poison Jab 2x55-66% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Marshadow's Close Combat hits Sceptile for 84-98%. Rayquaza's Extreme Speed hits Sceptile for 70-83%. Arceus deals 59-70% with Extreme Speed.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Marshadow builds →Shadow Sneak28-33% Close Combat84-98% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAirlock ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Rayquaza builds →Extreme Speed70-83% Earthquake44-51% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMultitype ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Arceus builds →Extreme Speed59-70% Earthquake37-44% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x54-63% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStancechange ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Aegislash builds →Shadow Sneak14-16% | ||
Sceptile Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Treecko through Grovyle ends here at Sceptile. Want more? Breed for Treecko eggs. Plenty of partners available via two egg groups. The evolution from Treecko pushed Sceptile to 530 total stats. Speed saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Sceptile to get Treecko eggs easily using 57 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bullet Seed, Crunch, Crush Claw and 13 more.
USUM Sceptile Best Moveset
120 Speed makes Sceptile one of the fastest Grass-types available, and Mega Sceptile adds Dragon typing with AbilityLightning Rod absorbing Electric for Sp. Atk boost at 145 Sp. Atk. AbilityUnburden as a hidden ability doubles Speed after item use on the base form. The moveset holds C-tier through raw Speed and Mega Dragon coverage that base Grass-only TermStab cannot match.
Best Build
Sceptile best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Leaf Blade
- Giga Drain
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Sceptile can spread damage across 10 types, with Dragon and Bug punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Frenzy Plant and Leaf Storm keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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
Sceptile Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sceptile works as a sweeper with 530 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list: a solid option in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon for the right team. Leafblade with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, yes. Mega Sceptile is the evolved form, sitting at 630 BST. Big power spike over base Sceptile (530). Equip the Mega Stone and it transforms in battle.
Overgrow is the go-to ability for Sceptile. It strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Unburden can work in specific setups.
Sceptile is a mixed attacker with base 85 Attack and 105 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 120 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Sceptile appears in 16 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
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 6ORASMega
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