Is Sceptile Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Grass at level 36. AbilityOvergrow for Grass boost at low HP. Fast with strong special Attack. Post-Red timing limits Sceptile to Battle Frontier. Handles Water and Ground facility trainers.
Falkner's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Treecko's defenses.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Treecko resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Janine's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's team hits Sceptile's weaknesses hard.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gift Treecko
Treecko is given to you as a gift in Silph Co. at Lv 5. From Steven Stone after defeating Red. Receive from Steven Stone at Silph Co. in Saffron City after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 46GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 51GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Treecko to Sceptile
Grovyle evolves into Sceptile at Level 36. Your Treecko should hit Level 36 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36GrassLeaf BladePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORGrassFrenzy PlantPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 67GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Sceptile in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Push the post-Red Grovyle to level 36 and it finishes as Sceptile. Every Sceptile in your save traces straight back to that single starter choice at Silph Co., since the wild never offers one.
Catch Treecko at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Sceptile.
Badge 8How to Obtain Sceptile in HGSS
- Step 2Evolve into Grovyle
- Step 3Sceptile ✓
How to Get Shiny Sceptile in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Sceptile caps the Treecko line, so breed the Hoenn starter Masuda-style and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Sceptile odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Sceptile Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Sceptile in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sceptile Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sceptile
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x166-196%KO Overheat 2x136-160%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x141-166%KO Overheat 2x118-139%KO Ice Beam 2x80-94% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x134-158%KO Air Slash 2x73-86% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x128-151%KO Fire Blast 2x71-84% Ice Beam 2x57-67% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x155-182%KO Brave Bird 2x103-122%KO Poison Jab 2x69-81% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x136-160%KO Sludge Bomb 2x59-69% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x151-178%KO Air Slash 2x82-96% U-turn 2x52-61% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x145-170%KO Aerial Ace 2x39-46% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x82-96% Ice Beam 2x52-61% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sceptile View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x117-137%KO Fire Blast 2x54-63% Ice Beam 2x43-50% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Sceptile Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Treecko through Grovyle ends here at Sceptile. Want more? Breed for Treecko eggs. A decent partner pool 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 30 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Crush Claw, Double Kick and 10 more.
HGSS Sceptile Best Moveset
Fastest Grass type at 120 Speed firing special Grass attacks from 105 Sp. Atk. The moveset outruns almost everything and fires before opponents can react. AbilityOvergrow adds emergency Grass power. 70 HP and 65 Defense are thin, so speed is the only defense.
Best Build
Sceptile best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Leaf Blade
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Sceptile can spread damage across 10 types, with Dark and Normal 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
All 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
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Sceptile HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Sceptile does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Sceptile hits 630 BST.
Yes. Sceptile is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Sceptile becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Sceptile plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Sceptile pairs best with Gyarados. Gyarados has Decent synergy and covers what Sceptile can't handle on its own.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Jolly is the go-to nature for Sceptile. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Sceptile appears in 16 games spanning 7 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 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
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