Physical
Balanced
DTier
75Speed · Below Avg

Shroodle Best Moveset

Poison/Normal at 65 Attack and 75 Speed with AbilityPrankster giving priority to status moves and AbilityUnburden doubling Speed after item consumption. Pre-evolution stats behind two elite abilities. The moveset can't use them effectively. Evolve to Grafaiai for 95 Attack and 110 Speed with Prankster support.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AF

Shroodle was a niche pick at best in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A), rarely seen in standard play. This was Shroodle's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Prankster with Air Balloon, favoring a Brave nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Egg
Copycat
Normal—COMMONSTAB
TM175
Toxic
Poison—COMMONSTAB
TM55
Dig
Ground80COMMONCoverage
TM122
Encore
Normal—COMMONSTAB
TM205
Endeavor
Normal—RARESTAB
Shroodle Scarlet & Violet MovesShroodle Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Tank
Ability
Prankster
Item
Air Balloon
Best Nature for Shroodle
Brave+ATK

Shroodle best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • CopycatUtility
  • ToxicUtility
  • DigCoverage
  • EncoreUtility

Recommended Teammates

Riolu
RioluExcellent
Gholdengo
GholdengoGood
Grafaiai
GrafaiaiDecent
View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Shroodle Weakness

Shroodle is weak to Ground and Psychic. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. The Poison/Normal typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Shroodle Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Poison, Bug, Fairy
0x (Immune)Ghost

What is Shroodle Weak Against

Good
2Weak
4Resist
1Immune
Score+3
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
GroundPsychic
½xResist
GrassPoisonBugFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ghost

What is Shroodle Strong Against

2Strong
3Resisted
0Immune
Score-1
2xStrong
GrassFairy
½xResisted
RockGhostSteel
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Shroodle

Mienfoo's High Jump Kick also KOs at 91-107%.

Evolution

Shroodle is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Grafaiai. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 195 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Shroodle
#944Shroodle
28
Level 28
Grafaiai
#945Grafaiai
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Shroodle
PoisonNormal
Grafaiai
PoisonNormal
HP
40
63+23
ATK
65
95+30
DEF
35
65+30
SP.ATK
40
80+40
SP.DEF
35
72+37
SPE
75
110+35
BST
290D-Tier
485C-Tier+195
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Physical
Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Shroodle easily with 278 breeding partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Field
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 278·

How to Get Shroodle

Shroodle starts showing up in early-game routes at decent spawn rates across 24 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Shroodle in SV

Shroodle is your first catch on the way to Shroodle. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-51 across 26 total spots in the chain.

  1. Shroodle
    Step 1Shroodle ✓
    Casseroya Lake - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    East Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    East Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    North Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    North Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    South Province (Area Four) - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    South Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    South Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    Tagtree Thicket - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    West Province (Area Three) - Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 15%
    North Province (Area One) - Bamboo Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 9%
    North Province (Area Two) - Bamboo Forest
    Lv.5-32Overworld
    Rate 9%
  2. Grafaiai
    Step 2Catch or Evolve into Grafaiai
    Tagtree Thicket - Forest
    Lv.29-51Overworld
    Rate 34%
    or evolve from Shroodle (Step 1)

Base Stats

Nothing fancy in Shroodle's spread. It leans physical with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP40
D
Attack65
C
Defense35
F
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def35
F
Speed75
C
Total290
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.2 m
0'08"Tiny
Weight0.7 kg
1.5 lbsFeather
Base XP58
Low Yield
Abilities
Unburden
Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.
Pickpocket
Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
PranksterHidden Ability
Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entry

Though usually a mellow Pokémon, it will sink its sharp, poison-soaked front teeth into any that anger it, causing paralysis in the object of its ire.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Shroodle Guide

  • For a casual playthrough, Shroodle works as a placeholder. Poison/Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Grafaiai. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Since Scarlet & Violet, Shroodle has been obtainable in 2 games. A Generation 9 debut means a shorter history, but Shroodle has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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