What does Silcoon evolve into?

Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 205 BST.

At what level does Silcoon evolve?

Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

Should I use Silcoon?

In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Silcoon works as a placeholder. Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Cascoon . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Silcoon?

Silcoon is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Silcoon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Silcoon's spread. It leans mixed with Defense out front. And you'll get 2 Defense EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack35

Defense55

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed15

Total205

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight10.0 kg

Base XP72

Abilities

Shed Skin

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

It wraps silk around the branches of a tree. It drinks rainwater on its silk while awaiting evolution.

Platinum

Silcoon Weakness

Type-wise, Silcoon takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, and Rock. Silcoon's physical bulk (base 55 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Silcoon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Silcoon in Platinum (Best Counters)

Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Silcoon Wing Attack 2x 77-91% Pluck 2x 77-91% View Golbat builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Silcoon Gust 2x 95-113%KO View Beautifly builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 191-225%KO Flame Wheel 2x 71-86% Ember 2x 71-86% View Growlithe builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Silcoon Gust 2x 68-80% View Drifloon builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Silcoon Pluck 2x 80-96% Peck 2x 50-59% View Doduo builds →

Platinum Evolution

Wurmple can evolve into Silcoon and Cascoon. Silcoon sits before the split, so check the evolution methods below to pick your path. Defense has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 190 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Forms

#265Wurmple

#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)

#267BeautiflyLevel 10

#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)

#269DustoxLevel 10

Stat Comparison 5 Forms

Wurmple

Bug

Silcoon

Bug

Beautifly

BugFlying

Cascoon

Bug

Dustox

BugPoison

50+5

60+10

50+5

60+10

ATK

35-10

70+35

35-10

50+15

DEF

55+20

50-5

55+20

70+15

SP.ATK

25+5

100+75

25+5

50+25

SP.DEF

25-5

50+25

25-5

90+65

SPE

15-5

65+50

15-5

65+50

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

205D-Tier+10

385D-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Silcoon to get Wurmple eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Silcoon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug Bite for Silcoon, with Poison and Normal coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 7

Harden

———30Normal

TM Moves

Silcoon can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Silcoon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Rem

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Rem

Snore

D4010015Normal

Rem

String Shot

——9540Bug

Rem

Tackle

—3510035Normal

How to Get Silcoon in Platinum

A few locations for Silcoon 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.

Where To Catch Silcoon in Platinum

To get Silcoon, start by catching Wurmple through headbutt and walking encounters at Lv. 5-15. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Wurmple
Eterna Forest
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest
CommonEarly
Floaroma Meadow
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15
CommonEarly
Fuego Ironworks
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
CommonEarly
Route 205 - North
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 205 - South
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 206
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 207
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 208
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 209
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 210 - North
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 210 - South
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 211 - East
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 212 - North
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 212 - South
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 213
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 214
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 215
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 218
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 221
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 222
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Valley Windworks
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
CommonEarly
Route 204 - North
Grass Lv.9 Route
UncommonEarly
Morning/day
Route 204 - South
Grass Lv.9 Route
UncommonEarly
Morning/day
Eterna Forest
Grass Lv.10 Forest
UncommonEarly
Morning/day
Route 205 - North
Grass Lv.13 Route
UncommonEarly
Morning/day
Train until Level 7
Step 2Silcoon ✓
Route 205 - North
Grass Lv.14 Route
UncommonEarly
Eterna Forest
Grass Lv.12 Forest
RareEarly
or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)

Silcoon Guide

Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 205 BST.
Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Silcoon works as a placeholder. Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Cascoon. That's where the stats start mattering.
Silcoon is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Silcoon appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 107-129%KO Fire Fang 2x 64-76% Wing Attack 2x 90-107%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 169-200%KO Ember 2x 67-79% View Growlithe builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Silcoon Peck 2x 48-57% View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 157-186%KO Ember 2x 60-71% View Chimchar builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Silcoon Wing Attack 2x 60-71% View Starly builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Silcoon Sky Attack 2x 120-141%KO Pluck 2x 54-64% Peck 2x 31-39% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Silcoon Wing Attack 2x 73-86% Pluck 2x 73-86% View Golbat builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Fire SpinLv. 24 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 174-206%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-94% Ember 2x 64-77% Fire Spin 2x 57-69% View Ponyta builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Silcoon Gust 2x 94-111%KO View Beautifly builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 186-219%KO Flame Wheel 2x 69-81% Ember 2x 73-86% View Growlithe builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Damage vs Silcoon Wing Attack 2x 96-114%KO View Scyther builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Silcoon Sky Attack 2x 122-144%KO Fly 2x 80-95% Pluck 2x 54-65% Peck 2x 35-42% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Silcoon Fly 2x 113-133%KO Wing Attack 2x 77-91% Air Cutter 2x 103-122%KO Pluck 2x 77-91% View Golbat builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 186-220%KO Flamethrower 2x 154-182%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-95% Ember 2x 71-84% View Ponyta builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Silcoon Gust 2x 96-114%KO View Beautifly builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Silcoon Wing Attack 2x 96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x 96-114%KO View Scyther builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Silcoon Sky Attack 2x 122-144%KO Fly 2x 80-95% Pluck 2x 54-65% Aerial Ace 2x 54-65% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Silcoon Fly 2x 113-133%KO Wing Attack 2x 77-91% Air Cutter 2x 103-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x 77-91% View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ChatterLv. 21 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Silcoon Fly 2x 96-114%KO Chatter 2x 144-171%KO Pluck 2x 65-76% Aerial Ace 2x 65-76% View Chatot builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 186-220%KO Flamethrower 2x 154-182%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-95% Ember 2x 71-84% View Ponyta builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Silcoon Wing Attack 2x 94-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x 94-111%KO View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Lava PlumeLv. 36 Fire PunchLv. 28 Damage vs Silcoon Fire Blast 2x 255-300%KO Flamethrower 2x 209-246%KO Lava Plume 2x 186-219%KO Fire Punch 2x 104-123%KO View Magmar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 32 PluckTM88 Damage vs Silcoon Sky Attack 2x 119-141%KO Fly 2x 79-93% Air Slash 2x 155-183%KO Pluck 2x 53-63% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Silcoon Fly 2x 107-126%KO Wing Attack 2x 73-87% Air Cutter 2x 99-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x 73-87% View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ChatterLv. 21 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Silcoon Fly 2x 91-108%KO Chatter 2x 142-168%KO Pluck 2x 63-75% Aerial Ace 2x 63-75% View Chatot builds →

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Silcoon Earthquake 35-41% Ice Fang 30-36% View Gliscor builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Silcoon Earthquake 32-37% Stone Edge 2x 189-223%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Silcoon Air Slash 2x 322-378%KO Flamethrower 2x 385-453%KO View Charizard builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz Crunch Thunder Fang Damage vs Silcoon Extreme Speed 52-61% Flare Blitz 2x 235-276%KO Crunch 52-61% Thunder Fang 42-50% View Arcanine builds →