In Legends: Z-A, Simisage works as a pivot with 498 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Z-A's meta. Superpower with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is Simisage weak to?

In Legends: Z-A, Simisage's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Weavile (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Simisage's base 101 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

What role does Simisage play in battle?

Simisage is a physical attacker with base 98 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 101 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.

What are the best moves for Simisage?

For Legends: Z-A, the core moveset is Superpower, Knock Off, Giga Drain, and Spikyshield. Superpower leads at 13% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.

Simisage - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Pivot

CTier

101Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward mixed damage here. Simisage's Speed does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 2 Speed EVs per KO. Moderately hard to find, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack98

Defense63

Sp. Atk98

Sp. Def63

Speed101

Total498

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight30.5 kg

Base XP174

Abilities

GluttonyPopular

Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.

OvergrowHAPopular

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

No Legends Z A entries available

It attacks enemies with strikes of its thorn-covered tail. This Pokémon is wild tempered.

Simisage Weakness

Simisage is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Simisage leans offensive (base 98 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

Simisage Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Simisage in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)

Volcanion FireWater	A
Fire is super effective against SimisageView Volcanion →
Glimmora RockPoison	A
Poison is super effective against SimisageView Glimmora →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Simisage evolved from Pansage's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Pansage eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Pansage pushed Simisage to 498 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#511Pansage

Leaf Stone

#512Simisage

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Pansage

Grass

Simisage

Grass

75+25

ATK

98+45

DEF

63+15

SP.ATK

98+45

SP.DEF

63+15

SPE

101+37

BST

316D-Tier

498C-Tier+182

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Simisage Best Moveset

Simisage runs a standard special attacker set. Timid nature with max HP and Speed EVs shapes the build, while Life Orb brings extra damage on every hit for a health trade. Overgrow supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental

Bulky Support

Ability

Overgrow

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Simisage

Timid+SPE

Simisage best EVs are HP and Speed

EVs

SpA

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

SuperpowerCoverage
Knock Off
Giga DrainSTAB
Spiky ShieldSTAB

Recommended Teammates

SimisearGood

SimipourGood

EmboarDecent

Moves

Most of Simisage's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Leaf Storm and Solar Blade, but Normal and Ghost and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

Work Up

C——30Normal

Lv 4

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 7

Lick

D3010030Ghost

Lv 10

Vine Whip

C4510025Grass

Lv 16

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 19

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 22

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Lv 28

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Lv 32

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

Lv 36

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 43

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM Moves

TM10

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM40

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM25

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM131

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

TM35

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM26

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM109

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM141

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

TM102

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM42

Giga Drain

B7510010Grass

TM55

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM100

Gunk Shot

B120805Poison

TM01

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM44

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM87

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM113

Low Sweep

C6510020Fighting

TM46

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM83

Nasty Plot

B——20Dark

TM18

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM12

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM128

Seed Bomb

A8010015Grass

TM61

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM64

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM152

Solar Blade

B12510010Grass

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM27

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM95

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM121

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM07

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM115

Trailblaze

C5010020Grass

TM103

Work Up

C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Simisage doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Simisage can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Simisage in Legends: Z-A

No wild encounters for Simisage in Legends: Z-A. Bring Pansage over from Black, Black 2, or X, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Simisage in Legends: Z-A

Step 1Obtain Pansage
Also found in:
Black Black 2 X
Leaf Stone
Step 2Simisage ✓

Simisage Guide

In Legends: Z-A, Simisage works as a pivot with 498 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Z-A's meta. Superpower with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Legends: Z-A, Simisage's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Weavile (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Simisage's base 101 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Gluttony is the go-to ability for Simisage. It makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP. Its hidden ability Overgrow can work in specific setups.
Simisage is a physical attacker with base 98 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 101 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.
For Legends: Z-A, the core moveset is Superpower, Knock Off, Giga Drain, and Spikyshield. Superpower leads at 13% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Simisage has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Simisage has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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