Is Skiploom Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Hoppip evolves at level 18. Transfer only. Jumpluff at 27. The line has Speed and nothing else. BW2's native Grass options hit harder.
Hoppip trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Roxie's team hits Hoppip's weaknesses hard.
Skiploom trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Jumpluff has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Jumpluff's weaknesses hard.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Jumpluff resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Jumpluff has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Jumpluff trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Skiploom cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 18.
Your Skiploom should hit Level 27 before you reach Elesa, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Skiploom in Black 2 & White 2
Skiploom can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Transfer Hoppip from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or HeartGold & SoulSilver and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Skiploom in B2W2
Step 1Obtain HoppipLATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 33. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 11. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Memorial Pillar. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 205. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Route 205. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 33. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Skiploom ✓
Step 3Evolve into Jumpluff
Skiploom Weakness
Skiploom is weak to Ice, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Rock. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Skiploom Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Skiploom
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Braviary builds →Wing Attack 2x109-128%KO Rock Tomb 2x62-73% | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Mandibuzz builds →Pluck 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x37-44% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x105-124%KO Rock Tomb 2x48-56% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Braviary builds →Fly 2x156-185%KO Rock Tomb 2x59-70% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x159-188%KO Rock Tomb 2x46-55% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x95-112%KO Rock Tomb 2x37-44% Incinerate 2x16-20% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x230-271%KO Rock Slide 2x97-115%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Braviary builds →Fly 2x155-183%KO Rock Slide 2x87-103%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x93-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x36-43% Incinerate 2x17-19% | ||
 Weezing Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Weezing builds →Sludge Bomb 2x96-114%KO Incinerate 2x22-27% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x238-281%KO Rock Slide 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x318-374%KO Rock Slide 2x94-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x76-90% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x114-134%KO Rock Slide 2x63-75% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x237-280%KO Rock Slide 2x98-117%KO | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x317-373%KO Rock Slide 2x94-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-88% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x111-132%KO Rock Slide 2x63-74% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 4x292-344%KO Fly 2x112-132%KO Stone Edge 2x124-147%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x214-252%KO Ancient Power 2x61-73% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x235-277%KO Smog 2x23-27% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x346-408%KO Ice Beam 4x110-129%KO Fire Blast 2x69-81% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Volcarona can KO Skiploom with Fire Blast (140-165%). Terrakion threatens a KO with Stone Edge (151-178%). Lapras's Ice Beam also KOs at 154-182%.
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain8-9% Fire Blast 2x140-165%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Terrakion builds →Close Combat45-53% Stone Edge 2x151-178%KO | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x154-182%KO Surf19-23% Ice Shard 4x71-84% Thunderbolt25-30% | ||
Skiploom Evolutions
Skiploom sits between Hoppip and Jumpluff in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Speed has grown the most so far (+30), but there's still another 120 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Skiploom to get Hoppip eggs easily using 38 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Aromatherapy, Confusion and 7 more.
B2W2 Skiploom Best Moveset
Middle stage where AbilityChlorophyll doubles 80 Speed in sun. The moveset fires 45 Sp. Atk Grass TermStab too weakly to threaten anything, and the Speed advantage produces no offensive return. Jumpluff one evolution away adds speed but not power.
Best Build
Skiploom best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Solar Beam
- Acrobatics
- Synthesis
- Swords Dance
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Skiploom gets Amnesia and Aromatherapy exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Bug coverage rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Energy Ball.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It blooms when the weather warms. It floats in the sky to soak up as much sunlight as possible.
Skiploom Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Skiploom works as a placeholder. Grass/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Jumpluff. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Skiploom appears in 16 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 6ORAS
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