Is Skiploom Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only mid-stage. AbilityChlorophyll makes it fast in sun but the offense is still absent. Jumpluff at 27 inherits the same problem.
Skiploom has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Skiploom has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Skiploom's weaknesses hard.
Flannery's team hits Skiploom's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Skiploom's defenses.
Winona's team hits Skiploom's weaknesses hard.
Skiploom has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Skiploom resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Skiploom trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Skiploom trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Skiploom has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Skiploom's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Skiploom's weaknesses hard.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 36GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Skiploom in Ruby & Sapphire
Skiploom is the middle cottonweed stage, reached by leveling a traded Hoppip to 18. It never shows up wild here.
How to Obtain Skiploom in RS
- Step 1Obtain HoppipCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Memorial Pillar, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER 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 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 · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Skiploom ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Jumpluff
How to Get Shiny Skiploom in Ruby & Sapphire
Skiploom drifts through none of Hoenn's routes, so a shiny one has to be traded in from another game. See every game where Shiny Skiploom can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Skiploom Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Skiploom
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Rayquaza builds →Ice Beam 4x221-261%KO Overheat 2x163-192%KO Fly 2x150-177%KO Ancient Power 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x235-276%KO Ancient Power 2x36-43% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x188-221%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-83% Rock Tomb 2x59-70% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x226-266%KO Rock Tomb 2x43-51% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x193-228%KO Rock Slide 2x75-89% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Altaria builds →Ice Beam 4x118-139%KO Sky Attack 2x157-185%KO Fire Blast 2x74-88% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x152-179%KO Sludge Bomb 2x79-93% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Salamence builds →Fly 2x137-162%KO Fire Blast 2x107-126%KO Rock Tomb 2x66-78% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Swalot builds →Ice Beam 4x122-144%KO Sludge Bomb 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x142-167%KO Fire Blast 2x70-83% Rock Tomb 2x53-63% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skiploom View Pelipper builds →Ice Beam 4x151-178%KO Fly 2x63-74% | ||
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 27 partners from the Fairy and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Confusion, Double-Edge and 4 more.
RS Skiploom Best Moveset
Middle stage heading toward Jumpluff's support role. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. MoveSleep Powder works from any stat line. One evolution from the elite Speed that makes the support package function.
Best Build
Skiploom best EVs are Speed and Sp. Def
Support Moveset
- Encore
- Sleep Powder
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Skiploom gets Amnesia and Confusion exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Psychic coverage rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Giga Drain.
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 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SKIPLOOM’s flower blossoms when the temperature rises above 64 degrees F. How much the flower opens depends on the temperature. For that reason, this POKéMON is sometimes used as a thermometer.
Skiploom Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Skiploom isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Skiploom appears in 16 games across 8 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 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
Winds & Waves
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