Is Skorupi Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Poison/Bug. Drapion is Poison/Dark, which is a much better typing. Aaron's E4 ace. Worth evolving for the type change alone.
Skorupi trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Skorupi has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Skorupi's defenses.
Fantina's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Byron's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Skorupi has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Skorupi trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Bertha's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Flint's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Skorupi trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Cynthia's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Skorupi 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.
How to Get Skorupi in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
moderate rates for Skorupi across 14 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Skorupi in BDSP
The path to Skorupi starts with Skorupi at Lv. 16-20 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Skorupi ✓Big Bluff CavernLv.16-20CaveBogsunk CavernLv.16-20GrassRocky CaveLv.16-20CaveSandsear CaveLv.16-20GrassSwampy CaveLv.16-20GrassTyphlo CavernLv.16-20CaveVolcanic CaveLv.16-20Cave
Step 2Evolve into Drapion
Skorupi Weakness
Skorupi's Poison/Bug typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Skorupi's physical bulk (base 90 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
What is Skorupi Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Skorupi
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x159-187%KO Aerial Ace 2x26-31% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x132-155%KO Rock Slide 2x52-61% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Dodrio Normal | C | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x154-183%KO Aerial Ace 2x25-30% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x127-150%KO Rock Slide 2x49-59% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Skarmory builds →Brave Bird 2x107-127%KO Rock Slide 2x46-54% | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x217-256%KO | ||
 Rapidash Fire | B | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x185-217%KO Ancient Power 2x87-103%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Arcanine can KO Skorupi with Flare Blitz (172-203%). Staraptor threatens a KO with Double-Edge (137-161%). Gardevoir's Psychic also KOs at 209-246%.
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemRocky Helmet NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed38-45% Flare Blitz 2x172-203%KO Flamethrower 2x142-168%KO | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Staraptor builds →Close Combat23-27% Double Edge137-161%KO U Turn27-32% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast55-65% Psychic 2x209-246%KO Shadow Ball62-73% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake71-84% Avalanche28-34% | ||
Skorupi Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Skorupi grows into Drapion through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Skorupi. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Skorupi easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Confuse Ray, Night Slash and 5 more to offspring.
BDSP Skorupi Best Moveset
90 Defense with AbilityBattle Armor blocking critical hits and AbilitySniper boosting crits from the secondary slot. Poison/Bug pre-evo at 50 Attack and 65 Speed. The moveset can't compete. One evolution from Drapion where Poison/Dark typing removes the Bug weaknesses.
Best Build
Skorupi best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Toxic Spikes
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off
- Aqua Tail
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Agility and Confuse Ray on Skorupi. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Bug Buzz and Sludge Bomb, they expand what Skorupi can actually threaten in practice.
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
Base Stats
It grips prey with its tail claws and injects poison. It tenaciously hangs on until the poison takes.
It lives in arid lands. It buries itself in sand and lies in wait for unsuspecting prey.
Skorupi Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Skorupi through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Drapion as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Skorupi spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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