What does Skorupi evolve into?

Get Skorupi to Drapion at level 40. At 330 BST, Skorupi is just the starting point.

At what level does Skorupi evolve?

Level 40 gets you Drapion . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Skorupi?

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.

Where can you catch Skorupi?

You can find Skorupi in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Skorupi - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Defense and Speed carry most of Skorupi's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack50

Defense90

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def55

Speed65

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight12.0 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Battle Armor

Protects against critical hits.

Sniper

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

Keen EyeHA

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It grips prey with its tail claws and injects poison. It tenaciously hangs on until the poison takes.

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.

Skorupi Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Fairy Psychic Dark

How to Beat Skorupi in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar can KO Skorupi with Stone Edge (272-320%). Arcanine's Flare Blitz also KOs at 173-204%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Skorupi Crunch 109-128%KO Stone Edge 2x 272-320%KO Earthquake 90-107%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Burn Up Flare Blitz Will O Wisp Damage vs Skorupi Extreme Speed 38-46% Flare Blitz 2x 173-204%KO View Arcanine builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

2 Forms

#451Skorupi

Level 40

#452Drapion

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Skorupi

PoisonBug

Drapion

PoisonDark

70+30

ATK

90+40

DEF

110+20

SP.ATK

60+30

SP.DEF

75+20

SPE

95+30

BST

330D-Tier

500C-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

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.

Egg Groups

BugWater3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Skorupi Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 3

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Lv 6

Fell Stinger

D5010025Bug

Lv 9

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 15

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 18

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 21

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Lv 24

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 27

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 30

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Lv 33

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 36

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 39

Cross Poison

D7010020Poison

Lv 42

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 45

Acupressure

———30Normal

Lv 48

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM62

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Poison Tail

—5010025Poison

Egg

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Slash

D7010020Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Skorupi can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Skorupi Locations

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.

Best Locations to Catch Skorupi in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Before you go hunting for Skorupi, check which of the 14 spots belong to your version. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl each have different walking encounters at Lv. 16-20.

Big Bluff Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Big Bluff Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Bogsunk Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Swamp

Mid

Bogsunk Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Swamp

Mid

Rocky Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Rocky Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sandsear Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Desert

Mid

Sandsear Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Desert

Mid

Swampy Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Swamp

Mid

Swampy Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Swamp

Mid

Typhlo Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Typhlo Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Volcanic Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Volcano

Mid

Volcanic Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Volcano

Mid

Skorupi Guide

Get Skorupi to Drapion at level 40. At 330 BST, Skorupi is just the starting point.
Level 40 gets you Drapion. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
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.
You can find Skorupi in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

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

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