Is Skorupi Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Skorupi appears wild in Hoenn. Poison/Bug that evolves to Drapion at 40 for Poison/Dark. AbilityBattle Armor blocks crits. The type change on evolution is dramatic and useful. Handles Tate and Liza and Phoebe as Drapion.
Skorupi has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Skorupi has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Skorupi trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Skorupi's defenses.
Winona's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Drapion has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Drapion has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Drapion has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Drapion has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Drapion has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drapion has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Drapion trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Skorupi on Route 114 (walking, Lv 19, common). DexNav.
Your Skorupi should hit Level 40 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Skorupi in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Skorupi is available from mid-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 2 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Skorupi in ORAS
Step 1Skorupi ✓Route 114Lv.19GrassRate 60%DexNav chain
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
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Tepig builds →Rock Tomb 2x33-41% Ember 2x38-46% | ||
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Torchic builds →Ember 2x51-62% Rock Tomb 2x33-41% Peck 2x21-26% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x67-80% Rock Tomb 2x67-80% Fire Fang 2x50-60% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x72-85% Rock Tomb 2x72-85% | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x175-207%KO Aerial Ace 2x38-45% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Skarmory builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-68% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-42% Rock Tomb 2x35-42% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Skarmory builds →Aerial Ace 2x57-68% Rock Tomb 2x37-45% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x176-208%KO Aerial Ace 2x40-48% Rock Tomb 2x40-48% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x97-116%KO Flamethrower 2x68-80% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x165-196%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% Rock Tomb 2x36-43% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Latios builds →Psychic 2x177-209%KO Fly 2x62-73% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Latias builds →Psychic 2x154-182%KO Fly 2x56-66% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x84-99% Rock Tomb 2x38-46% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x103-122%KO Rock Tomb 2x71-84% Fire Fang 2x51-61% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Latios builds →Psychic 2x179-211%KO Fly 2x62-73% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Latias builds →Psychic 2x154-182%KO Fly 2x55-65% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x230-271%KO | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x83-98% Rock Tomb 2x38-44% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x220-260%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Latios builds →Psychic 2x176-207%KO Fly 2x60-71% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Latias builds →Psychic 2x152-179%KO Fly 2x53-64% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x226-266%KO | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x80-95% Rock Tomb 2x36-43% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x191-224%KO Zen Headbutt 2x69-82% Fire Blast 2x49-58% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x199-234%KO Fly 2x60-71% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x249-293%KO Zen Headbutt 2x89-106%KO Fire Blast 2x83-98% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x259-305%KO Ancient Power 2x80-94% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x315-371%KO Rock Slide 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x62-73% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x173-204%KO Stone Edge 2x96-113%KO Psychic 2x40-47% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Arcanine's Flare Blitz hits Skorupi for 84-99%. Staraptor's Double-Edge hits Skorupi for 49-57%. Gardevoir's Psychic also KOs at 107-126%.
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed19-22% Flare Blitz 2x84-99% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Staraptor builds →Close Combat8-10% Double Edge49-57% U Turn10-11% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast28-33% Psychic 2x107-126%KO Shadow Ball32-38% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Skorupi View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake46-54% Stone Edge 2x92-109%KO | ||
Skorupi Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Skorupi grows into Drapion through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners 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 68 breeding partners from the Bug and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Confuse Ray, Feint Attack and 9 more to offspring.
ORAS Skorupi Best Moveset
Poison/Bug at 50 Attack and 90 Defense. AbilitySniper boosts critical damage. AbilityKeen Eye as a hidden ability prevents accuracy drops. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Drapion one evolution away shifts to Poison/Dark with 90 Attack and 110 Defense.
Best Build
Skorupi best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Toxic
- X Scissor
- Poison Jab
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 Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab, 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It grips prey with its tail claws and injects poison. It tenaciously hangs on until the poison takes.
It burrows under the sand to lie in wait for prey. Its tail claws can inject its prey with a savage poison.
Skorupi Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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