Is Treecko Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Steven Stone's gift after defeating Red at Mt. Silver. Sceptile at 36 is one of the fastest Grass-types available. Post-Red timing limits it to Battle Frontier runs.
Falkner's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Treecko's defenses.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Treecko resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Treecko has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Janine's team hits Treecko's weaknesses hard.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Treecko trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's team hits Sceptile's weaknesses hard.
Sceptile has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Sceptile trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gift
Treecko is given to you as a gift in Silph Co. at Lv 5. From Steven Stone after defeating Red. Receive from Steven Stone at Silph Co. in Saffron City after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 46GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 51GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Treecko to Sceptile
Grovyle evolves into Sceptile at Level 36. Your Treecko should hit Level 36 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36GrassLeaf BladePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORGrassFrenzy PlantPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 67GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Treecko in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Beat Red on Mt. Silver, then head to Steven Stone at Silph Co. in Saffron to claim one of three Hoenn starters. Treecko is the Grass pick, and taking it sends the other two out the door for good.
1 location to catch Treecko
Badge 8How to Obtain Treecko in HGSS
How to Get Shiny Treecko in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Treecko is a Hoenn starter you can only breed for a shiny here, pairing it with a foreign-language parent the Masuda way. Compare Shiny Treecko odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Treecko Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Treecko in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Treecko Weakness
Treecko is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Treecko Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Treecko
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x326-384%KO Overheat 2x240-283%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x278-327%KO Overheat 2x210-247%KO Ice Beam 2x143-168%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x238-281%KO Air Slash 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x253-298%KO Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO Ice Beam 2x101-118%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x305-359%KO Brave Bird 2x203-239%KO Poison Jab 2x136-161%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x240-283%KO Sludge Bomb 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x268-315%KO Air Slash 2x144-170%KO U-turn 2x101-120%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x256-302%KO Aerial Ace 2x76-90% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x146-172%KO Ice Beam 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Treecko View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x227-268%KO Fire Blast 2x95-112%KO Ice Beam 2x76-89% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Treecko Evolutions
Treecko is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Grovyle first, then eventually reaches Sceptile. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Treecko easily with 30 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Crunch, Crush Claw, Double Kick and 10 more to offspring.
HGSS Treecko Best Moveset
70 Speed outrunning most first-stage Pokemon with 65 Sp. Atk for special Grass damage. AbilityOvergrow boosts at low HP. Fast and functional for its stage but needs Sceptile's power.
Best Build
Treecko best EVs are HP and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Endeavor
- Pursuit
- Quick Attack
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Energy Ball and Focus Punch bring the raw damage. But Treecko also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
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 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Small hooks on the bottom of its feet catch on walls and ceilings. That is how it can hang from above.
Treecko HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Treecko has 310 BST and evolves into Grovyle. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Treecko is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Treecko becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Game Availability
Treecko first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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
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