Physical
Attacker
474Average
56Slow
CTier

Trevenant punches above its weight class thanks to Natural Cure. It clears status conditions when it switches out, which is enough to make up for stats that don't impress on their own. Normal and Fighting moves can't touch it, which offsets the 5 weaknesses somewhat.

Attack and HP carry most of Trevenant's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
474Above
HP85
C
Attack110
B
Defense76
C
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def82
C
Speed56
D
Total474
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Trevenant yields +2 Atk
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch60Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.5m / 4'11"•71kg / 156.5 lbs•166Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It can control trees at will. It will trap people who harm the forest, so they can never leave.

X

Using its roots as a nervous system, it controls the trees in the forest. It’s kind to the Pokémon that reside in its body.

Y

Trevenant Weakness

Avg

Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark-type moves hit Trevenant for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal and Fighting-type moves can't touch it at all. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
½xResisti
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
NormalFighting
STAB (5)i
PsychicGhostWaterGroundRock
5Weak
4Resist
2Immune
Scorei0
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Natural CureCures any major status ailment upon switching out.
FriskReveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
HarvestHAHas a 50% chance of restoring a used Berry after each turn if the Pokémon has held no items in the meantime.

Getting Trevenant requires a trade, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Phantump. Breed this form to get Phantump eggs (average hatch time). HP grew the most through evolution (+42 over Phantump), and Trevenant peaks at 474 total stats.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Phantump
#708Phantump
Trade
Trevenant
#709Trevenant
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Phantump
GhostGrass
Trevenant
GhostGrass
HP
43
85+42
ATK
70
110+40
DEF
48
76+28
SP.ATK
50
65+15
SP.DEF
60
82+22
SPE
38
56+18
BST
309D-Tier
474C-Tier+165
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Trevenant to get Phantump eggs easily from the Indeterminate and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bestow, Grudge, Imprison and 1 more.

Egg Groups
IndeterminatePlant
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
4moves

Start with max HP and Attack EVs. Adamant nature gives Trevenant the right physical lean, Sitrus Berry adds a one-time health recovery at low HP, and Harvest works in the background. Phantomforce is the main damage option.

Best Build

Physical Tank
Ability
Harvest
Item
Sitrus BerryRECOVERY
Nature
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Best Trevenant Moveset

  • Phantom ForceSTAB
  • Leech SeedSTAB
  • Horn LeechSTAB
  • Drain Punch

Recommended Teammates

Ninetales
NinetalesDecent
Venusaur
VenusaurDecent

Without breeding, Trevenant misses out on Bestow and Grudge. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Wood Hammer and Solar Beam, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Confuse Ray
—10010Ghost
Lv 1
Horn Leech
7510010Grass
Lv 1
Tackle
5010035Normal
Lv 5
Astonish
3010015Ghost
Lv 8
Growth
——20Normal
Lv 13
Ingrain
——20Grass
Lv 19
Feint Attack
60—20Dark
Lv 23
Leech Seed
—9010Grass
Lv 28
Curse
——10Ghost
Lv 31
Will-O-Wisp
—8515Fire
Lv 35
Forest's Curse
—10020Grass
Lv 39
Destiny Bond
——5Ghost
Lv 45
Phantom Force
9010010Ghost
Lv 49
Wood Hammer
12010015Grass
Lv 55
Shadow Claw
7010015Ghost
Lv 62
Horn Leech
7510010Grass

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM78
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
TM04
Calm Mind
——20Psychic
TM100
Confide
——20Normal
HM01
Cut
509530Normal
TM97
Dark Pulse
8010015Dark
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM26
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM53
Energy Ball
9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM52
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM01
Hone Claws
——15Dark
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM96
Nature Power
——20Normal
TM84
Poison Jab
8010020Poison
TM98
Power-Up Punch
4010020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM33
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM94
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
——25Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM65
Shadow Claw
7010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
—9010Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
——5Psychic
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
—8515Fire
TM81
X-Scissor
8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Bestow
——15Normal
Egg
Grudge
——5Ghost
Egg
Imprison
——10Psychic
Egg
Venom Drench
—10020Poison

Tutor Moves

Trevenant can't learn any Tutor moves

Trevenant's 2-stage line starts with Phantump, which appears at moderate rates in the locations below. Level through 2 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.

Trade Evolution Required — Requires trading with another player

Where To Catch Trevenant in X & Y

Phantump is your first catch on the way to Trevenant. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 25-50 across 10 total spots in the chain.

  1. Phantump
    Step 1Catch Phantump
    Route 16
    XGrassLv.35RareLateRouteTall grass only
    CHALLENGING
    Route 16
    XGrassLv.35RareLateRouteYellow Flower
    CHALLENGING
    Route 16
    YGrassLv.35RareLateRouteTall grass only
    CHALLENGING
    Route 16
    YGrassLv.35RareLateRouteYellow Flower
    CHALLENGING
  2. Trevenant
    Step 2Trevenant ✓
    Route 20
    YGrassLv.25RareMidRouteHorde battle
    CHALLENGING
    Route 20
    XGrassLv.25RareMidRouteHorde battle
    CHALLENGING
    Route 20
    XGrassLv.48-49CommonPostRouteRed Flower
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 20
    YGrassLv.48-49CommonPostRouteRed Flower
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 20
    XGrassLv.50UncommonPostRoute
    EASY
    Route 20
    YGrassLv.50UncommonPostRoute
    EASY
    or evolve from Phantump (Step 1)

  • Natural Cure changes the entire equation for Trevenant. The 474 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker.

  • Watch for Volcarona (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Staraptor (Flying) when using Trevenant. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Phantump evolves into Trevenant by trading. Trevenant is the fully evolved form. It sits at 474 BST in its evolved form.

  • Natural Cure is what you want on Trevenant. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Frisk, Harvest) work on paper but Natural Cure is what makes Trevenant worth using.

  • At base 56 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Trevenant is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

  • Trevenant appears in 7 games, including X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Trevenant joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 4 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.