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Sceptilein Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

grass

Pokédex Entry

Forest Pokémon

The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat.

Sceptile in Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

Sceptile is #254 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux. This page covers its grass typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.

Type
Grass
Dex
#254
Abilities
Overgrow(Primary)

Ups Grass moves by 50% at 1/3 HP or less.

Unburden(Secondary)

Raises Speed by 1 stage if held item is used.

Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
87.5% Male, 12.5% Female
Egg Groups
monster, dragon
Hatch Rate
Slowest (40 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
pokeball
Poké Ball5.3%
greatball
Great Ball7.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball8.9%
Base Exp
208
EV Yield
3 Speed
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2ice ×2poison ×2flying ×2bug ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.5ground ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Treecko to Lv. 16
Level up Grovyle to Lv. 36

How to Obtain

Sceptile has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve Grovyle or Treecko to get one.

Evolution Moves (1)

Moves learned upon evolving into Sceptile.

Dragonbreathdragon
PWR60ACC100PP20
The foe is hit with an incredible blast of breath that may also paralyze.

Level Up Moves (26)

Frenzy PlantLevel: 1grass
PWR150ACC90PP5
The foe is hit with an enormous branch. The user can't move on the next turn.
Air SlashLevel: 1flying
PWR75ACC95PP20
The foe is sliced by a blade of air. It may also make the foe flinch.
CrunchLevel: 1dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe's Defense.
Bullet SeedLevel: 1grass
PWR25ACC100PP30
The user shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot at once.
PoundLevel: 1normal
PWR40ACC100PP35
A physical attack delivered with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
The foe is given an intimidating look that lowers its Defense stat.
AbsorbLevel: 5grass
PWR30ACC100PP25
An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
DetectLevel: 7fighting
PWR0ACC0PP5
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Quick AttackLevel: 10normal
PWR40ACC100PP30
An almost invisibly fast attack that is certain to strike first.
PursuitLevel: 12dark
PWR40ACC100PP20
An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out.
Leaf TornadoLevel: 15grass
PWR65ACC90PP10
Sharp leaves circle the foe. It may also lower the foe's accuracy.
Fury CutterLevel: 16bug
PWR20ACC95PP20
An attack that grows stronger on each successive hit.
ScreechLevel: 20normal
PWR0ACC85PP40
An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
Mega DrainLevel: 23grass
PWR55ACC100PP15
A tough attack that drains half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Vacuum WaveLevel: 25fighting
PWR40ACC100PP30
The user sends a wave of vacuum at the foe. It will strike first.
AssuranceLevel: 27dark
PWR50ACC100PP10
Does double damage if the foe has already taken damage this turn.
AgilityLevel: 30psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
The user relaxes and lightens its body to sharply boost its Speed.
AncientpowerLevel: 33rock
PWR60ACC100PP5
An ancient power is used to attack. It may also raise all the user's stats.
SlamLevel: 38normal
PWR80ACC75PP20
The foe is struck with a long tail, vines, etc.
Giga DrainLevel: 43grass
PWR75ACC100PP10
A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Night SlashLevel: 47dark
PWR70ACC100PP15
The user slashes the foe when it can. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
SynthesisLevel: 51grass
PWR0ACC0PP5
Restores the user's HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
Energy BallLevel: 55grass
PWR80ACC100PP10
The foe is blasted with natural energy. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Dark PulseLevel: 59dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
The user releases a horrible aura that may also make the foe flinch.
Dragon PulseLevel: 64dragon
PWR90ACC100PP10
The foe is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
Leaf StormLevel: 69grass
PWR140ACC90PP5
An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.

TM/HM Moves (29)

Dynamicpunchfighting
PWR100ACC50PP5TM01
The foe is punched with the user's full power. It confuses the foe if it hits.
Headbuttnormal
PWR70ACC100PP15TM02
The user sticks its head out and rams. It may make the foe flinch.
Curseghost
PWR0ACC0PP10TM03
A move that works differently for the Ghost type and all the other types.
Roarnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM05
The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC85PP10TM06
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM08
Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
Hidden Powertypeless
PWR60ACC100PP15TM10
An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
The sun blazes for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves.
Sweet Scentnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Allures the foe to reduce evasiveness. It also attracts wild Pokémon.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Giga Draingrass
PWR75ACC100PP10TM19
A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Solarbeamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn.
Iron Tailsteel
PWR100ACC75PP15TM23
An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe's Defense stat.
Dragon Clawdragon
PWR80ACC100PP15TM24
Sharp, huge claws hook and slash the foe quickly and with great power.
Earthquakeground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM26
An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
Digground
PWR80ACC100PP10TM28
An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Swaggernormal
PWR0ACC90PP15TM34
A move that makes the foe confused, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Drain Punchfighting
PWR75ACC100PP10TM35
A harsh punch that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Swiftnormal
PWR60ACC0PP20TM39
Star-shaped rays that never miss are fired at all foes in battle.
Detectfighting
PWR0ACC0PP5TM43
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP10TM44
The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
Fury Cutterbug
PWR20ACC95PP20TM49
An attack that grows stronger on each successive hit.
Cutgrass
PWR60ACC95PP30HM01
A basic attack used to cut trees and grass. Chance to raise Attack stat.
Strengthrock
PWR95ACC100PP15HM04
The user throws a large boulder at the foe. Chance to cause flinch.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20HM05
A blast of light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It also illuminates caves.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR55ACC100PP15HM06
An attack that may also cut Defense. It can also smash cracked boulders.

Move Tutor Moves (25)

Grass Knot(National Park, New Bark Town)grass
PWR1ACC100PP20Tutor
Grass snares and trips the foe. It does more damage to heavier foes.
Aerial Ace(Pallet Town)flying
PWR60ACC0PP20Tutor
An extremely fast attack against one target. It can't be evaded.
Focus Blast(Route 13)fighting
PWR120ACC70PP5Tutor
The user unleashes its power. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
X-Scissor(Route 2)bug
PWR80ACC100PP15Tutor
The user slashes the foe with crossed claws as if they were scissors.
False Swipe(Ruins Of Alph)normal
PWR40ACC100PP40Tutor
A restrained attack that always leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Attract(Goldenrod City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP15Tutor
If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
Sleep Talk(Ecruteak City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
While asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
Dragon Pulse(Blackthorn City)dragon
PWR90ACC100PP10Tutor
The foe is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
Work Up(Underwater Sevii, Viridian City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP30Tutor
The user rouses itself to raise its Attack and Sp. Atk stats.
Thunderpunch(Goldenrod City)electric
PWR75ACC100PP15Tutor
The foe is punched with an electrified fist. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
Energy Ball(Celadon City)grass
PWR80ACC100PP10Tutor
The foe is blasted with natural energy. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Facade(Goldenrod Dept., Ice Path)normal
PWR70ACC100PP20Tutor
An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
Mimic(Goldenrod Dept., Saffron City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Body Slam(Battle Tower, Route 25)normal
PWR85ACC100PP15Tutor
The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
Leaf Blade(Battle Tower, Safari Zone)grass
PWR90ACC100PP15Tutor
The foe is slashed with a sharp leaf. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Bulldoze(Goldenrod Dept., Hollow Tunnel)ground
PWR60ACC100PP20Tutor
The user hits all Pokémon in battle by stomping. Lowers Speed of those hit.
Outrage(Celadon Dept.)dragon
PWR120ACC100PP15Tutor
The user thrashes about for two to three turns, then becomes confused.
Rock Climb(Battle Tower, Celadon Dept.)normal
PWR90ACC85PP20Tutor
A charging attack that may confuse the foe. May use to reach new areas.
Swords Dance(Battle Tower)normal
PWR0ACC0PP30Tutor
A frenetic dance of fighting. It sharply raises the Attack stat.
Dark Pulse(Battle Tower, Victory Road)dark
PWR80ACC100PP15Tutor
The user releases a horrible aura that may also make the foe flinch.
Magical Leaf(Battle Tower, The Bug Catching Contest)grass
PWR60ACC0PP20Tutor
The foe is attacked with a strange leaf that cannot be evaded.
Crunch(Blackthorn City)dark
PWR80ACC100PP15Tutor
The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe's Defense.
Agility(Blackthorn City)psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30Tutor
The user relaxes and lightens its body to sharply boost its Speed.
Dragon Dance(Blackthorn City)dragon
PWR0ACC0PP20Tutor
A mystic, powerful dance that boosts the user's Attack and Speed stats.
Hone Claws(Battle Tower)dark
PWR0ACC0PP15Tutor
The user sharpens its claws to raise its Attack and Accuracy.

Type Summary

5
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
0
Immunities
9
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Sceptile. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Sceptile resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Base Stats

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