Sceptilein Pokémon SoulGold
grass
Pokédex Entry
Forest Pokémon
In the jungle, its power is without equal. This Pokémon carefully grows trees and plants. It regulates its body temperature by basking in sunlight.
Sceptile in Pokémon SoulGold
Mega Sceptile is #254 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its grass typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
2 Forms Available
Type
Grass
Dex
#254
Abilities
Lightning Rod(Primary)
Draws electrical moves.
Lightning Rod(Secondary)
Draws electrical moves.
Lightning Rod(Hidden)
Draws electrical moves.
Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
87.5% Male, 12.5% Female
Egg Groups
monster, dragon
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
315
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
How to Obtain
This form of Sceptile has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve grovyle or treecko to get one.
Pre-evolution-only Moves (19)
These moves must be learned before evolving; Sceptile cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Learned from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| False SwipeLevel: 1(Grovyle · Level 1)False Swipe | normal | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP40 | |||
| An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP. | |||||||
| Fury CutterLevel: 1(Grovyle · Level 1)Fury Cutter | bug | PWR10 | ACC95 | PP20 | |||
| An attack that intensifies on each successive hit. | |||||||
| X ScissorLevel: 1(Grovyle · Level 1)X Scissor | bug | PWR80 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| Slashes the foe with crossed scythes, claws, etc. | |||||||
| Energy BallLevel: 1(Grovyle · Level 1)Energy Ball | grass | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | |||
| Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def. | |||||||
| PoundLevel: 1(Grovyle · Level 1)Pound | normal | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP35 | |||
| Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail. | |||||||
| LeerLevel: 1(Grovyle · Level 1)Leer | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP30 | |||
| Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense. | |||||||
| Quick AttackLevel: 1(Grovyle · Level 1)Quick Attack | normal | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP30 | |||
| An extremely fast attack that always strikes first. | |||||||
| LeafageLevel: 1(Grovyle · Level 1)Leafage | grass | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP40 | |||
| Attacks with a flurry of small leaves. | |||||||
| Mega DrainLevel: 9(Grovyle · Level 9)Mega Drain | grass | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP0 | |||
| An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted. | |||||||
| DetectLevel: 12(Grovyle · Level 12)Detect | fighting | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP5 | |||
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | |||||||
| Quick GuardLevel: 15(Grovyle · Level 15)Quick Guard | fighting | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP15 | |||
| Evades priority attacks for one turn. | |||||||
| AssuranceLevel: 20(Grovyle · Level 20)Assurance | dark | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | |||
| An attack that gains power if the foe has been hurt. | |||||||
| Giga DrainLevel: 25(Grovyle · Level 25)Giga Drain | grass | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP0 | |||
| An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. | |||||||
| SlamLevel: 30(Grovyle · Level 30)Slam | normal | PWR80 | ACC75 | PP20 | |||
| Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc. | |||||||
| Double TeamLevel: 35(Grovyle · Level 35)Double Team | normal | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP15 | |||
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | |||||||
| Leaf BladeLevel: 40(Grovyle · Level 40)Leaf Blade | grass | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| Slashes with a sharp leaf. High critical-hit ratio. | |||||||
| ScreechLevel: 45(Grovyle · Level 45)Screech | normal | PWR0 | ACC85 | PP40 | |||
| Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense. | |||||||
| EndeavorLevel: 50(Grovyle · Level 50)Endeavor | normal | PWR1 | ACC100 | PP5 | |||
| Cuts foe's HP to equal user's HP. | |||||||
| Leaf StormLevel: 55(Grovyle · Level 55)Leaf Storm | grass | PWR0 | ACC90 | PP5 | |||
| Whips up a storm of leaves. Harshly lowers the Sp. Atk. | |||||||
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.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Sceptile, either offensively or defensively.
Bulbasaur
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Ivysaur
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Venusaur
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Charizard
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Butterfree
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Weedle
bugpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Kakuna
bugpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Beedrill
bugpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Zubat
poisonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Golbat
poisonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Oddish
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Gloom
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Vileplume
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Bellsprout
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Weepinbell
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Victreebel
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Scyther
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Moltres
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Dragonite
dragonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Spinarak
bugpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
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