Sceptile

#254 (Hoenn)

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Pokémon type

Grass

Boosted in Sunny / Clear weather

Sceptile weaknesses

Sceptile is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Sceptile is resistant to Ground, Water, Grass and Electric-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Sceptile

The best moves for Sceptile are Fury Cutter and Frenzy Plant when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Fury Cutter

8DPS

Frenzy Plant Elite TM

48DPS

Defending

Bullet Seed

8.4DPS

Frenzy Plant Elite TM

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Fury Cutter

4EPT

Frenzy Plant Elite TM

2.67DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Treecko family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Sceptile evolves from Grovyle for 100 Candy, and temporarily into Mega Sceptile.

Evolving Mega Sceptile costs 200 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 40 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Treecko for 22 Candy, Grovyle for 90 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Sceptile:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Game images

Sceptile, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Pokémon GO and National Trust

Regional

18th Jul

Summary

Sceptile is a Grass Pokémon which evolves from Grovyle. It is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves. Sceptile's best moveset is Fury Cutter & Frenzy Plant and it has a Max CP of 3,117.

About

"The leaves growing on Sceptile's body are very sharp edged. This Pokémon is very agile—it leaps all over the branches of trees and jumps on its foe from above or behind."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Bullet Seed	7	13	8.4
Fury Cutter	4	16	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Leaf Blade	70	3	2.55
Frenzy Plant Elite TM	100	2	2.4
Aerial Ace	55	3	1.67
Earthquake	140	1	1.4
Breaking Swipe	45	3	1.36
Dragon Claw	45	3	1.36
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Bullet Seed	5	3	2	4.3
Fury Cutter	3	1	3	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Frenzy Plant Elite TM	100	45	2.67
Leaf Blade	70	35	2.4
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Earthquake	120	65	1.85
Dragon Claw	80	50	1.6
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.33
Breaking Swipe ▼ att	50	50	1
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	14.1	117%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	12.9	107%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	12.1	100%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Breaking Swipe 45 DPS	11.3	94%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	11.3	93%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	10.7	89%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Breaking Swipe 45 DPS	10.3	85%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Dragon Claw 30 DPS	9.7	81%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	9.7	81%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.5	78%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Dragon Claw 30 DPS	9	75%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	8.8	72%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.6	71%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	8.3	69%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.2	43%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.9	41%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	5.1	109%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	4.7	100%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	3.9	85%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	3.7	80%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	3.6	78%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	3.4	74%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Breaking Swipe 45 DPS	3.4	73%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Dragon Claw 30 DPS	3.3	70%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	2.7	58%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	2.7	58%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Breaking Swipe 45 DPS	2.6	56%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	55%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Dragon Claw 30 DPS	2.5	54%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.9	41%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	34%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	25%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 2.67 DPE	12	13.7	108%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 2.67 DPE	12	13.6	108%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Leaf Blade 2.4 DPE	9	12.6	100%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Leaf Blade 2.4 DPE	9	12.4	98%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	83%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Earthquake 1.85 DPE	17	10.4	82%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.1	80%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Earthquake 1.85 DPE	15	10	79%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Dragon Claw 1.6 DPE	13	9.4	75%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Dragon Claw 1.6 DPE	12	8.9	71%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	12	8.3	66%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	12	7.8	62%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Breaking Swipe ▼ att 1 DPE	13	7	56%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Breaking Swipe ▼ att 1 DPE	12	6.3	50%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	28%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	2.6	21%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Sceptile?

Sceptile is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

0.52
2
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Fly

0.52
3
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.52
4
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.53
5
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.55
6
Toucannon (Shadow)

Peck

Beak Blast

0.57
7
Eternatus

Poison Jab

Dynamax Cannon

0.58
8
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

0.58
9
Staraptor (Shadow)

Gust

Fly

0.59
10
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.6

The best counter to Sceptile is Salamence (Shadow) with Fire Fang and Fly, followed by Moltres (Shadow), White Kyurem and Reshiram (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent.

The top Sceptile counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Sceptile's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		223
Defense		169
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40	147
Level 50	157

Average size

Height	1.7 m
Weight	52.2 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	10,000
Candy	25

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,181
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,575
Level 30 Max wild	2,363
Level 40	2,757
Level 50	3,117

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,969
Level 35 (wild)	2,560