Mega Sceptile

#254 (Hoenn)

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Pokémon type

Grass

Dragon

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Windy weather

Mega Sceptile weaknesses

Mega Sceptile is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, and doubly weak to Ice-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

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

63%

39%

Best moveset for Mega Sceptile

The best moves for Mega 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

There are 4 Pokémon in the Treecko family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Sceptile temporarily evolves 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

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

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

Summary

Mega Sceptile is a Grass & Dragon Pokémon. It is weak to Ice, Flying, Poison, Bug, Dragon and Fairy moves. Sceptile's best moveset is Fury Cutter & Frenzy Plant and it has a Max CP of 4,585.

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
Breaking Swipe	45	3	1.64
Dragon Claw	45	3	1.64
Earthquake	140	1	1.4
Return Purified	25	3	0.76

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
Dragon Claw	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Earthquake	120	65	1.85
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.33
Breaking Swipe ▼ att	50	50	1.2

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	19.6	110%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	18	101%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Breaking Swipe 54 DPS	17.8	100%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	16.8	94%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Breaking Swipe 54 DPS	16.2	91%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	15.7	88%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Dragon Claw 36 DPS	15.3	86%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	14.8	83%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Dragon Claw 36 DPS	14.2	80%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	13.5	76%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.9	73%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	12.1	68%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.8	66%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	11.5	65%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	7.1	109%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	6.5	100%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Frenzy Plant Elite TM 48 DPS	5.5	84%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Breaking Swipe 54 DPS	5.3	82%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	5.2	80%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Dragon Claw 36 DPS	5.1	79%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	5	78%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	4.8	73%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Breaking Swipe 54 DPS	4.1	63%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Dragon Claw 36 DPS	3.9	61%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	3.7	58%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	3.7	57%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.5	54%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	40%

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	Dragon Claw 1.92 DPE	13	10.7	85%
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	Dragon Claw 1.92 DPE	12	10.3	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	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	12	8.3	66%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Breaking Swipe ▼ att 1.2 DPE	13	7.8	62%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	12	7.8	62%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Breaking Swipe ▼ att 1.2 DPE	12	7.2	57%

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

Top Mega Sceptile counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Mega Sceptile Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.65
2
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

0.73
3
Eternatus

Poison Jab

Dynamax Cannon

0.82
4
Mamoswine (Shadow)

Powder Snow

Avalanche

0.85
5
Weavile (Shadow)

Ice Shard

Triple Axel

0.91

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Dragon Ascent.

All Mega Sceptile counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		320
Defense		186
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40	147
Level 50	157

Average size

Height	1.9 m
Weight	55.2 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	10,000
Candy	25

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,738
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,317
Level 30 Max wild	3,477
Level 40	4,056
Level 50	4,585

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,897
Level 35 (wild)	3,766