Sceptile Pokemon Guide

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Sceptile Pokemon Guide

Sceptile is the final evolution of Treecko and Grovyle. It is a fast Grass-type Pokemon known for its high Speed, sharp leaf blades and Mega Evolution. This guide covers Sceptile’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and Mega Sceptile information.

Normal Form

Sceptile

Shiny Form

Shiny Sceptile

Mega Evolution

Mega Sceptile

Sceptile Description

Sceptile is the final evolution of the Hoenn Grass starter line. It is a Grass-type Pokemon with excellent Speed, useful special attacking options and access to Mega Sceptile in games that support Mega Evolution.

Sceptile Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Sceptile, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Sceptile

National Dex

#0254

Type

Grass

Species

Forest Pokemon

Height

5’07” / 1.7 m

170 cm

Weight

115.1 lbs / 52.2 kg

52.2 kg

Abilities

Overgrow, Unburden

Sceptile Stats

Sceptile has stats that fit its role in the Pokemon series. Use the stats shortcode below to view its full stat spread.

Sceptile Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Sceptile can use a mix of same-type attacks, coverage moves and utility options depending on the game. These are some of Sceptile’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Leaf Storm

A very powerful Grass-type special attack that gives Sceptile major burst damage.

Leaf Blade

A reliable physical Grass-type attack tied closely to Sceptile’s identity.

Energy Ball

A consistent special Grass-type move for general attacking sets.

Giga Drain

Grass damage with healing that can help Sceptile stay active longer.

Dragon Pulse

Important coverage and a strong option for Mega Sceptile in supported games.

Focus Blast

Coverage that helps Sceptile threaten Steel, Dark, Rock and Ice-type Pokemon.

Earthquake

A strong physical coverage move for Fire, Poison, Rock and Steel-type Pokemon.

Swords Dance

A setup move that can support physical Sceptile sets.

Sceptile All Moves

Sceptile can learn different moves across Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Sceptile’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Leaf Blade	Grass	Physical	90	100
1	Leafage	Grass	Physical	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
5	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	100
12	Detect	Fighting	Status	–	–
15	Quick Guard	Fighting	Status	–	–
20	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100
25	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
30	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75
35	Double Team	Normal	Status	–	–
42	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
49	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
56	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Dragon Cheer	Dragon	Status	0	0
TM	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100
TM	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Frenzy Plant	Grass	Special	150	90
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Grass Pledge	Grass	Special	80	100
TM	Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	55	100
TM	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Solar Blade	Grass	Physical	125	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100
TM	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100
Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100
Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100
Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95
Leech Seed	Grass	Status	–	90
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Shed Tail	Normal	Status	0	–
Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
Synthesis	Grass	Status	–	–
Worry Seed	Grass	Status	–	100
X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100

Sceptile Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Sceptile is a Grass-type Pokemon. Its typing gives it clear advantages and weaknesses depending on the matchup.

Type

Grass

Weaknesses

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug

Resistances

Water, Grass, Electric, Ground

Immunity

None

Sceptile Abilities

Sceptile’s abilities support its role in battles and can change how it performs depending on the game and format.

Sceptile Evolution

Sceptile is part of a three-stage Hoenn starter evolution line.

Stage 1

Treecko

Starting form

Stage 2

Grovyle

Evolves from Treecko at Level 16

Stage 3

Sceptile

Evolves from Grovyle at Level 36

Where to Find Sceptile in Pokemon Games

Sceptile’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, it is obtained through its evolution line, trading, transfer or starter selection.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Red	Not available because Sceptile had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Sceptile had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Sceptile had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Sceptile had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Sceptile had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Sceptile had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Ruby	Evolve from Grovyle at Level 36.
Pokemon Sapphire	Evolve from Grovyle at Level 36.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve from Grovyle at Level 36.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve from Grovyle at Level 36 after receiving Treecko from Steven.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve from Grovyle at Level 36 after receiving Treecko from Steven.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Black	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve from Grovyle at Level 36.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve from Grovyle at Level 36.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Sword	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Shield	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer from Pokemon HOME when supported.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer from Pokemon HOME when supported.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Appears in 4-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones in the Mega Dimension DLC. Sceptile can also be obtained by evolving Grovyle at Level 36.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Sceptile
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Mega Sceptile

Mega Sceptile is Sceptile’s Mega Evolution. It changes Sceptile into a Grass and Dragon-type Pokemon and gives it the Lightning Rod ability in games where Mega Evolution is available.

Category

Forest Pokemon

Type

Grass / Dragon

Height

6’03”

Weight

121.7 lbs

Mega Sceptile gives the Treecko line a major alternate form for games and coverage that support Mega Evolution, including modern Pokemon coverage tied to Mega returning Pokemon.

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