Sceptile #0254

The Forest Pokémon

Forms:

Champions	See this Pokémon's data in Champions
Typing	Grass
Abilities	Overgrow Unburden - Hidden
Classification	The Forest Pokémon
National ID	#0254
Regional ID	#0184

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FlyingPoisonBugFireIce

Resists x½

GroundWaterGrassElectric

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This page displays data from The Indigo Disk (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	70	130—177
Attack	85	81—150
Defense	65	63—128
Sp. Attack	105	99—172
Sp. Defense	85	81—150
Speed	120	112—189
Total	530	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 16

At Level 36

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Monster Dragon
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	89.00% 11.00%
Height	0.2 m (0'8")
Weight	5.2 kg (11.5 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	265
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It agilely flits through the jungle and uses the sharp-edged leaves on its arms to cut down its prey." Violet "The leaves on its arms are as sharp as swords. It agilely leaps about the branches of trees to strike its enemies."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat."
X "The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat." Y "It agilely leaps about the jungle and uses the sharp leaves on its arms to strike its prey."
Alpha Sapphire "Sceptile has seeds growing on its back. They are said to be bursting with nutrients that revitalize trees. This Pokémon raises the trees in a forest with loving care." Omega Ruby "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."
Black White "The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat."
Black 2 White 2 "The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat."
Diamond Pearl "The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat."
Platinum "The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat."
HeartGold SoulSilver "It agilely leaps about the jungle and uses the sharp leaves on its arms to strike its prey."
Ruby "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." Sapphire "SCEPTILE has seeds growing on its back. They are said to be bursting with nutrients that revitalize trees. This POKéMON raises the trees in a forest with loving care."
FireRed LeafGreen "The leaves on its forelegs are as sharp as swords. It agilely leaps about the branches of trees to strike."
Emerald "In the jungle, its power is without equal. This POKéMON carefully grows trees and plants. It regulates its body temperature by basking in sunlight."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM Reminder

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Sceptile via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Leafage	40	100	Grass	Phys.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Pound	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Quick Attack	40	100	Normal	Phys.
5	Mega Drain	40	100	Grass	Spec.
12	Detect	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
15	Quick Guard	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
20	Assurance	60	100	Dark	Phys.
25	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
30	Slam	80	75	Normal	Phys.
35	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
42	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
49	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
56	Leaf Storm	130	90	Grass	Spec.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Sceptile upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Leaf Blade	90	100	Grass	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Sceptile via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Absorb (Treecko)Egg	20	100	Grass	Spec.
Double Kick (Treecko)Egg	30	100	Fighting	Phys.
Dragon Breath (Treecko)Egg	60	100	Dragon	Spec.
Leech Seed (Treecko)Egg	—	90	Grass	Stat.
Night Slash (Treecko)Egg	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Slash (Treecko)Egg	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Synthesis (Treecko)Egg	—	—	Grass	Stat.
Worry Seed (Treecko)Egg	—	100	Grass	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Sceptile via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM012	Low Kick	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM014	Acrobatics	55	100	Flying	Phys.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM033	Magical Leaf	60	—	Grass	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM039	Low Sweep	65	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM044	Dragon Tail	60	90	Dragon	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM056	Bullet Seed	25	100	Grass	Phys.
TM057	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM068	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
TM073	Drain Punch	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM078	Dragon Claw	80	100	Dragon	Phys.
TM081	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM088	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM100	Dragon Dance	—	—	Dragon	Stat.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM105	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM108	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM115	Dragon Pulse	85	100	Dragon	Spec.
TM119	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM137	Grassy Terrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
TM146	Grass Pledge	80	100	Grass	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM155	Frenzy Plant	150	90	Grass	Spec.
TM156	Outrage	120	100	Dragon	Phys.
TM158	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM159	Leaf Storm	130	90	Grass	Spec.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM184	Vacuum Wave	40	100	Fighting	Spec.
TM190	Solar Blade	125	100	Grass	Phys.
TM192	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM194	Grassy Glide	55	100	Grass	Phys.
TM200	Scale Shot	25	90	Dragon	Phys.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM222	Breaking Swipe	60	100	Dragon	Phys.
TM226	Dragon Cheer	—	—	Dragon	Stat.
TM229	Upper Hand	65	100	Fighting	Phys.

Reminder Moves

The following moves are learned by Sceptile as Reminder Moves in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Fury Cutter	40	95	Bug	Phys.
Shed Tail	—	—	Normal	Stat.
X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.

Reminder moves can only be learned by going to a Move Reminder (Generations I-VIII) or using the Pokémon menu (Legends: Arceus and later).

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Brilliant Diamond

Evolve

Shining Pearl

Evolve

Generation IX

Generation Champions

Champions

Transfer

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

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Sceptile #0254

The Forest Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

Reminder Moves

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

Generation Champions

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