Sceptile #0254
| Max CP | L402757L503117L51 · Best Buddy3154 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Dec 8, 2017Mar 23, 2019 |
Type Effectiveness
Sceptile takes 160% from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug moves.
Sceptile is a Grass-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug.
It reaches 3117 CP at level 50, or 3154 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Fury Cutter with Frenzy Plant, which needs an Elite TM.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BugFury Cutter | GrassFrenzy Plant | 14.7 | 234 | |
| 2 | GrassBullet Seed | GrassFrenzy Plant | 13.0 | 208 |
| 3 | BugFury Cutter | GrassLeaf Blade | 12.7 | 202 |
| 4 | BugFury Cutter | DragonBreaking Swipe | 12.2 | 194 |
| 5 | GrassBullet Seed | GrassLeaf Blade | 11.6 | 184 |
| 6 | BugFury Cutter | GroundEarthquake | 10.9 | 173 |
| 7 | GrassBullet Seed | DragonBreaking Swipe | 10.6 | 170 |
| 8 | BugFury Cutter | NormalReturn | 10.5 | 168 |
6 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | BugFury Cutter | DragonDragon Claw | 10.4 | 166 |
| 10 | GrassBullet Seed | GroundEarthquake | 9.3 | 148 |
| 11 | GrassBullet Seed | DragonDragon Claw | 9.3 | 148 |
| 12 | BugFury Cutter | FlyingAerial Ace | 9.2 | 147 |
| 13 | GrassBullet Seed | NormalReturn | 9.0 | 143 |
| 14 | GrassBullet Seed | FlyingAerial Ace | 8.4 | 135 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 8 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 16.0 | |
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 13 | 1.0s | 7.0 | 13.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 25 | 33 | 0.5s | 50.0 | 0.76 | |
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | 45 | 33 | 1.0s | 45.0 | 1.36 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Frenzy PlantE | Grass | 100 | 50 | 2.5s | 40.0 | 2.00 | |
| Dragon Claw | Dragon | 45 | 33 | 1.5s | 30.0 | 1.36 | |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 33 | 2.5s | 28.0 | 2.12 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | 55 | 33 | 2.5s | 22.0 | 1.67 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frenzy PlantE | Grass | 100 | 45 | 2.22 | |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 35 | 2.00 | |
| ReturnP | Normal | 130 | 70 | 1.86 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | 120 | 65 | 1.85 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 | 45 | 1.33 | |
| Dragon Claw | Dragon | 80 | 50 | 1.60 | |
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | 50 | 50 | 1.00 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK47.0 eDPS - 2
Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+41.3 eDPS - 3
Mega BeedrillBugBug BiteEBugFell Stinger+38.2 eDPS - 4
Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE37.9 eDPS - 5
Mega BlazikenFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE37.8 eDPS - 6
Mega Charizard YFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE37.3 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 112510/10/10 | 118115/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 150010/10/10 | 157515/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 187610/10/10 | 196915/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 23740/0/0 | 275715/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 26840/0/0 | 311715/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 27160/0/0 | 315415/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1181 | 1017 |
| Level 20 | 1575 | 1356 |
| Level 25 | 1969 | 1696 |
| Level 30 | 2363 | 2035 |
| Level 35 | 2560 | 2205 |
| Level 40 | 2757 | 2374 |
| Level 45 | 2934 | 2527 |
| Level 50 | 3117 | 2684 |
| Level 51 | 3154 | 2716 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 25 Candy · 10,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.7 m · 52.2 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 87.5%12.5% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Sceptile in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/12/15 | 1500 | 20.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/12 | 1500 | 20.5 | 99.85% |
| #3 | 0/13/14 | 1500 | 20.5 | 99.66% |
| #4 | 0/11/15 | 1496 | 20.5 | 99.44% |
| #5 | 1/15/10 | 1499 | 20.5 | 99.40% |
| #6 | 1/10/15 | 1499 | 20.5 | 99.33% |
| #7 | 0/14/12 | 1496 | 20.5 | 99.31% |
| #8 | 0/14/13 | 1500 | 20.5 | 99.31% |
| #9 | 1/13/12 | 1499 | 20.5 | 99.21% |
| #10 | 4/15/14 | 1498 | 20 | 99.16% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #821 of 4,096, with 96.10% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/13 | 2496 | 38 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/15 | 2491 | 37.5 | 99.95% |
| #3 | 0/11/15 | 2500 | 38.5 | 99.91% |
| #4 | 1/14/13 | 2500 | 38 | 99.90% |
| #5 | 1/14/15 | 2495 | 37.5 | 99.85% |
| #6 | 0/12/14 | 2500 | 38.5 | 99.78% |
| #7 | 2/13/15 | 2499 | 37.5 | 99.75% |
| #8 | 1/15/12 | 2500 | 38 | 99.75% |
| #9 | 1/15/14 | 2495 | 37.5 | 99.71% |
| #10 | 0/13/13 | 2500 | 38.5 | 99.64% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1984 of 4,096, with 96.13% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.