Sceptile #0254 Shadow
| Max CP | L402757L503117L51 · Best Buddy3154 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Mar 25, 2023Jun 25, 2026 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Sceptile takes 160% from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug moves.
Shadow 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 | 16.7 | 221 | |
| 2 | GrassBullet Seed | GrassFrenzy Plant | 15.3 | 203 |
| 3 | BugFury Cutter | GrassLeaf Blade | 14.5 | 193 |
| 4 | BugFury Cutter | DragonBreaking Swipe | 13.7 | 182 |
| 5 | GrassBullet Seed | GrassLeaf Blade | 13.6 | 181 |
| 6 | GrassBullet Seed | DragonBreaking Swipe | 12.6 | 167 |
| 7 | BugFury Cutter | GroundEarthquake | 11.8 | 157 |
| 8 | BugFury Cutter | DragonDragon Claw | 11.7 | 156 |
6 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | GrassBullet Seed | DragonDragon Claw | 11.0 | 146 |
| 10 | GrassBullet Seed | GroundEarthquake | 10.7 | 142 |
| 11 | BugFury Cutter | FlyingAerial Ace | 10.5 | 139 |
| 12 | GrassBullet Seed | FlyingAerial Ace | 10.0 | 133 |
| 13 | BugFury Cutter | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 80 |
| 14 | GrassBullet Seed | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 80 |
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.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
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 AscentK46.9 eDPS - 2
Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+41.5 eDPS - 3
Mega BeedrillBugBug BiteEBugFell Stinger+38.6 eDPS - 4
Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE38.1 eDPS - 5
Mega BlazikenFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE38.0 eDPS - 6
Mega Charizard YFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE37.3 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 12 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
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.
Mega SlowbroMega RaidBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.7% Gainover Chandelure
Mega SwampertMega RaidGrassBullet SeedGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.7% Gainover Rillaboom
Mega SharpedoMega RaidBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.6% Gainover Lucario
Mega StarmieMega RaidBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.5% Gainover Tyranitar
Mega GyaradosMega RaidBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.4% Gainover Lucario
SuicuneTier 5 RaidBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.4% Gainover Electivire
Tapu FiniTier 5 RaidGrassBullet SeedGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.4% Gainover Roserade
Mega BlastoiseMega RaidBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE+0.2% Gainover Electivire
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.