Sceptile #0254 — Grass Forest Pokémon | Stats, Moves & Evolutions

Base Stats

HP70

Attack85

Defense65

Sp. Atk105

Sp. Def85

Speed120

Total530

Abilities

Type Matchups

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2× Weak

fireicepoisonflyingbug

½× Resists

waterelectricgrassground

Damage multipliers vs. grass typing. Ability-based immunities (e.g. Levitate) are not included.

Forms · 2 variations

Default

Mega

Evolution Line

Treecko#0252

→

Lv 16

Grovyle#0253

→

Lv 36

Sceptile#0254

Battle & Lore Hub

Battle Strategy

Sceptile functions as a high-speed special or physical sweeper that thrives on outspeeding opponents to land decisive hits. It often relies on its Overgrow ability or Unburden (if accessible) to clean up weakened teams in the late game.

Best Used In

Sceptile excels in lower Smogon tiers like NU or RU as a late-game cleaner. It is also highly effective on Grassy Terrain-based hyper offense teams in various formats utilizing its Unburden ability.

Strengths

›Elite base 120 Speed tier
›Versatile offensive movepool including Leaf Storm and Focus Blast
›Access to setup moves like Swords Dance and Agility
›Strong Special Attack and respectable Attack stats

Weaknesses

›Extremely frail with base 65/70 physical bulk
›Common weaknesses to Ice, Fire, Flying, Poison, and Bug
›Poor defensive utility and minimal resistances
›Often forced to rely on inaccurate coverage moves like Focus Blast

Competitive Tips

›Utilize a Choice Specs set with Leaf Storm to poke holes in defensive cores early in the match.
›Run Unburden with a Grassy Seed alongside Rillaboom to double its speed and sweep late-game.
›Use Substitute combined with a Liechi or Petaya Berry to safely trigger the Overgrow ability for a power boost.
›Equip Focus Blast to hit Steel and Steel/Dragon types like Magnezone or Hisuian Goodra that otherwise wall its STAB.
›Consider Tera Blast Ground or Fire in Gen 9 to bypass traditional counters like Heatran or Corviknight.

Recommended Teammates

Game History

Introduced in Generation III as the final evolution of Tremcko, Sceptile gained legendary status as Ash Ketchum's powerhouse in the Hoenn anime. It received a notable Mega Evolution in Generation VI, gaining the Dragon typing and the Lightning Rod ability, and has remained a fan-favorite lower-tier staple in competitive play.

Trivia

◆Sceptile is the only Grass-type starter that is not part of a dual-typing in its base form besides Meganium and Serperior.
◆Its design is inspired by the Dilophosaurus and leaf-tailed geckos.
◆In the anime, Ash's Sceptile famously defeated Tobias's Darkrai during the Sinnoh League.
◆Sceptile's Mega Evolution is the only Pokémon with the Grass/Dragon typing other than Alolan Exeggutor and Hydrapple.
◆The seeds on its back are said to contain nutrients that can revitalize trees and forests.
◆It was the first Pokémon to ever be shown using the move Leaf Blade, which was its signature move in Gen III.

Moves · 121 total

Level-Up

14 moves

TM / HM

90 moves

Egg Moves

10 moves

Move Tutor

7 moves