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sceptile
#254

Sceptile

Forest Pokémon

Grass

The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 85
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 105
Sp. Def 85
Speed 120
Total 530

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

grovyle Grovyle Lv. 16
sceptile Sceptile Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Forest Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 52.2 kg
Base Exp 239
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Monster ,Dragon

Sprites

sceptile Front Front
sceptile Back Back
sceptile Front Shiny Front Shiny
sceptile Back Shiny Back Shiny
sceptile Official Art Official Art
sceptile Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 40.8%
Substitute + 3 Attacks
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
All-Out Attacker
Item
Life Orb / Choice Specs
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Moves
Drain Punch / Earthquake
Acrobatics / Rock Slide
Item
Flying Gem / Life Orb
Ability
Unburden / Overgrow
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
SubSeed
Moves
Leaf Storm / Giga Drain
Hidden Power Fire / Focus Blast
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Sceptile is widely regarded as one of the best offensive Pokemon in RU. This is largely due to its nearly unmatched Speed, above-average Special Attack, and useful Grass typing. Additionally, unlike most Grass-types, Sceptile actually has access to a coverage move not named Hidden Power in the form of Focus Blast, which it can use to hit Steel-types and various Sap Sipper Pokemon. This also means that Sceptile is free to run a different Hidden Power that gives it coverage on Fire-types, such as Hidden Power Rock. On top of that, Sceptile can also take you by surprise by attacking from the physical side with a very dangerous Swords Dance set. It's not all peaches for Sceptile though, as its subpar Defense and average Special Defense make it quite vulnerable to priority and only let it get so far. Nevertheless, when used correctly, Sceptile is hands down one of the most dangerous Pokemon in the tier and is sure to leave its mark in any battle it takes part in.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Life Orb
14.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc