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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

uu Usage: 0.1%
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb / Flying Gem
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Special Attacker
Item
Choice Specs / Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
SubSeed
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Sceptile has always been the Grass-type staple of the UU metagame, boasting great Special Attack, decent Attack, and blistering Speed. It still holds the position of the fastest Grass-type in the UU metagame bar Chlorophyll-boosted Victreebel and Shiftry (though with Unburden activated it outspeeds both). Sceptile's movepool is considerably large, having access to a myriad of physical moves along with Swords Dance. On top of that, it possesses quite a few special moves. Sceptile can also run a very effective Substitute + Leech Seed set due to its high speed. BW has granted Sceptile the ability Unburden, which is somewhat unnecessary for Sceptile, but allows it to outspeed even Choice Scarf users after the ability has been activated. Despite competition in Roserade and Shaymin, Sceptile is a great Grass-type addition to any team for its offensive prowess and unmatched speed.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Grass Gem
15.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc