Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.6 m
- Weight
- 39.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP168
Base stats
HP
80
Attack
118
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
80
Speed
42
Total
480
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Grapploct
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
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Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Grapploct can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
14 of 14
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Octolock Prevents the target from switching out. At the end of each turn, the targets Defense and Special Defense are lowered by 1 stage. | Fighting | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bind Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Octazooka Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 15 | Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 20 | Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen. | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Submission User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80 | 20 |
| 35 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Superpower Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 50 | Topsy-Turvy Inverts the target’s stat modifiers. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Grapploct.
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Cite this page
“Grapploct”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/grapploct.
Species data from PokéAPI.