#0388

Grotle

Grove Pokémon

Grass

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 1.1 m
Weight: 97.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP142

Appears where there is clean spring water. The fruit that grows on the shrubs on its shell is sweet, nutritious, and truly delicious.

In Pokémon GO · 1890 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

405

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Overgrow

Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Shell ArmorHidden

Protects against critical hits.

Egg groups: Monster, Grass

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Poison2×

Bug2×

Fire2×

Ice2×

Resistant to

Ground½×

Water½×

Grass½×

Electric½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Defensive

Moves

Item

Leftovers

Nature["Impish","Careful"]

EV spread

No EV investment.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Grotle

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Ultra Sun

Ula’ula Meadow

Ultra Moon

Ula’ula Meadow

Evolution

#0387Turtwig

Lv. 18

#0388Grotle

Lv. 32

#0389Torterra

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Grotle can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move18 of 18

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	20	100	25
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Status	—	—	40
6	Leafage Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Grass	Physical	40	100	40
10	Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
13	Razor Leaf Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Grass	Physical	55	95	25
17	Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
18	Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
22	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
25	Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep.	Grass	Status	—	75	15
27	Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	40	100	15
32	Leech Seed Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn.	Grass	Status	—	90	10
34	Leaf Blade Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Grass	Physical	90	100	15
37	Synthesis Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather.	Grass	Status	—	—	5
42	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
43	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
47	Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	75	100	10
52	Leaf Storm Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Grass	Special	130	90	5