Grotle
Grove Pokémon
Appears where there is clean spring water. The fruit that grows on the shrubs on its shell is sweet, nutritious, and truly delicious.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Grotle
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Grotle can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Grotle can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Grotle.






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More Grass-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
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Cite this page
“Grotle”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/grotle.
Species data from PokéAPI.