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Silcoon

Cocoon Pokémon

Bug

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.6 m
Weight: 10.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP72

Wraps itself in thin strings of silk while it stores energy for evolution. It can't extend its limbs and its movement is slow, but its eyes keep a sharp lookout—Silcoon is always on guard.

In Pokémon GO · 553 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

205

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Shed Skin

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

Egg groups: Bug

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Rock2×

Fire2×

Resistant to

Fighting½×

Ground½×

Grass½×

Where to find Silcoon

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

Ruby

Petalburg Woods

Sapphire

Petalburg Woods

Emerald

Petalburg Woods

Diamond

Eterna Forest Floaroma Meadow Fuego Ironworks Route 205 Route 206 Route 207 Route 208 Route 209 Route 210 Route 211 Route 212 Route 213 Route 214 Route 215 Route 218 Route 221 Route 222 Valley Windworks

Platinum

Eterna Forest Route 205

HeartGold

National Park

SoulSilver

National Park

Evolution

Lv. 7

Lv. 10

Lv. 7

Lv. 10

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Find a move4 of 4

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

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
0	Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	—	15
1	Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
6	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35