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Skrelp

Mock Kelp Pokémon

Skrelp looks like a piece of rotten seaweed, so it can blend in with seaweed drifting on the ocean and avoid being detected by enemies.

In Pokémon GO · 1063 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.5 m

Weight7.3 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate225(39.9%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP64

Abilities

Poison Point

Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Poison Touch

Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.

AdaptabilityHidden

Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.

Egg groups: Water 1, Dragon

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

320

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ground2×

Electric2×

Psychic2×

Resistant to

Fighting½×

Poison½×

Bug½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Water½×

Ice½×

Fairy½×

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

Special Attacker

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityAdaptability

NatureModest+SpA/−Atk

EV spread

HP116

Def116

SpA▲196

SpD36

Spe36

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Skrelp

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Ambrette Town Cyllage City Route 8

Evolution

#0690Skrelp

Lv. 48

#0691Dragalge

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	20
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
5	Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Poison	Special	40	100	30
5	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
10	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100	25
12	Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Water	Special	40	100	30
15	Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
19	Camouflage User’s type changes to match the terrain.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
20	Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
25	Poison Tail Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	50	100	25
30	Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100	20
35	Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90	10
40	Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Special	85	100	10
45	Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Physical	90	90	10
50	Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	90	100	10
55	Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80	5