Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 7.3 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate225(39.9%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP64
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
60
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
60
Speed
30
Total
320
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 Skrelp
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Evolution
Lv. 48
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Skrelp can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
16 of 16
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| 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Skrelp can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Skrelp.
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Cite this page
“Skrelp”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/skrelp.
Species data from PokéAPI.