#0811

Thwackey

Beat Pokémon

Grass

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.7 m
Weight: 14.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship50Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP147

When it’s drumming out rapid beats in battle, it gets so caught up in the rhythm that it won’t even notice that it’s already knocked out its opponent.

In Pokémon GO · 1876 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

420

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Overgrow

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

Grassy SurgeHidden

When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Grassy Terrain.

Egg groups: Field, 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

Terrain Setter

Moves

Item

Terrain Extender

AbilityGrassy Surge

NatureCareful+SpD/−SpA

TeraSteel

EV spread

HP252

SpD▲240

Spe16

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

Evolution

#0810Grookey

Lv. 16

#0811Thwackey

Lv. 35

#0812Rillaboom

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Find a move12 of 12

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

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Double Hit Hits twice in one turn.	Normal	Physical	35	90	10
1	Branch Poke Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Grass	Physical	40	100	40
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100	20
12	Razor Leaf Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Grass	Physical	55	95	25
19	Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	85	40
24	Knock Off Target drops its held item.	Dark	Physical	65	100	20
30	Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	80	75	20
36	Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time.	Normal	Special	90	100	10
42	Wood Hammer User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Grass	Physical	120	100	15
48	Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.	Normal	Physical	—	100	5