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Grotle, a Grass type Pokémon, official artwork

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Grotle: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Grotle is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (89) and Defense (85), with a base stat total of 405. Competitively it is not fully evolved, so it mostly sees use with Eviolite or in lower tiers.

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What is Grotle weak to?

How much damage Grotle takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toBugFireFlyingIcePoison
0.5×ResistsElectricGrassGroundWater

Grotle takes super-effective damage from Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison. It resists Electric, Grass, Ground, Water.

Best moveset for Grotle

Grotle has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Leaf StormGrass130
  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Earth PowerGround90
  • CrunchDark80

Best nature for Grotle

Adamant. Grotle is a physical attacker (89 Attack vs 55 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • OvergrowAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Grass attacks.
  • Shell ArmorThis Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.

Evolution line

Turtwig
Grotle
Torterra
Full learnset (48 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Leaf StormGrass13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Grass PledgeGrass80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
Grassy GlideGrass55100%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Razor LeafGrass5595%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Mega DrainGrass40100%Special
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
AbsorbGrass20100%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
Leech SeedGrass-90%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
SynthesisGrass--Status
WithdrawWater--Status