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Grovyle (Japanese: ジュプトル Juptile) is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from Treecko starting at level 16 and evolves into Sceptile starting at level 36.
Biology
Grovyle is a bipedal Pokémon similar in appearance to a theropod dinosaur. It is primarily green with a red underside. There is a belt-like green stripe across its belly. Grovyle's hands have two clawed fingers, and powerful legs with bird-like feet. Its well-developed muscles make it an expert climber and allow it to leap quickly from branch to branch. Grovyle has three long leaves on its wrists, a large leaf on top of its head, and two tails that have a leafy appearance. This leafy appearance allows it to be camouflaged in the forests where it lives. These leaves are also used in its former signature move, Leaf Blade.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
Ash's Treecko evolved into a Grovyle in Exploud and Clear. In Odd Pokémon Out, Grovyle evolved into a Sceptile.
Grovyle stole one of the Time Gears at the start of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness. He has a much larger role in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
Sawyer's Treecko evolved into Grovyle during a battle against Ash and his Frogadier in Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!. It was later revealed to have evolved into a Sceptile before A Meeting of Two Journeys!.
Other
Grovyle debuted in What You Seed is What You Get, under the ownership of Natasha, who works at a watermelon field. Natasha used her Grovyle along with her Slugma in a battle against Ash's Corphish and Treecko. Working as a team, they were able to defeat Ash.
Minor appearances
A Grovyle belonged to a participant of the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.
Pokédex entries
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AG041
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Grovyle
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Ash's Pokédex
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Grovyle, the Wood Gecko Pokémon. Grovyle is the evolved form of Treecko and live deep within forests. Known as tree climbers, they jump easily from one tree to the next.
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AG066
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Grovyle
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Ash's Pokédex
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Grovyle, the Wood Gecko Pokémon. Grovyle is well known for its dexterity in treetops, as it is often seen jumping from branch to branch. Even the fastest of Pokémon cannot catch a Grovyle in wooded areas.
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XY075
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Grovyle
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Serena's Pokédex
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Grovyle, the Wood Gecko Pokémon and an evolved form of Treecko. Grovyle has powerful legs, which allow it to move quickly and jump with great power.
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In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, a Grovyle was Brendan's evolved Treecko and eventually evolved into Sceptile, becoming capable of Mega Evolving.
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
- Main article: Ash's Grovyle
Ash owns a Grovyle in Ash & Pikachu.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Emerald's Sceptile
The Treecko meant to be handed to Emerald was recovered by Wally and became a Grovyle in Dreadful Dealing with Dusclops to rescue his temporary owner when a wild Dusclops threatened to suck them into its infinite cavity. After a few more weeks of training at the Sky Pillar under Norman, he was able to awaken the ancient legendary Pokémon Rayquaza, but the huge gust of wind sent him flying miles away into a distant island where he evolved again to a Sceptile and was this time caught by Guile Hideout, who smuggled him into the Battle Factory to try to drive the nosy press away. He ended up being stolen by his legitimate owner, Emerald, and became a fixed member of his team.
Emerald had borrowed a Grovyle during his Factory challenge in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, it should not be confused with his Sceptile. This Grovyle, like the other Factory Pokémon, is at level 50.
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga
- Main article: Grovyle (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)
Grovyle first appeared in BET1.
In the Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom manga
Alpha owns a Grovyle.
In the TCG
- Main article: Grovyle (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
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Spoilers end here.
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Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #002
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Kanto #—
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Ruby
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The leaves growing out of Grovyle's body are convenient for camouflaging it from enemies in the forest. This Pokémon is a master at climbing trees in jungles.
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Sapphire
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This Pokémon adeptly flies from branch to branch in trees. In a forest, no Pokémon can ever hope to catch a fleeing Grovyle however fast they may be.
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Emerald
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Leaves grow out of this Pokémon's body. They help obscure a Grovyle from the eyes of its enemies while it is in a thickly overgrown forest.
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FireRed
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Its strongly developed thigh muscles give it astounding agility and jumping performance.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #—
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Johto #—
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Diamond
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It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It leaps from tree branch to tree branch quite swiftly. It shows astounding agility.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch.
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White
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Black 2
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It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #002
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X
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Its strongly developed thigh muscles give it astounding agility and jumping performance.
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It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch.
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Omega Ruby
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The leaves growing out of Grovyle’s body are convenient for camouflaging it from enemies in the forest. This Pokémon is a master at climbing trees in jungles.
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Alpha Sapphire
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This Pokémon adeptly flies from branch to branch in trees. In a forest, no Pokémon can ever hope to catch a fleeing Grovyle however fast they may be.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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Total: 405
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grovyle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grovyle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grovyle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grovyle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Grovyle in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Grovyle in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grovyle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grovyle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Grovyle can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Grovyle cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grovyle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grovyle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grovyle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grovyle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Special moves
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- A superscript level indicates that Grovyle can learn this move normally in Generation VII
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grovyle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grovyle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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(Cut ×2)
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Loops: 5
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Min. exp.: 36
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Max. exp.: 50
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Browser entry R-130
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Grovyle cuts with the leaves on its arms. They can cut through metal with ease.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Trivia
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Appearance-wise, Grovyle resembles the dinosaur known as the Dromaeosaurus. It is believed that the dinosaur had feathers, much like how Grovyle has leaves on its body. Its design could be based on a Protarchaeopteryx. Like the other members of its evolutionary line, Grovyle's design shares some similarities with the leaf-tailed gecko, a species of lizard that blends in with plant-like appendages.
Name origin
Grovyle is a combination of grove (a group of trees) and reptile. Vyle may also possibly refer to vine or vile.
Juptile is based on jungle or 樹 ju (tree) and reptile or raptor.
In other languages
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Japanese
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ジュプトル Juptile
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From jungle or 樹 ju and reptile
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French
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Massko
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From masse and gecko
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Spanish
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Grovyle
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Same as English name
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German
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Reptain
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From Reptil and Hain
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Italian
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Grovyle
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Same as English name
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Korean
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나무돌이 Namudori
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From 나무 namu and 돌이 dori, a suffix commonly used on animal's names
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Mandarin Chinese
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森林蜥蜴 Sēnlínxīyì
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Literally "Forest lizard"
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Cantonese Chinese
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森林蜥蜴 Sāmlàhmsīkyihk
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Literally "Forest lizard"
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More languages
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Hindi
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ग्रोभाइल Grovyle
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Гровайл Grovayl
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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จุปไทล์ Juptile
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Transcription of trademarked Japanese name
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Related articles
External links
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