Sceptile in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass
Pokédex number	#254
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	223 / 169 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,757 / 3,117 / 3,154
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	1.7 m / 52.2 kg

Sceptile evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Sceptile evolves from Grovyle for 100 Treecko Candy.

Sceptile is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Treecko · Grovyle · Sceptile

Sceptile CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,181	1,125	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,575	1,500	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,969	1,876	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,363	2,251	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,560	2,439	142
40	2,757	2,626	147
45	2,934	2,795	152
50	3,117	2,969	157
51	3,154	3,004	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Sceptile best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Sceptile at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Sceptile gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	14.0	Elite TM
Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant	12.8	Elite TM
Fury Cutter	Leaf Blade	11.8
Fury Cutter	Earthquake	11.3
Fury Cutter	Breaking Swipe	11.1

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bullet Seed	Grass	7	13	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Fury Cutter	Bug	4	8	0.5 s	8.0

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aerial Ace	Flying	55	33	2.5 s	22.0
Breaking Swipe	Dragon	45	33	1 s	45.0
Dragon Claw	Dragon	45	33	1.5 s	30.0
Earthquake	Ground	140	100	3.5 s	40.0
Frenzy Plant	Grass	100	50	2.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Leaf Blade	Grass	70	33	2.5 s	28.0	same type, ×1.2

Sceptile weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Poison	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Sceptile CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,757 · HP 147

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.