Grovyle
Grovyle is a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon GO. It evolves into the powerful Sceptile which further mega evolves into Mega Sceptile, among the best Grass types in the PvE meta.
Being a pure Grass type, it is weak to the Bug, Fire, , Poison and Ice types.
Grovyle can be caught with the following CP values:
- 897 – 956 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 1122 – 1195 CP at Level 25 with Sunny weather boost
Grovyle is an easy solo for high-level trainers, lower level trainers without ideal counters will want to bring a friend.
Grovyle Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
The best counters for Grovyle are the following:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Ember Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
54.22s | 0.17 |
| 2. |
Blaziken (Mega)
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
53.57s | 1.00 |
| 3. |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
62.82s | 0.33 |
| 4. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Lick Ghost |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
60.66s | 1.00 |
| 5. |
Beedrill (Mega)
|
Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
59.15s | 1.33 |
| 6. |
Pidgeot (Mega)
|
Gust |
Brave Bird |
63.71s | 1.00 |
| 7. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Flamethrower Fire |
64.38s | 1.00 |
| 8. |
Scizor (Mega)
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
X-Scissor Bug |
76.87s | 0.50 |
| 9. |
Glalie (Mega)
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
72.63s | 1.83 |
| 10. |
Reshiram
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Fusion Flare Fire |
77.05s | 0.67 |
| 11. |
Abomasnow (Mega)
|
Powder Snow Ice |
Weather Ball Ice |
78.00s | 1.33 |
| 12. |
Salamence (Mega)
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Draco Meteor Dragon |
85.67s | 0.33 |
| 13. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
80.59s | 2.00 |
| 14. |
Pheromosa
|
Bug Bite Bug |
Bug Buzz Bug |
78.74s | 3.00 |
| 15. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Psychic Psychic |
88.18s | 1.00 |
| 16. |
Darmanitan
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Overheat Fire |
83.80s | 1.83 |
| 17. |
Moltres
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Overheat Fire |
88.33s | 1.00 |
| 18. |
Ho-Oh
|
Incinerate Fire |
Brave Bird |
94.50s | 0.00 |
| 19. |
Darmanitan (Standard)
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Overheat Fire |
84.35s | 2.00 |
| 20. |
Nihilego
|
Poison Jab Poison |
Gunk Shot Poison |
91.54s | 0.67 |
| 21. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
87.56s | 1.67 |
| 22. |
Entei
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Overheat Fire |
91.91s | 1.00 |
| 23. |
Groudon (Primal)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon |
Fire Punch Fire |
90.92s | 1.20 |
| 24. |
Chandelure
|
Incinerate Fire |
Overheat Fire |
87.73s | 1.83 |
| 25. |
Blaziken
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
88.27s | 2.00 |
| 26. |
Sceptile (Mega)
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Dragon Claw Dragon |
95.15s | 1.00 |
| 27. |
Rayquaza
|
Air Slash |
Hurricane |
95.55s | 1.00 |
Stats and Max CP
|
Grovyle
Grass
|
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| Max CP at Level 40 1673 | Max CP at Level 50 1891 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 172 | DEF 120 | HP 137 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Bug Fire Ice Poison | Ground Rock Water | ||||
Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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All the best, trainers!
