Grovyle
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Quick Attack and Grass Knot, worth 10.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Grovyle can learn 6 combinations. Quick Attack with Grass Knot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 2.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Grovyle has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,891 at level 50, 1,673 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 956 CP at level 20, or 1,195 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 897 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 172 attack · 120 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.89 m and 21.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Grovyle does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 14.8 |
| Rock | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 14.8 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 14.8 |
| Normal | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 10.1 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 10.1 |
| Electric | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 10.1 |
| Psychic | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 10.1 |
| Ice | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 10.1 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 10.1 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 10.1 |
| Bug | Quick Attack + Aerial Ace | 9.9 |
| Grass | Quick Attack + Aerial Ace | 9.9 |
| Ghost | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 9.5 |
| Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 7.4 | |
| Poison | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 7.4 |
| Fire | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 7.4 |
| Dragon | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 7.4 |
| Steel | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 6.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Grovyle is actually for.
Counters: what beats Grovyle
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 53.9 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 46.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 44.7 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 42.0 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 41.3 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 41.0 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 40.6 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 40.4 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 40.2 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 40.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Grovyle's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.