Availability: Treecko can be received on Route 101 at level 5.
Stats: The Treecko family have strong Special Attack and can outspeed nearly everything. Their physical Attack is sometimes usable, and their defenses are mediocre.
Typing: Grass starts good, but it gradually gets worse as opponents use more Fire and Steel Pokemon. Past Lilycove, Grass is a good offensively and bad defensively, because Water Pokemon and Ice attacks simultaneously become common.
Movepool: This is Treecko's biggest downside. Until you get the third badge and the Strength HM, its strongest attack is Bullet Seed, and Sceptile never learns anything more powerful than Leaf Blade. The Treecko family can learn Rock Tomb, Dig, Strength, Brick Break, or Dragon Claw to cover various Grass-resistant opponents.
Major Battles: Treecko can usually solo Roxanne just by spamming Bullet Seed, but Brawly, Wattson, Flannery, and Winona are all difficult. Sceptile gets better against the last two gyms' Grass-weak Pokemon. Its matchups against Norman, Sidney, and Drake strongly depend on knowing Dig, Brick Break, and Dragon Claw, respectively.
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Stats: The Treecko family have strong Special Attack and can outspeed nearly everything. Their physical Attack is sometimes usable, and their defenses are mediocre.
Typing: Grass starts good, but it gradually gets worse as opponents use more Fire and Steel Pokemon. Past Lilycove, Grass is a good offensively and bad defensively, because Water Pokemon and Ice attacks simultaneously become common.
Movepool: This is Treecko's biggest downside. Until you get the third badge and the Strength HM, its strongest attack is Bullet Seed, and Sceptile never learns anything more powerful than Leaf Blade. The Treecko family can learn Rock Tomb, Dig, Strength, Brick Break, or Dragon Claw to cover various Grass-resistant opponents.
Major Battles: Treecko can usually solo Roxanne just by spamming Bullet Seed, but Brawly, Wattson, Flannery, and Winona are all difficult. Sceptile gets better against the last two gyms' Grass-weak Pokemon. Its matchups against Norman, Sidney, and Drake strongly depend on knowing Dig, Brick Break, and Dragon Claw, respectively.
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