Pokédex · IX (Paldea)

Hydrapple#1019

Strong point: Sp. Atk — higher than 92% of species. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 77% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 6 weaknesses and 4 resistances. Watch out for the Ice type — damage from it is quadrupled. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.

Shiny Hydrapple
Regular version
Grass Dragon
Height: 1.8 m (5′11″) Weight: 93.0 kg (205.0 lbs)

Base stats

HP
106
93%
Atk
80
52%
Def
110
89%
SpA
120
92%
SpD
80
64%
Spe
44
23%
TOTAL
540
86%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: HP; weak point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (120) is 40 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Modest +SpA · −Atk It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Quiet +SpA · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 2

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Blueberry Academy #163 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
Pokémon Champions #1019 Champions

Abilities

  • Supersweet Syrup Once per battle, when a Pokémon with Supersweet Syrup enters the battle, it lowers the evasion stat of all adjacent opponents by one stage.
  • Regenerator Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.
  • Sticky Hold Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.

How players use it

Gen 9 OU · rank 48 Gen 9 UU · rank 12

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 48 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 3.35% of teams.

Moves Earth Power 99% Giga Drain 85.2% Nasty Plot 79.2% Fickle Beam 74% Draco Meteor 26.3% Leaf Storm 16.1% Dragon Tail 12.9% Hydro Pump 5%
Items Heavy Duty Boots 45.4% Rocky Helmet 15% Assault Vest 13.7% Life Orb 13.5% Choice Specs 6.1% Eject Button 3.1% Eject Pack 1.5% Leftovers 1.4%
Abilities Regenerator 99.6%
Tera Type Poison 42.7% Fairy 30.2% Steel 9.3% Dragon 7.4% Water 6.9% Ghost 2.7%
EV spreads Bold · 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe 18.1% Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD 9.4% Bold · 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe 8.2% Modest · 252 SpA / 248 HP / 8 Def 5.6% Bold · 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 SpD 5.1%
Teammates Galarian Slowking 33.1% Great Tusk 27.6% Excadrill 25.5% Moltres 25.5% Cinderace 24.8% Skarmory 22.3% Zamazenta 21.5% Alomomola 19.4%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

Seven syrpents live inside an apple made of syrup. The syrpent in the center is the commander.

Egg Group: Grass Egg Group: Dragon Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: very hard (10/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 270
Evolution line Full line →
#840 Applin Applin #841 Flapple Flapple Use Tart Apple #842 Appletun Appletun Use Sweet Apple #1011 Dipplin Dipplin Use Syrupy Apple #1019 Hydrapple Hydrapple Level up, knowing Dragon Cheer
Required items: Tart Apple Sweet Apple Syrupy Apple

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Hydrapple takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Ice ×4 Poison ×2 Flying ×2 Bug ×2 Dragon ×2 Fairy ×2
Resistant to Water ×¼ Electric ×¼ Grass ×¼ Ground ×½

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Hydrapple — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Hydrapple — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

Breeding

All Egg Groups →

Offspring can come from 154 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#001
Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur
#002
Ivysaur
Ivysaur
#003
Venusaur
Venusaur
#004
Charmander
Charmander
#005
Charmeleon
Charmeleon
#006
Charizard
Charizard
#023
Ekans
Ekans
#024
Arbok
Arbok
#043
Oddish
Oddish
#044
Gloom
Gloom
#045
Vileplume
Vileplume
#046
Paras
Paras

Moves (59)

Full move list →

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (43 via TM/TR, 7 via Egg) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15
1 Recycle Normal Status — — 10
1 Sweet Scent Normal Status — 100% 20
1 Withdraw Water Status — — 40
4 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90% 10
8 Growth Normal Status — — 20
12 Dragon Breath Dragon Special 60 100% 20
16 Protect Normal Status — — 10
20 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 25 100% 30
28 Syrup Bomb Grass Special 60 85% 10
32 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100% 10
36 Recover Normal Status — — 5
40 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100% 10
44 Substitute Normal Status — — 10
54 Power Whip Grass Physical 120 85% 10
— Fickle Beam Dragon Special 80 100% 5
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