Applin#840

Its greatest asset is Defense — higher than 62% of species. Weak point: Speed — lower than 98% of species. Its stat total lands at the tail end — below 94% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves twice more, and the line branches into 3 mutually exclusive forms, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. Defensively it can rely on 6 weaknesses and 4 resistances. Watch out for the Ice type — damage from it is quadrupled. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.

✦ Regular version

Grass Dragon

Height: 0.2 m (0′08″) Weight: 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs)

Base stats

HP

40

7%

Atk

40

8%

Def

80

62%

SpA

40

13%

SpD

40

9%

Spe

20

2%

TOTAL

260

6%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Speed.

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

Which nature to choose

The stats describe a physical wall — it hits weakly on both sides, but its Defense stays high. A nature does not touch HP, so extra bulk can only be added on this side. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.

• Bold +Def · −Atk Raises what this species uses to absorb hits, at the cost of Attack — a stat it does not use anyway.
• Relaxed +Def · −Spe The same defensive gain, paid for with Speed it does not have anyway. Under Trick Room the drop becomes an advantage.

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

Regional numbers 4

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.

Galar	#205	Sword / Shield
Isle of Armor	#019	Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Paldea	#108	Scarlet / Violet
Kitakami	#033	Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask

Abilities

• Ripen Doubles the effect of berries.
• Gluttony Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
• Bulletproof Protects against bullet, ball, and bomb-based moves.

Pokédex entry

It spends its entire life inside an apple. It hides from its natural enemies, bird Pokémon, by pretending it’s just an apple and nothing more.

Egg Group: Grass Egg Group: Dragon Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: very easy (255/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 52

Evolution line Full line →

#840 Applin #841 Flapple Use Tart Apple #842 Appletun Use Sweet Apple #1011 Dipplin Use Syrupy Apple #1019 Hydrapple Level up, knowing Dragon Cheer

Required items: Tart Apple Sweet Apple Syrupy Apple

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

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.

Applin has 3 cards in 2 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Rebel Clash Rebel Clash Shining Fates Shiny Vault

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

#002

Ivysaur

#003

Venusaur

#004

Charmander

#005

Charmeleon

#006

Charizard

#023

Ekans

#024

Arbok

#043

Oddish

#044

Gloom

#045

Vileplume

#046

Paras

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar