Pokédex · VIII (Galar)

Grapploct#853

Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 88% of species. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 79% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances at its disposal.

Shiny Grapploct
Regular version
Fighting
Height: 1.6 m (5′03″) Weight: 39.0 kg (86.0 lbs)

Base stats

HP
80
68%
Atk
118
88%
Def
90
73%
SpA
70
55%
SpD
80
64%
Spe
42
21%
TOTAL
480
58%

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

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

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (118) is 48 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Brave +Atk · −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.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

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

Regional numbers 3

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 #352 Sword / Shield
Isle of Armor #130 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Hyperspace #067 Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension

Abilities

  • Limber Prevents paralysis.
  • Technician Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

Pokédex entry

A body made up of nothing but muscle makes the grappling moves this Pokémon performs with its tentacles tremendously powerful.

Egg Group: Water 1 Egg Group: Human-Like Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 168

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Grapploct takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

Weak to Flying ×2 Psychic ×2 Fairy ×2
Resistant to Bug ×½ Rock ×½ Dark ×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.

Grapploct — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Grapploct — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Grapploct — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Grapploct — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (6)

All Grapploct cards →

Grapploct has 6 cards in 5 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 179 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 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.

Where to catch it (11)

All locations →

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

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (39 via TM/TR, 2 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Bind Normal Physical 15 85% 20
1 Feint Normal Physical 30 100% 10
1 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30
1 Octazooka Water Special 65 85% 10
1 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15
15 Detect Fighting Status — — 5
20 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15
25 Bulk Up Fighting Status — — 20
30 Submission Fighting Physical 80 80% 20
35 Taunt Dark Status — 100% 20
40 Reversal Fighting Physical — 100% 15
45 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5
50 Topsy Turvy Dark Status — — 20
— Octolock Fighting Status — 100% 15