#188 Skiploom

grass flying

Height0.6 m(1'12")

Weight1 kg(2.2 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Skiploom Evolution

HoppipLevel 1

SkiploomLevel 18

JumpluffLevel 27

Skiploom's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	55		251
Attack	45		126
Defense	50		136
Sp. Atk	45		126
Sp. Def	65		166
Speed	80		196
		0/508	1001

Type Effectiveness

4xdamage

ice

2xdamage

fire poison flying rock

1xdamage

normal electric psychic bug ghost dragon dark steel fairy

0.5xdamage

water fighting

0.25xdamage

grass

0xdamage

ground

Skiploom Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Leaf Guard

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

InfiltratorHidden

Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.

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Skiploom Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tail Whip	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Defense stats.
Absorb	grass	special	20	100	Level 1	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Splash	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all...
Synthesis	grass	status	–	–	Level 1	The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 8	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Fairy Wind	fairy	special	40	100	Level 10	The user attacks by stirring up a fairy wind to strike the target.
Poison Powder	poison	status	–	75	Level 12	The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target.
Stun Spore	grass	status	–	75	Level 12	The user scatters a cloud of numbing powder that paralyzes the target.
Sleep Powder	grass	status	–	75	Level 12	The user scatters a cloud of soporific dust that puts the target to sleep.
Bullet Seed	grass	physical	25	100	Level 15	The user attacks by forcefully shooting seeds at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Leech Seed	grass	status	–	90	Level 20	A seed is planted on the target. It steals some HP from the target every turn.
Mega Drain	grass	special	40	100	Level 24	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Acrobatics	flying	physical	55	100	Level 28	The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item.
Cotton Spore	grass	status	–	100	Level 31	The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to opposing Pokémon. This harshly lowers their Speed stats.
U Turn	bug	physical	70	100	Level 34	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Giga Drain	grass	special	75	100	Level 37	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Bounce	flying	physical	85	85	Level 41	The user bounces up high on the first turn, then drops onto the target on the next turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Memento	dark	status	–	100	Level 44	The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Charm	fairy	status	–	100	TM	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Dazzling Gleam	fairy	special	80	100	TM	The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Energy Ball	grass	special	90	100	TM	The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Grassy Terrain	grass	status	–	–	TM	The user turns the ground into Grassy Terrain for five turns. This restores the HP of Pokémon on the ground a little every turn and powers up Grass-type moves.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Leaf Storm	grass	special	130	90	TM	The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Lunge	bug	physical	80	100	TM	The user makes a lunge at the target, attacking with full force. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Magical Leaf	grass	special	60	–	TM	The user scatters curious leaves that chase the target. This attack never misses.
Pollen Puff	bug	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the enemy with a pollen puff that explodes. If the target is an ally, it gives the ally a pollen puff that restores its HP instead.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Seed Bomb	grass	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	TM	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Tailwind	flying	status	–	–	TM	The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that boosts the Speed stats of itself and its allies for four turns.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.

Skiploom Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

The bloom on top of its head opens and closes as the temperature fluc tuates up and down.

Silver

It spreads its petals to absorb sunlight. It also floats in the air to get closer to the sun.

Crystal

As soon as it rains, it closes its flower and hides in the shade of a tree to avoid getting wet.

Ruby

SKIPLOOM’s flower blossoms when the temperature rises above 64 degrees F. How much the flower opens depends on the temperature. For that reason, this POKéMON is sometimes used as a thermometer.

Emerald

It blossoms when the temperature rises above 64 degrees F. Because its flower’s blooming changes with the temperature, it is sometimes used as a thermometer.

In Other Languages

Skiploom's Japanese name is Popocco (ポポッコ). Here are all the official names for Skiploom across different languages:

JapaneseポポッコPopocco

Korean두코

Chinese (Traditional)毽子花

FrenchFloravol

GermanHubelupf

SpanishSkiploom

ItalianSkiploom

Chinese (Simplified)毽子花