Elite Redux LeafGreen
#736

Grubbin

The Larva Pokémon

Bug

They often gather near places frequented by electric Pokémon in order to avoid being attacked by bird Pokémon, though it normally lives underground.

Base stat total
300
Height
0.4 m
Weight
4.4 kg
Catch rate
255

Base stats

300 total
HP 47 235 298
Atk 62 144 245
Def 45 113 207
SpA 55 131 229
SpD 45 113 207
Spe 46 115 210

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Flying 2× Rock 2× Fire 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Ground ½× Grass ½×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Takes more
Flying 2× Rock 2× Fire 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Ground ½× Grass ½×
No effect
Electric 0×

The other 11 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Takes more
Flying 2× Rock 2× Fire 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Ground ½×
No effect
Grass 0×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Lightning Rod Draws electrical moves. Mold Breaker Moves hit through abilities. Sap Sipper Grass increases Attack.
Innate always active, all of them Swarm Boosts Bug moves by 20%, or 50% at low HP. Grip Pincer 50% chance to trap. Then ignores Defense & accuracy checks. Hyper Cutter Prevents Attack reduction.

Evolution line

Grubbin Grubbin BST 300
Charjabug Charjabug BST 400 Level · 20
Vikavolt Vikavolt BST 500 Level · 30 Vikavolt (Totem) Vikavolt Totem BST 500 None

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities new Lightning Rod Mold Breaker Sap Sipper now innate Swarm
Innates added Grip PincerHyper Cutter

Details

Height
0.4 m
Weight
4.4 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
15
Catch rate
255
Base exp
60
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
1 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Gray

Moves

10 level-up · 4 egg · 52 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Vise Grip Normal Physical 55 100 30
4 String Shot Bug Status — 95 40
7 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
10 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
13 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
16 Spark Electric Physical 40 100 15
19 Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 15
22 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
25 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 15
28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Electroweb Electric Special 55 95 15
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 15
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Charge Electric Status — ∞ 20
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 100 15
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Discharge Electric Special 80 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Electric Terrain Electric Status — ∞ 10
Electroweb Electric Special 55 95 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Light Screen Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 15
Magnet Rise Electric Status — ∞ 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Pounce Bug Physical 50 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rising Voltage Electric Special 70 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spark Electric Physical 40 100 15
Sticky Web Bug Status — ∞ 20
String Shot Bug Status — 95 40
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90 20
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Vise Grip Normal Physical 55 100 30
Volt Switch Electric Special 70 100 20
Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100 15
X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 15

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass