Sceptile is based off of a lizard. Sceptile is the final evolution of the Treecko family. Sceptile has six orbs on its back and a palm-tree-branch-like tail. It can leap through trees at ease.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Sceptile's signature move* is Leaf Blade. It is a move known by wild and captive Sceptile alike, this move is learned by Sceptile and Grovyle by practicing "Forest Combat". Also, being a Pokémon bearing seeds bursting with nutrients, it can perfect moves such as SolarBeam and Synthesis, and it is a Pokémon with dragon-like characteristics, so it can learn Dragon Pulse, Dragon Claw and DragonBreath. Frenzy Plant is rarely known by wild Sceptile.
Behavior
Sceptile are very protective of their environment and the Pokémon that live in it. It attacks unwary trainers that wander into its forest. It agilely leaps from tree branches. It has an incredible speed-stat. It is not beaten in terms of quickness.
Habitat
Sceptile being known as "Lord of the Forest" lives in heavily thick forest. It is known to have seeds bursting with nutrients. It revitalizes fallen trees in its forest.
The leaves growing on Sceptile's body are very sharp edged. This Pokémon is very agile - it leaps all over the branches of trees and jumps on its foe from above or behind.
Sceptile has seeds growing on its back. They are said to be bursting with nutrients that revitalize trees. This Pokémon raises the trees in a forest with loving care.
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Sceptile's is one of two Grass-type lines that are not in the Plant Egg Group. The other is the Lileep family.
Unusually for something that has higher Special Attack, Sceptile's physical movepool is larger than its special one.
Sceptile and Blastoise are the only final-form, non-Generation II starters that lack a secondary type.
Sceptile was one of the last Pokémon from Generation III to debut in the anime. Also, the gap between Blaziken's debut and Sceptile's is by far the longest for two final-form starters from the same generation.
Sceptile's name is likely a play on reptile and Sceptridium, as its tail is similar to a fern in appearance, or possibly sectile, referring to the long, sharp blades growing on its body. Its Japanese name may be based on 樹海 jukai, abundant leafage.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Sceptile images on Bulbagarden Archives.
