Grotle

Grotle
Turtwig
388
Torterra
Ability	Overgrow Shell Armor (Hidden)
Egg group	Monster and Grass
First game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006)
Creator	Game Freak

Grotle<sup>(JPJapanese: ハヤシガメ

Romaji: Hayashigame)</sup> is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a Grass Pokémon that made its first appearance in the fourth generation games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. It evolves from Turtwig starting at level 18 and evolves into Torterra at level 32.

Physiology and Behaviour

Grotle is a quadrupedal Pokémon with light green skin and a large shell covering its back. The shell is composed of hardened soil and conforms to the shape of Grotle's body, extending from its forehead to the tip of its short tail. The shell appears sectioned and is yellow with three long, brown ridges atop it. There are two bush-like trees growing around the outermost ridges. Grotle's lower jaw is yellow and has triangular extensions on the cheeks, while its upper jaw has a hooked tip. Its feet are yellow and have three claws each.

Grotle has the ability to sense where pure water wells up, and will carry other Pokémon on its back to these sources. It lives in forests but leaves during the day to allow more sunlight on its trees. Berries grow on the trees, attracting some species of Pokémon. In the anime, Grotle is seen to produce acorn-like nuts instead.

In-game information

Pokédex entries

Title	Entry
Fourth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Diamond	It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe its treed shell.
Pokémon Pearl	The shell is hardened soil. Some Pokémon come to peck the berries growing on the trees on its back.
Pokémon Platinum	It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Pokémon HeartGold	A Grotle that lives in the forest is said to have its own secret springwater.
Pokémon SoulSilver	A Grotle that lives in the forest is said to have its own secret springwater.
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black	It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Pokémon White	It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Pokémon Black 2	It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Pokémon White 2	It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X	It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe its treed shell.
Pokémon Y	It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Pokémon Omega Ruby	It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe its treed shell.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire	It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond	It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe the trees on its shell.
Pokémon Shining Pearl	Its shell is hardened soil. Some Pokémon come to peck the berries growing on the trees on its back.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus	Appears where there is clean spring water. The fruit that grows on the shrubs on its shell is sweet, nutritious, and truly delicious.
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet	Grotle live in the forest. Each is said to have its own secret place for getting clean springwater.
Pokémon Violet	It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.

Game locations

In most games, Grotle is only available by evolving Turtwig

Title	Location(s)
Seventh Pokémon generation
Pokémon Ultra Sun	Ula'ula Meadow (Island Scan)Wed
Pokémon Ultra Moon	Ula'ula Meadow (Island Scan)Wed
Pokémon Legends: Arceus	Crimson Mirelands

Evolution

Turtwig	Reach level 18.	Grotle	Reach level 32.	Torterra

Base Stats

Base Stats
HP	75
Attack	89
Defense	85
Sp. Attack	55
Sp. Defense	65
Speed	36
Total	405

Gallery

Sprites

Sprites
Diamond Pearl File:PKMNDP388-S.png Platinum File:PKMNP388-S.png Heart Soul File:PKMNHGSS388.png File:PKMNHGSS388-S.png
Black White File:PKMNBW388-S.png Black 2 White 2 File:PKMNBW2388.png File:PKMNBW2388-S.png X Y File:PKMNXY388-S.png
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl File:PKMNBDSP388-S.png Legends Arceus File:PKMNPLA388-S.png Scarlet Violet File:PKMNSV388-S.png

Trivia

• Grotle is the heaviest of the second-stage first partner Pokémon, at 213.8 lbs. (97.0 kg), being heavier than many other fully-evolved first partner Pokémon.
• Grotle is the only second-stage Sinnoh first partner Pokémon to evolve at level 32. Monferno and Prinplup both evolve at level 36.
• When Grotle evolves into Torterra, all of its stats increase by 20 points.