Sceptile - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Sceptile can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Sceptile artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Sceptile learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
6	Absorb	Grass	20	100
11	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
16	Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
17	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
23	Screech	Normal	—	85
29	Leaf Blade	Grass	70	100
35	Agility	Psychic	—	—
43	Slam	Normal	80	75
51	Detect	Fighting	—	—
59	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Egg moves

Sceptile learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
DragonBreath	Dragon	60	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire by a previous evolution of Sceptile. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Giga Drain	Grass		60	100	Level up
Mega Drain	Grass		40	100	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Sceptile is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Sceptile is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Sceptile learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
6	Absorb	Grass	20	100
11	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
16	Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
17	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
23	Screech	Normal	—	85
29	Leaf Blade	Grass	70	100
35	Agility	Psychic	—	—
43	Slam	Normal	80	75
51	Detect	Fighting	—	—
59	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Egg moves

Sceptile learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
DragonBreath	Dragon	60	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Sceptile can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen by a previous evolution of Sceptile. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Giga Drain	Grass		60	100	Level up
Mega Drain	Grass		40	100	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Sceptile is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Sceptile is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Sceptile learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
6	Absorb	Grass	20	100
11	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
16	Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
17	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
23	Screech	Normal	—	85
29	Leaf Blade	Grass	70	100
35	Agility	Psychic	—	—
43	Slam	Normal	80	75
51	Detect	Fighting	—	—
59	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Egg moves

Sceptile learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
DragonBreath	Dragon	60	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Sceptile can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Emerald by a previous evolution of Sceptile. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Giga Drain	Grass		60	100	Level up
Mega Drain	Grass		40	100	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Sceptile is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Sceptile is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Sceptile egg move parents

In other generations
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8
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Sceptile Mega Sceptile

Sceptile's egg groups: Dragon, Monster

The egg moves for Sceptile are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Sceptile with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Sceptile with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Crunch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Seviper Bagon Shelgon Salamence
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Treecko Grovyle Sceptile

Crush Claw

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Treecko Grovyle Sceptile

Dragon Breath

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vibrava Flygon Altaria Bagon Shelgon Salamence
Breeding	Horsea Seadra Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Kingdra Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Feebas Milotic

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Breeding	Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Aron Lairon Aggron

Leech Seed

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur
Breeding	Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Tropius

Mud Sport

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Slowpoke Slowbro Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Slowking Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Feebas Milotic