Mega Sceptile

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.

Dex No

#254

Mega Sceptile - Mega Evolution Bonuses

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Boosted Ally Attacks
7-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -80%

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+10%)
Catch XP Boost (+50)
Boosted Ally Attacks
5-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -90%

Catch Candy Boost (+2)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+25%)
Catch XP Boost (+100)
Boosted Ally Attacks
3-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -95%

It costs 200 Mega Energy to evolve Mega Sceptile for the first time.

Candy, Candy XL and XP Boosts only apply when capturing Pokemon with Grass types and Dragon types

It takes 30 Mega Evolves to reach Max Level.

Mega Sceptile Weaknesses and Strengths

Mega Sceptile is a dual-type Pokemon of types Grass and Dragon. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Flying	160%
Poison	160%
Bug	160%
Dragon	160%
Fairy	160%
Ice	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Water	39.1%
Grass	39.1%
Electric	39.1%
Ground	62.5%

Best Moves for Mega Sceptile in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Mega Sceptile.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	53.65	550.09
Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant	54.88	520.31
Fury Cutter	Leaf Blade	42.50	484.19
Bullet Seed	Leaf Blade	43.73	476.43
Fury Cutter	Earthquake	46.39	407.16
Bullet Seed	Earthquake	47.62	401.40
Fury Cutter	Dragon Claw	36.91	379.52
Bullet Seed	Dragon Claw	38.14	375.38
Bullet Seed	Aerial Ace	31.65	347.06
Fury Cutter	Aerial Ace	30.42	345.12

All Moves for Mega Sceptile

Below are all the moves that Mega Sceptile can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Leaf Blade	Charged	70	35	2400ms	-33
Aerial Ace	Charged	55	22.92	2400ms	-33
Earthquake	Charged	140	38.89	3600ms	-100
Dragon Claw	Charged	50	29.41	1700ms	-33
Frenzy Plant EliteTM	Charged	100	46.15	2600ms	-50
Fury Cutter	Quick	3	7.5	400ms	6
Bullet Seed	Quick	8	8.73	1100ms	14

Mega Sceptile Evolution

Treecko	Requires 25x Candy	Grovyle
Grovyle	Requires 100x Candy	Sceptile
Sceptile	Requires 200x Mega Energy	Mega Sceptile

Best Mega Sceptile Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Mega Sceptile Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Mega Sceptile in a raid.