Grotle

The Grove Pokémon
#388 - Grotle
Pre-Evolve	Turtwig
Evolve	Torterra
Debut	Pokémon: Diamond Version Pokémon: Pearl Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	1.1 m (3'07")
Weight	97.0 kg (213.8 lbs.)
Color	Green
Gender Ratio	7♂ : 1♀
Ability	Overgrow
Hidden Ability	Shell Armor
Egg Group	Monster / Plant
Icon		Sprite
		File:388sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	75	Speed	36
Attack	89	Sp. Attack	55
Defense	85	Sp. Defense	65
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	141	Effort Points	Att
Happiness	70		Def
To Lv.100	Slow

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Grotle is a foliage-covered tortoise-like Pokémon that was introduced in the the fourth generation games. It is the middle form of Turtwig's evolutionary line and evolves into Torterra.

Information

Turtwig evolves into Grotle at Level 16. As with its earlier form, its shell is made out of hardened soil, which is apparently fertile enough for small bushy trees to grow there. It lives near water in the forest and is said to know where pure water swells up, so that Grotle usually has its own secret springwater. Grotle leaves the forest in the daytime to sunbathe its treed shell. Some Pokémon come to peck the berries which grow on the small trees on its back, and it will often carry fellow Pokémon on its back.

Grotle evolves into Torterra at Level 32.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

Grotle has not been found in the wild and can only be obtained by evolving a Turtwig.

Other Games

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Grotle could be found at the first thirteen basement floors of Mystifying Forest and the first twenty-nine basement floors of Mystery Jungle. It could be found at Vien Forest in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it was found at Canal Ruins. Grotle also appeared in Pokémon Rumble at Silent Forest.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Ash's Turtwig evolved into a Grotle about halfway through the Sinnoh series during a battle with Paul. It at first suffered due to being slower, which made it more clumsy, but Paul's Torterra secretly met with it to help it cope with these new drawbacks. The Grotle became a stronger fighter, particularly when using the special technique of swallowing its own Energy Ball which wound up increasing its power, and it eventually evolved into Torterra while fighting off Team Rocket at Sunyshore City.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Diamond's Turtwig evolved into a Torterra at the same time that Platina's Piplup and Pearl's Chimchar evolved while the three were training together at Eterna City, which was proof of the three trainer's bonds. Grotle became stronger but was not used much in battle before it evolved into Torterra while fighting off massive amounts of Team Galactic grunts alongside Platina's real bodyguards at Veilstone City.

Trivia

• Its name is a combination of "grow" (due to the plant life growing on its back) with "turtle".