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Grapploct's Type

FIGHTING

Grapploct's Pokédex #s

National #: 853

Galar #: 352

Armor #: 130

Crown #: --

Grapploct's Base Stats

HP:: 80

Attack:: 118

Defense:: 90

Sp. Atk:: 70

Sp. Def:: 80

Speed:: 42

Total:: 480

Misc. Info

Height:: 5'3" (1.6m)

Weight:: 86 lbs. (39 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Human-Like

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 2 Attack

Base EXP:: 168

Catch Rate:: 45

Grapploct's Abilities

Here are what abilities Grapploct can possibly have, along with their effects.

Limber: Grapploct cannot become paralyzed.

Technician: All of Grapploct's moves with a base power of 60 or less have their power increased by 50%.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Grapploct's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FLYING

PSYCHIC

FAIRY

½: BUG

ROCK

DARK

Grapploct's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Grapploct evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Clobbopus: starting form

Grapploct: level up w/ Taunt known

Grapploct's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Grapploct can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Grapploct learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Octolock Prevents the target from switching out and lowers its Defense and Special Defense by one stage between each turn.	FIGHTING	--	100%	15	One Target
1	Octolock Prevents the target from switching out and lowers its Defense and Special Defense by one stage between each turn.	FIGHTING	--	100%	15	One Target
1	Octazooka 50% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	65	85%	10	One Target
1	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
1	Bind Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
15	Detect Protects Grapploct from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	FIGHTING	--	--	5	User
20	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
25	Bulk Up Raises Grapploct's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
30	Submission Grapploct takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
35	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
40	Reversal Does more damage when Grapploct's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
45	Superpower Lowers Grapploct's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
50	Topsy-Turvy Changes all positive stat modifiers on the target to negative stat modifiers and all negative stat modifiers to positive stat modifiers.	DARK	--	--	20	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Grapploct can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Grapploct restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Grapploct from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Grapploct is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Grapploct attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM63	Drain Punch Heals Grapploct by half the damage dealt.	FIGHTING	75	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM79	Retaliate Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.	NORMAL	70	100%	5	One Target
TM97	Brutal Swing Damages all nearby Pokémon.	DARK	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM98	Stomping Tantrum Power is doubled if Grapploct missed the target last turn.	GROUND	75	100%	10	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Grapploct can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Grapploct's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Grapploct's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Grapploct's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR39	Superpower Lowers Grapploct's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR48	Bulk Up Raises Grapploct's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TR53	Close Combat Lowers Grapploct's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR85	Work Up Raises Grapploct's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Grapploct can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Grapploct.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Pain Split Does damage or heals Grapploct and the target until they have the same HP amount.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Soak Changes the target's type to Water until it switches out.	WATER	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Circle Throw -6 priority. After doing damage, forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	FIGHTING	60	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Seismic Toss Does exact damage equal to Grapploct's level.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Power-Up Punch Raises Grapploct's Attack by one stage (after doing damage).	FIGHTING	40	100%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Grapploct can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Coaching Raises the Attack and Defense of Grapploct's allies by one stage each.	FIGHTING		--	--	10	User
TUTOR	Skitter Smack 100% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG		70	90%	10	One Target

Grapploct's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Grapploct's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Grapploct's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Grapploct is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	270	301	333	364	80
Attack	241	272	304	335	118
Defense	185	216	248	279	90
Sp. Atk	145	176	208	239	70
Sp. Def	165	196	228	259	80
Speed	89	120	152	183	42
Total					480

Where to Find Grapploct in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Grapploct, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Grapploct in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Grapploct

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Getting Grapploct By Evolution

Evolves from Clobbopus when it gains a level and knows the move Taunt. Clobbopus learns Taunt at level 35, and you can use the Move Relearner in any Pokémon Center to relearn the move if it is not known and Clobbopus is at least level 35. You can also use TR37 on Clobbopus to teach it Taunt.

Pokédex Entries for Grapploct

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

A body made up of nothing but muscle makes the grappling moves this Pokémon performs with its tentacles tremendously powerful.

Shield

Searching for an opponent to test its skills against, it emerges onto land. Once the battle is over, it returns to the sea.