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Artwork from R/S/E
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Height
5'07" Imperial
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1.7 m Metric
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5'07"/1.7 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
115.1 lbs. Imperial
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52.2 kg Metric
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115.1 lbs./52.2 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 3
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Base Exp.: 208
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Battle Exp.: 2081*
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Sceptile (Japanese: ジュカイン Jukain) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.
It evolves from Grovyle starting at level 36. It is the final form of Treecko.
Biology
Physiology
Sceptile's appearance is based off of a lizard. Sceptile is the final evolution of the Treecko family. Sceptile’s neck is somewhat long, and it has two crests on its head. Sceptile’s eyes are semicircular with yellow scleras and red rims. Sceptile’s throat is also colored red, and there is a belt-like band of red coloration on its waist. There is a thin stripe across Sceptile’s chest, somewhat resembling the shape of the letter V. Sceptile’s plant-like characteristics include the six yellow nodules, described as "seeds" on its back (similar in appearance to the nodules on leguminous plants that able to take in nitrogen from the air) and a palm-tree-branch-like tail. Sceptile’s arms are long and have two sharp, elongated leaves which changes into two sharp glowing blades when using Leaf Blade and each along with three claws. Between the rows of yellow nodules on its back is the thin, elongated shape of a pattern.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Sceptile's signature move prior to Generation IV is Leaf Blade. It is a move known by wild and captive Sceptile alike, learned by Sceptile and Grovyle by practicing "Forest Combat." The leaves are sharp as swords and can even slice down thick trees. Also, being a Grass-type Pokémon with beneficial plant parts, it can perfect moves such as SolarBeam and Synthesis, and it is a Pokémon with dragon-like characteristics, so it can learn Dragon Pulse, Dragon Claw, and DragonBreath. The seeds growing on Sceptile's back are said to be bursting with nutrients that can revitalize trees.
Behavior
Sceptile are very protective of their environment and the Pokémon that live in it, attacking unwary trainers that wander into its forest. It agilely leaps from tree branches, and has an incredible Speed stat. Sceptile carefully and with loving care grows trees and plants. It regulates its body temperature by basking in sunlight.
Habitat
Sceptile, being known as "King of the Forest" lives in heavily thick forest. Hoenn is the most likely place to find them.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the animeIn the manga
Like most other starters, Sceptile has made its only notable appearance in possession of Emerald, being picked as his final battling member for his Battle Factory challenge, which it won after a tough fight. Once he deduced it was no rental Pokémon, but one smuggled in by a third party, he took it into his possession and used it to challenge the Battle Pyramid, Battle Arena, Battle Palace, and Battle Dome challenges, in which only the latter its team failed to win, due to Emerald making a last-minute decision to switch out his party of Sceptile, Sudowoodo, and Dusclops feeling that its newly recovered memories and affection for its teammates when under Professor Birch's care would slow it down. It was able to learn the ultimate Grass-type attack Frenzy Plant and help defeat Guile Hideout's giant, fake Kyogre.
In the TCGGame dataTrivia
- Sceptile has the highest base Speed of all starter Pokémon final forms.
- Sceptile also has the lowest base Defense of all starter Pokémon final forms.
- Sceptile has the highest base Speed out of all non legendary Template:Type2s.
- Sceptile has the lowest base HP of all fully-evolved Template:Type2 starters, as well as the lowest base HP of all the starters.
- However, Sceptile has the highest base stat total of all fully evolved Grass-type starters
- Sceptile is the lightest final form Template:Type2 starter.
- It is also the only final form of a Grass Starter that is not the heaviest final form of a starter in its Generation.
- It is also the only bipedal final stage Grass-type starter.
- Sceptile's evolutionary family is one of two Grass-type lines that are not in the Plant Egg Group. The other is the Lileep family.
- Sceptile is the only final-form starter in Generation III that does not gain another type.
- Sceptile has the lowest base HP of all fully-evolved Template:Type2 starters, as well as the lowest base HP of all the starters.
- Sceptile and its previous evolutions are the only Grass-types in the Dragon Egg Group.
Origin
Appearance-wise, this Pokémon resembles the dinosaur known as dilophosaurus. The orbs of nutrients on it back may be based off of the fact that many leguminous plants have Nitrogen stored in nodes on their roots.
Name origin
Sceptile's name is likely a play on reptile and Sceptridium, as its tail is similar to a fern in appearance, or possibly sectile, referring to the long, sharp blades growing on its body. It may have also come from scepter, from its title as King of the Forest.
Jukain may be based on 樹海 jukai, abundant leafage.
In other languages
- German: Gewaldro
- French: Jungko - A combination of jungle and gecko.
- Korean: 나무킹 Namuking - A combination of 나무 namu (tree) and English king.
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