POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Skiploom sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Skiploom sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #188 · Cottonweed Pokemon

Skiploom

Grass Flying Both

Skiploom is a Grass/Flying-type Cottonweed Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Route 14. Silver: Wild; locations include Route 14.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

340
HP55
Attack45
Defense50
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def65
Speed80

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
2'00" (0.6 m)
Weight
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
Catch rate
120
Base EXP
136
Growth
Medium Slow
BST
340

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 55
— —
AttackBase 45
— —
DefenseBase 50
— —
Sp. AtkBase 45
— —
Sp. DefBase 65
— —
SpeedBase 80
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

The bloom on top of its head opens and closes as the temperature fluctuates up and down.

Pokémon Silver

It spreads its petals to absorb sunlight. It also floats in the air to get closer to the sun.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#187 Hoppip #188 Skiploom #189 Jumpluff
Hoppip→Level 18→Skiploom
Skiploom→Level 27→Jumpluff

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
1
Tables
1
Special
0
Wild encounters 1
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 14 Grass Morning, DayMorning 04:00–09:59 · Day 10:00–17:59 Lv. 26 Morning 5% · Day 9%
Silver

Wild

Areas
1
Tables
1
Special
0
Wild encounters 1
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 14 Grass Morning, DayMorning 04:00–09:59 · Day 10:00–17:59 Lv. 26 Morning 5% · Day 9%

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MOVESET

Level-up moves

12
Lv. 1

Splash

Normal · Splash

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
40

Grass · Synthesis

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
5

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 1

Tackle

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
95%
PP
35

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 10

Tackle

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
95%
PP
35

Grass · Paralyze

Power
—
Acc.
75%
PP
30

Grass · Leech Seed

Power
—
Acc.
90%
PP
10

Grass · Speed Down 2

Power
—
Acc.
85%
PP
40

Grass · Leech Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
10
TM / HM compatibility 20 moves
TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM12 TM12 · Sweet ScentNormal— power · 100% · 20 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM19 TM19 · Giga DrainGrass60 power · 100% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM22 TM22 · SolarBeamGrass120 power · 100% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM40 TM40 · Defense CurlNormal— power · 100% · 40 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP HM05 HM05 · FlashNormal— power · 70% · 20 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.