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No. 853 · National Pokédex

Grapploct

オトスパス · Otosupus · Krakos
🥊 Fighting
Height
1.6 m
Weight
39.0 kg
Category
Jujitsu Pokémon
Generation
Generation 8
Grapploct
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Grapploct

Type
Fighting
Weaknesses
×2 Flying, Psychic, Fairy Table
Resistances
×½ Bug, Rock, Dark
Evolution
Clobbopus → Grapploct
Shiny
Shiny GrapploctAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 480 · top stat: Attack (118) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Krakos in French · オトスパス, Otosupus in Japanese · Kaocto in German All Languages

📋Overview

Grapploct is a Fighting-type Pokémon, No. 853 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Jujitsu Pokémon. Height: 1.6 m, weight: 39 kg.

Grapploct evolves from Clobbopus and does not evolve further.

Ability: Limber. Hidden Ability: Technician. Grapploct is weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 8
Sword / Shield
National No.
#853
National Pokédex
Category
Jujitsu Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
80
255
Attack
118
255
Defense
90
255
Special Attack
70
255
Special Defense
80
255
Speed
42
255
Total
480
Min HP (Lv. 100)
270
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
364
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fighting). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Flying
×2
Psychic
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types
Bug
×½
Rock
×½
Dark
×½

✨Abilities

Limber
Ability 1
The Pokémon's limber body prevents it from being paralyzed.
Technician
Powers up weak moves so the Pokémon can deal more damage with them.

🌱Grapploct Evolution

Clobbopus
#852
Clobbopus
Fighting
Evolution →
Grapploct
#853
Grapploct
Fighting

🔮Grapploct Forms and Shiny

Grapploct
Standard Form
Fighting
Shiny Availability
Shiny Grapploct
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Grapploct Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Octolock
Fighting Stat
100%
—
15
1
Rock Smash
Fighting Phys.
100%
40
15
1
Bind
Normal Phys.
85%
15
20
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
1
Octazooka
Water Spec.
85%
65
10
1
Feint
Normal Phys.
100%
30
10
15
Detect
Fighting Stat
—
—
5
20
Brick Break
Fighting Phys.
100%
75
15
25
Bulk Up
Fighting Stat
—
—
20
30
Submission
Fighting Phys.
80%
80
20
35
Taunt
Dark Stat
100%
—
20
40
Reversal
Fighting Phys.
100%
—
15
45
Superpower
Fighting Phys.
100%
120
5
50
Topsy-Turvy
Dark Stat
—
—
20

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Water 1 · Human-Like
Egg Cycles
25 cycles
≈ 6,425 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Grapploct

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Grapploct in Pokémon GO

Grapploct in Pokémon GO
  • 2,664Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,522Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Grapploct →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

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.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Krakos
🇬🇧 English
Grapploct
🇯🇵 漢字
オトスパス
🇯🇵 Kana
オトスパス
🇯🇵 Romaji
Otosupus
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Kaocto
🇪🇸 Español
Grapploct
🇮🇹 Italiano
Grapploct
🇰🇷 한국어
케오퍼스
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
八爪武师
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
八爪武師
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Jujitsu
🇬🇧 EN
Jujitsu Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
じゅうじゅつポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Jiu-Jitsu-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Grapploct

What type is Grapploct?

Grapploct is a Fighting-type Pokémon.

Can Grapploct still evolve?

Grapploct is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Clobbopus, it does not evolve further.

What are Grapploct's weaknesses?

Grapploct is weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Grapploct's Hidden Ability?

Grapploct's Hidden Ability is Technician. Its regular Ability is Limber.

Is Grapploct available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Grapploct is playable in Pokémon Champions.