Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)

Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.

GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.

Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.

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Skiploom

#188 in the National Pokédex • Cottonweed Pokémon

Normal

Shiny

Hoppip Jumpluff

Pokédex entries

FireRed

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

LeafGreen

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

Details

Types

Weak to

4×

2×

2×

2×

Resists

0.25×

0.5×

0.5×

Immune to

0×

Growth

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.

EV yield	2 Spe
Catch rate	120
Base Exp.	136

Eggs

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg groups	Fairy Grass
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (5,375 steps)

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Hoppip #187	Level 18 Requires the National Pokédex.	Skiploom #188
Skiploom #188	Level 27 Requires the National Pokédex.	Jumpluff #189

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

		Class				Description
Start	Tackle	Physical	35	95	35	A physical attack in which the user charges, full body, into the foe.
Start	Tail Whip	Status	-	100	30	The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe lower its DEFENSE stat.
Start	Splash	Status	-	-	40	The user just flops and splashes around without having any effect.
Start	Synthesis	Status	-	-	5	Restores the user’s HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
5	Tail Whip	Status	-	100	30	The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe lower its DEFENSE stat.
5	Synthesis	Status	-	-	5	Restores the user’s HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
10	Tackle	Physical	35	95	35	A physical attack in which the user charges, full body, into the foe.
13	Poison Powder	Status	-	75	35	A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe.
15	Stun Spore	Status	-	75	30	Paralyzing dust is scattered wildly. It may paralyze the foe.
17	Sleep Powder	Status	-	75	15	A sleep-inducing dust is scattered in high volume around a foe.
22	Leech Seed	Status	-	90	10	A seed is planted on the foe to steal some HP for the user on every turn.
29	Cotton Spore	Status	-	85	40	Cotton-like spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing its SPEED stat.
36	Mega Drain	Special	40	100	10	A tough attack that drains half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.

Machine compatibility for Generation III. HM08 Dive cannot be obtained in FireRed or LeafGreen; a Pokémon must learn it in another Generation III game and be traded in on GBA. Switch has no incoming transfers from those games.

		Class				Description
TM06	Toxic	Status	-	85	10	A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
TM09	Bullet Seed	Special	10	100	30	The user shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot at once.
TM10	Hidden Power	Physical	-	100	15	An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
TM11	Sunny Day	Status	-	-	5	The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves.
TM17	Protect	Status	-	-	10	Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
TM19	Giga Drain	Special	60	100	5	A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
TM21	Frustration	Physical	-	100	20	This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER.
TM22	Solar Beam	Special	120	100	10	A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn.
TM27	Return	Physical	-	100	20	This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER.
TM32	Double Team	Status	-	-	15	The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Physical	60	-	20	An extremely fast attack against one target. It can’t be evaded.
TM42	Facade	Physical	70	100	20	An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM43	Secret Power	Physical	70	100	20	An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain.
TM44	Rest	Status	-	-	10	The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Status	-	100	15	If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
HM05	Flash	Status	-	70	20	A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves.

Tutors

Moves this Pokémon can learn from move tutors in this game.

	Class				Description
Double-Edge	Physical	120	100	15	A reckless, life-risking tackle that also hurts the user a little.
Mimic	Status	-	-	10	The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Substitute	Status	-	-	10	The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP.
Swords Dance	Status	-	-	30	A frenetic dance of fighting. It sharply raises the ATTACK stat.

Traits

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Chlorophyll

Raises SPEED in sunshine.

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

#187

Hoppip

#189

Jumpluff

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