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Silcoon Location, Learnset, and Evolution

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Silcoon is a Pokemon available in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Learn about how to get Silcoon with detailed locations, its full learnset with all learnable moves, evolution data and how to evolve, along with its abilities, type advantages, and more.

Sinnoh Dex
Pokemon BDSP WurmpleWurmple
(#48) 		Pokemon BDSP SilcoonSilcoon
(#49)		 Pokemon BDSP BeautiflyBeautifly
(#50)
National Dex
Pokemon BDSP WurmpleWurmple
(#265) 		Pokemon BDSP SilcoonSilcoon
(#266)		 Pokemon BDSP BeautiflyBeautifly
(#267)

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Silcoon Type and Abilities

Silcoon - Type and Basic Info

Silcoon
Cocoon Pokémon
Pokemon - Silcoon
Type 1 Type 2
Bug Type Pokemon -
Hatch Steps Weight
3840 22 lbs.

Silcoon Weaknesses and Resistances

Type
Takes 4x damage
-
Takes 2x damage
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
Takes 0.5x damage
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
Takes 1/4x damage
-
Takes 0x damage
-

Silcoon Abilities

Name Description
Shed Skin The Pokemon may heal its own status problems.

Silcoon Egg Group

Egg Groups
Pokemon - Bug Egg GroupBug

Effort Values (EV) Earned

Effort Values (EV) Earned
HP EVs Attack EVs Defense EVs SpAtk EVs SpDef EVs Speed EVs
0 0 2 0 0 0

Held Item on Wild Encounter

No held item on wild encounter.

Silcoon Base Stats

HP
50
Atk
35
Def
55
Sp. Atk
25
Sp. Def
25
Speed
15
Total Base Stats
205

How to Evolve Wurmple into Silcoon

Evolution Line
Pokemon BDSP Wurmple.pngWurmple Lvl 7 (Random)
→		 Pokemon BDSP Silcoon.pngSilcoon Lvl 10
→		 Pokemon BDSP Beautifly.pngBeautifly
Lvl 7 (Random)
→		 Pokemon BDSP Cascoon.pngCascoon Lvl 10
→		 Pokemon BDSP Dustox.pngDustox

Evolves from Wurmple by Random Chance

Letting Wurmple evolve into Silcoon cannot be guaranteed, as its evolution will depend on hidden values which cannot be seen in-game. As a result, a Wurmple may evolve randomly into either Silcoon or Cascoon.

Silcoon Location

Encountered in Tall Grass or Cave

Location Morning Day Night
Eterna Forest Uncommon (BD) Uncommon (BD) Uncommon (BD)

Encountered in Grand Underground

Location Requirement
Riverbank Cave Start (BD)
Grassland Cave Start (BD)
Still-Water Cavern Start (BD)
Sunlit Cavern Start (BD)

All Underground Pokemon

Encountered via Honey Tree

Silcoon has a High Honey Tree encounter rate.

All Honey Tree Locations
Route 205 (x2) Route 206 Route 207 Route 208
Route 209 Route 210 (x2) Route 211 Route 212 (x2)
Route 213 Route 214 Route 215 Route 218
Route 221 Route 222 Floaroma Meadow Valley Windworks
Eterna Forest Fuego Ironworks - -

Honey Guide: All Honey Tree Locations and Pokemon

Silcoon Trainers

Trainer Location
Bug Catcher Brandon Route 204
Bug Catcher Jack Eterna Forest
Picnicker Tori Wayward Cave

How to Unlock the National Dex

Silcoon Learnset

Learnset by Leveling Up

Lv. Move Type Power Acc. PP
Base Harden Normal Type Move - - 30
Evo. Harden Normal Type Move - - 30
This Pokemon currently has no moves learned in this way.

Learnset by TM

This Pokemon currently has no moves learned in this way.

Learnset through a Move Tutor

This Pokemon currently has no moves learned in this way.

Learnset via Egg Moves

This Pokemon currently has no moves learned in this way.

Silcoon Pokedex Number

Sinnoh Dex
Pokemon BDSP WurmpleWurmple
(#48) 		Pokemon BDSP SilcoonSilcoon
(#49)		 Pokemon BDSP BeautiflyBeautifly
(#50)
National Dex
Pokemon BDSP WurmpleWurmple
(#265) 		Pokemon BDSP SilcoonSilcoon
(#266)		 Pokemon BDSP BeautiflyBeautifly
(#267)

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Silcoon in Other Pokemon Games

Silcoon in Other Pokemon Games
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All Pokemon Types
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Steel TypeSteel Fairy TypeFairy Normal TypeNormal

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Water 3 Egg GroupWater 3 Undiscovered Egg GroupUndiscovered Ditto Egg GroupDitto

List of All Egg Groups

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