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Treecko Starting Stats and Moves

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This is a page about the Pokemon Treecko in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Treecko's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Treecko can be found in.

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Treecko Basic Information

Treecko Pokemon No. and Type

Treecko
Treecko Image
Pokemon No. 252
Type
GrassGrass

Treecko Base Stats

HP Attack Defense Special Attack Special Defense Speed
44 14 13 16 14 18

Treecko Ability

Ability Effect
Overgrow When the Pokemon's HP is low, the power of Grass-type moves goes up.

Is Treecko a Good Starter?

Tier B Tier Icon
・Dragon Breath is a solid move with no weaknesses.
・Dragon Breath is good for Rayquaza.
・ Is a Grass Type so is weak against the Flying type bosses.

Starter Tier List

Best Partner for Treecko

Totodile for Type Matchup

No. Pokémon Type Ability
158 Totodile Icon Totodile Water Torrent
Sheer Force

Treecko may have a lot of weaknesses, but Totodile can cover most of them with its wide moveset.

With access to Water-, Ice-, Fighting-, and Rock-type moves, Totodile can deal with Fire-, Flying-, Ice-, and Bug-type Pokemon handily.

Type Effectiveness

Best Moveset for Treecko

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Aerial Ace FlyingFlying
Front		 It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Agility PsychicPsychic
Entire room		 It boosts the Travel Speed of you and your teammates in the same room.
Dragon Breath DragonDragon
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also cause Paralysis.
Energy Ball GrassGrass
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.

Treecko Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type
Range		 Effect
Base Pound NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy.
Base Leer NormalNormal
Front		 It lowers the enemy's Defense.
5 Absorb GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
9 Quick Attack NormalNormal
2 tiles away		 It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
13 Mega Drain GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
17 Pursuit DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. The damage goes up if the enemy has a bad status.
21 Giga Drain GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
25 Agility PsychicPsychic
Entire room		 It boosts the Travel Speed of you and your teammates in the same room.
29 Slam NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy.
33 Detect FightingFighting
User		 You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
37 Energy Ball GrassGrass
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
41 Quick Guard FightingFighting
Entire room		 You and your teammates in the same room will get the Quick Guard condition, which protects you from faraway enemies' moves.
45 Endeavor NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy, cutting the enemy's HP down to equal your HP. If your HP is higher than the enemy's, it has no effect.
49 Screech NormalNormal
Front		 It sharply lowers the enemy's Defense.

By TM

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Acrobatics FlyingFlying
Front		 It damages an enemy. If you are not holding an item, the damage goes up.
Aerial Ace FlyingFlying
Front		 It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract NormalNormal
Front		 It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brick Break FightingFighting
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Confide NormalNormal
Front		 It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal
User		 It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Energy Ball GrassGrass
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Facade NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Fling DarkDark
Front area		 You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Frustration NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Grass Knot GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy. The heavier the enemy, the greater the damage caused by the move.
Hidden Power NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Nature Power NormalNormal
Other		 Borrowing power from nature, a variety of damaging moves will be used depending on the scenery of the floor.
Protect NormalNormal
User		 You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rest PsychicPsychic
User		 You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide RockRock
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Safeguard NormalNormal
Entire room		 You and your teammates in the same room get the Safeguard condition, which prevents you from having bad statuses.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal
Other		 If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Substitute NormalNormal
User		 You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire
Entire floor		 It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal
Front		 It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance NormalNormal
User		 It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Toxic PoisonPoison
Front		 It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.

By Move Tutor

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Drain Punch FightingFighting
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage caused, the more HP it restores.
Endeavor NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy, cutting the enemy's HP down to equal your HP. If your HP is higher than the enemy's, it has no effect.
Focus Punch FightingFighting
Front		 You'll get the Focus Punch condition, focusing your mind and damaging your enemy during the next turn.
Giga Drain GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
Iron Tail SteelSteel
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
Low Kick FightingFighting
Front		 It damages an enemy. The heavier the enemy, the greater the damage.
Seed Bomb GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy.
Snore NormalNormal
1 tile around user		 If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Synthesis GrassGrass
User		 It restores your HP. During Sunny weather or in Extremely Harsh Sunlight, it restores your HP even more. During Rain, Heavy Rain, Hail, or a Sandstorm, the amount regained goes down.
Thunder Punch ElectricElectric
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also cause Paralysis.
Worry Seed GrassGrass
4 tiles away		 It changes the target's Ability to Insomnia. The effect wears off when you go to the next floor.

Treecko Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
TreeckoTreecko -
GrovyleGrovyle Evolves from Treecko at Lv. 16
SceptileSceptile Evolves from Grovyle at Lv. 36

Can Treecko Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Treecko

Dungeons Where Treecko is Found

Dungeon # of Floors Boss Strong Foe
Joyous Tower 99
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Treecko Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Overgrown Forest 700

Is Recruiting Treecko Worth It?

Check out our list on Best Pokemon for the Story to find out which Pokemon are best to recruit!

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