Grapploct

It lives in the sea, although it leaves the water when it looks for a rival to test its skills against. Its body is a mass of pure muscle, and its tentacles let it perform holds and choking techniques with exceptional power. When the battle ends, it returns to the sea.

Its design combines an octopus with elements of jiu-jitsu: its face resembles a wrestling mask, and the tentacle around its waist evokes a martial artist’s belt. The “Jujitsu Pokémon” category reinforces that idea. Its blue body measures 1.6 m and weighs 39 kg, a proportion that fits a compact creature focused on physical strength.

It occupies the final spot in its evolutionary line. It evolves from Clobbopus when it levels up while knowing Taunt, so evolving it requires keeping a specific status move. Once it reaches its final form, it gains a more robust presence and a moveset focused on holds, strikes, and Fighting techniques.

In battle, its role is very clear: 118 Attack, 90 Defense, and 80 HP support a durable physical profile, while its 42 Speed leaves it acting late. Its Special Attack reaches 70 and its Special Defense 80, figures that allow it to use the occasional special move but do not justify building it around them. Its total is 480.

Limber prevents it from being paralyzed and is its most reliable ability in regular play. Technician, its Hidden Ability, powers up weaker moves, giving extra value to options such as Feint, Rock Smash, or Revenge. The Fighting type hits vulnerable types hard and resists Bug, Dark, and Rock, but it leaves three clear weaknesses: Fairy, Flying, and Psychic.

Its most recognizable tool is Octolock, which traps the target and lowers its defenses as the turns pass. Taunt stops the opponent from relying on status moves, and Drain Punch lets it recover HP while attacking. It also has Superpower, Close Combat, and Ice Punch. Aqua Jet is not among its moves, so it does not have a reliable form of priority of its own.

In the Sword and Shield competitive environment, Smogon placed it in ZU and pointed out that it had little viability against Throh and Gurdurr. Its low Speed, lack of completely reliable recovery, and competition from other slow Fighting types limit its use. In a regular playthrough, however, it works as a physical attacker for wearing down passive opponents, especially if it can keep them trapped with Octolock.

Grapploct belongs to the Water 1 and Human-Like Egg Groups, so it can breed with compatible species from either group. Its gender ratio is 50% female and 50% male. Hatching it requires 25 cycles, equivalent to approximately 6630 steps using the usual conversion.

It does not receive Egg Moves that shape its breeding options, but its level-up moves already cover several roles: Octolock to trap and weaken, Taunt against status moves, Bulk Up to improve Attack and Defense, and Reversal to make use of its remaining HP. It can also obtain Coaching from a move tutor, an option designed to support an ally in Double Battles.

Evolving Clobbopus requires leveling it up while it knows Taunt. Reaching a specific level is not enough: the move must be among its known moves when it evolves.

It lives closely tied to the sea, although it comes ashore to look for battles. Its catch rate is 45, so obtaining one takes more work than catching a common species, especially if you try to catch it with few favorable conditions.