Elite Redux LeafGreen
#840

Applin

The Apple Core Pokémon

Grass Dragon

It spends its entire life inside an apple. It hides from its natural enemies, bird Pokémon, by pretending it's just an apple and nothing more.

Base stat total
260
Height
0.2 m
Weight
0.5 kg
Catch rate
255

Base stats

260 total
HP 40 221 284
Atk 40 104 196
Def 80 176 284
SpA 40 104 196
SpD 40 104 196
Spe 20 68 152

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Ice 4× Flying 2× Poison 2× Bug 2× Dragon 2× Fairy 2×
Takes less
Water ¼× Grass ¼× Electric ¼× Ground ½×

The other 8 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Bulletproof changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Ripen Doubles effect of Berries. Hustle Trades accuracy for power. Bulletproof Avoids some projectiles.
Innate always active, all of them Overgrow Boosts Grass moves by 20%, or 50% at low HP. Shell Armor Blocks critical hits and reduces damage by 20%. Shed Skin Heals the body by shedding.

Evolution line

Applin Applin BST 260
Flapple Flapple BST 485 Level · 30 Appletun Appletun BST 485 Level · 30 Dipplin Dipplin BST 485 Level · 30
Fujiflap Fujiflap BST 555 Level · 52 Granitun Granitun BST 555 Level · 52 Hydrapple Hydrapple BST 540 Level · 36

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Ripen Bulletproof new Hustle removed Gluttony
Innates added OvergrowShell ArmorShed Skin

Details

Height
0.2 m
Weight
0.5 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Grass, Dragon
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
255
Base exp
52
Growth rate
Erratic
EV yield
1 Def
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Green

Moves

1 level-up · 4 egg · 11 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Withdraw Water Status — ∞ 40
Astonish Ghost Physical 40 100 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Defense Curl Normal Status — ∞ 40
Recycle Normal Status — ∞ 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Astonish Ghost Physical 40 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Defense Curl Normal Status — ∞ 40
Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130 90 5
Grassy Glide Grass Physical 70 100 20
Pounce Bug Physical 50 100 20
Recycle Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Withdraw Water Status — ∞ 40

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass