Escavalier - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Escavalier can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Escavalier artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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9

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Escavalier learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
1	Twineedle	Bug	25	100
4	Leer	Normal	—	100
8	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
13	Twineedle	Bug	25	100
16	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
20	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
25	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
28	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
32	Slash	Normal	70	100
37	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
40	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
44	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
49	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
52	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
56	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Escavalier learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Megahorn	Bug	120	85
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Screech	Normal	—	85

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black & White by a previous evolution of Escavalier. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Level up
Endure	Normal	—	—	Level up
Flail	Normal	—	100	Level up
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Level up
Scary Face	Normal	—	100	Level up
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Escavalier is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Escavalier is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Escavalier learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
1	Twineedle	Bug	25	100
4	Leer	Normal	—	100
8	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
13	Twineedle	Bug	25	100
16	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
20	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
25	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
28	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
32	Slash	Normal	70	100
37	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
40	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
44	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
49	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
52	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
56	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Escavalier learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Megahorn	Bug	120	85
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Screech	Normal	—	85

Move Tutor moves

Escavalier can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 by a previous evolution of Escavalier. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Level up
Endure	Normal	—	—	Level up
Flail	Normal	—	100	Level up
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Level up
Scary Face	Normal	—	100	Level up
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Escavalier is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Escavalier is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Escavalier egg move parents

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Escavalier

Escavalier's egg groups: Bug

The egg moves for Escavalier are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Escavalier with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Escavalier with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bug Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Caterpie Weedle Ariados Pineco Forretress Shuckle Wurmple Ninjask Kricketot Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Joltik Galvantula Durant Larvesta
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Karrablast Escavalier
Move tutor	Caterpie Metapod Butterfree Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Kricketot Kricketune Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Durant Larvesta Volcarona
Pre-evolution Level up	Metapod Butterfree Kakuna Beedrill Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Kricketune Volcarona

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross
Breeding	Paras Parasect Scyther Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Gliscor Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier
Generation 3 Move tutor	Volbeat

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gligar Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Gliscor Dwebble Crustle
Breeding	Pinsir Yanma Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Durant

Horn Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross
Breeding	Karrablast Escavalier

Knock Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor
Breeding	Ledyba Ledian Shuckle Karrablast Escavalier
Move tutor	Beedrill Paras Parasect Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross Kricketune Skorupi Drapion Gliscor Leavanny Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier Accelgor

Megahorn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Scolipede
Breeding	Heracross Karrablast Escavalier

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Yanma Scizor Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede
Breeding	Paras Parasect Spinarak Ariados Yanma Heracross Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava Flygon Kricketune Yanmega Gliscor Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Joltik Galvantula
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Ledyba Ledian Skorupi Drapion Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Karrablast Escavalier Durant