Gulpin
Stomach Pokémon
Most of Gulpin’s body is made up of its stomach—its heart and brain are very small in comparison. This Pokémon’s stomach contains special enzymes that dissolve anything.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Gulpin
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Gulpin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 8 | Poison Gas Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 40 |
| 10 | Sludge Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 17 | Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 25 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 28 | Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 33 | Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Gastro Acid Nullifies target’s ability until it leaves battle. | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry. | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 44 | Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Wring Out Power increases against targets with more HP remaining, up to a maximum of 121 power. | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
| 49 | Gunk Shot Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Gulpin can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
No other Pokémon can pass this move down — obtainable another way.
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Gulpin.






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Cite this page
“Gulpin”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/gulpin.
Species data from PokéAPI.