#0536

Palpitoad

Vibration Pokémon

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Palpitoad

Palpitoad (shiny)

Height: 0.8 m
Weight: 17.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP134

On occasion, their cries are sublimely pleasing to the ear. Palpitoad with larger lumps on their bodies can sing with a wider range of sounds.

In Pokémon GO · 1392 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Base stats

HP

75

Attack

65

Defense

55

Sp. Atk

65

Sp. Def

55

Speed

69

Total

384

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Doubles Speed during rain.

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Water AbsorbHidden

Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Egg groups: Water 1

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Rock½×

Fire½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Stealth Rock

NFE

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityWater Absorb

NatureBold+Def/−Atk

EV spread

HP252

Def▲252

SpA4

Special Wall

NFE

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityWater Absorb

NatureCalm+SpD/−Atk

EV spread

HP252

SpA4

SpD▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Palpitoad

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Black

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Route 8

White

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Route 8

Black 2

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Pinwheel Forest Route 8

White 2

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Pinwheel Forest Route 8

X

Y

Sword

Bridge Field Dusty Bowl Giant's Cap Giant's Mirror Giant's Seat Hammerlocke Hills North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields South Lake Miloch West Lake Axewell

Shield

Bridge Field Dusty Bowl Giant's Cap Giant's Mirror Giant's Seat Hammerlocke Hills North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields South Lake Miloch West Lake Axewell

Isle of Armor (Sword)

Challenge Beach Courageous Cavern Forest of Focus Soothing Wetlands

Isle of Armor (Shield)

Challenge Beach Courageous Cavern Forest of Focus Soothing Wetlands

Crown Tundra (Sword)

Crown Tundra (Shield)

Evolution

Tympole

Lv. 25

Palpitoad

Lv. 36

Seismitoad

#0537Seismitoad

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Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Palpitoad can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Muddy WaterSTAB

Earth PowerSTAB

Bubble BeamSTAB

Moves

Find a move15 of 15

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Poison	Special	40	100	30
1	Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Water	Special	40	100	30
1	Echoed Voice Power increases by 100% for each consecutive use by any friendly Pokémon, to a maximum of 200.	Normal	Special	40	100	15
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Supersonic Confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	55	20
12	Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Special	55	95	15
16	Round Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn.	Normal	Special	60	100	15
20	Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Water	Special	65	100	20
24	Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
30	Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time.	Normal	Special	90	100	10
37	Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 of the user’s max HP each turn.	Water	Status	—	—	20
42	Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Special	90	100	10
48	Muddy Water Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Water	Special	90	85	10
54	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
60	Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80	5

Sprites & renders

14 sprites & renders for Palpitoad.

Official artwork

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Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

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Cite this page

“Palpitoad”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/palpitoad.

Species data from PokéAPI.