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SwalotSwalot (shiny)
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Swalot

Poison Bag Pokémon

Swalot has no teeth, so what it eats, it swallows whole, no matter what. Its cavernous mouth yawns widely. An automobile tire could easily fit inside this Pokémon’s mouth.

Details

Height1.7 m
Weight80.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratefast then very slow
Base EXP163
Contents

Base stats

HP
100
Attack
73
Defense
83
Sp. Atk
73
Sp. Def
83
Speed
55
Total
467
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Poison½×
Bug½×
Grass½×
Fairy½×

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.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Swalot

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 Swalot can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Body Slam

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

NormalPhysical8510015
1Gunk Shot

Has a chance to poison the target.

PoisonPhysical120805
1Poison Gas

Poisons the target.

PoisonStatus9040
1Pound

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical4010035
1Sludge

Has a chance to poison the target.

PoisonSpecial6510020
1Venom Drench

Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.

PoisonStatus10020
1Wring Out

Power increases against targets with more HP remaining, up to a maximum of 121 power.

NormalSpecial1005
1Yawn

Target sleeps at the end of the next turn.

NormalStatus10
12Amnesia

Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.

PsychicStatus20
17Acid Spray

Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.

PoisonSpecial4010020
20Encore

Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.

NormalStatus1005
25Toxic

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

PoisonStatus9010
30Spit Up

Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.

NormalSpecial10010
30Stockpile

Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.

NormalStatus20
30Swallow

Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.

NormalStatus10
37Sludge Bomb

Has a chance to poison the target.

PoisonSpecial9010010
42Gastro Acid

Nullifies target’s ability until it leaves battle.

PoisonStatus10010
49Belch

Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.

PoisonSpecial1209010
54Pain Split

Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.

NormalStatus20

Sprites & renders

19 sprites & renders for Swalot.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Emerald
Emerald
Ruby · Sapphire
Ruby · Sapphire
Diamond · Pearl
Diamond · Pearl
HeartGold · SoulSilver
HeartGold · SoulSilver
Platinum
Platinum
scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Black · White
Black · White
ORAS
ORAS
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
brilliant diamond shining pearl
brilliant diamond shining pearl
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Poison-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Poison-type Pokémon

Community notes

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Cite this page

Swalot”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/swalot.

Species data from PokéAPI.