Swalot

#317 (Hoenn)

#318 Carvanha ›

Pokémon type

Poison

Swalot weaknesses

Swalot is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Swalot is resistant to Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Swalot

The best moves for Swalot are Infestation and Sludge Bomb when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Infestation and Sludge deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Infestation

9DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Defending

Rock Smash

11.3DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Trainer Battles

Infestation

4EPT

Sludge

2.1DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Gulpin family. Swalot evolves from Gulpin for 50 Candy.

Gulpin

Swalot

Game images

Swalot, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Swalot is a Poison Pokémon which evolves from Gulpin. It is weak to Ground and Psychic moves. Swalot's best moveset is Infestation & Sludge Bomb and it has a Max CP of 2,236.

About

"When Swalot spots prey, it spurts out a hideously toxic fluid from its pores and sprays the target. Once the prey has weakened, this Pokémon gulps it down whole with its cavernous mouth."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Smash	17	8	11.3
Infestation	9	13	9
Mud Shot	4	12	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Ice Beam	95	2	1.9
Sludge	50	3	1.82
Gunk Shot	130	1	1.56
Acid Spray	20	2	0.48

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud Shot	3	2	1.5	4.5
Infestation	10	3	3.3	4
Rock Smash	9	3	3	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge	70	40	2.1
Gunk Shot	130	75	2.08
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Ice Beam	90	55	1.64
Acid Spray ▼▼ def	20	45	0.53

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Infestation 9 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	7.7	100%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	7.6	99%
Infestation 9 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	7.4	96%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	7.4	96%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	7	91%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	6.7	87%
Infestation 9 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	6.6	86%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	6.6	85%
Infestation 9 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	6.3	82%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	6.3	82%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	6.2	81%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	6.1	78%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	4.2	54%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	3.7	48%
Infestation 9 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	3.6	46%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3.2	100%
Infestation 9 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3	94%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	2.9	91%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	2.9	91%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	2.8	87%
Infestation 9 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	2.7	84%
Infestation 9 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	2.7	84%
Infestation 9 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	2.6	80%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	2	63%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	1.8	57%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	1.8	56%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Sludge 30 DPS	1.8	55%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	1.7	54%
Infestation 9 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	1.4	42%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	0.9	29%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Infestation 4 EPT	Sludge 2.1 DPE	12	11.7	100%
Infestation 4 EPT	Gunk Shot 2.08 DPE	21	11.7	99%
Infestation 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	15	11	94%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Sludge 2.1 DPE	10	11	93%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Gunk Shot 2.08 DPE	18	10.9	93%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	12	10.1	86%
Infestation 4 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	15	9.9	84%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	14	8.9	76%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Sludge 2.1 DPE	18	7.9	67%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Gunk Shot 2.08 DPE	33	7.9	67%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	24	7.5	64%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	24	6.8	58%
Infestation 4 EPT	Acid Spray 0.53 DPE	12	5.5	47%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Acid Spray 0.53 DPE	21	4.2	36%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Acid Spray 0.53 DPE	10	3.9	33%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Swalot?

Swalot is weak to Ground and Psychic moves.

The best counter to Swalot is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Swalot counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	86%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psychic	85%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		140
Defense		159
Stamina		225

Max HP

Level 40

189

Size

Height	1.7 m
Weight	80 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	847
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,130
Level 30 Max wild	1,695
Level 40	1,978
Level 50	2,236

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,413
Level 35 (wild)	1,837