Stats & Training
Nothing fancy in Morelull's spread. It leans special with Sp. Def out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Def EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Pokémon living in the forest eat the delicious caps on Morelull’s head. The caps regrow overnight.
Morelull live in forests that stay dark even during the day. They scatter flickering spores that put enemies to sleep.
Morelull Weakness
Morelull's Grass/Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Steel. Poison hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Dragon-type attacks completely. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Poison |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Weezing Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Weezing builds →Heat Wave 2x71-85% Sludge 4x156-185%KO Clear Smog 4x117-138%KO Smog 4x77-92% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | D | |
 Stunky PoisonDark | D | |
 Trubbish Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Trubbish builds →Sludge 4x98-115%KO Clear Smog 4x77-92% Acid Spray 4x67-81% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | D | |
Stunky PoisonDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Stunky builds →Venoshock 4x93-110%KO Acid Spray 4x58-70% | ||
Trubbish Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Trubbish builds →Sludge 4x93-110%KO Clear Smog 4x75-90% Acid Spray 4x58-70% | ||
 Croagunk PoisonFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Croagunk builds →Venoshock 4x118-140%KO Poison Sting 4x42-50% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | D | |
 Koffing Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Koffing builds →Sludge 4x115-136%KO Clear Smog 4x92-109%KO Smog 4x61-73% | ||
Stunky PoisonDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Stunky builds →Venoshock 4x92-109%KO Acid Spray 4x61-73% | ||
Trubbish Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Trubbish builds →Sludge Bomb 4x115-136%KO Sludge 4x92-109%KO Clear Smog 4x68-82% Acid Spray 4x61-73% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x264-311%KO Venoshock 4x149-176%KO Poison Sting 4x60-71% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Gloom builds →Venoshock 4x144-169%KO Acid 4x95-113%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Roselia builds →Venoshock 4x167-198%KO Poison Sting 4x41-49% | ||
Koffing Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Koffing builds →Sludge Bomb 4x155-184%KO Sludge 4x113-134%KO Venoshock 4x113-134%KO Clear Smog 4x89-106%KO | ||
 Skorupi PoisonBug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Skorupi builds →Venoshock 4x72-85% Poison Fang 4x101-120%KO Poison Sting 4x35-42% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x266-313%KO Venoshock 4x147-173%KO Poison Sting 4x57-67% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Gloom builds →Venoshock 4x147-173%KO Acid 4x96-113%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Roselia builds →Venoshock 4x163-193%KO Poison Sting 4x39-47% | ||
Koffing Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Koffing builds →Sludge Bomb 4x152-180%KO Sludge 4x113-133%KO Venoshock 4x113-133%KO Clear Smog 4x90-107%KO | ||
Skorupi PoisonBug | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Skorupi builds →Venoshock 4x73-87% Poison Fang 4x96-113%KO Poison Sting 4x33-40% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Drapion builds →Cross Poison 4x197-233%KO Fire Fang 2x62-73% Ice Fang 2x62-73% Venoshock 4x109-129%KO | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x260-306%KO Venoshock 4x145-171%KO Poison Sting 4x57-67% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Gloom builds →Venoshock 4x140-165%KO Acid 4x88-104%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Roselia builds →Venoshock 4x161-190%KO Poison Sting 4x36-43% | ||
 Toxapex PoisonWater | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxapex builds →Venoshock 4x105-124%KO Icy Wind 2x29-35% Peck 2x26-31% Poison Sting 4x39-47% | ||
Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Drapion builds →Cross Poison 4x200-235%KO Fire Fang 2x61-73% Ice Fang 2x61-73% Venoshock 4x110-129%KO | ||
Weezing Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Weezing builds →Belch 4x260-306%KO Heat Wave 2x68-80% Sludge Bomb 4x194-229%KO Sludge 4x144-171%KO | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x260-306%KO Venoshock 4x144-171%KO Icy Wind 2x41-49% Poison Sting 4x55-65% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Haunter builds →Venoshock 4x179-212%KO Icy Wind 2x51-61% | ||
Toxapex PoisonWater | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxapex builds →Cross Poison 4x156-184%KO Venoshock 4x105-124%KO Icy Wind 2x29-34% Peck 2x27-32% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Skuntank builds →Belch 4x230-270%KO Flamethrower 2x58-68% Venoshock 4x128-151%KO Acid Spray 4x82-97% | ||
Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Drapion builds →Cross Poison 4x206-243%KO Fire Fang 2x64-76% Ice Fang 2x64-76% Venoshock 4x114-135%KO | ||
Weezing Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Weezing builds →Belch 4x261-308%KO Heat Wave 2x70-83% Sludge Bomb 4x197-232%KO Sludge 4x147-173%KO | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxicroak builds →Sludge Bomb 4x202-238%KO Poison Jab 4x266-314%KO Cross Poison 4x234-276%KO Venoshock 4x147-173%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Volcarona's Psychic hits Morelull for 64-75%. Gyarados's Bounce also KOs at 218-257%.
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Volcarona builds →Psychic64-75% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Gyarados builds →Waterfall51-60% Bounce 2x218-257%KO Ice Fang 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb 4x405-476%KO Giga Drain42-50% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake78-91% Ice Shard 2x126-148%KO Knock Off34-40% | ||
Sword & Shield Evolution
Morelull is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Shiinotic. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 120 total stats over Morelull. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Morelull easily with 50 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Growth, Leech Seed, Poison Powder and 1 more to offspring.
Sword & Shield Morelull Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.
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Moves
You'll want to breed for Growth and Leech Seed on Morelull. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Solar Beam and Moonblast, they expand what Morelull can actually threaten in practice.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Sword & Shield Morelull Locations
Morelull appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations to Catch Morelull in Sword & Shield
Morelull's encounter pool splits between Shield and Sword. You've got 4 walking spots at Lv. 28-31 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.
Morelull Guide
Get Morelull to Shiinotic at level 24. At 285 BST, Morelull is just the starting point.
Level 24 gets you Shiinotic. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Morelull works as a placeholder. Grass/Fairy coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Shiinotic. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Morelull in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 2 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Since Sun & Moon, Morelull has been obtainable in 3 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Morelull has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves