What does Salandit evolve into?

Get Salandit to Salazzle at level 33. At 320 BST, Salandit is just the starting point.

At what level does Salandit evolve?

Level 33 gets you Salazzle . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Salandit?

For Sword & Shield, you can run Salandit through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Salazzle as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Salandit?

You can find Salandit in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 3 other games across the series.

Salandit - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

77Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Sp. Atk carry most of Salandit's stat budget. Defense's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP48

Attack44

Defense40

Sp. Atk71

Sp. Def40

Speed77

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight4.8 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Corrosion

This Pokémon can inflict poison on Poison and Steel Pokémon.

ObliviousHA

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Its venom sacs produce a fluid that this Pokémon then heats up with the flame in its tail. This process creates Salandit’s poisonous gas.

Salandit Weakness

Ground, Water, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Salandit for super-effective damage. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.

Salandit Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ground
2x (Weak)	Water, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Bug, Fairy

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

8Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

Ground

2xWeak

Water Psychic Rock

½xResist

Fire Ice Fighting Poison Steel

¼xResist

Grass Bug Fairy

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Grass Fairy Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Salandit in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Stunfisk GroundElectric	A
Available Moves Moves Mud ShotTM53 Water GunLv. 1 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Salandit Mud Shot 4x 172-203%KO Water Gun 2x 42-51% Mud-Slap 4x 72-85% View Stunfisk builds →
Diggersby NormalGround	B
Available Moves Moves BulldozeLv. 23 Mud ShotTM53 Sand TombTM49 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Salandit Bulldoze 4x 144-169%KO Mud Shot 4x 121-144%KO Sand Tomb 4x 86-101%KO Mud-Slap 4x 49-59% View Diggersby builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Salandit Rock Slide 2x 75-89% Rock Throw 2x 54-63% Smack Down 2x 54-63% Sand Tomb 4x 79-93% View Onix builds →
Wooper WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Aqua TailLv. 24 Mud ShotTM53 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Salandit Aqua Tail 2x 89-106%KO Mud Shot 4x 86-101%KO Water Gun 2x 31-38% Whirlpool 2x 28-34% View Wooper builds →
Palpitoad WaterGround	D
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 20 Mud ShotTM53 Damage vs Salandit Bubble Beam 2x 86-101%KO Mud Shot 4x 144-169%KO View Palpitoad builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

One evolution ahead. Salandit grows into Salazzle through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Salandit. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#757Salandit

Level 33 ♀

#758Salazzle

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Salandit

PoisonFire

Salazzle

PoisonFire

68+20

ATK

64+20

DEF

60+20

SP.ATK

111+40

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

117+40

BST

320C-Tier

480A-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed Salandit easily with 63 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Belch, Fake Out, Mud-Slap and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Salandit Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Salandit misses out on Belch and Fake Out. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Overheat and Gunk Shot, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Poison Gas

D—9040Poison

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Smog

—307020Poison

Lv 10

Ember

D4010025Fire

Lv 15

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 20

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 25

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 30

Incinerate

C6010015Fire

Lv 35

Venoshock

C6510010Poison

Lv 40

Dragon Pulse

C8510010Dragon

Lv 45

Venom Drench

——10020Poison

Lv 50

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Lv 55

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 60

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM37

Beat Up

D—10010Dark

TR47

Dragon Claw

D8010015Dragon

TR62

Dragon Pulse

C8510010Dragon

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TR81

Foul Play

D9510015Dark

TR73

Gunk Shot

C120805Poison

TR36

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TR18

Leech Life

D8010010Bug

TR68

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TR43

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TR57

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TR22

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TR78

Sludge Wave

C9510010Poison

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR91

Venom Drench

——10020Poison

TM74

Venoshock

C6510010Poison

TM38

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Belch

C1209010Poison

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Egg

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Scale Shot

D259020Dragon

Tutor

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

Sword & Shield Salandit Locations

Easy grab on Salandit with decent spawn rates across 25 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Salandit in Sword & Shield

Before you go hunting for Salandit, check which of the 25 spots belong to your version. Shield and Sword each have different walking encounters at Lv. 10-30.

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