In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sawk looks average on paper at 465 BST. But Mold Breaker is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier cannon on our tier list. Endure with Berryjuice is the standard set.

What is Sawk weak to?

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Braviary (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Gardevoir (Fairy) when using Sawk. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

What is the best ability for Sawk?

Sawk gets Mold Breaker, Sturdy, and Inner Focus. But Mold Breaker is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Sawk play in battle?

Sawk is a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the cannon role.

What are the best moves for Sawk?

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Endure, Painsplit, Toxic, and Protect on Sawk. Endure is the most common pick at 15% usage. This set covers the cannon role with a mix of damage and utility.

Sawk - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Cannon

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Attack carries everything and Sp. Atk's dead weight. But this Karate Pokemon still yields 2 Attack EVs per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack125

Defense75

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def75

Speed85

Total465

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight51.0 kg

Base XP163

Abilities

SturdyTop Pick

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

Mold BreakerHARare

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Ultrasun Ultramoon entries available

If you see a Sawk training in the mountains in its single-minded pursuit of strength, it’s best to quietly pass by.

Sawk Weakness

Sawk's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Sawk can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Sawk Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Sawk in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)

Tapu Koko ElectricFairy	A
Fairy is super effective against SawkView Tapu Koko →
Tapu Lele PsychicFairy	A
Psychic is super effective against SawkView Tapu Lele →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Flying is super effective against SawkView Gliscor →
Talonflame FireFlying	C
Flying is super effective against SawkView Talonflame →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Evolution

What you see is what you get. Sawk sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and plenty of partners from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#539SawkDoes not evolve

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Sawk with 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂100.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Sawk Best Moveset

Berryjuice and Sturdy form the backbone. Sawk invests flexible EVs to play its attacker role properly, and Hardy nature pushes higher. Endure handles the heavy lifting on offense. Utility options rounds it out.

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Sturdy

Item

Berry JuiceRECOVERY

Best Nature for Sawk

HardyNEUTRAL

Utility Moveset

EndureFAST +4
Pain Split
ToxicUtility
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

DarmanitanGood

RioluGood

Moves

STAB runs through Focus Punch and Close Combat for the basics, but Sawk's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Normal and Ground hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 1

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Rock Smash

C4010015Fighting

Lv 5

Double Kick

—3010030Fighting

Lv 9

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

Lv 13

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 17

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Lv 21

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

Lv 25

Bulk Up

B——20Fighting

Lv 29

Retaliate

C701005Normal

Lv 33

Endure+4

S——10Normal

Lv 37

Quick Guard+3

D——15Fighting

Lv 41

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

Lv 45

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

B——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

A10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

A—9010Poison

TM01

Work Up

C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Sawk doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Block

D——5Normal

Tutor

Dual Chop

—409015Dragon

Tutor

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Tutor

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Tutor

Laser Focus

———30Normal

Tutor

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Pain Split

A——20Normal

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

Tutor

Throat Chop

C8010015Dark

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 6

Dig

C8010010Ground

Gen 6

Power-Up Punch

C4010020Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 6

Strength

—8010015Normal

How to Get Sawk in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Sawk can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring it over from Black, Black 2, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Sawk is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 X Alpha Sapphire Sword

Sawk Guide

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sawk looks average on paper at 465 BST. But Mold Breaker is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier cannon on our tier list. Endure with Berryjuice is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Braviary (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Gardevoir (Fairy) when using Sawk. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Sawk gets Mold Breaker, Sturdy, and Inner Focus. But Mold Breaker is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Sawk is a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the cannon role.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Endure, Painsplit, Toxic, and Protect on Sawk. Endure is the most common pick at 15% usage. This set covers the cannon role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Sawk has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Sawk has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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