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.
Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping.
Tying their belts gets them pumped and makes their punches more destructive. Disturbing their training angers them.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
 Flabébé Fairy | D | |
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | D | |
 Fletchling Normal | D | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x65-77% Aerial Ace 2x65-77% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x68-82% Pluck 2x68-82% Aerial Ace 2x68-82% | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x62-73% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Hawlucha builds →Bounce 2x77-91% Wing Attack 2x54-64% Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x115-136%KO Psybeam 2x64-76% Air Cutter 2x59-70% Aerial Ace 2x40-48% | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Mr. Mime builds →Psybeam 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x22-26% Confusion 2x48-58% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x90-106%KO Wing Attack 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x62-73% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x80-94% Bounce 2x77-91% Wing Attack 2x54-64% Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x115-136%KO Fly 2x59-70% Psybeam 2x64-76% Air Cutter 2x59-70% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Mr. Mime builds →Psybeam 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x22-26% Confusion 2x48-58% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x33-39% Gust 2x28-33% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x90-106%KO Wing Attack 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x62-73% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x80-94% Bounce 2x77-91% Wing Attack 2x54-64% Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x115-136%KO Fly 2x59-70% Psybeam 2x64-76% Air Cutter 2x59-70% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Mr. Mime builds →Psybeam 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x22-26% Confusion 2x48-58% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x33-39% Gust 2x28-33% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x92-109%KO Wing Attack 2x61-72% Aerial Ace 2x61-72% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x83-98% Bounce 2x78-93% Wing Attack 2x57-67% Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
 Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x121-142%KO Fly 2x59-70% Dazzling Gleam 2x53-64% Psybeam 2x66-78% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x33-39% Gust 2x28-34% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x92-108%KO Wing Attack 2x62-74% Aerial Ace 2x62-74% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x84-98% Bounce 2x79-93% Wing Attack 2x56-66% Aerial Ace 2x56-66% | ||
Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x119-140%KO Fly 2x58-69% Dazzling Gleam 2x54-64% Psybeam 2x66-79% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x33-39% Gust 2x29-34% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x91-108%KO Wing Attack 2x61-72% Sky Drop 2x61-72% Aerial Ace 2x61-72% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Hawlucha builds →Sky Attack 2x125-148%KO Fly 2x81-96% Bounce 2x78-92% Wing Attack 2x56-66% | ||
Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Carbink builds →Moonblast 2x54-64% Psychic 2x35-41% Dazzling Gleam 2x45-54% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Sigilyph builds →Sky Attack 2x88-104%KO Synchronoise 2x119-140%KO Psychic 2x90-106%KO Fly 2x57-68% | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Klefki builds →Play Rough 2x73-86% Psychic 2x49-57% Dazzling Gleam 2x66-78% Draining Kiss 2x42-50% | ||
In X & Y, Clefable can KO Sawk with Moonblast (86-101%). Zapdos's Thunderbolt hits Sawk for 52-61%. Latios's Psyshock also KOs at 149-175%.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave36-43% Thunderbolt52-61% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latios builds →Draco Meteor121-142%KO Psyshock 2x149-175%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLife Orb NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz81-95% | ||
X & Y 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
Breeding
Breed Sawk with 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group.
X & Y Sawk Best Moveset
Salacberry and Sturdy form the backbone. Sawk invests max Attack and Speed EVs to play its physical attacker role properly, and Adamant nature pushes Attack higher. Close Combat handles the heavy lifting on offense. The remaining moves rounds it out.
Best Build
Sawk best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Close Combat
- Ice Punch
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Sawk's Normal and Ground coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Close Combat and Focus Blast for same-type damage. Close Combat and Earthquake are the payoff moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
X & Y Sawk Locations
A few locations for Sawk with high spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations to Catch Sawk in X & Y
Sawk Guide
In X & Y, 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. Close Combat with Salacberry is the standard set.
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 X & Y, run Close Combat, Icepunch, Poisonjab, and Knock Off on Sawk. Close Combat is the most common pick at 24% 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
- 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 5BWDebut
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 7SM
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