What does Sewaddle evolve into?

Sewaddle becomes Swadloon at level 20, then Leavanny by leveling up. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Sewaddle evolve?

Sewaddle evolves into Swadloon at level 20. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

Should I use Sewaddle?

In X & Y, Sewaddle does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Swadloon before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Sewaddle?

Sewaddle is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Sewaddle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

42Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Sewaddle's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Defense EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack53

Defense70

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def60

Speed42

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

OvercoatHA

Protects against damage from weather.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

This Pokémon makes clothes for itself. It chews up leaves and sews them with sticky thread extruded from its mouth.

Sewaddle Weakness

Sewaddle is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Bug, and Rock. Watch out for Fire and Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Sewaddle Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fire, Flying
2x (Weak)	Ice, Poison, Bug, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-9

4xCritical

Fire Flying

2xWeak

Ice Poison Bug Rock

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass Ground

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Psychic Dark Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Sewaddle in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Tyranitar can KO Sewaddle with Stone Edge (242-284%). Volcanion threatens a KO with Flamethrower (386-455%).

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Sewaddle Stone Edge 2x 242-284%KO Pursuit 49-58% Crunch 97-114%KO Superpower 48-57% View Tyranitar builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Sewaddle Flamethrower 4x 386-455%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 129-152%KO View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Sewaddle Earthquake 15-17% Knock Off 26-31% View Gliscor builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Sewaddle Shadow Ball 129-151%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 289-340%KO Focus Blast 64-75% View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Sewaddle Giga Drain 15-18% Flamethrower 4x 437-514%KO View Volcarona builds →

X & Y Evolution

Sewaddle is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Swadloon first, then eventually reaches Leavanny. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 190 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#540Sewaddle

Level 20

#541Swadloon

High Friendship

#542Leavanny

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Sewaddle

BugGrass

Swadloon

BugGrass

Leavanny

BugGrass

55+10

75+20

ATK

63+10

103+40

DEF

90+20

80-10

SP.ATK

50+10

70+20

SP.DEF

80+20

SPE

92+50

BST

310D-Tier

380D-Tier+70

500C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Sewaddle easily with 68 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Air Slash, Baton Pass and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Sewaddle Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Sewaddle gets Agility and Air Slash exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Psychic coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Bug Buzz.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 8

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 15

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 22

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

Lv 29

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Lv 31

Sticky Web

C——20Bug

Lv 36

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

Lv 43

Flail

——10015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Camouflage

———20Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Razor Wind

D8010010Normal

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Tutor Moves

Sewaddle can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Sewaddle in X & Y

Sewaddle doesn't appear in X & Y. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Omega Ruby to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Catch in the wild in:

Omega RubyWalking · Route 104 · DexNav chain

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Black Black 2

Sewaddle Guide

Sewaddle becomes Swadloon at level 20, then Leavanny by leveling up. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Sewaddle evolves into Swadloon at level 20. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
In X & Y, Sewaddle does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Swadloon before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Sewaddle is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Sewaddle has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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