What does Stufful evolve into?

Get Stufful to Bewear at level 27. At 340 BST, Stufful is just the starting point.

At what level does Stufful evolve?

Level 27 gets you Bewear . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Stufful?

In Sword & Shield, Stufful does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Bewear before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Stufful?

You can find Stufful 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.

Stufful - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Stufful's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack75

Defense50

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def50

Speed50

Total340

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate140 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight6.8 kg

Base XP68

Abilities

Fluffy

Damage from contact moves is halved. Damage from Fire moves is doubled.

Klutz

Prevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.

Cute CharmHA

Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its fluffy fur is a delight to pet, but carelessly reaching out to touch this Pokémon could result in painful retaliation.

Stufful Weakness

Stufful's Normal/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Stufful Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

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

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Stufful Fly 2x 109-129%KO Drill Peck 2x 97-115%KO Pluck 2x 72-86% Revenge 2x 48-57% View Corviknight builds →
Mimikyu GhostFairy	B
TM Move Moves Draining KissTM87 Damage vs Stufful Draining Kiss 2x 43-51% View Mimikyu builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 30 Zen HeadbuttLv. 20 AcrobaticsTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Psychic 2x 77-91% Zen Headbutt 2x 104-123%KO Acrobatics 2x 48-57% Confusion 2x 46-54% View Solrock builds →
Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Draining KissTM87 Fairy WindLv. 4 Damage vs Stufful Draining Kiss 2x 46-54% Fairy Wind 2x 36-43% View Mawile builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 4 Damage vs Stufful Acrobatics 2x 46-54% Gust 2x 38-46% View Drifloon builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Stufful evolves into Bewear. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Stufful. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#759Stufful

Level 27

#760Bewear

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Stufful

NormalFighting

Bewear

NormalFighting

120+50

ATK

125+50

DEF

80+30

SP.ATK

55+10

SP.DEF

60+10

SPE

60+10

BST

340D-Tier

500B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Stufful easily with 152 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Defense Curl, Force Palm, Rollout and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Stufful 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

The natural movepool does the job, but Defense Curl and Force Palm from the egg pool give Stufful something extra. Pair those with Thrash and Double-Edge for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

D—10030Fairy

Lv 8

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 12

Brutal Swing

D6010020Dark

Lv 16

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Lv 20

Strength

—8010015Normal

Lv 24

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 28

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 32

Hammer Arm

C1009010Fighting

Lv 36

Thrash

B12010010Normal

Lv 40

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 44

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Lv 48

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM43

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM97

Brutal Swing

D6010020Dark

TR48

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM81

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM29

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TR10

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TR64

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM04

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TR74

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

TM75

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM01

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

Mega Punch

C808520Normal

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM98

Stomping Tantrum

D7510010Ground

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR39

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM05

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

TR69

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Egg

Force Palm

—6010010Fighting

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Coaching

D——10Fighting

Sword & Shield Stufful Locations

Stufful is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 72 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Stufful in Sword & Shield

72 walking encounters at Lv. 8-38 for Stufful across Sword and Shield. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

50%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

50%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

50%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

50%Early

Normal Weather

Dappled Grove

SwordGrass Lv.11-15 Forest

40%Early

Overcast

Dappled Grove

ShieldGrass Lv.11-15 Forest

40%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

35%Early

Raining

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

35%Early

Raining

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

30%Early

Normal Weather

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

30%Early

Heavy Fog

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

30%Early

Normal Weather

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

30%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

25%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

25%Early

Snowing

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

25%Early

Snowstorm

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

25%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

25%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

25%Early

Snowstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

25%Early

Snowing

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

25%Early

Thunderstorm

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

20%Early

Overcast

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

20%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

10%Early

Intense Sun

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

10%Early

Sandstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

10%Early

Intense Sun

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

10%Early

Sandstorm

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Intense Sun

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Snowing

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Raining

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Thunderstorm

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Intense Sun

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Snowing

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Raining

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

10%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Sandstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Snowstorm

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Raining

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Intense Sun

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Snowstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Snowing

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Sandstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Raining

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Intense Sun

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

5%Early

Snowing

Hammerlocke Hills

SwordOverworld Lv.29-31

45%Mid

Overcast

Hammerlocke Hills

ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31

45%Mid

Overcast

Route 5

SwordOverworld Lv.19-21 Route

35%Mid

All Weather

Route 5

ShieldOverworld Lv.19-21 Route

35%Mid

All Weather

Bridge Field

SwordOverworld Lv.27-29

35%Mid

Thunderstorm

Bridge Field

ShieldOverworld Lv.27-29

35%Mid

Thunderstorm

Bridge Field

ShieldOverworld Lv.27-29

30%Mid

Raining

Bridge Field

SwordOverworld Lv.27-29

30%Mid

Raining

Hammerlocke Hills

SwordOverworld Lv.29-31

29%Mid

Normal Weather

Hammerlocke Hills

ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31

29%Mid

Normal Weather

Bridge Field

SwordOverworld Lv.27-29

10%Mid

Sandstorm

Bridge Field

ShieldOverworld Lv.27-29

10%Mid

Sandstorm

Bridge Field

ShieldOverworld Lv.27-29

5%Mid

Heavy Fog

Bridge Field

SwordOverworld Lv.27-29

5%Mid

Snowing

Bridge Field

SwordOverworld Lv.27-29

5%Mid

Heavy Fog

Bridge Field

ShieldOverworld Lv.27-29

5%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Seat

SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

5%Late

Sandstorm

Giant's Seat

SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

5%Late

Normal Weather

Giant's Seat

ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

5%Late

Sandstorm

Giant's Seat

ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

5%Late

Normal Weather

Stufful Guide

Get Stufful to Bewear at level 27. At 340 BST, Stufful is just the starting point.
Level 27 gets you Bewear. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Sword & Shield, Stufful does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Bewear before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Stufful 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

Introduced in Sun & Moon, Stufful has appeared in 3 games across 4 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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Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Pluck 2x 75-89% Peck 2x 47-56% View Corviknight builds →
Orbeetle BugPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Psycho CutTM69 PsybeamLv. 16 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Psycho Cut 2x 59-70% Psybeam 2x 80-94% Confusion 2x 59-70% View Orbeetle builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Stufful Gust 2x 44-52% View Drifloon builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Confusion 2x 31-38% View Bronzor builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Psycho CutTM69 Air CutterLv. 15 ConfusionLv. 5 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Psycho Cut 2x 59-70% Air Cutter 2x 55-66% Confusion 2x 47-56% Gust 2x 39-47% View Woobat builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Pluck 2x 71-84% Peck 2x 44-52% View Corviknight builds →
Orbeetle BugPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Psycho CutTM69 PsybeamLv. 16 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Psycho Cut 2x 53-64% Psybeam 2x 71-84% Confusion 2x 57-68% View Orbeetle builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air SlashLv. 24 PsybeamLv. 16 ConfusionLv. 8 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Air Slash 2x 91-108%KO Psybeam 2x 52-61% Confusion 2x 40-48% Gust 2x 51-60% View Butterfree builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Stufful Gust 2x 40-48% View Drifloon builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Confusion 2x 29-36% View Bronzor builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Pluck 2x 70-83% Peck 2x 42-51% View Corviknight builds →
Orbeetle BugPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Psycho CutTM69 PsybeamLv. 16 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Psycho Cut 2x 52-61% Psybeam 2x 70-83% Confusion 2x 54-65% View Orbeetle builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 ExtrasensoryLv. 23 Air SlashLv. 18 ConfusionLv. 9 Damage vs Stufful Sky Attack 2x 107-127%KO Extrasensory 2x 61-72% Air Slash 2x 86-101%KO Confusion 2x 39-46% View Noctowl builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Stufful Gust 2x 36-43% View Drifloon builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Confusion 2x 27-33% View Bronzor builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Stufful Fly 2x 107-126%KO Drill Peck 2x 95-112%KO Pluck 2x 71-84% Revenge 2x 48-56% View Corviknight builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 30 Zen HeadbuttLv. 20 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Psychic 2x 76-90% Zen Headbutt 2x 102-121%KO Confusion 2x 42-50% View Solrock builds →
Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 4 Damage vs Stufful Fairy Wind 2x 36-42% View Mawile builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Stufful Gust 2x 37-45% View Drifloon builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Extrasensory 2x 42-50% Confusion 2x 28-34% View Bronzor builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 Air SlashTM95 PluckLv. 16 Damage vs Stufful Fly 2x 106-124%KO Drill Peck 2x 93-110%KO Air Slash 2x 59-71% Pluck 2x 70-83% View Corviknight builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 40 MoonblastLv. 1 PsychicLv. 30 PsyshockLv. 20 Damage vs Stufful Future Sight 2x 147-173%KO Moonblast 2x 78-93% Psychic 2x 111-132%KO Psyshock 2x 99-117%KO View Lunatone builds →
Mimikyu GhostFairy	B
TM Move Moves Draining KissTM87 Damage vs Stufful Draining Kiss 2x 41-49% View Mimikyu builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Fly 2x 97-115%KO Acrobatics 2x 62-73% Gust 2x 50-59% View Drifblim builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Stufful Extrasensory 2x 87-102%KO Confusion 2x 55-66% View Bronzong builds →

Hatterene PsychicFairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Dazzling Gleam Trick Room PsychicSTAB ProtectPriority Damage vs Stufful Dazzling Gleam 2x 184-217%KO Psychic 2x 207-243%KO View Hatterene builds →
Tapu Fini WaterFairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityMisty Surge ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves MoonblastSTAB ProtectPriority Muddy Water Calm Mind Damage vs Stufful Moonblast 2x 155-183%KO View Tapu Fini builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Buzzwole BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemRocky Helmet NatureAdamant Moves Ice Punch Close Combat RoostRecovery Earthquake Damage vs Stufful Close Combat 2x 253-298%KO Earthquake 70-83% View Buzzwole builds →
Urshifu FightingDark	C
Fighting is super effective against StuffulView Urshifu →