What does Tympole evolve into?

Palpitoad at level 25 is the mid-stage. Push through to Seismitoad at level 36 for the final form. 294 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Tympole evolve?

Level 25 gets you Palpitoad . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Tympole?

For Sword & Shield, you can run Tympole through the first few routes without issues. 294 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Palpitoad as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Tympole?

You can find Tympole in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Tympole - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

64Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Tympole flexibility. Speed barely edges ahead. But Defense isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Speed EV.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack50

Defense40

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def40

Speed64

Total294

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight4.5 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Hydration

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Water AbsorbHA

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Graceful ripples running across the water’s surface are a sure sign that Tympole are singing in high-pitched voices below.

Tympole Weakness

Tympole's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Tympole Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

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

Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 191-225%KO Giga Drain 2x 121-145%KO Mega Drain 2x 68-80% Absorb 2x 36-43% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 213-252%KO Magical Leaf 2x 109-129%KO Mega Drain 2x 77-91% Absorb 2x 39-48% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 150-177%KO Mega Drain 2x 54-64% Absorb 2x 30-38% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 18 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 150-177%KO Razor Leaf 2x 77-91% Mega Drain 2x 54-64% Absorb 2x 30-38% View Nuzleaf builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Bullet SeedLv. 20 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 118-139%KO Razor Leaf 2x 77-91% Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Three stages ahead. Tympole grows into Palpitoad, then pushes on to Seismitoad. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 215 total stats over Tympole. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#535Tympole

Level 25

#536Palpitoad

Level 36

#537Seismitoad

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Tympole

Water

Palpitoad

WaterGround

Seismitoad

WaterGround

75+25

105+30

ATK

65+15

95+30

DEF

55+15

75+20

SP.ATK

65+15

85+20

SP.DEF

55+15

75+20

SPE

69+5

74+5

BST

294D-Tier

384D-Tier+90

509C-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Tympole easily with 81 breeding partners from the Water1 egg group. Pass egg moves like Mist, Mud-Slap, Toxic and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Tympole 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 Mist and Mud-Slap from the egg pool give Tympole something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 4

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 8

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 12

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

Lv 16

Round

D6010015Normal

Lv 20

Bubble Beam

D6510020Water

Lv 24

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 28

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Lv 32

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Lv 36

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

Lv 40

Muddy Water

D908510Water

Lv 44

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 48

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM52

Bounce

D85855Flying

TR67

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM35

Hail

C——10Ice

TR03

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

TR42

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM53

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TR45

Muddy Water

D908510Water

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR84

Scald

C8010015Water

TM16

Screech

D—8540Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TR22

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TR78

Sludge Wave

D9510010Poison

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR04

Surf

C9010015Water

TR35

Uproar

D9010010Normal

TR91

Venom Drench

——10020Poison

TM46

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Mist

D——30Ice

Egg

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Egg

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Tutor Moves

Tympole can't learn any Tutor moves

Sword & Shield Tympole Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 38 locations. Tympole's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Tympole in Sword & Shield

38 spots to find Tympole at Lv. 7-16 via walking. Not all of them exist in both Shield and Sword versions, so filter by your copy below.

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

60%Early

Normal Weather

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

60%Early

Normal Weather

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Thunderstorm

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Thunderstorm

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Raining

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Raining

South Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

45%Early

Raining

South Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

45%Early

Raining

Dappled Grove

ShieldGrass Lv.11-15 Forest

40%Early

Raining

Dappled Grove

SwordGrass Lv.11-15 Forest

40%Early

Raining

South Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water

40%Early

Raining

South Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water

40%Early

Raining

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

40%Early

Raining

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

40%Early

Raining

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Raining

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Raining

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

30%Early

Raining

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

30%Early

Raining

South Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

28%Early

Thunderstorm

South Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

28%Early

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

25%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

25%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

25%Early

Overcast

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

25%Early

Overcast

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

25%Early

Snowing

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

25%Early

Snowing

South Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water

20%Early

Normal Weather

South Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water

20%Early

Normal Weather

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Snowstorm

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Snowstorm

South Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water

10%Early

Sandstorm

South Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water

10%Early

Sandstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Raining

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Raining

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Thunderstorm

Tympole Guide

Palpitoad at level 25 is the mid-stage. Push through to Seismitoad at level 36 for the final form. 294 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 25 gets you Palpitoad. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Sword & Shield, you can run Tympole through the first few routes without issues. 294 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Palpitoad as fast as you can.
You can find Tympole in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Tympole joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 225-265%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 145-171%KO Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Mega Drain 2x 76-90% View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 177-210%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 98-116%KO Magical Leaf 2x 90-106%KO Razor Leaf 2x 60-71% View Eldegoss builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 188-223%KO Giga Drain 2x 120-142%KO Mega Drain 2x 66-77% Absorb 2x 35-42% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 213-252%KO Giga Drain 2x 137-161%KO Magical Leaf 2x 110-129%KO Mega Drain 2x 73-87% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 36 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 145-171%KO Giga Drain 2x 92-110%KO Mega Drain 2x 52-61% Absorb 2x 27-32% View Lombre builds →

Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 226-266%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 144-170%KO Giga Drain 2x 141-167%KO Mega Drain 2x 78-93% View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 178-210%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 99-118%KO Magical Leaf 2x 92-108%KO Razor Leaf 2x 60-71% View Eldegoss builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 32 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 197-232%KO Giga Drain 2x 126-148%KO Mega Drain 2x 68-80% Absorb 2x 36-43% View Shiinotic builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 189-223%KO Giga Drain 2x 118-139%KO Mega Drain 2x 65-77% Absorb 2x 34-40% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 212-251%KO Giga Drain 2x 134-158%KO Magical Leaf 2x 107-127%KO Mega Drain 2x 73-87% View Roselia builds →

Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 219-258%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 140-165%KO Giga Drain 2x 137-163%KO Mega Drain 2x 76-90% View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 176-207%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 97-115%KO Magical Leaf 2x 90-107%KO Razor Leaf 2x 59-70% View Eldegoss builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 32 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 191-224%KO Giga Drain 2x 121-143%KO Mega Drain 2x 66-79% Absorb 2x 36-42% View Shiinotic builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 183-216%KO Giga Drain 2x 116-137%KO Mega Drain 2x 64-76% Absorb 2x 33-39% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 209-247%KO Giga Drain 2x 133-157%KO Magical Leaf 2x 107-126%KO Mega Drain 2x 71-84% View Roselia builds →

Dhelmise GhostGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 28 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 188-222%KO Giga Drain 2x 119-141%KO Mega Drain 2x 64-76% Absorb 2x 34-41% View Dhelmise builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 223-262%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 142-168%KO Giga Drain 2x 140-165%KO Mega Drain 2x 76-89% View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 178-211%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 98-116%KO Magical Leaf 2x 92-108%KO Razor Leaf 2x 59-70% View Eldegoss builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 32 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 195-230%KO Giga Drain 2x 123-146%KO Mega Drain 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 34-41% View Shiinotic builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 214-251%KO Giga Drain 2x 135-159%KO Magical Leaf 2x 107-127%KO Mega Drain 2x 73-86% View Roselia builds →

Ferrothorn GrassSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Tympole Power Whip 2x 206-243%KO Solar Beam 2x 133-158%KO View Ferrothorn builds →
Dhelmise GhostGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 28 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 191-225%KO Giga Drain 2x 121-143%KO Mega Drain 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 33-40% View Dhelmise builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 43 Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Tympole Wood Hammer 2x 202-238%KO Solar Beam 2x 202-238%KO Magical Leaf 2x 102-120%KO Razor Leaf 2x 95-113%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Tympole Solar Beam 2x 227-268%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 144-170%KO Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Mega Drain 2x 78-93% View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf StormLv. 46 Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Damage vs Tympole Leaf Storm 2x 195-230%KO Solar Beam 2x 180-213%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 99-118%KO Magical Leaf 2x 91-108%KO View Eldegoss builds →

Zarude DarkGrass	A
Recommended Build AbilityLeafguard ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Darkest Lariat Power Whip U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Tympole U Turn 61-72% Close Combat 104-123%KO View Zarude builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Tympole Volt Switch 2x 162-190%KO Electroweb 2x 128-151%KO Thunderbolt 2x 207-244%KO View Regieleki builds →
Rillaboom Grass	A
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Grassy Glide U Turn Wood Hammer Damage vs Tympole U Turn 69-81% Wood Hammer 2x 353-416%KO View Rillaboom builds →