Is Gulpin Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 110. Poison-type with AbilityLiquid Ooze which damages drain-move users. Swalot at 26 has decent HP but low offensive stats. Poison doesn't threaten Hoenn's gyms. Swalot absorbs hits without dealing much back. Not a team player.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Gulpin resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's typing presses Gulpin's defenses.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Catch Gulpin on Route 110 (walking, Lv 12-13, uncommon).
- LV 14PoisonSludge98100%20
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 28PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- LV 39PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
Your Gulpin should hit Level 26 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26PoisonSludge98100%20
- LV 26NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 48PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
How to Get Gulpin in Ruby & Sapphire
A few locations for Gulpin with decent spawn rates across early-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.
Where To Catch Gulpin in RS
Step 1Gulpin ✓Route 110Lv.12-13GrassRate 15%
Step 2Evolve into SwalotBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Swalot egg.
Gulpin Weakness
Gulpin is weak to Ground and Psychic. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Gulpin Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Gulpin
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x186-219%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Metang SteelPsychic | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Metang builds →Earthquake 2x68-81% Psychic 2x75-88% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Latios builds →Psychic 2x146-172%KO Earthquake 2x79-93% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x112-132%KO Psychic 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Latias builds →Psychic 2x127-149%KO Earthquake 2x71-84% | ||
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x187-220%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
In Ruby & Sapphire, Gardevoir's Psychic hits Gulpin for 72-85%.
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x72-85% Thunderbolt24-28% | ||
Gulpin Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Gulpin grows into Swalot through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 165 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Gulpin easily with 22 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Dream Eater, Pain Split and 1 more to offspring.
RS Gulpin Best Moveset
Poison pre-evolution heading toward Swalot. AbilitySticky Hold prevents item removal and AbilityLiquid Ooze punishes drain moves. Stats too low for competitive play.
Best Build
Gulpin best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Explosion
- Toxic
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power Ground
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Gulpin gets Acid Armor and Dream Eater exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Sludge Bomb and Sludge.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Virtually all of GULPIN’s body is its stomach. As a result, it can swallow something its own size. This POKéMON’s stomach contains a special fluid that digests anything.
Most of GULPIN’s body is made up of its stomach - its heart and brain are very small in comparison. This POKéMON’s stomach contains special enzymes that dissolve anything.
Gulpin Ruby & Sapphire Guide
For Ruby & Sapphire, you can run Gulpin through the first few routes without issues. 302 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Swalot as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Gulpin spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves