Is Morelull Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Morelull spawns in Glimwood Tangle. Grass/Fairy evolving into Shiinotic at level 24. AbilityEffect Spore punishes contact with random status. Handles Piers with Fairy and Nessa with Grass. Quick evolution for a decent type combo.
Milo's typing presses Morelull's defenses.
Morelull resists most of Nessa's coverage and hits back hard.
Kabu's Pokemon outpace and outclass Morelull here.
Shiinotic trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Opal's team hits Shiinotic's weaknesses hard.
Shiinotic has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Shiinotic has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Shiinotic has the type edge here and should clean up Raihan's team.
Bede's team hits Shiinotic's weaknesses hard.
Shiinotic trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Morelull on Giant's Mirror (overworld, Lv 28-30). Heavy Fog.
Your Morelull should hit Level 24 before you reach Bea, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Morelull in Sword & Shield
Morelull appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Morelull in SwSh
Morelull is your first catch on the way to Morelull. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 28-37 across 16 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Morelull ✓Giant's MirrorLv.28-30OverworldRate 35%Heavy FogHammerlocke HillsLv.29-31OverworldRate 35%Heavy Fog
Step 2Catch or Evolve into ShiinoticGlimwood TangleLv.34-36GrassSwordRate 20%All WeatherGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%SnowstormGlimwood TangleLv.34-37OverworldShieldRate 20%Heavy FogGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%SnowingGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldSwordRate 20%All WeatherGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%OvercastGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%SandstormGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%ThunderstormGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%Normal WeatherGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%RainingGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%Intense SunGlimwood TangleLv.34-36GrassShieldRate 15%All Weatheror evolve from Morelull (Step 1)
Morelull Weakness
Morelull's Grass/Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Steel. Poison hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Dragon-type attacks completely. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Poison |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Morelull Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Morelull
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
 Trubbish Poison | C | |
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
 Sizzlipede FireBug | C | |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Salandit PoisonFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salandit builds →Poison Fang 4x92-109%KO Ember 2x42-50% | ||
Trubbish Poison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Trubbish builds →Sludge Bomb 4x115-136%KO | ||
 Koffing Poison | C | |
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x180-212%KO Incinerate 2x84-99% | ||
 Centiskorch FireBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Centiskorch builds →Venoshock 4x100-118%KO Flame Wheel 2x107-127%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Garbodor builds →Belch 4x204-240%KO Metal Claw 2x52-61% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x181-213%KO Incinerate 2x84-100%KO Acrobatics 2x41-49% | ||
Centiskorch FireBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Centiskorch builds →Venoshock 4x101-120%KO Flame Wheel 2x107-127%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Garbodor builds →Belch 4x203-240%KO Metal Claw 2x50-60% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x177-208%KO Incinerate 2x81-95% Acrobatics 2x40-47% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Centiskorch FireBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Centiskorch builds →Venoshock 4x97-114%KO Flame Wheel 2x104-122%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x242-285%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x179-212%KO Incinerate 2x82-97% Acrobatics 2x41-49% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x260-306%KO Icy Wind 2x41-49% | ||
Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Garbodor builds →Gunk Shot 4x355-418%KO Metal Claw 2x50-59% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x250-295%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x178-211%KO Incinerate 2x82-97% Acrobatics 2x41-49% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x266-314%KO Icy Wind 2x41-49% | ||
Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Garbodor builds →Gunk Shot 4x362-427%KO Metal Claw 2x51-61% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxtricity builds →Belch 4x338-397%KO Fire Punch 2x79-93% | ||
 Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Eternatus builds →Venoshock 4x227-268%KO Flamethrower 2x104-122%KO Fly 2x84-99% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x182-214%KO Flamethrower 2x125-147%KO Acrobatics 2x42-50% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x255-300%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x224-264%KO Smog 4x71-84% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxtricity builds →Belch 4x338-397%KO Fire Punch 2x79-93% | ||
Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Eternatus builds →Venoshock 4x227-268%KO Flamethrower 2x104-122%KO Fly 2x84-99% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x182-214%KO Fire Blast 2x151-178%KO Acrobatics 2x42-50% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x255-300%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x224-264%KO Smog 4x71-84% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Toxtricity builds →Belch 4x338-397%KO Fire Punch 2x79-93% | ||
Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Eternatus builds →Venoshock 4x227-268%KO Flamethrower 2x104-122%KO Fly 2x84-99% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x182-214%KO Fire Blast 2x151-178%KO Acrobatics 2x42-50% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x255-300%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x224-264%KO Smog 4x71-84% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Salazzle threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (153-180%). Charizard deals 76-89% with Flamethrower.
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Ferrothorn builds →Knock Off6-7% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCorrosion ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Salazzle builds →Flamethrower 2x76-90% Sludge Bomb 4x153-180%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x76-89% Air Slash 2x63-74% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Morelull View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x76-89% U Turn14-17% | ||
Morelull Evolutions
Morelull is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Shiinotic. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 120 total stats over Morelull. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SwSh Morelull Best Moveset
Grass/Fairy pre-evo with AbilityEffect Spore randomly inflicting status on physical contact. 65 Sp. Atk at 15 Speed across thin defenses makes the moveset non-functional competitively. Evolve into Shiinotic for improved Sp. Atk and better special bulk.
Best Build
Morelull best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Spore
- Giga Drain
- Moonblast
- Synthesis
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Growth and Leech Seed on Morelull. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Solar Beam and Moonblast, they expand what Morelull can actually threaten in practice.
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
Pokémon living in the forest eat the delicious caps on Morelull’s head. The caps regrow overnight.
Morelull live in forests that stay dark even during the day. They scatter flickering spores that put enemies to sleep.
Morelull Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Morelull works as a placeholder. Grass/Fairy coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Shiinotic. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Sun & Moon, Morelull has been obtainable in 3 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Morelull has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 7SMDebut
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
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