Is Morpeko Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Morpeko spawns on Route 7 and Route 9. Electric/Dark with AbilityHunger Switch alternating between Full Belly (Electric Aura Wheel) and Hangry (Dark Aura Wheel) forms each turn. Marnie's signature Pokemon. 97 Speed and 95 Attack are decent. Handles Nessa and Allister (Shield). The form-switching gimmick adds unpredictable type coverage.
Morpeko has the type edge here and should clean up Milo's team.
Morpeko resists most of Nessa's coverage and hits back hard.
Morpeko has the type edge here and should clean up Kabu's team.
Morpeko trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Morpeko has the type edge here and should clean up Opal's team.
Morpeko has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Morpeko has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Morpeko trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Morpeko trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Morpeko has the type edge here and should clean up Leon's team.
Catch Morpeko on Route 7 (overworld, Lv 37-41). All Weather.
Sword & Shield Morpeko Locations
Morpeko starts showing up in early-game routes at moderate rates across 28 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Morpeko in Sword & Shield
You can catch Morpeko through 14 walking encounters from Lv. 10-65, but availability differs between Shield and Sword. Some spots are exclusive to one version.
Morpeko Weakness
Fighting, Ground, Bug, and Fairy moves hit Morpeko for super-effective damage. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Morpeko leans offensive (base 95 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Ground, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Morpeko Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Morpeko
 Pancham Fighting | D | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x86-102%KO Rock Smash 2x39-47% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Diggersby builds →Mud Shot 2x51-61% Double Kick 2x19-24% | ||
 Dwebble BugRock | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Vikavolt builds →X-Scissor 2x81-96% Mud Shot 2x64-75% | ||
Pancham Fighting | D | |
 Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Stunfisk builds →Mud Shot 2x62-74% Revenge 2x39-46% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x77-91% Rock Smash 2x36-43% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Ribombee BugFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Ribombee builds →Pollen Puff 2x111-130%KO Draining Kiss 2x63-75% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Vikavolt builds →X-Scissor 2x80-95% Mud Shot 2x64-76% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Vikavolt builds →Bug Buzz 2x161-190%KO Mud Shot 2x67-80% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x116-138%KO Revenge 2x58-69% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x119-141%KO Dig 2x85-100%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Vikavolt builds →Bug Buzz 2x163-192%KO Mud Shot 2x67-80% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x116-137%KO Revenge 2x59-70% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x120-143%KO Dig 2x85-101%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x133-157%KO Brick Break 2x82-97% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x140-165%KO Brick Break 2x78-92% Mud Shot 2x33-39% | ||
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x112-133%KO U-turn 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x60-71% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x142-168%KO Revenge 2x58-68% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x134-158%KO Brick Break 2x83-98% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x140-165%KO Brick Break 2x77-92% Mud Shot 2x33-39% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x201-236%KO Bulldoze 2x54-64% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x145-171%KO Revenge 2x58-69% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x163-192%KO Hammer Arm 2x109-128%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x135-159%KO Brick Break 2x84-100%KO | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x143-169%KO Brick Break 2x80-94% Mud Shot 2x33-39% | ||
 Kommo-o DragonFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Kommo-o builds →Close Combat 2x172-203%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x71-85% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x151-178%KO Brick Break 2x75-89% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x185-218%KO U-turn 2x73-86% Bulldoze 2x62-74% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x205-242%KO Dig 2x74-87% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x192-226%KO Bulldoze 2x64-76% Fury Cutter 2x43-52% Draining Kiss 2x31-37% | ||
Kommo-o DragonFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Kommo-o builds →Close Combat 2x172-203%KO Earthquake 2x95-112%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x151-178%KO Close Combat 2x120-142%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x185-218%KO Earthquake 2x103-121%KO U-turn 2x73-86% | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x205-242%KO Dig 2x74-87% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x192-226%KO Earthquake 2x106-125%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x50-59% Fury Cutter 2x43-52% | ||
Kommo-o DragonFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Kommo-o builds →Close Combat 2x172-203%KO Earthquake 2x95-112%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x151-178%KO Close Combat 2x120-142%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x185-218%KO Earthquake 2x103-121%KO U-turn 2x73-86% | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x205-242%KO Dig 2x74-87% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x192-226%KO Earthquake 2x106-125%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x50-59% Fury Cutter 2x43-52% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (275-323%). Excadrill's Earthquake also KOs at 203-239%.
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves View Volcarona builds →
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 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Lucario builds →Extreme Speed61-72% Close Combat 2x275-323%KO Aura Sphere 2x137-161%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x203-239%KO Rapid Spin34-40% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Morpeko View Togekiss builds →Air Slash35-41% Dazzling Gleam 2x149-175%KO | ||
Morpeko Evolutions
Morpeko is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through two egg groups with a decent partner pool. Hatching is quick to hatch. It's got 8 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Morpeko easily with 43 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Charge, Fake Out, Parting Shot and 5 more to offspring.
SwSh Morpeko Best Moveset
AbilityHunger Switch alternates between Full Belly (Electric) and Hangry (Dark) modes each turn, changing MoveAura Wheel's type between Electric and Dark. 95 Attack at 97 Speed gives the moveset fast physical offense. E-tier because the type alternation is unpredictable and 58/58/58 bulk is paper thin.
Best Build
Morpeko best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Aura Wheel
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs
- Bullet Seed
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Morpeko misses out on Charge and Fake Out. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Aura Wheel and Thunder, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
Intense hunger drives it to extremes of violence, and the electricity in its cheek sacs has converted into a Dark-type energy.
Hunger hormones affect its temperament. Until its hunger is appeased, it gets up to all manner of evil deeds.
Morpeko Sword & Shield Guide
For Sword & Shield, it depends on your team. Morpeko at 436 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Electric/Dark coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
For Sword & Shield, we rate Morpeko C-Tier: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. At 436 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Aurawheel with Aguavberry is the standard set.
Hunger Switch causes Morpeko to change its form each turn, alternating between Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode. That's the one you want on Morpeko. It's the only ability Morpeko has.
Base 97 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Morpeko is a physical attacker with base 95 Attack.
Game Availability
Morpeko joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 3 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShDebut
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