Is Slurpuff Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Slurpuff through Whipped Dream trade is a fast Fairy at 72 Speed. AbilityUnburden doubles Speed after consuming a held berry, making it one of the fastest Fairy types. Handles Piers and Raihan. Sword-leaning. A quirky option that rewards berry setups.
Swirlix trades roughly evenly with Milo's team.
Swirlix trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Kabu's typing presses Slurpuff's defenses.
Slurpuff resists most of Bea's coverage and hits back hard.
Slurpuff trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Slurpuff has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Slurpuff has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Slurpuff has the type edge here and should clean up Raihan's team.
Bede's team hits Slurpuff's weaknesses hard.
Slurpuff trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Swirlix on Route 5 (walking, Lv 16-18). All Weather.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Kabu.
How to Get Slurpuff in Sword & Shield
The chain to Slurpuff requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Swirlix at solid rates and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
How to Obtain Slurpuff in SwSh
To get Slurpuff, start by catching Swirlix through walking encounters at Lv. 16-36. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch SwirlixGiant's MirrorLv.28-30OverworldSwordRate 40%Heavy FogRoute 5Lv.19-21OverworldSwordRate 30%All WeatherStony WildernessLv.27-29GrassSwordRate 30%OvercastRoute 5Lv.16-18GrassSwordRate 14%All WeatherGlimwood TangleLv.34-36GrassSwordRate 10%All WeatherGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldSwordRate 10%All Weather
Step 2Slurpuff ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Slurpuff egg.
Slurpuff Weakness
Poison and Steel moves hit Slurpuff for super-effective damage. The upside? Dragon-type moves can't touch it at all. With 82 HP and balanced defenses, Slurpuff can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Slurpuff Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Slurpuff
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Perrserker Steel | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slurpuff View Garbodor builds →Belch 2x74-88% Metal Claw 2x28-33% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Corviknight Steel | A | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Copperajah Steel | B | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Copperajah Steel | B | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slurpuff View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x92-108%KO | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slurpuff View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x94-111%KO | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
In Sword & Shield, Nidoking's Ice Beam hits Slurpuff for 39-46%. Metagross's Earthquake hits Slurpuff for 45-54%.
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Slurpuff View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam39-46% Flamethrower39-46% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Slurpuff View Metagross builds →Earthquake45-54% | ||
Slurpuff Evolutions
Getting Slurpuff requires a trade, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Swirlix. Breed this form to get Swirlix eggs (average hatch time). Attack grew the most through evolution (+32 over Swirlix), and Slurpuff peaks at 480 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Slurpuff to get Swirlix eggs easily using 43 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include After You, Copycat, Sticky Web and 1 more.
SwSh Slurpuff Best Moveset
One-turn transformation. MoveBelly Drum maxes Attack and triggers a Sitrus Berry at 50% HP, which activates AbilityUnburden for doubled Speed. From 80 Attack and 72 Speed to max Attack at 144 effective Speed in a single move. B-tier because the Belly Drum combo is devastating when the setup works.
Best Build
Slurpuff best EVs are Attack and Speed
Support Moveset
- Play Rough
- Sticky Web
- Yawn
- Drain Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Slurpuff misses out on After You and Copycat. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Misty Explosion and Play Rough, 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
By taking in a person’s scent, it can sniff out their mental and physical condition. It’s hoped that this skill will have many medical applications.
Slurpuff’s fur contains a lot of air, making it soft to the touch and lighter than it looks.
Slurpuff Sword & Shield Guide
For Sword & Shield, we rate Slurpuff C-Tier: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. At 480 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Play Rough with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
No. Slurpuff is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Swirlix. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Swirlix to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Whipped Dream must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Sweet Veil prevents friendly Pokémon from sleeping. That's the one you want on Slurpuff. Unburden is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Base 72 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Slurpuff is a mixed attacker with base 80 Attack and 85 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Slurpuff joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 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 6XYDebut
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