In Sword & Shield, Sobble does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Drizzile before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Sobble Sword & Shield - Weakness, Moveset & Evolution

Special

Balanced

DTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Is Sobble Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?

Sobble has a rough start. Milo's Grass gym resists Water, and the opening is an uphill climb. Things improve against Kabu (Gym 3) and Gordie. Inteleon at level 35 with 125 Special Attack and 120 Speed becomes a fast sniper. Can Gigantamax for G-Max Hydrosnipe with increased critical hit rate. Patient start, strong finish.

Milo

Gym 1

Tough

Milo's team hits Drizzile's weaknesses hard.

Even

Gossifleur

Lv 19

Grass

Regenerator

Magical LeafRoundRapid Spin

Risky

Eldegoss

Lv 20

Grass

Regenerator

Magical LeafLeafageRound

Stronger Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 1

Nessa

Gym 2

Even

Drizzile trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.

Risky

Goldeen

Lv 22

Water

Swift Swim

Water PulseWhirlpoolHorn AttackAgility

Even

Arrokuda

Lv 23

Water

Swift Swim

Aqua JetBiteWhirlpoolFury Attack

Even

Drednaw

Lv 24

WaterRock

Swift Swim

Razor ShellWater GunBiteHeadbutt

Also good Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 2

Kabu

Gym 3

Good

Drizzile has the type edge here and should clean up Kabu's team.

You Win

Ninetales

Lv 25

Fire

Flash Fire

Will O WispFire SpinQuick AttackEmber

You Win

Arcanine

Lv 25

Fire

Intimidate

Will O WispFlame WheelBiteAgility

You Win

Centiskorch

Lv 27

FireBug

Flash Fire

Flame WheelCoilBug BiteSmokescreen

Other strong Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 3

Bea

Gym 4

Even

Drizzile trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.

Even

Hitmontop

Lv 34

Fighting

Technician

Triple KickQuick AttackCounterRevenge

Even

Pangoro

Lv 34

FightingDark

Mold Breaker

Bullet PunchCircle ThrowNight SlashWork Up

Even

Sirfetchd

Lv 35

Fighting

Steadfast

DetectSwords DanceBrutal SwingRevenge

Even

Machamp

Lv 36

Fighting

Guts

Scary FaceRevengeKnock OffStrength

Also good Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 4

Opal

Gym 5

Good

Inteleon has the type edge here and should clean up Opal's team.

You Win

Weezing

Lv 36

Poison

Levitate

SludgeFairy WindTackle

You Win

Mawile

Lv 36

SteelFairy

Intimidate

Draining KissCrunchIron DefenseAstonish

Even

Togekiss

Lv 37

FairyFlying

Hustle

Air SlashDraining KissAncient Power

Even

Alcremie

Lv 38

Fairy

Sweet Veil

Draining KissAcid ArmorSweet Kiss

Other strong Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 5

Gordie

Gym 6

Good

Inteleon has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.

Even

Barbaracle

Lv 40

RockWater

Tough Claws

Shell SmashRock TombRazor Shell

You Win

Shuckle

Lv 40

BugRock

Contrary

Power SplitStone EdgeStruggle BugRock Tomb

You Win

Stonjourner

Lv 41

Rock

Power Spot

Stealth RockRock TombBody SlamWonder Room

Easy KO

Coalossal

Lv 42

RockFire

Steam Engine

Tar ShotStealth RockHeat CrashRock Tomb

Other strong Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 6

Piers

Gym 7

Good

Inteleon has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.

Even

Scrafty

Lv 44

DarkFighting

Intimidate

Fake OutSand AttackBrick BreakPayback

Easy KO

Malamar

Lv 45

DarkPsychic

Contrary

Night SlashFoul PlayPsycho CutPayback

Even

Skuntank

Lv 45

PoisonDark

Aftermath

Sucker PunchScreechToxicSnarl

Even

Obstagoon

Lv 46

DarkNormal

Reckless

ObstructThroat ChopCounterShadow Claw

Other strong Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 7

Raihan

Gym 8

Even

Inteleon trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.

You Win

Gigalith

Lv 46

Rock

Sand Stream

Stealth RockSand TombRock BlastBody Press

You Win

Flygon

Lv 47

GroundDragon

Levitate

Thunder PunchBreaking SwipeCrunchSteel Wing

You Win

Sandaconda

Lv 46

Ground

Sand Spit

ProtectGlareFire FangEarth Power

Risky

Duraludon

Lv 48

SteelDragon

Heavy Metal

Breaking SwipeBody PressStone EdgeIron Head

Also good Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 8

Bede

Gym 9

Even

Inteleon trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.

Even

Mawile

Lv 51

SteelFairy

Intimidate

Play RoughIron HeadCrunch

Even

Gardevoir

Lv 51

PsychicFairy

Synchronize

Dazzling GleamPsychicCalm MindWish

You Win

Rapidash

Lv 52

Fire

Pastel Veil

Psycho CutTake DownDazzling GleamQuick Attack

Even

Hatterene

Lv 53

PsychicFairy

Anticipation

PsychicDazzling GleamCalm MindMystical Fire

Also good Pokemon you can catch and use for Gym 9

Leon

Champion

Even

Inteleon trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.

You Win

Aegislash

Lv 62

SteelGhost

Stance Change

Kings ShieldShadow BallSacred SwordFlash Cannon

Risky

Dragapult

Lv 62

DragonGhost

Clear Body

Shadow BallFlamethrowerThunderboltDragon Breath

Risky

Haxorus

Lv 63

Dragon

Mold Breaker

Poison JabIron TailOutrageEarthquake

Even

Mr Rime

Lv 64

IcePsychic

Tangled Feet

Teeter DancePsychicFreeze DryThunderbolt

Risky

Inteleon

Lv 64

Water

Torrent

Snipe ShotDark PulseMud ShotTearful Look

You Win

Charizard

Lv 65

FireFlying

Blaze

Fire BlastAir SlashSolar BeamAncient Power

Also good Pokemon you can catch and use for Champion

Starter

Starter Pokemon

Type

Water

Tier

Sobble is available as a starter at Lv 5.

View Sobble locations

Evolve Drizzile to Inteleon

Level 35

Type

Water

Tier

Your Drizzile should hit Level 35 before you reach Opal, at typical leveling pace.

How to Get Sobble in Sword & Shield

Sobble can't be caught in Sword & Shield. Transfer Sobble from Scarlet & Violet and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Sobble in SwSh

Step 1Sobble ✓
BREEDING
Available
Leave Drizzile with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Sobble egg.
LATER APPEARANCE
from Scarlet & Violet
Not Tradeable
Appears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Savanna Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Train until Level 16 to evolve into Drizzile
Step 2Evolve into Drizzile
Train until Level 35 to evolve into Inteleon
Step 3Evolve into Inteleon

Sobble Weakness

Sobble is weak to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

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

What is Sobble Weak Against

Good

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Sobble Strong Against

3Strong

3Resisted

0Immune

Score0

2xStrong

Fire Ground Rock

½xResisted

Water Grass Dragon

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Sobble

Heliolisk ElectricNormal	B
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 177-209%KO Solar Beam 2x 158-186%KO View Heliolisk builds →
Exeggutor GrassPsychic	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 265-312%KO View Exeggutor builds →
Maractus Grass	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 231-272%KO View Maractus builds →
Leafeon Grass	B
TM Move Moves Solar BladeTM12 Damage vs Sobble Solar Blade 2x 247-291%KO View Leafeon builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Move Moves Petal DanceLv. 1 Damage vs Sobble Petal Dance 2x 239-281%KO View Lilligant builds →

Sobble Evolutions

Sobble is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Drizzile first, then eventually reaches Inteleon. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#816Sobble

Level 16

#817Drizzile

Level 35

#818Inteleon

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Sobble

Water

Drizzile

Water

Inteleon

Water

65+15

70+5

ATK

60+20

85+25

DEF

55+15

65+10

SP.ATK

95+25

125+30

SP.DEF

55+15

65+10

SPE

90+20

120+30

BST

310C-Tier

420C-Tier+110

530B-Tier+110

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed Sobble easily with 152 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Double Team and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Field Water 1

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

SwSh Sobble Best Moveset

Water pre-evo with AbilitySniper from the hidden slot boosting critical hit damage. 70 Sp. Atk at 70 Speed can't do anything competitive. The moveset is non-functional. Two evolutions from Inteleon's C-tier 125 Sp. Atk and 120 Speed.

Best Build

Experimental

Screens Setter

Sobble best EVs are HP and Speed

EVs

SpD

Spe

Screens Setter Moveset

SubstituteUtility
SurfSTAB
HazeUtility
ReflectUtility

Recommended Teammates

InteleonExcellent

DrizzileExcellent

SobbleDecent

Moves List

Breeding opens up real options for Sobble. Aqua Jet and Aqua Ring come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Muddy Water and Surf and Normal and Dark coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 6

Water Gun

D6010025Water

Lv 8

Bind

—158520Normal

Lv 12

Water Pulse

C9010020Water

Lv 17

Tearful Look

A——20Normal

Lv 20

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 24

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Lv 28

Liquidation

D12710010Water

Lv 32

Soak

D—10020Water

Lv 36

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

A—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TM52

Bounce

D85855Flying

TM45

Dive

D12010010Water

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM17

Light Screen

A——30Psychic

TR98

Liquidation

D12710010Water

TM53

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TR45

Muddy Water

C1358510Water

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM18

Reflect

A——20Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

D5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

A——10Normal

TR04

Surf

A13510015Water

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM56

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM46

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

TM36

Whirlpool

D528515Water

TR85

Work Up

A——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Jet+1

D6010020Water

Egg

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Egg

Double Team

D——15Normal

Egg

Fell Stinger

D5010025Bug

Egg

Haze

A——30Ice

Egg

Ice Shard+1

D4010030Ice

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Tutor Moves

Sobble can't learn any Tutor moves

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack40

Defense40

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def40

Speed70

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight4.0 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Torrent

Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

SniperHidden Ability

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe+1

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entry

When scared, this Pokémon cries. Its tears pack the chemical punch of 100 onions, and attackers won’t be able to resist weeping.

When it gets wet, its skin changes color, and this Pokémon becomes invisible as if it were camouflaged.

Sobble Sword & Shield Guide

In Sword & Shield, Sobble does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Drizzile before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Introduced in Sword & Shield, Sobble has appeared in 2 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

Roselia GrassPoison	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 213-252%KO View Roselia builds →
Raichu Electric	C
Available Move Moves ThunderboltLv. 1 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 150-177%KO View Raichu builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 150-177%KO View Lombre builds →
Jolteon Electric	B
TM Move Moves Volt SwitchTM80 Damage vs Sobble Volt Switch 2x 136-161%KO View Jolteon builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 171-204%KO View Oddish builds →

Eldegoss Grass	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 172-203%KO View Eldegoss builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 208-245%KO View Roselia builds →
Vikavolt BugElectric	B
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 211-249%KO Solar Beam 2x 185-218%KO View Vikavolt builds →
Raichu Electric	C
Available Move Moves ThunderboltLv. 1 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 145-171%KO View Raichu builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 183-217%KO View Gloom builds →

Eldegoss Grass	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 172-204%KO View Eldegoss builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 204-242%KO View Roselia builds →
Vikavolt BugElectric	B
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 208-246%KO Solar Beam 2x 186-219%KO View Vikavolt builds →
Cherrim Grass	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 183-217%KO View Cherrim builds →
Raichu Electric	C
Available Move Moves ThunderboltLv. 1 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 142-167%KO View Raichu builds →

Maractus Grass	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 225-265%KO View Maractus builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves ThunderboltLv. 36 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 98-116%KO View Pikachu builds →
Vikavolt BugElectric	B
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 219-258%KO Solar Beam 2x 194-228%KO View Vikavolt builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 213-252%KO View Roselia builds →
Ludicolo WaterGrass	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 195-229%KO View Ludicolo builds →

Maractus Grass	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 226-266%KO View Maractus builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves ThunderboltLv. 36 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 97-114%KO View Pikachu builds →
Vikavolt BugElectric	B
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Thunderbolt 2x 221-260%KO Solar Beam 2x 194-229%KO View Vikavolt builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 212-251%KO View Roselia builds →
Ludicolo WaterGrass	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Sobble Solar Beam 2x 197-232%KO View Ludicolo builds →

Settings

Sobble Sword & Shield

Is Sobble Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?

How to Get Sobble in Sword & Shield

How to Obtain Sobble in SwSh

Sobble Weakness

What is Sobble Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Sobble

Sobble Evolutions

How to Evolve

Breeding

SwSh Sobble Best Moveset

Best Build

Moves List

How to Read the Moves Table

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Visual Signals

CAT (Category)

Tier (S to D)

PWR (Power)

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Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Base Stats

Sobble Sword & Shield Guide