
Is Spewpa Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Spewpa is a breed-only middle stage. Evolve to Vivillon or skip the whole chain.
Ilima's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spewpa here.
Vivillon has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Vivillon has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
Vivillon trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Vivillon has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Vivillon trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Vivillon trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Vivillon trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Vivillon has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Vivillon has the type edge here and should clean up Totem Kommo-o's team.
Vivillon has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Vivillon has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Olivia's team hits Vivillon's weaknesses hard.
Vivillon trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Vivillon's weaknesses hard.
Spewpa cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 9.
Your Spewpa should hit Level 12 before you reach Hala, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Spewpa in Sun & Moon
Spewpa can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Transfer Scatterbug from X & Y, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, or Legends: Z-A and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Spewpa in SM
Step 1Obtain ScatterbugBREEDINGAvailableLeave Spewpa with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Scatterbug egg.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Hau'oli City · Island Scan; Thursday, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 2. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · South Province (Area One). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: Z-ANot TradeableAppears in Legends: Z-A via Overworld · Wild Zone 1. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Spewpa ✓
Step 3Evolve into Vivillon
Spewpa Weakness
Fire, Flying, and Rock moves hit Spewpa for super-effective damage. Spewpa's physical bulk (base 60 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Ground |
What is Spewpa Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Spewpa
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Salamence builds →Fly 2x165-194%KO Rock Slide 2x91-107%KO Fire Fang 2x81-96% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x83-100%KO Acrobatics 2x50-59% | ||
Trumbeak Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Trumbeak builds →Pluck 2x80-94% Rock Blast 2x24-30% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Salamence builds →Fly 2x153-181%KO Rock Slide 2x88-103%KO Fire Fang 2x76-90% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Fletchinder builds →Acrobatics 2x60-72% Ember 2x57-67% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x78-93% Acrobatics 2x47-55% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Salamence builds →Fly 2x157-186%KO Rock Slide 2x86-102%KO Fire Fang 2x75-89% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Fletchinder builds →Acrobatics 2x60-71% Flame Charge 2x56-67% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Salamence builds →Fly 2x158-187%KO Rock Slide 2x88-104%KO Fire Fang 2x75-90% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x167-197%KO Overheat 2x156-184%KO Smack Down 2x56-67% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Ninetales Fire | C | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x272-321%KO Rock Tomb 2x48-57% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x305-359%KO Acrobatics 2x36-44% | ||
Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x161-191%KO Overheat 2x148-175%KO Smack Down 2x54-65% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Ninetales Fire | C | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x263-309%KO Rock Tomb 2x46-54% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x360-424%KO Rock Slide 2x61-72% Aerial Ace 2x49-59% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x290-341%KO Stone Edge 2x111-131%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x318-375%KO Acrobatics 2x38-45% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x202-238%KO Head Smash 2x169-199%KO | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x327-386%KO Fire Blast 2x118-139%KO | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x369-434%KO Rock Slide 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
In Sun & Moon, Terrakion can KO Spewpa with Stone Edge (186-219%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (294-346%). Talonflame's Flare Blitz also KOs at 126-148%.
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Terrakion builds →Close Combat55-65% Stone Edge 2x186-219%KO Earthquake31-36% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Charizard builds →Air Slash 2x201-236%KO Flamethrower 2x241-284%KO Fire Blast 2x294-346%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Spewpa View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x126-148%KO | ||
Spewpa Evolutions
Spewpa sits between Scatterbug and Vivillon in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. So far, Defense got the biggest boost (+20 from Scatterbug). The final form adds another 198 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SM Spewpa Best Moveset
Bug cocoon at 22 Sp. Atk with AbilityShed Skin clearing status. The moveset has no competitive function. Vivillon one evolution away adds MoveSleep Powder at boosted accuracy.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Iron Defense
- Electroweb
- Harden
- Bug Bite
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug Bite for Spewpa, with Normal coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Spewpa Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, For a casual playthrough, Spewpa works as a placeholder. Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Vivillon. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Spewpa has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Spewpa 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 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