Is Swalot Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityLiquid Ooze punishes MoveLeech Seed and drain moves. Swalot is bulky with terrible Speed and mediocre offense. Can take hits from Norman's team but can't deal meaningful damage back. A punching bag that doesn't punch.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Gulpin resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's typing presses Gulpin's defenses.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Catch Gulpin on Route 110 (walking, Lv 12-13, uncommon).
- LV 14PoisonSludge98100%20
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 28PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- LV 39PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
Your Gulpin should hit Level 26 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26PoisonSludge98100%20
- LV 26NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 48PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
How to Get Swalot in Ruby & Sapphire
Can't catch Swalot directly. Start with Gulpin at decent rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 26. The 2-stage line from Gulpin to Swalot is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Swalot in RS
Step 1Catch GulpinRoute 110Lv.12-13GrassRate 15%
Step 2Swalot ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Swalot egg.
Swalot Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Swalot for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. With 100 HP and balanced defenses, Swalot can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Swalot Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Swalot
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x111-130%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Metang SteelPsychic | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Metang builds →Earthquake 2x41-49% Psychic 2x43-51% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latios builds →Psychic 2x85-101%KO Earthquake 2x46-55% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latias builds →Psychic 2x74-87% Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x65-76% Psychic 2x66-77% | ||
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x109-128%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemPetayaberry NatureModest Moves View Grovyle builds →
| ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Tangela builds →Giga Drain11-13% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMinus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Minun builds →Thunderbolt15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Houndour builds →Pursuit8-10% Fire Blast23-27% Crunch17-20% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPoison Point ItemMysticwater NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Seadra builds →Ice Beam25-30% Surf25-30% Hydro Pump31-36% | ||
Swalot Evolutions
Swalot is what Gulpin becomes. Breed it for Gulpin eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Gulpin pushed Swalot to 467 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Swalot to get Gulpin eggs easily using 22 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Acid Armor, Dream Eater, Pain Split and 1 more.
RS Swalot Best Moveset
MoveSludge Bomb for Poison TermStab and MoveEarthquake for coverage. AbilitySticky Hold protects Held ItemLeftovers from removal, and AbilityLiquid Ooze damages opponents using drain moves. Item security on a Poison tank with anti-drain utility.
Best Build
Swalot best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Explosion
- Fire Punch
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Swalot misses out on Acid Armor and Dream Eater. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sludge Bomb and Sludge, 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
When SWALOT spots prey, it spurts out a hideously toxic fluid from its pores and sprays the target. Once the prey has weakened, this POKéMON gulps it down whole with its cavernous mouth.
SWALOT has no teeth, so what it eats, it swallows whole, no matter what. Its cavernous mouth yawns widely. An automobile tire could easily fit inside this POKéMON’s mouth.
Swalot Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, Swalot brings 467 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Ruby & Sapphire's meta. Sludge Bomb with Leftovers is the standard set.
Liquid Ooze damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal. That's the one you want on Swalot. Sticky Hold works too if your team needs something different.
Swalot is a physical attacker with base 73 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Ruby & Sapphire, run Sludge Bomb, Explosion, Firepunch, and Body Slam on Swalot. Sludge Bomb is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Swalot appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 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