Pokédex · III (Hoenn)

Swampert#260

Strong point: Attack — higher than 83% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 1 weakness, 4 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Grass type — damage from it is quadrupled.

Swampert
Shiny version
Water Ground
Height: 1.5 m (4′11″) Weight: 81.9 kg (180.6 lbs)

Base stats

HP
100
87%
Atk
110
83%
Def
90
73%
SpA
85
69%
SpD
90
77%
Spe
60
40%
TOTAL
535
85%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: HP.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (110) is 25 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 4

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Hoenn #009 Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald , Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Blueberry Academy #190 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
Hyperspace #047 Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension
Pokémon Champions #260 Champions

Abilities

  • Torrent Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
  • Damp Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 148 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.17% of teams.

Tera Type Fire 50.4% Steel 18.3% Water 11.9% Poison 6.4% Fairy 4.8% Grass 4%
EV spreads Careful · 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Atk 51.1% Careful · 252 SpD / 248 HP / 8 Atk 10.2% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Def 8.6% Adamant · 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def 6.8% Sassy · 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def 6.5%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

SWAMPERT is very strong. It has enough power to easily drag a boulder weighing more than a ton. This POKéMON also has powerful vision that lets it see even in murky water.

Habitat: Water's Edge Egg Group: Monster Egg Group: Water 1 Gender: 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 241

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Swampert takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Grass ×4
Resistant to Fire ×½ Poison ×½ Rock ×½ Steel ×½
Immune to Electric ×0

How it was drawn

2002–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Swampert appeared — one from each release.

Gen 3 2002
Swampert in Ruby / Sapphire
Ruby / Sapphire
Swampert in Emerald
Emerald
Gen 4 2006
Swampert in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Swampert in Platinum
Platinum
Swampert in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Swampert in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Swampert in X / Y
X / Y
Swampert in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Swampert in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Swampert in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Swampert — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Swampert — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Swampert — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (14)

All Swampert cards →

Swampert has 14 cards in 10 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 177 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (1)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (91 via TM/TR, 15 via Egg, 37 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40
1 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10
1 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15
1 Mud Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10
1 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15
1 Surf Water Special 90 100% 15
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
9 Rock Throw Rock Physical 50 90% 15
12 Foresight Normal Status — — 40
12 Protect Normal Status — — 10
15 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20
18 Bide Normal Physical — — 10
20 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20
22 Mud Bomb Ground Special 65 85% 10
25 Mud Sport Ground Status — — 15
25 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10
30 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
35 Amnesia Psychic Status — — 20
42 Muddy Water Water Special 90 85% 10
49 Screech Normal Status — 85% 40
56 Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5
63 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5