Strong point: HP — higher than 87% of species. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 65% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 2 weaknesses and 5 resistances.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: HP.
Defense and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (73) and Sp. Atk (73) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 5
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 | #096 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #101 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Kalos | #099 | X / Y |
| Paldea | #140 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Hyperspace | #093 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Liquid Ooze Damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal.
- Sticky Hold Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.
- Gluttony Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
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.
Rank 242 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.03% of teams.
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
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.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Swalot takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Swalot appeared — one from each release.
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.
TCG cards (7)
All Swalot cards →Swalot has 7 cards in 7 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 57 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.
Kalos
Moves (90)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (69 via TM/TR, 30 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80% | 5 |
| 1 | Poison Gas | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 40 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Wring Out | Normal | Special | — | 100% | 5 |
| 1 | Yawn | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 17 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 20 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 5 |
| 25 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 26 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 |
| 30 | Spit Up | Normal | Special | — | 100% | 10 |
| 30 | Stockpile | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Swallow | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 37 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 42 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 49 | Belch | Poison | Special | 120 | 90% | 10 |
| 54 | Pain Split | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |