Is Gulpin Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Poison with AbilityLiquid Ooze. Breed-only. Swalot at level 26 is a bulk Poison option but Garbodor and Scolipede outperform it natively.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Chili's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Cress's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Lenora's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's Pokemon outpace and outclass Gulpin here.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Brycen's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Shauntal's Pokemon outpace and outclass Gulpin here.
Grimsley's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Caitlin's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Marshal's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Alder's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Gulpin 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.
How to Get Gulpin in Black & White
Gulpin isn't available in the wild in Black & White. Start by transferring Gulpin from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Scarlet & Violet. The evolution path from Gulpin to Gulpin is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Gulpin in BW
Step 1Gulpin ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Swalot with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Gulpin egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 110. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Route 110. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Great Marsh · Post-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Great Marsh · Post-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 3 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 5 · Horde battle. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Swalot
Gulpin Weakness
Gulpin is weak to Ground and Psychic. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Gulpin Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Gulpin
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
 Drilbur Ground | C | |
 Hippopotas Ground | C | |
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x156-183%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x134-158%KO Earthquake 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x106-125%KO Earthquake 2x78-92% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Obtain MethodAbundant Shrine Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x155-183%KO Psychic 2x87-102%KO | ||
In Black & White, Excadrill can KO Gulpin with Earthquake (200-235%). Gardevoir threatens a KO with Psychic (89-105%).
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x200-235%KO Rapid Spin33-40% Rock Slide50-59% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x89-105%KO Focus Blast20-23% Shadow Ball26-31% | ||
Gulpin Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Gulpin grows into Swalot through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 165 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Gulpin easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Curse, Destiny Bond and 4 more to offspring.
BW Gulpin Best Moveset
Poison pre-evolution at 70 HP with AbilityLiquid Ooze damaging opponents who drain HP from it. AbilitySticky Hold prevents item theft. The moveset has defensive tricks but can't threaten with 43 in both offenses. Swalot one evolution away.
Best Build
Gulpin best EVs are Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Swallow
- Stockpile
- Encore
- Spit Up
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Gulpin gets Acid Armor and Curse exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Gunk Shot and Sludge Wave.
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
Almost all its body is its stomach. Its harsh digestive juices quickly dissolve anything it swallows.
Gulpin Black & White Guide
For Black & White, you can run Gulpin through the first few routes without issues. 302 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Swalot as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Gulpin spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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