Is Gulpin Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Poison from Hoenn. Swalot at 26 has decent HP. AbilityLiquid Ooze damages drain users. Sinnoh has Toxicroak and Drapion covering Poison natively.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Gulpin in the Great Marsh (walking, Lv 22-26, uncommon). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22PoisonSludgePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- LV 39PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 54PoisonGunk ShotPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Gulpin to Swalot
Gulpin evolves into Swalot at Level 26. Your Gulpin should hit Level 26 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 45PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 66PoisonGunk ShotPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Gulpin in Diamond & Pearl
Gulpin roams the Great Marsh as an uncommon walking catch in the low 20s, but only after the National Dex opens the postgame rotation. That Marsh slot is the one place it appears in Sinnoh.
Wild Gulpin may be holding when caught:
Big Pearl (5% chance) A quite-large pearl that sparkles in a pretty silver color. It can be sold at a high price to shops.1 location to catch Gulpin
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Where To Catch Gulpin in DP
- Step 2Evolve into SwalotBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Gulpin egg.
Bring the right balls: check Gulpin catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Gulpin in Diamond & Pearl
Gulpin breeds up a shiny best, so pair it with a foreign Ditto for the 1 in 1,638 Masuda rate. Compare Shiny Gulpin odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Gulpin Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Gulpin in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Bronzor builds →Dream Eater 2x53-63% Earthquake 2x35-42% | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Lunatone builds →Dream Eater 2x125-148%KO Earthquake 2x56-66% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gulpin View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x120-142%KO Earthquake 2x73-86% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing | ||
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 take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 165 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Gulpin easily with 31 breeding partners from the Amorphous egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Curse, Destiny Bond and 3 more to offspring.
DP Gulpin Best Moveset
Poison typing at stats in the 40-70 range. AbilityLiquid Ooze punishes HP-draining moves, but the moveset has nothing offensive to work with. Evolve to Swalot.
Best Build
Gulpin best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Bulky Support Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Protect
- Acid Armor
- Amnesia
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 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Gunk Shot and Sludge Bomb.
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
30 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Almost all its body is its stomach. Its harsh digestive juices quickly dissolve anything it swallows.
Gulpin Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Gulpin in Diamond & Pearl can hold Big Pearl (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Big Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Gulpin has 302 BST and evolves into Swalot. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Gulpin is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Gulpin becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Gulpin spans 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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