Is Gulpin Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Route 110 Poison. AbilityLiquid Ooze damages anyone who drains HP from Gulpin. Swalot at 26 has decent HP but low offense. Poison typing doesn't threaten any of Emerald's gym leaders or E4 members. Absorbs hits without purpose.
Gulpin resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up 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 Juan's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
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.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Gulpin on Route 110 (walking, Lv 12-13, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 14PoisonSludgePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- LV 28PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Norman
- TUTORNormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Pacifidlog Town
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 39PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Evolve Gulpin to Swalot
Gulpin evolves into Swalot at Level 26. Your Gulpin should hit Level 26 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26PoisonSludgePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TUTORNormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Pacifidlog Town
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 48PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Gulpin in Emerald
Gulpin sits on Route 110 as an uncommon level 12 to 13 catch, sharing that early grass with the electric mice. The one route is its only spot in Emerald, so the stomach Pokemon is a quick mid-game pickup near Mauville.
Wild Gulpin may be holding when caught:
Big Pearl (5% chance) A lovely large pearl that would sell at a high price.1 location to catch Gulpin
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2Where To Catch Gulpin in E
- Step 1Gulpin ✓
- 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 Emerald Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Gulpin in Emerald
Gulpin squats in the grass of Route 110 at a moderate rate; grind encounters along the Cycling Road stretch until the shiny stomach Pokemon oozes into view. Compare Shiny Gulpin odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Gulpin Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Gulpin Weak Against
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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 22 breeding partners from the Amorphous egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Dream Eater, Pain Split and 1 more to offspring.
E Gulpin Best Moveset
Drain moves backfire against Gulpin thanks to AbilityLiquid Ooze, but the stats offer nothing competitive. The moveset should focus on leveling toward Swalot.
Best Build
Gulpin best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Explosion
- Toxic
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power Ground
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Gulpin gets Acid Armor and Dream Eater exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 11 types rounds out the picture alongside Sludge Bomb and Sludge.
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
22 of 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This POKéMON’s stomach fluid can even digest scrap iron. In one gulp, it can swallow something that is as large as itself.
Gulpin Emerald Guide
Yes. Wild Gulpin in Emerald 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.
For Emerald, 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 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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