Is Gulpin Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 110. Poison-type with AbilityLiquid Ooze which damages drain-move users. Swalot at 26 has decent HP but low offensive stats. Poison doesn't threaten Hoenn's gyms. Swalot absorbs hits without dealing much back. Not a team player.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Gulpin's defenses.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with 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 Wallace's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
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.
Steven's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
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 10Abandoned Ship
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 28PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 39PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
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
- LV 26NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- LV 48PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Gulpin in Ruby & Sapphire
Uncommon and pinned to one route at levels 12 to 13, Gulpin doesn't wander at all. That makes it a trivial find once you know which patch of grass to stand in.
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 RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Gulpin in Ruby & Sapphire
Gulpin creeps through the grass of Route 110, so comb that route and inspect each wild one for a shiny. Compare Shiny Gulpin odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire 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.
RS Gulpin Best Moveset
Poison pre-evolution heading toward Swalot. AbilitySticky Hold prevents item removal and AbilityLiquid Ooze punishes drain moves. Stats too low for competitive play.
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 8 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
Virtually all of GULPIN’s body is its stomach. As a result, it can swallow something its own size. This POKéMON’s stomach contains a special fluid that digests anything.
Most of GULPIN’s body is made up of its stomach - its heart and brain are very small in comparison. This POKéMON’s stomach contains special enzymes that dissolve anything.
Gulpin Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Yes. Wild Gulpin in Ruby & Sapphire 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.
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
Winds & Waves
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