Mixed
Balanced
60Speed · Below Avg

Pawmi Best Moveset

Electric at 50 Attack and 60 Speed. AbilityIron Fist boosts punch moves. Baby stats across the board. The moveset is two evolutions from Pawmot's Electric/Fighting TermStab at 115 Attack. AbilityNatural Cure clears status on the switch.

Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AF

Pawmi was a niche pick at best in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A), rarely seen in standard play. This was Pawmi's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Static with Punchingglove, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
TM127
Play Rough
Fairy90COMMONCoverage
Egg
Mach Punch
Fighting40COMMONCoverage
Lv 23
Spark
Electric65COMMONSTAB
TM108
Crunch
Dark80COMMONCoverage
TM126
Thunderbolt
Electric90RARESTAB
Lv 12
Nuzzle
Electric20RARESTAB
TM25
Facade
Normal70RARECoverage
Egg
Fake Out
Normal40RARECoverage

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Static
Item
Punching Glove
Best Nature for Pawmi

Pawmi best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • Play Rough
  • Mach Punch
  • SparkSTAB
  • CrunchCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Pawmi Weakness

Ground moves hit Pawmi for super-effective damage. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Pawmi Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground
0.5x (Resist)Electric, Flying, Steel

What is Pawmi Weak Against

Good
1Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None

What is Pawmi Strong Against

2Strong
3Resisted
1Immune
Score-2
2xStrong
0xImmune

Best Pokemon Against Pawmi

Garchomp can KO Pawmi with Earthquake (363-427%).

Evolution

Pawmi is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Pawmo first, then eventually reaches Pawmot. For breeding, quick to hatch with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 250 total stats over Pawmi. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Pawmi
#921Pawmi
18
Level 18
Pawmo
#922Pawmo
Walk 1,000 Steps
Pawmot
#923Pawmot
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Pawmi
Electric
Pawmo
ElectricFighting
Pawmot
ElectricFighting
HP
45
60+15
70+10
ATK
50
75+25
115+40
DEF
20
40+20
70+30
SP.ATK
40
50+10
70+20
SP.DEF
25
40+15
60+20
SPE
60
85+25
105+20
BST
240C-Tier
350C-Tier+110
490B-Tier+140
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Pawmi easily with 278 breeding partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy

How to Get Pawmi

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moderate rates across 48 locations for Pawmi in early-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Where To Catch Pawmi in SV

The path to Pawmi starts with Pawmi at Lv. 2-58 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Pawmi
    Step 1Pawmi
    South Province (Area One) - Grass
    Lv.2-12Overworld
    Rate 3%
    South Province (Area Three) - Grass
    Lv.2-12Overworld
    Rate 3%
    South Province (Area Three) - Rocky
    Lv.2-12Overworld
    Rate 3%
    East Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    Glaseado Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    North Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Five) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Four) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Six) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Two) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    West Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    Asado Desert - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    East Province (Area One) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    East Province (Area Three) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    East Province (Area Two) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    North Province (Area Three) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    South Province (Area Five) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    South Province (Area Four) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    South Province (Area Two) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    The Pokémon League - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    West Province (Area One) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    West Province (Area Three) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    West Province (Area Two) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
  2. Pawmo
    Step 2Catch or Evolve into Pawmo
    East Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    Glaseado Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    North Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Five) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Four) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Six) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Two) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    West Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 6%
    Asado Desert - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    East Province (Area One) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    East Province (Area Three) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    East Province (Area Two) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    North Province (Area Three) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    South Province (Area Five) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    South Province (Area Four) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    South Province (Area One) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    South Province (Area Three) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    South Province (Area Two) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    The Pokémon League - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    West Province (Area One) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    West Province (Area Three) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    West Province (Area Two) - Grass
    Lv.18-58Overworld
    Rate 4%
    or evolve from Pawmi (Step 1)
  3. Pawmot
    Step 3Evolve into Pawmot
    BREEDING
    Available
    Leave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Pawmot egg.

Base Stats

Pawmi's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Defense trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP45
D
Attack50
D
Defense20
F
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def25
F
Speed60
C
Total240
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.3 m
Weight2.5 kg
Base XP48
Abilities
Static
Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
Natural Cure
Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.
Iron FistHidden Ability
Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entry

The pads of its paws are electricity-discharging organs. Pawmi fires electricity from its forepaws while standing unsteadily on its hind legs.

Pokemon Violet

Pawmi Guide

  • Pawmi does the job early-game if you need a Electric type on your team. Evolve it into Pawmo before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Pawmi has appeared in 1 games across 2 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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