Is Poipole Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Poipole is available through transfer or trade. Poison Ultra Beast evolving into Naganadel via Dragon Pulse. AbilityBeast Boost. Transfer-only in Galar. Naganadel's 127 Special Attack and 121 Speed are strong, but access is extremely limited.
Naganadel resists most of Milo's coverage and hits back hard.
Naganadel has the type edge here and should clean up Nessa's team.
Naganadel has the type edge here and should clean up Kabu's team.
Naganadel has the type edge here and should clean up Bea's team.
Naganadel trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Naganadel trades roughly evenly with Gordie's team.
Naganadel has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Naganadel trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Naganadel trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Naganadel trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
How to Get Poipole in Sword & Shield
Poipole isn't available in the wild in Sword & Shield. Start by transferring Poipole from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. The evolution path from Poipole to Poipole is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Poipole in SwSh
- Step 1Poipole ✓LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Gift · Ultra Megalopolis · Gift from Ultra Recon Squad. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Naganadel
Poipole Weakness
Poipole's Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground and Psychic. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Poipole's Poison typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
What is Poipole Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Poipole
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Bronzong builds →Extrasensory 2x72-86% Bulldoze 2x40-48% | ||
 Indeedee PsychicNormal | C | |
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Solosis builds →Future Sight 2x135-160%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Musharna Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Musharna builds →Future Sight 2x139-164%KO | ||
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Bronzong builds →Extrasensory 2x74-88% Bulldoze 2x41-48% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x110-129%KO Bulldoze 2x41-48% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x159-188%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x154-182%KO | ||
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x159-188%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x110-129%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x159-188%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x154-182%KO | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x159-188%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x110-129%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x159-188%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x154-182%KO | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x159-188%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Hatterene's Psyshock hits Poipole for 55-65%.
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Landorus builds →Rock Slide26-31% | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Poipole View Hatterene builds →Psyshock 2x55-65% | ||
Poipole Evolutions
A Poison type with 420 stats, Poipole has a chain leading to Naganadel. Breeding won't work. The evolved forms gain up to 120 total stats over Poipole. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SwSh Poipole Best Moveset
73 across every stat on a Poison pre-evo. AbilityBeast Boost raises the highest stat after each KO but there's nothing to KO with. The moveset is non-functional. Evolve into Naganadel for Poison/Dragon typing, 127 Sp. Atk, and 121 Speed at S-tier.
Best Build
Poipole best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Dragon Pulse
- Gunk Shot
- Toxic
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Poipole learns Gunk Shot and Iron Tail naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Dragon and Flying coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.
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
Poipole Sword & Shield Guide
At 420 BST, Poipole is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Naganadel before bringing it to any serious fight.
Beast Boost raises this Pokémon's highest stat by one stage when it faints another Pokémon. That's the one you want on Poipole. It's the only ability Poipole has.
Poipole is a mixed attacker with base 73 Attack and 73 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 73 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Poipole works as a placeholder. Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Naganadel. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Sun & Moon, Poipole has been obtainable in 2 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Poipole has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 7SMDebut
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