Sawk punches above its weight class thanks to Mold Breaker. It ignores opposing abilities when attacking, which is enough to make up for stats that don't impress on their own. Only weak to Flying and Psychic. Known as the Karate Pokemon.
The stat bars tell the story: Attack carries everything and Sp. Atk's dead weight. But this Karate Pokemon still yields 2 Attack EVs per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
The sound of Sawk punching boulders and trees can be heard all the way from the mountains where they train.
Tying their belts gets them pumped and makes their punches more destructive. Disturbing their training angers them.
Sawk Weakness
AvgSawk's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying and Psychic moves. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Sawk can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What you see is what you get. Sawk sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and plenty of partners from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time.
How to Evolve
Breed Sawk with 53 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group.
Ground coverage gives Sawk answers even while choice-locked. Choice Scarf provides speed patching through item lock, and max Attack and Speed EVs with Mold Breaker mean every prediction that lands hits hard.
Best Build
Best Sawk Moveset
- Close Combat
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Sawk's Normal and Ground coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Close Combat and Focus Blast for same-type damage. Close Combat and Earthquake are the payoff moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Sawk appears at decent spawn rates across 11 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations
walking encounters for Sawk across 11 spots at Lv. 12-59. The catch is that Black and White don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.
Sawk looks average on paper at 465 BST. But Mold Breaker is why it sees play — build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier cannon on our tier list.
Sawk doesn't evolve and has no evolutionary line. It's a Fighting-type Pokemon with a 465 base stat total.
Sawk gets Mold Breaker, Sturdy, and Inner Focus. But Mold Breaker is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Sawk is a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 85 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. Fits the cannon role.
Sawk appears in 8 games, including Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, and X & Y.
Since Black & White, Sawk has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Sawk has appeared steadily across every generation since.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBWDebut
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A