Is Sawk Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only in Omega Ruby. Fighting with 125 Attack and AbilitySturdy guaranteeing one hit survived. Faster and more offensive than Throh. Handles Norman and Sidney aggressively rather than defensively.
Sawk resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Sawk resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Sawk resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Sawk has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Sawk has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Sawk has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Sawk has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Sawk has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Sawk resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Sawk trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Sawk has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Sawk has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Sawk has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Sawk on Route 112 (walking, Lv 17, common). DexNav.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Sawk Locations
Easy grab on Sawk with high spawn rates across 2 locations in mid-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Best Locations to Catch Sawk in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Sawk Weakness
Sawk's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Sawk can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Sawk Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Sawk
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x105-124%KO Draining Kiss 2x60-71% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latios builds →Psychic 2x110-129%KO Fly 2x55-65% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latias builds →Psychic 2x94-112%KO Fly 2x50-59% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x105-124%KO Draining Kiss 2x60-71% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latios builds →Psychic 2x108-128%KO Fly 2x54-63% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x140-165%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x93-110%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latias builds →Psychic 2x93-110%KO Fly 2x49-57% | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x113-132%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x84-99% Air Slash 2x71-84% Dazzling Gleam 2x50-59% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latios builds →Psychic 2x106-125%KO Fly 2x53-62% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x137-162%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x91-108%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latias builds →Psychic 2x94-110%KO Fly 2x47-56% | ||
Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x108-127%KO | ||
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x82-97% Air Slash 2x69-82% Dazzling Gleam 2x49-58% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x120-141%KO Fly 2x53-62% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x103-122%KO Fly 2x48-56% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x188-222%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x138-163%KO Moonblast 2x110-129%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Talonflame's Flare Blitz hits Sawk for 62-73%.
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sawk View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz62-73% | ||
Sawk Evolutions
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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Sawk with 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group.
ORAS Sawk Best Moveset
125 Attack at 85 Speed fires Fighting TermStab at enormous power. AbilitySturdy survives one hit from full HP. AbilityMold Breaker as a hidden ability ignores abilities. The moveset earns B-tier through raw Attack at decent Speed, though mono-Fighting limits coverage.
Best Build
Sawk best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Close Combat
- Ice Punch
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Focus Punch and Close Combat for the basics, but Sawk's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Normal and Ground hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping.
Tying their belts gets them pumped and makes their punches more destructive. Disturbing their training angers them.
Sawk Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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. Close Combat with Salacberry is the standard set.
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. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the cannon role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Close Combat, Icepunch, Poisonjab, and Knock Off on Sawk. Close Combat is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the cannon role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
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.
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 5BWDebut
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 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