What does Sewaddle evolve into?

Sewaddle becomes Swadloon at level 20, then Leavanny by leveling up. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Sewaddle evolve?

Sewaddle evolves into Swadloon at level 20. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

Should I use Sewaddle?

In Black & White, Sewaddle does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Swadloon before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Sewaddle?

Sewaddle is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Sewaddle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

42Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Sewaddle's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Defense EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack53

Defense70

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def60

Speed42

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

OvercoatHA

Protects against damage from weather.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Leavanny dress it in clothes they made for it when it hatched. It hides its head in its hood while it is sleeping.

Sewaddle Weakness

Sewaddle is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Bug, and Rock. Watch out for Fire and Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Sewaddle Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fire, Flying
2x (Weak)	Ice, Poison, Bug, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-9

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Fire Flying

2xWeak

Ice Poison Bug Rock

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass Ground

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Psychic Dark Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Sewaddle in Black & White (Best Counters)

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Sewaddle Wing Attack 4x 170-200%KO Pluck 4x 170-200%KO Ancient Power 2x 72-85% Rock Throw 2x 72-85% View Archen builds →
Tranquill NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Air Cutter 4x 110-130%KO Gust 4x 75-90% View Tranquill builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Sewaddle Air Cutter 4x 118-140%KO Gust 4x 85-100%KO View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves Flame BurstLv. 22 IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Sewaddle Flame Burst 4x 135-160%KO Incinerate 4x 118-140%KO View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 SmogLv. 19 RolloutLv. 21 Damage vs Sewaddle Flame Charge 4x 102-120%KO Ember 4x 75-90% Smog 2x 18-23% Rollout 2x 22-27% View Tepig builds →

Black & White Evolution

Sewaddle is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Swadloon first, then eventually reaches Leavanny. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 190 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#540Sewaddle

Level 20

#541Swadloon

High Friendship

#542Leavanny

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Sewaddle

BugGrass

Swadloon

BugGrass

Leavanny

BugGrass

55+10

75+20

ATK

63+10

103+40

DEF

90+20

80-10

SP.ATK

50+10

70+20

SP.DEF

80+20

SPE

92+50

BST

310D-Tier

380D-Tier+70

500C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Sewaddle easily with 65 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Air Slash, Baton Pass and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Sewaddle Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Sewaddle gets Agility and Air Slash exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Psychic coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Bug Buzz.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 8

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 15

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 22

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

Lv 29

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Lv 36

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

Lv 43

Flail

——10015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Air Slash

D759520Flying

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Camouflage

———20Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Razor Wind

—8010010Normal

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Tutor Moves

Sewaddle can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Sewaddle Locations

Sewaddle is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 2 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Sewaddle in Black & White

Pinwheel Forest - inside

WhiteGrass Lv.14-17 Forest

CommonEarly

Any

Pinwheel Forest - inside

BlackGrass Lv.14-17 Forest

CommonEarly

Any

Sewaddle Guide

Sewaddle becomes Swadloon at level 20, then Leavanny by leveling up. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Sewaddle evolves into Swadloon at level 20. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
In Black & White, Sewaddle does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Swadloon before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Sewaddle is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Sewaddle has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Sewaddle Incinerate 4x 113-135%KO View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Sewaddle Ember 4x 75-90% View Tepig builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 1 Aerial AceLv. 13 Fury CutterLv. 1 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Poison Jab 2x 63-75% Aerial Ace 4x 153-180%KO Fury Cutter 2x 33-40% Peck 4x 88-105%KO View Farfetch'd builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Sewaddle Wing Attack 4x 178-211%KO Pluck 4x 178-211%KO Ancient Power 2x 70-83% Rock Throw 2x 74-89% View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Sewaddle Gust 4x 83-100%KO View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Sewaddle Incinerate 4x 113-133%KO View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 SmogLv. 19 Damage vs Sewaddle Flame Charge 4x 104-122%KO Ember 4x 74-89% Smog 2x 19-22% View Tepig builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Air Cutter 4x 94-111%KO Gust 4x 65-78% View Pidove builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Sewaddle Fire Punch 4x 243-287%KO Fire Fang 4x 206-243%KO Incinerate 4x 81-96% Rock Tomb 2x 64-75% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Air Cutter 4x 170-200%KO Gust 4x 117-139%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Sewaddle Wing Attack 4x 162-191%KO Pluck 4x 162-191%KO Ancient Power 2x 65-78% Rock Tomb 2x 81-96% View Archen builds →
Tranquill NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Air Cutter 4x 103-122%KO Gust 4x 74-87% View Tranquill builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Sewaddle Air Cutter 4x 110-130%KO Gust 4x 81-96% View Woobat builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Sewaddle Fire Punch 4x 247-292%KO Fire Fang 4x 215-254%KO Incinerate 4x 78-92% Rock Tomb 2x 67-79% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Fly 4x 235-277%KO Fire Fang 4x 113-133%KO Ice Fang 2x 56-67% Wing Attack 4x 156-185%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Fly 4x 150-177%KO Air Cutter 4x 176-208%KO Gust 4x 123-146%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Move Moves AcrobaticsLv. 30 Damage vs Sewaddle Acrobatics 4x 117-138%KO View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Sewaddle Wing Attack 4x 169-200%KO Pluck 4x 169-200%KO Ancient Power 2x 68-81% Rock Tomb 2x 85-100%KO View Archen builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Sewaddle Flare Blitz 4x 403-476%KO Fire Punch 4x 257-303%KO Fire Fang 4x 222-262%KO Incinerate 4x 82-97% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Fly 4x 246-290%KO Fire Fang 4x 117-138%KO Ice Fang 2x 59-69% Wing Attack 4x 163-193%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sewaddle Fly 4x 157-186%KO Air Cutter 4x 182-214%KO Aerial Ace 4x 105-124%KO Gust 4x 123-145%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sewaddle Fly 4x 263-310%KO Air Slash 4x 157-186%KO Air Cutter 4x 129-152%KO Aerial Ace 4x 176-207%KO View Unfezant builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Sewaddle Aerial Ace 4x 129-152%KO Acrobatics 4x 117-138%KO View Emolga builds →