Physical
Balanced
25Speed · Very Slow

Skwovet Best Moveset

Normal at 55 Attack and 25 Speed. AbilityCheek Pouch heals extra HP when eating berries. Pre-evolution stats across the board. The moveset can't function. Evolve to Greedent for 120 HP, 95/95 balanced stats, and the Cheek Pouch sustain that functions in the lowest tiers.

SABCDEFFFSword & Shield / BDSPVIIISS/BDSPPEAKScarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AIXSV/LZACURRENT
Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPF

Skwovet was a niche pick at best in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP), rarely seen in standard play. This was Skwovet's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Cheekpouch with Sitrus Berry, favoring a Gentle nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 30
Counter
FightingCOMMONCoverage
Lv 20
Body Slam
Normal85COMMONSTAB
Lv 40
Super Fang
NormalCOMMONSTAB
TR32
Crunch
Dark80COMMONCoverage
TM25
Protect
NormalCOMMONSTAB
TR59
Seed Bomb
Grass80COMMONCoverage
TR17
Amnesia
PsychicRAREUtility

Best Build

Experimental
Bulky Support
Ability
Cheek Pouch
Item
Sitrus BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Skwovet
Gentle+SPD

Skwovet best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Bulky Support Moveset

  • CounterSLOW -5Coverage
  • Body SlamSTAB
  • Super FangSTAB
  • CrunchCoverage
Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AF

Skwovet was a niche pick at best in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A), rarely seen in standard play. Skwovet maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Cheekpouch with Sitrus Berry, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 20
Body Slam
Normal85COMMONSTAB
TM18
Thief
Dark60COMMONCoverage
Egg
Belly Drum
NormalCOMMONSTAB
TM7
Protect
NormalCOMMONSTAB
TM71
Seed Bomb
Grass80COMMONCoverage
TM108
Crunch
Dark80COMMONCoverage
Egg
Last Resort
Normal140RARESTAB
TM43
Fling
DarkRARECoverage
Experimental
Physical Tank
Ability
Cheek Pouch
Item
Sitrus BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Skwovet
EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • Body SlamSTAB
  • ThiefCoverage
  • Belly DrumSTAB
  • ProtectFAST +4

Skwovet Weakness

Skwovet's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Skwovet Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting
0x (Immune)Ghost

What is Skwovet Weak Against

Good
1Weak
0Resist
1Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
½xResist
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune

What is Skwovet Strong Against

0Strong
2Resisted
1Immune
Score-3
2xStrong
None
½xResisted
0xImmune

Best Pokemon Against Skwovet

Urshifu can KO Skwovet with Close Combat (338-398%).

Evolution

Skwovet evolves into Greedent. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 185 total stats over Skwovet. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Skwovet
Normal
Greedent
Normal
HP
70
120+50
ATK
55
95+40
DEF
55
95+40
SP.ATK
35
55+20
SP.DEF
35
75+40
SPE
25
20-5
BST
275C-Tier
460C-Tier+185
ROLE
Balanced
Trick Room
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

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

Egg Groups
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy

How to Get Skwovet

Skwovet's scattered across 50 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Where To Catch Skwovet in SV

Skwovet is your first catch on the way to Skwovet. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-60 across 96 total spots in the chain.

  1. Skwovet
    Step 1Skwovet
    Casseroya Lake - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    East Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    East Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    North Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    North Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    South Province (Area Four) - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    South Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    South Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    Tagtree Thicket - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    West Province (Area Three) - Forest
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 30%
    South Province (Area Two) - Olive Grove
    Lv.5-14Overworld
    Rate 18%
    Kitakami Hall
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Mossfell Confluence
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Paradise Barrens
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Revelers Road
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Wistful Fields
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    East Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    Glaseado Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    North Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Five) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Four) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Six) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Two) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    West Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
  2. Greedent
    Step 2Catch or Evolve into Greedent
    Casseroya Lake - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    East Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    East Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    North Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    North Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    South Province (Area Four) - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    South Province (Area One) - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    South Province (Area Two) - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    Tagtree Thicket - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    West Province (Area Three) - Forest
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 12%
    Fellhorn Gorge
    Lv.24-60Overworld
    Kitakami Wilds
    Lv.24-60Overworld
    Oni Mountain
    Lv.24-60Overworld
    Timeless Woods
    Lv.24-60Overworld
    East Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    Glaseado Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    North Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Five) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Four) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Six) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Two) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    West Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.24-43Overworld
    Rate 8%
    or evolve from Skwovet (Step 1)

Base Stats

Skwovet's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Speed trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 HP EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP70
C
Attack55
D
Defense55
D
Sp. Atk35
F
Sp. Def35
F
Speed25
F
Total275
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.3 m
Weight2.5 kg
Base XP55
Abilities
Cheek Pouch
Restores HP upon eating a Berry, in addition to the Berry's effect.
GluttonyHidden Ability
Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
EV Yield
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training source
Pokedex Entry

No matter how much it stuffs its belly with food, it is always anxious about getting hungry again. So, it stashes berries in its cheeks and tail.

Pokemon Violet

Skwovet Guide

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

Game Availability

Introduced in Sword & Shield, Skwovet has appeared in 2 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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