Is Swalot Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Swalot from an evolved Gulpin brings bulk and Poison coverage. AbilityLiquid Ooze discourages draining moves. No gym matchups favor pure Poison in Hoenn, so Swalot fills a defensive gap without ever starring.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Swalot trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Swalot's weaknesses hard.
Catch Gulpin on Route 110 (walking, Lv 13, uncommon).
Your Gulpin should hit Level 26 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Swalot in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Swalot. The 2-stage line runs through Gulpin, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 26 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Swalot in ORAS
Step 1Catch GulpinRoute 110Lv.13GrassRate 10%
Step 2Swalot ✓
Swalot Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Swalot for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. With 100 HP and balanced defenses, Swalot can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
What is Swalot Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Swalot
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latios builds →Psychic 2x86-101%KO Bulldoze 2x29-35% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latias builds →Psychic 2x75-88% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x80-95% Bulldoze 2x41-48% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latios builds →Psychic 2x87-103%KO Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latias builds →Psychic 2x75-89% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x77-91% Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x78-93% Earthquake 2x65-77% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latios builds →Psychic 2x85-100%KO Earthquake 2x46-54% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latias builds →Psychic 2x73-87% Earthquake 2x42-49% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x108-128%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x73-87% Earthquake 2x46-54% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x94-111%KO Earthquake 2x46-54% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x78-92% Earthquake 2x64-76% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x82-96% Earthquake 2x41-49% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Landorus can KO Swalot with Explosion (86-101%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Landorus builds →Explosion86-101%KO | ||
Swalot Evolutions
Swalot is what Gulpin becomes. Breed it for Gulpin eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Gulpin pushed Swalot to 467 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Swalot to get Gulpin eggs easily using 49 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Acid Armor, Curse, Destiny Bond and 5 more.
ORAS Swalot Best Moveset
Poison at 100 HP and 83/83 offenses. AbilityLiquid Ooze punishes HP drain moves. AbilityGluttony as a hidden ability uses berries at half HP. The moveset fires Poison TermStab from both sides but 55 Speed goes last and pure Poison limits coverage.
Best Build
Swalot best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Pain Split
- Protect
- Sludge Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Swalot's movepool delivers. Coverage across 12 types plus STAB from Gunk Shot and Belch gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
When Swalot spots prey, it spurts out a hideously toxic fluid from its pores and sprays the target. Once the prey has weakened, this Pokémon gulps it down whole with its cavernous mouth.
Swalot has no teeth, so what it eats, it swallows whole, no matter what. Its cavernous mouth yawns widely. An automobile tire could easily fit inside this Pokémon’s mouth.
Swalot Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Swalot brings 467 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. Toxic with Black Sludge is the standard set.
Liquid Ooze damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal. That's the one you want on Swalot. Gluttony is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Sticky Hold works too if your team needs something different.
Swalot 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. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Toxic, Painsplit, Protect, and Sludgewave on Swalot. Toxic is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Swalot appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 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