Is Swalot Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Poison with AbilityLiquid Ooze punishing drain moves. Trade-only. Takes hits through HP without threatening back. Muk is the native Poison option with better stats across the board.
Brock's typing presses Gulpin's defenses.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Swalot cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 26.
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5PoisonSludge98100%20
- LV 26NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Blaine
- TUTORNormalExplosion250100%5
- LV 48PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Swalot in FireRed & LeafGreen
Level a Gulpin to 26 for Swalot. Getting the base form requires a Route 110 catch from Hoenn, so the chain starts with a trade before any leveling begins.
How to Obtain Swalot in FRLG
Step 1Obtain GulpinCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 110, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Route 110, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Great Marsh · Post-National Dex.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 3 · Swarm active.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 110.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · East Province (Area One).HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Gulpin can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Swalot ✓
Swalot Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Swalot for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 4 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Swalot Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Swalot
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Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemPetayaberry NatureModest Moves View Grovyle builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Tangela builds →Giga Drain11-13% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMinus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Minun builds →Thunderbolt15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Houndour builds →Pursuit8-10% Fire Blast23-27% Crunch17-20% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPoison Point ItemMysticwater NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Seadra builds →Ice Beam25-30% Surf25-30% Hydro Pump31-36% | ||
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 22 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Acid Armor, Dream Eater, Pain Split and 1 more.
FRLG Swalot Best Moveset
100 HP with AbilitySticky Hold protecting Held ItemLeftovers from removal and AbilityLiquid Ooze punishing drain moves. MoveSludge Bomb for Poison TermStab from the physical side. The moveset plays Poison-type tank with anti-drain and anti-theft utility, though 73 Attack limits offensive output.
Best Build
Swalot best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Explosion
- Fire Punch
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Swalot misses out on Acid Armor and Dream Eater. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sludge Bomb and Sludge, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
Base Stats
It can swallow a tire whole in one gulp. It secretes a horribly toxic fluid from the pores on its body.
Swalot FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Swalot isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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