Is Swalot Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Gulpin evolves at level 26. Poison with AbilityLiquid Ooze. Decent HP but no offensive presence. No standout gym matchups in HGSS.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Gulpin has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Morty's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's typing presses Gulpin's defenses.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
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.
Janine's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Swalot has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's team hits Gulpin's weaknesses hard.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Gulpin trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Gulpin
Catch Gulpin on Route 3 (walking, Lv 5, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- LV 14PoisonSludgePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 39PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 54PoisonGunk ShotPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Gulpin to Swalot
Gulpin evolves into Swalot at Level 26. Your Gulpin should hit Level 26 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26PoisonSludgePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 26NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 45PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 66PoisonGunk ShotPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Swalot in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Swalot needs a Gulpin first, and that Gulpin only turns up in the SoulSilver swarm before it can hit level 26. HeartGold has to trade in for one, since neither stage spawns in its grass.
Wild Swalot may be holding when caught:
Big Pearl (5% chance) A quite-large pearl that sparkles in a pretty silver color. It can be sold at a high price to shops.Catch Gulpin at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Swalot.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Gulpin
- 2Evolve Swalotat Lv.26
Badge 8How to Obtain Swalot in HGSS
- Step 2Swalot ✓
How to Get Shiny Swalot in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Swalot evolves from Gulpin, so breed that base form Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and raise it up. Compare Shiny Swalot odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Swalot Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Swalot in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Swalot Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Swalot
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x94-111%KO Earthquake 2x46-55% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x131-154%KO Earthquake 2x55-65% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x82-97% Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x109-128%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x78-92% Earthquake 2x65-76% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swalot View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x75-88% Earthquake 2x46-54% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
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 take an average time to hatch. 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 31 partners from the Amorphous egg group. Notable egg moves include Acid Armor, Curse, Destiny Bond and 3 more.
HGSS Swalot Best Moveset
100 HP with balanced 73-83 across offenses and defenses. AbilityLiquid Ooze punishes HP-draining moves. Absorbs hits and fires Poison damage, but 55 Speed and no standout stat leave it without a niche.
Best Build
Swalot best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Explosion
- Fire Punch
- Body Slam
- Pain Split
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Swalot misses out on Acid Armor and Curse. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Gunk Shot and Sludge Bomb, with coverage across 10 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
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It gulps anything that fits in its mouth. Its special enzymes can dissolve anything.
Swalot HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Swalot as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Careful on Swalot. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Swalot appears in 15 games across 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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