Is Swampert Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Water/Ground at level 36. AbilityTorrent for Water boost. Only weak to Grass. One of the safest typings in the franchise. Post-Red timing limits Swampert to Battle Frontier use.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mudkip here.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Sabrina's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Swampert trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Swampert trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gift Mudkip
Mudkip is given to you as a gift in Silph Co. at Lv 5. From Steven Stone after defeating Red. Receive from Steven Stone at Silph Co. in Saffron City after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 28NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 42WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Mudkip to Swampert
Marshtomp evolves into Swampert at Level 36. Your Mudkip should hit Level 36 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORWaterHydro CannonPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 39WaterMuddy WaterPower 143Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 52GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Swampert in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Raise the post-Red Mudkip through Marshtomp to level 36 and Swampert tops the line. That single Silph Co. gift is the only thread to one, because the wild grass holds nothing.
Catch Mudkip at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Swampert.
Badge 8How to Obtain Swampert in HGSS
- Step 2Evolve into Marshtomp
- Step 3Swampert ✓
How to Get Shiny Swampert in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Swampert caps the Mudkip line, so breed the Hoenn starter Masuda-style and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Swampert odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Swampert 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.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Swampert already selected.
Swampert Weakness
Swampert is weak to Grass. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. The Water/Ground typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Swampert's overall bulk (100/90/90) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Swampert Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Swampert
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Swampert View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 4x197-232%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Swampert Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Mudkip through Marshtomp ends here at Swampert. Want more? Breed for Mudkip eggs. Plenty of partners available via two egg groups. The evolution from Mudkip pushed Swampert to 535 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Swampert to get Mudkip eggs easily using 63 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Bite, Counter and 11 more.
HGSS Swampert Best Moveset
Water/Ground with one weakness (Grass, 4x) and 100 HP, 110 Attack, 90 Defense for physical dominance. The moveset fires MoveEarthquake and MoveWaterfall from massive physical stats while tanking hits. AbilityTorrent rarely matters because Swampert survives too long to reach low HP.
Best Build
Swampert best EVs are HP and Defense
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Ice Beam
- Waterfall
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Swampert gets Ancient Power and Bite exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Hydro Cannon and Hydro Pump.
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 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its arms are hard as rock. With one swing, it can break a boulder into pieces.
Swampert HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Swampert does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Swampert hits 635 BST.
Yes. Swampert is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Swampert becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Swampert plays as a tank. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Relaxed is the go-to nature for Swampert. That's +Defense / -Speed. Pair it with 240 HP / 216 Def / 52 SpD EVs. Fits the tank role.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Swampert appears in 16 games spanning 7 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
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 6ORASMega
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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