Is Swirlix Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Fairy that evolves to Slurpuff via Whipped Dream trade. AbilitySweet Veil blocks sleep for the whole team. Handles Drake. Gardevoir covers Fairy natively with more power.
Swirlix has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Swirlix resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Swirlix's weaknesses hard.
Flannery's typing presses Swirlix's defenses.
Swirlix trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Swirlix trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Swirlix trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Swirlix has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Swirlix has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Swirlix trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Swirlix trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Swirlix has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Swirlix's weaknesses hard.
Swirlix cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Swirlix in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Swirlix can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Swirlix from X & Y or Sword & Shield and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Swirlix in ORAS
Step 1Swirlix ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 7, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Giant's Mirror · Heavy Fog. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Slurpuff
Swirlix Weakness
Swirlix is weak to Poison and Steel. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-type moves entirely. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Swirlix Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Swirlix
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swirlix View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x56-66% Steel Wing 2x34-40% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swirlix View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x135-160%KO Sludge Bomb 2x75-89% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Muk Poison | C | |
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swirlix View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x135-158%KO Sludge Bomb 2x74-87% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gengar can KO Swirlix with Sludge Bomb (130-153%). Scizor's Bullet Punch hits Swirlix for 46-54%.
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swirlix View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball58-68% Sludge Bomb 2x130-153%KO Focus Blast29-34% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Swirlix View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x46-54% U Turn20-23% Superpower22-26% Knock Off12-14% | ||
Swirlix Evolutions
Evolving Swirlix into Slurpuff takes a trade. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 139 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Swirlix Best Moveset
Pure Fairy at 48 Attack with AbilityUnburden as a hidden ability doubling Speed after item use. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk but prevents Unburden. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Slurpuff one evolution away puts Unburden to A-tier use.
Best Build
Swirlix best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Psychic
- Wish
- Play Rough
- Protect
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Swirlix gets After You and Belly Drum exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Play Rough and Dazzling Gleam.
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
To entangle its opponents in battle, it extrudes white threads as sweet and sticky as cotton candy.
Because it eats nothing but sweets, its fur is as sticky sweet as cotton candy.
Swirlix Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Swirlix evolves into Slurpuff via trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Swirlix to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Whipped Dream must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Swirlix does the job early-game if you need a Fairy type on your team. Evolve it into Slurpuff before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Swirlix has appeared in 6 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 6XYDebut
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