Is Swoobat Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
From a traded Woobat. Psychic/Flying with AbilityUnaware and 114 Speed. Fast but too frail for the E4. Gardevoir outclasses it in the Psychic role without needing a trade.
Woobat trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Woobat has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Woobat trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Winona's typing presses Woobat's defenses.
Tate & Liza's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Woobat trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sidney's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Woobat trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Glacia's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Drake's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Swoobat 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 Swoobat in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Swoobat isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Woobat from Black & White or Black 2 & White 2. The evolution path from Woobat to Swoobat is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Swoobat in ORAS
Step 1Obtain WoobatLATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Wellspring Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Wellspring Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Swoobat ✓
Swoobat Weakness
Swoobat is weak to Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely. At base 114 Speed, Swoobat outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Psychic |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Swoobat Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Swoobat
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x73-87% Rock Tomb 2x42-50% | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 2x63-75% Shadow Claw 2x48-58% | ||
 Phantump GhostGrass | D | |
 Joltik BugElectric | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-95% Ice Fang 2x58-68% Thunder Fang 2x58-68% Bite 2x53-63% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x86-103%KO Bite 2x37-44% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 2x84-99% Shadow Claw 2x64-77% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x73-86% Feint Attack 2x62-74% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-94% Ice Fang 2x57-67% Thunder Fang 2x57-67% Bite 2x52-63% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x92-108%KO Assurance 2x60-72% Thunderbolt 2x35-42% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 2x92-108%KO Charge Beam 2x29-35% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 2x85-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x65-77% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x88-105%KO Bite 2x35-42% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x124-147%KO Shadow Claw 2x62-74% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x116-137%KO Assurance 2x77-91% Thunderbolt 2x55-65% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-95% Ice Fang 2x57-67% Thunder Fang 2x57-67% Bite 2x53-63% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x118-140%KO Bite 2x42-50% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x78-93% Rock Tomb 2x53-62% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x126-148%KO Shadow Claw 2x63-74% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x118-139%KO Assurance 2x78-93% Thunderbolt 2x56-66% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x198-233%KO Assurance 2x79-93% Thunderbolt 2x55-65% Blizzard 2x67-79% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x79-93% Shadow Ball 2x63-74% Rock Tomb 2x53-62% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 2x170-200%KO Crunch 2x91-107%KO Shadow Claw 2x80-95% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x140-165%KO Stone Edge 2x97-115%KO Shadow Claw 2x70-82% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x128-151%KO Stone Edge 2x106-126%KO Shadow Claw 2x74-88% Thunderbolt 2x61-73% | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x229-270%KO Assurance 2x62-73% Thunderbolt 2x34-40% Blizzard 2x40-47% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x78-92% Shadow Ball 2x63-75% Rock Tomb 2x52-61% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 2x169-199%KO Crunch 2x91-107%KO Shadow Claw 2x80-95% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x138-163%KO Stone Edge 2x97-115%KO Shadow Claw 2x69-81% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x128-151%KO Stone Edge 2x106-125%KO Shadow Claw 2x75-89% Thunderbolt 2x60-72% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x295-347%KO Assurance 2x79-94% Thunderbolt 2x54-64% Ice Beam 2x54-64% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x94-111%KO Shadow Ball 2x63-74% Rock Slide 2x64-76% | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x225-265%KO Crunch 2x80-95% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x199-234%KO Shadow Claw 2x63-74% Feint Attack 2x54-63% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 2x171-201%KO Crunch 2x91-107%KO Shadow Claw 2x79-94% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Swoobat with Stone Edge (245-288%). Jolteon threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (154-181%). Gengar's Shadow Ball also KOs at 229-269%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x245-288%KO Pursuit 2x98-116%KO Crunch 2x196-230%KO Superpower24-29% | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Jolteon builds →Shadow Ball 2x91-107%KO Thunderbolt 2x154-181%KO Volt Switch 2x119-141%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x229-269%KO Sludge Bomb129-152%KO Focus Blast28-33% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swoobat View Lapras builds →Surf71-83% | ||
Swoobat Evolutions
Swoobat is the evolved form of Woobat. Breeding produces Woobat eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Woobat gave Swoobat the biggest boost in Speed (+42), bringing the total to 425 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Swoobat to get Woobat eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground and Flying egg groups. Notable egg moves include Captivate, Charm, Fake Tears and 9 more.
ORAS Swoobat Best Moveset
AbilitySimple doubles all stat changes, making MoveCalm Mind give +2 Sp. Atk and +2 Sp. Def in one turn. 114 Speed fires Psychic/Flying TermStab fast. The moveset has the Simple setup speed but 77 base Sp. Atk needs multiple boosts to threaten, and 67 HP crumbles to priority.
Best Build
Swoobat best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Air Slash
- Calm Mind
- Light Screen
- Roost
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Swoobat. Captivate and Charm come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sky Attack and Future Sight and coverage across 8 types.
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
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Swoobat Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Swoobat's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Kyurem (Ice), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Swoobat's base 114 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Swoobat can work for a story run. 425 BST is average, but Psychic/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Don't let Swoobat's 425 base stat total fool you. Unaware is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a pivot. Air Slash with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Run Unaware on Swoobat. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Swoobat also gets Klutz and Simple, but they don't compare.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Swoobat fills the pivot role. It's a special attacker with base 77 Sp. Atk. Base 114 Speed lets it outrun most of the field.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Swoobat has appeared in 7 games across 6 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 5BWDebut
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