Is Tympole Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Water-type. Seismitoad at level 36 adds Ground typing. Water/Ground is an excellent type combination with only a Grass weakness.
Tympole trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Tympole's weaknesses hard.
Lana's team hits Tympole's weaknesses hard.
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Tympole has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Tympole's weaknesses hard.
Tympole trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Tympole trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Acerola's typing presses Tympole's defenses.
Tympole trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's team hits Tympole's weaknesses hard.
Tympole trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Tympole trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Tympole trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Acerola's team hits Tympole's weaknesses hard.
Kahili's team hits Tympole's weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Tympole's weaknesses hard.
Tympole 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 Tympole in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Tympole in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring Tympole over from Black & White, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Tympole in USUM
- Step 1Tympole ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Pinwheel Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 102 · DexNav chain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Dappled Grove · Raining. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Palpitoad
Step 3Evolve into Seismitoad
Tympole Weakness
Tympole's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Tympole Weak Against
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Tympole Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Tympole grows into Palpitoad, then pushes on to Seismitoad. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 215 total stats over Tympole. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Tympole Best Moveset
Water at 50 offenses with AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain and AbilityWater Absorb granting Water immunity as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Seismitoad two evolutions away adds Water/Ground typing and C-tier bulk.
Best Build
Tympole best EVs are Sp. Atk and Defense
Utility Moveset
- Earth Power
- Rain Dance
- Sludge Bomb
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but After You and Earth Power from the egg pool give Tympole something extra.
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
Tympole Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, you can run Tympole through the first few routes without issues. 294 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Palpitoad as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Tympole joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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