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swalot
Generation III · #0317 — Poison Bag Pokémon
Swalot, the Poison Bag Pokémon, is a Generation III poison-type that represents the evolution of Gulpin starting at level 26. With a National Pokédex number of 317, this amorphous creature stands at an impressive 1.7 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, making it a substantial presence in any Pokémon encounter. Its base stat total of 467 is bolstered by exceptional HP of 100 and balanced defensive stats of 83 in both Defense and Special Defense, though its Speed stat of 55 limits its competitive viability in faster-paced battles. Swalot is classified as a standard Pokémon with no legendary or mythical status, available in a standard 50% male to 50% female gender ratio, making it accessible for breeding purposes with its Amorphous egg group classification.
Base Stats
Height
1.7m
Weight
80.0kg
Category
Poison Bag Pokémon
Gender
Male 50% / Female 50%
Color
purple
Shape
arms
Habitat
grassland
Abilities
Damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal.
Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.
Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
Swalot Biology & Physical Characteristics
Swalot is a tall, purple amorphous Pokémon characterized by its grotesquely expandable body and cavernous mouth capable of swallowing an automobile tire whole in a single gulp. The creature features distinctive red, beady eyes and yellow whiskers that sexually dimorphize—males display notably longer whiskers than females—giving the species a recognizable silhouette. Its body is marked by a single row of black rhombi running across its midsection, and it possesses three-fingered hands proportionate to its overall mass. Most remarkably, Swalot can expand and contract its body at will, a physiological adaptation that complements its predatory lifestyle. The species possesses no teeth whatsoever, instead relying on muscular contractions and digestive prowess to process consumed materials. Its pores secrete a hideously toxic fluid used both defensively and offensively, making it a living chemical weapon in natural ecosystems.
Pokedex Numbers
Training
Breeding
Swalot Breeding, Gender Ratio & Egg Groups
Swalot maintains a standard 50% male to 50% female gender distribution, making it equally viable for breeding purposes regardless of the offspring's intended sex. The species belongs to the Amorphous egg group, restricting its breeding compatibility to Pokémon within that classification alongside the gender-neutral Ditto, which serves as the universal breeding partner. The sexual dimorphism present in Swalot—particularly the elongated whiskers of males versus the shortened whiskers of females—demonstrates that despite its amorphous body structure, the species exhibits clear sex-based morphological differences. Breeding Swalot in captivity results in eggs that hatch after 20 cycles, equivalent to approximately 4,884 to 5,140 steps, placing it in the moderate hatching timeframe neither particularly fast nor exceptionally lengthy. The species' base happiness value of 70 indicates moderate friendliness toward trainers, increasing naturally through regular interaction and positive experiences, making Swalot a reasonably social Pokémon for training and companionship purposes.
Held Items
Sprites
Held Items
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
big-pearl
loot
Sell for 3750 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 7500 Pokédollars.
Cost: 8000
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
oran-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
sitrus-berry
medicine
Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 1/4 max HP.
Cost: 80
TMs & HMs
tm01
gold silver
tm01
crystal
tm01
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
tm02
crystal
tm02
gold silver
tm03
yellow
tm03
crystal
tm03
gold silver
tm03
ruby sapphire
tm03
red blue
tm03
platinum
tm03
firered leafgreen
tm03
heartgold soulsilver
tm03
diamond pearl
tm03
emerald
tm03
xd
tm03
colosseum
tm03
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
tm03
sword shield
tm03
blue japan
+749 more TMs/HMs
Gender Differences
This Pokémon has visible differences between male and female forms.
Swalot Evolution, Mega Evolution & Special Forms
Swalot evolves exclusively from Gulpin, triggered automatically upon reaching level 26, making it a straightforward single-stage evolution with no branching paths or conditional requirements. This evolution represents a significant growth phase, with Swalot gaining increased bulk compared to its unevolved predecessor, particularly in its HP stat of 100, which provides the cushioning necessary for its defensive playstyle. The evolution also scales up its Special Attack and Special Defense equally at 73 and 83 respectively, maintaining the balanced defensive profile that makes Swalot viable as a specially-defensive wall in slower teams. Unlike many Pokémon of later generations, Swalot has not received a Mega Evolution form, regional variant, or alternative evolutionary path, making it a relatively static option in the modern competitive landscape despite its presence across numerous game generations since Ruby and Sapphire.
Where to Find
Location data not available for this Pokémon in the database.
Swalot Behaviour and Natural Habitat
Swalot inhabits grasslands and savannas where it hunts for sustenance with a methodical approach: first incapacitating prey with toxic secretions from its follicles before engulfing the weakened victim whole with its capacious mouth. The species exhibits a notable preference for consuming poisoned and poisonous substances, suggesting an evolutionary adaptation to thrive in contaminated environments. Its digestive system is remarkably versatile, capable of breaking down nearly anything organic matter—a point emphasized by the Emerald Pokédex entry noting that the only substance a Swalot cannot digest is its own stomach lining, a darkly humorous biological paradox. The creature sometimes sleeps with its mouth wide open, and research suggests these episodes represent dreams of consuming massive prey items. Its toxic fluid serves both nutritional and defensive purposes, drenching opponents in combat with sweated toxins that weaken their physical condition through ongoing poison status effects.
Pokedex Entries
Generation III
When SWALOT spots prey, it spurts out a hideously toxic fluid from its pores and sprays the target. Once the prey has weakened, this POKéMON gulps it down whole with its cavernous mouth.
SWALOT has no teeth, so what it eats, it swallows whole, no matter what. Its cavernous mouth yawns widely. An automobile tire could easily fit inside this POKéMON’s mouth.
Its powerful stomach acid is capable of digesting almost anything. The one thing in the whole world a SWALOT can’t digest is its own stomach.
It can swallow a tire whole in one gulp. It secretes a horribly toxic fluid from the pores on its body.
Generation IV
It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes.
It gulps anything that fits in its mouth. Its special enzymes can dissolve anything.
Generation V
It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes.
It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes.
Generation VI
It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes.
It gulps anything that fits in its mouth. Its special enzymes can dissolve anything.
When Swalot spots prey, it spurts out a hideously toxic fluid from its pores and sprays the target. Once the prey has weakened, this Pokémon gulps it down whole with its cavernous mouth.
Swalot has no teeth, so what it eats, it swallows whole, no matter what. Its cavernous mouth yawns widely. An automobile tire could easily fit inside this Pokémon’s mouth.
Swalot Name Origin & Design Inspiration
The name Swalot derives from the English verb "swallow," directly referencing the creature's defining characteristic of consuming objects whole without chewing. The Japanese name Marunoom combines "maru" (round/ball) with "noom," reflecting its bulbous, spherical silhouette and digestive-system-focused design philosophy. Visually, Swalot appears inspired by real-world organisms like hagfish or stomach parasites blown up to monstrous proportions, creating an intentionally grotesque creature designed to invoke discomfort. Its color palette of purple with red accents and yellow whiskers creates a distinctly unappetizing appearance deliberately, communicating its role as a toxic, dangerous organism in the Pokémon ecosystem. The rhombus markings running down its body may reference the diamond pattern of certain snakes or suggest internal anatomical segments, while the three-fingered hands provide just enough humanoid similarity to make it unsettling rather than purely alien.
Learnable Moves
Swalot can learn 90 moves:
Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acid spray | poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| amnesia | psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| attract | normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| belch | poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| block | normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| body press | fighting | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| body slam | normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| brick break | fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| bulldoze | ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| bullet seed | grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| captivate | normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| confide | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| counter | fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| curse | ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| defense curl | normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| double team | normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| double edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| dream eater | psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| dynamic punch | fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| earthquake | ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| encore | normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| endure | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| explosion | normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| fire punch | fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| fling | dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| frustration | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| gastro acid | poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| giga drain | grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| giga impact | normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| gunk shot | poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
| headbutt | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| helping hand | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| hidden power | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| hyper beam | normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| ice beam | ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| ice punch | ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| infestation | bug | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| knock off | dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| metronome | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| mimic | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| mud shot | ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| mud slap | ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| natural gift | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| nightmare | ghost | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| pain split | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| poison gas | poison | Status | — | 90 | 40 |
| poison jab | poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| pound | normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| power up punch | fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| protect | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| rain dance | water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| rest | psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| return | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| rock smash | fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| rollout | rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| secret power | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| seed bomb | grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| self destruct | normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| shadow ball | ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| shock wave | electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| sleep talk | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| sludge | poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| sludge bomb | poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| sludge wave | poison | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| snatch | dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| solar beam | grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| spit up | normal | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| stockpile | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| strength | normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| substitute | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| sunny day | fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| swagger | normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| swallow | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| swords dance | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| take down | normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| tera blast | normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| thief | dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| thunder punch | electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| thunder wave | electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| toxic | poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| toxic spikes | poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| venom drench | poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| venoshock | poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| water pulse | water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| wring out | normal | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
| yawn | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| zen headbutt | psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
Swalot Competitive Battle Guide
Swalot occupies an unusual niche in competitive play as a specially-defensive wall with exceptional bulk that fails to threaten most opponents offensively. Its ability Liquid Ooze provides situational utility by punishing Pokémon relying on life-drain moves such as Giga Drain, Drain Punch, and Leech Seed, turning the tides against parasitic strategies that would normally sustain opponents through attrition. The alternative ability Sticky Hold prevents item theft from moves like Trick and Switcheroo, useful against teams building item-dependent strategies, while the hidden ability Gluttony triggers berry consumption at 50% HP rather than 25%, enabling more consistent healing throughout extended battles. However, Swalot's critically low Speed stat of 55 severely limits its competitive viability, forcing it to always move last without external speed control through Trick Room or Tailwind support. Its special attack and attack statistics both stand at 73, leaving it dependent on status moves and defensive pivoting rather than offensive pressure, restricting its role to specialized defensive cores or stall-heavy team compositions that can accommodate its glacial speed.
Commonly Asked Questions About Swalot
What type is Swalot?
Swalot is a poison type Pokemon.
What does Swalot evolve from?
Swalot evolved from gulpin.
What are Swalot's weaknesses?
Swalot is weak to ground and psychic type moves.
Swalot Cultural Impact & Franchise History
Swalot has maintained a modest presence in Pokémon media and competitive communities since its introduction in Generation III, recognized primarily for its distinctive grotesque design rather than overwhelming popularity. The species appeared in the animated series as memorable encounters emphasizing its gluttonous nature and toxic secretions, with several episodes highlighting the comedic potential of a Pokémon that consumes objects indiscriminately. In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Swalot has received various card illustrations across multiple generations, usually depicted with its characteristic wide-open mouth and bloated body structure, sometimes in humorous or exaggerated poses reflecting its consumptive tendencies. While never achieving the mainstream recognition of Pokémon like Charizard or Gengar, Swalot has cultivated a dedicated niche appreciation among players who value its distinctive aesthetic and unusual defensive playstyle, finding charm in its unpleasant appearance and predatory lifestyle that make it a memorable encounter in the Hoenn region.
Where to Find Swalot in Every Pokémon Game
Swalot was first introduced in Generation III and has maintained steady availability across most mainline Pokémon games since Ruby and Sapphire, where it inhabits the Hoenn region as Pokédex number 096. The species appears in Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen as a version-exclusive or regional encounter, before returning consistently in subsequent generations including Diamond and Pearl, Black and White, X and Y (Kalos Pokédex number 099), Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (Hoenn Pokédex number 101), and most recently in Scarlet and Violet (Paldea Pokédex number 140). Its capture rate of 75 makes it reasonably catchable in the wild without excessive technical difficulty, and trainers can reliably obtain Swalot by either catching Gulpin and training it to level 26 or directly encountering evolved Swalot in designated locations. The species' presence in Pokémon GO expanded its availability to mobile players, while Pokédex entries remain consistent across generations, emphasizing its digestive capabilities and toxic secretions as defining characteristics.