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Swampert
Mud Fish Pokémon
Swampert predicts storms by sensing subtle differences in the sounds of waves and tidal winds with its fins. If a storm is approaching, it piles up boulders to protect itself.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight81.9 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
110
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
90
Speed
60
Total
535
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive Utility
- Item
- Leftovers
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
- Tera
- GhostPoison
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Swampert can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Swampert.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Surf | Water | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 12 | Foresight | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 12 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 15 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 18 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 25 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 25 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 30 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 35 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Muddy Water | Water | Special | 90 | 85 | 10 |
| 49 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 56 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 63 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Swampert can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
