Gulpin - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Gulpin can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Gulpin artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Gulpin learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
6	Yawn	Normal	—	—
9	Poison Gas	Poison	—	80
14	Sludge	Poison	65	100
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
23	Encore	Normal	—	100
28	Toxic	Poison	—	90
34	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
39	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
39	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
39	Swallow	Normal	—	—
44	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
49	Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
54	Wring Out	Normal	—	100
59	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70

Egg moves

Gulpin learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Smog	Poison	20	70

Moves learnt by HM

Gulpin is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gulpin is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Gulpin can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Gulpin learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
6	Yawn	Normal	—	—
9	Poison Gas	Poison	—	80
14	Sludge	Poison	65	100
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
23	Encore	Normal	—	100
28	Toxic	Poison	—	90
34	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
39	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
39	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
39	Swallow	Normal	—	—
44	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
49	Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
54	Wring Out	Normal	—	100
59	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70

Egg moves

Gulpin learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Smog	Poison	20	70

Move Tutor moves

Gulpin can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by HM

Gulpin is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gulpin is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Gulpin can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Gulpin egg move parents

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Gulpin

Gulpin's egg groups: Amorphous

The egg moves for Gulpin are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Gulpin with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Gulpin with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Acid Armor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Frillish Jellicent Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus Litwick Lampent
Breeding	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Chimecho Shellos Gastrodon Mismagius Stunfisk
Pre-evolution Level up	Chandelure

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Wobbuffet Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir

Gunk Shot

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Gulpin Swalot
Breeding	Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gulpin Swalot

Mud-Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Shellos Gastrodon Stunfisk
Breeding	Gulpin Swalot
Generation 4 Move tutor	Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Banette Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Gallade Dusknoir

Pain Split

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Litwick Lampent
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Gulpin Swalot Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir Frillish Jellicent Stunfisk
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Frillish Jellicent Litwick Lampent Chandelure Stunfisk
Pre-evolution Level up	Mismagius Chandelure

Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo Litwick Lampent Chandelure
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Gulpin Swalot