Swalot - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Swalot can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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.

Swalot artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Swalot learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
1	Poison Gas	Poison	—	90
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Sludge	Poison	65	100
1	Yawn	Normal	—	—
12	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
17	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
20	Encore	Normal	—	100
25	Toxic	Poison	—	90
30	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
30	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
30	Swallow	Normal	—	—
37	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
49	Belch	Poison	120	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Swalot learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal		85	100

Egg moves

Swalot learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Smog	Poison	30	70
Stuff Cheeks	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Swalot is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
13	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
45	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
56	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
67	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
80	Metronome	Normal	—	—
82	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
89	Body Press	Fighting	80	100
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
102	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
111	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
128	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
168	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

Swalot egg move parents

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Swalot

Swalot's egg groups: Amorphous

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

You will need to breed a female Swalot with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Swalot with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Acid Armor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk
Breeding	Slugma Gulpin Swalot Shellos Gastrodon Solosis Litwick
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Acid Armor

Clear Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Galarian Weezing Slugma Magcargo
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Gulpin Swalot Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Litwick
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Clear Smog

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir Litwick Lampent Chandelure Phantump Trevenant Pincurchin
Breeding	Grimer Muk Koffing Misdreavus Slugma Gulpin Swalot Shellos Gastrodon Mismagius Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Curse

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Galarian Weezing Drifloon Drifblim Dusknoir Phantump Trevenant
Breeding	Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Destiny Bond

Mud-Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Shellos Gastrodon
TM	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Shellos Gastrodon Sandygast Palossand
Breeding	Gulpin Swalot
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Mud-Slap

Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Galarian Weezing Slugma Magcargo Litwick Lampent Chandelure
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Gulpin Swalot
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Smog

Stuff Cheeks

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Gulpin Swalot
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Stuff Cheeks