Swalot (Pokémon)

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Swalot Poison Bag Pokémon マルノーム Marunoom #0317 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Liquid Ooze or Sticky Hold Cacophony Cacophony Gluttony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Group Amorphous Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 5'07" 1.7 m Swalot 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 176.4 lbs. 80.0 kg Swalot 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 168 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 163 V+	Leveling rate Fluctuating
EV yield Total: 2 Swalot 2 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Swalot (Japanese: マルノーム Marunoom) is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves from Gulpin starting at level 26.

Biology

Swalot is a tall, purple, amorphous Pokémon. It has red, beady eyes and yellow whiskers. A female Swalot has shorter whiskers than a male. It has puckered lips and can fit an automobile tire in its mouth. Its hands have three fingers. It has a single row of black rhombi running across its midsection, and it can expand and contract its body at will.

Swalot is capable of swallowing anything whole and can digest anything except its own stomach lining. It covers prey and opponents with a powerful poison. It likes eating poisoned and poisonous things. It lives in grasslands and savannas. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, Swalot sometimes sleeps with its mouth wide open. It is believed that Swalot is dreaming of a huge meal it is attempting to swallow whole.

Evolution

Swalot evolves from Gulpin.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Gulpin  Poison

→

First Evolution Swalot  Poison

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Hoenn #096 Kanto #— Ruby 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. Sapphire 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. Emerald 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. FireRed It can swallow a tire whole in one gulp. It secretes a horribly toxic fluid from the pores on its body. LeafGreen
Generation IV Sinnoh #— Johto #— Diamond It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes. Pearl Platinum HeartGold It gulps anything that fits in its mouth. Its special enzymes can dissolve anything. SoulSilver
Generation V Unova #— Black It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes. White Black 2 It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes. White 2
Generation VI Kalos Central #099 Hoenn #101 X It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes. Y It gulps anything that fits in its mouth. Its special enzymes can dissolve anything. Omega Ruby 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. Alpha Sapphire 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.
Generation VII Alola #— Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.
Generation VIII Galar #— Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword, Shield, and Legends: Arceus. Brilliant Diamond It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes. Shining Pearl
Generation IX Paldea #140 Kitakami #— Blueberry #— Scarlet It gulps anything that fits in its mouth. Its special enzymes can dissolve anything. Violet It can swallow a tire whole in one gulp. It secretes a horribly toxic fluid from the pores on its body.

Swalot in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Evolve Gulpin Emerald Evolve Gulpin FireRed LeafGreen Trade Colosseum Trade XD Evolve Gulpin
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Evolve Gulpin Platinum Evolve Gulpin HeartGold Trade SoulSilver Evolve Gulpin Pal Park Forest
Generation V Black White Trade Black 2 White 2 Route 9 (Swarm)
Generation VI X Y Friend Safari (Poison) Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Evolve Gulpin
Generation VII Sun Moon Pokémon Bank Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Pokémon Bank Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Evolve Gulpin Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Union Circle Tera Raid Battle Search (4★) Violet North Province: Casseroya Lake Tera Raid Battles (4★) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Evolve Jacq's Gulpin

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Pinball: R&S Evolve Gulpin Trozei! Secret Storage 16, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Evolve Gulpin Ranger Fiore Temple
Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Marine Resort (9F-19F) MD Sky Marine Resort (9F-19F)
Generation V Rumble Blast Cave: Misty Edgewater (post-ending) Rumble U Toy Collection: Launch to Victory!
Generation VI Battle Trozei Safari Jungle: Stage 2Fr Rumble World Black Realm: Obsidian Shrine (All Areas), Plasma Tundra: Endless Cave (All Areas)
Generation VII Rumble Rush Celebi Sea, Mimikyu Sea, Butterfree Sea, Rayquaza Sea, Celebi SeaFinal, Mimikyu SeaFinal
Generation VIII MD DX Fainted Pokémon: Pitfall Valley, Buried Relic New Snap Barren Badlands
Cross-Generation Shuffle Castle Noapte: Stage 124 Blau Salon: Stage 429

Held items

Games		Held items
Black 2	White 2	Big Pearl (5%)
Scarlet	Violet	Sitrus Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 100		160 - 207	310 - 404
Attack: 73		70 - 137	135 - 269
Defense: 83		79 - 148	153 - 291
Sp. Atk: 73		70 - 137	135 - 269
Sp. Def: 83		79 - 148	153 - 291
Speed: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Total: 467	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 1/2 ★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 3/3 ★★★	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 13/16 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 08080% 5 011 Pound Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Yawn Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 011 Poison Gas Poison Status 0000— 09090% 40 011 Sludge Poison Special 06565 100100% 20 Evo.Evo. Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100100% 15 1212 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 20 1717 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100100% 20 2020 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100100% 5 2525 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 09090% 10 3030 Stockpile Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 3030 Spit Up Normal Special 0000— 100100% 10 3030 Swallow Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 3737 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100100% 10 4242 Gastro Acid Poison Status 0000— 100100% 10 4949 Belch Poison Special 120120 09090% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swalot Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Swalot Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM045 TM045 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM056 TM056 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM091 TM091 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM214 TM214 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swalot Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Swalot Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Armor Poison Status — —% 20 Clear Smog Poison Special 50 —% 15 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —% 5 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Smog Poison Special 30 70% 20 * Stuff Cheeks Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Swalot Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swalot Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Swalot Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a prior Evolution

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  * Pain Split Normal Status — —% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swalot Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Swalot Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Poison Swamp Phrases 51%-100% HP I eat everything in one gulp. It doesn't matter how big! 26%-50% HP I'm getting worried. My health is down about halfway. 1%-25% HP I'm exhausted... There isn't any poison left in me... Level up I leveled up! My toxins grew more powerful, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: G
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Introduced by Electrike Connected to: Electrike Connection Orb Set: 5 Phrases Normal Here comes a mouth wide open! Swalot! Low HP (< 50%) I need to...swallow something...
Pokémon Ranger Group: Poison Poké Assist: Poison Field move: None Loops: 11 Min. exp.: 68 Max. exp.: 98 Browser entry R-189 When Swalot cries and opens its mouth wide, it spits up a huge volume of poison.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.98 seconds Base HP: 59 Base Attack: 77 Base Defense: 56 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 60 - 125 15 #128 Opportunist Rarely increases damage. Swappable Skill(s): Relentless
Pokémon GO Base HP: 225 Base Attack: 140 Base Defense: 159 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Rock Smash, Infestation, Mud Shot* Charged Attacks: Gunk Shot, Sludge Bomb, Ice Beam, Acid Spray*
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #233 This greedy glutton can swallow almost anything whole—and digest it, too. Swalot loves to eat poisonous things, so a toxic swamp is like an endless buffet to it.
Pokémon Sleep Sleep type: Dozing Pokémon type: Poison Points to befriend: 12 Specialty: Skills Berry: Chesto Berry ×1 Primary ingredient: Greengrass Soybeans ×1 Possible ingredients: Greengrass Soybeans Tasty Mushroom Honey Main skill: Dream Shard Magnet S Base carry limit: 19 Obtain 120 to 480 Dream Shards. It sometimes falls asleep with its cavernous mouth wide open. Perhaps it's dreaming that it found a huge meal and is trying to swallow it whole. Toppling-Over Sleep Nodding Sleep Gaping-Mouth Sleep Atop-Belly Sleep ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Evolution data

Unevolved Gulpin  Poison

Level 26 →

First Evolution Swalot  Poison

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Swalot images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Swalot Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Major appearances

Swalot debuted in Deceit and Assist, under the ownership of Anthony. He had been training it since it was a Gulpin. It was used to compete in the Hoenn Grand Festival, during which it battled May and lost.

In From Brags to Riches, Dominick used a Swalot and Tropius in a Double Battle against Ash, where they battled Corphish and Torkoal at the Ever Grande Conference. However, Corphish ultimately managed to defeat Swalot.

In Lost Leader Strategy!, Reggie used a Swalot in his battle against Ash. It battled Staravia and was able to defeat him.

Minor appearances

In All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, a Swalot competed in the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest, being painted to look like a Grimer.

A Trainer's Swalot appeared in Summer of Discovery!.

In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, a Sailor's Swalot competed in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG122 Swalot Ash's Pokédex Swalot, the Poison Bag Pokémon. Swalot has a body that can expand and contract at will, and can swallow anything whole. AG127 Swalot May's Pokédex Swalot, the Poison Bag Pokémon. Swalot covers any prey it encounters in powerful poison, and then swallows it whole.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP066 Swalot Ash's Pokédex Swalot, the Poison Bag Pokémon, and the evolved form of Gulpin. Swalot sprays a powerful poison onto its opponents from its pores.

In the manga

Swalot in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In Swanky Showdown with Swalot, a Swalot fought Lucy and Spenser in an exhibition battle. Although it seemingly won using a Hyper Beam after putting the former's Seviper to sleep, the Fang Snake Pokémon awoke using her Shed Skin Ability and counterattacked with a Dig maneuver, defeating it.

The Battle Tower rented a Swalot, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

In a flashback in Innocent Scientist, a Swalot was trained by the International Police.

Team Flare Grunts own multiple Swalot, which first appeared in Rhyhorn Charges.

In the TCG

Main article: Swalot (TCG)

Trivia

• Swalot is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 467.
• The illustrator of Pokémon Adventures, Satoshi Yamamoto, uses Swalot to represent himself in the volume's comment boxes.

Origin

Swalot may be based on myriad organs or glands, such as a stomach, a gallbladder, or a single, giant poison gland. It may also be based upon a generic organism that uses pseudopodia. Its general shape resembles a slug.

Swalot may also draw inspiration from the Nuppeppo, a yokai in Japenese folklore depicted as a blob with vestigal appendages. Other possibilities include physarum polycephalum, sometimes referred to as the predatory slime mold, a reference to the sci-film The Blob, single-celled amoeba, or the predatory tunicate.

Name origin

Swalot may be a combination of swallow and a lot.

Marunoom may be derived from 丸呑み marunomi (swallowing whole).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese マルノーム Marunoom From 丸呑み marunomi French Avaltout From avale tout Spanish Swalot Same as English name German Schlukwech From schlucken and weg Italian Swalot Same as English name Korean 꿀꺽몬 Koolkkokmon From 꿀꺽꿀꺽 kkulkkeok-kkulkkeok and monster Mandarin Chinese 吞食獸 / 吞食兽 Tūnshíshòu From 吞食 tūnshí and 獸 / 兽 shòu Cantonese Chinese 吞食獸 Tānsihksau From 吞食 tānsihk and 獸 sau

More languages Hindi सबनिगल Sabnigal From सब sab and निगल nigal Russian Свалот Svalot Transcription of English name Thai มารุโนม Marunom Transcription of Japanese name

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