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 can expand and contract its body at will. It is capable of swallowing anything whole, and can digest anything except its own stomach lining. It covers prey and opponents with powerful poison. It lives in grasslands and savannas.
In the anime
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 Grand Festival , during which it battled May and lost.
A Swalot appeared in From Brags to Riches , under the ownership of Dominick . He used his Swalot and Tropius in a battle against Ash , where they battled Corphish and Torkoal . However, Corphish ultimately managed to defeat Swalot. It reappeared in a flashback in the next episode .
Paul 's brother, Reggie , owns a Swalot, which appeared in Lost Leader Strategy! . Reggie used Swalot in his battle against Ash, where it battled Staravia and was able to defeat it.
Minor appearances
A Swalot that was painted to look like a Grimer was shown at the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest in All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go! .
A Trainer 's Swalot appeared in Summer of Discovery! .
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
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Unlike its pre-evolution , Swalot has only made one key appearance in the Pokémon Adventures manga , being one of the Factory Pokémon, alongside Electrode , fighting Pike Queen Lucy and Palace Maven Spenser in Swanky Showdown with Swalot . Although it seemingly won using a Hyper Beam after putting the former's Seviper to sleep, the serpent awoke using its 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, a Swalot appeared as one of the Pokémon trained by the International Police in Innocent Scientist , alongside Electrode.
Team Flare Grunts own multiple Swalot, which first appeared in Rhyhorn Charges .
In the TCG
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 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.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
Range
At Lv. 50
At Lv. 100
100
160 - 207
310 - 404
73
70 - 137
135 - 269
83
79 - 148
153 - 291
73
70 - 137
135 - 269
83
79 - 148
153 - 291
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
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Learnset
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
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 TM moves from other generations
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Swalot in Generation VII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Swalot in that game.
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
A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Swalot can be tutored the move in that game
A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Swalot cannot be tutored the move in that game
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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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 Ranger
Group:
Poké Assist:
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.
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Trivia
Swalot is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 467.
Origin
Swalot's appearance may be based on a single, giant poison gland. Swalot might be based upon a generic organism that uses pseudopodia .
Name origin
Swalot may be a combination of swallow and a lot .
Marunoom may be a combination of 丸呑み marunomi (swallowing whole) and nomu (swallow or gulp).
In other languages
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