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 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 expect its own stomach lining. It covers prey and opponents with powerful poison. It lives in grassy areas.
In the anime
Major appearances
Swalot first appeared in Deceit and Assist. The Poison Bag Pokémon belong to a Coordinator named Anthony, who used it to compete in the Grand Festival.
In From Brags to Riches, a Trainer named Dominick used a Swalot and Tropius to battle Ash's Corphish and Torkoal. Corphish managed to defeat Dominick's Swalot.
Paul's brother, Reggie, also owns a Swalot which appeared in Lost Leader Strategy!
Minor appearances
A Swalot that was painted to look like a Grimer was shown at the Pokémon cosplay contest in All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go.
A Trainer's Swalot appeared in Summer of Discovery!.
Pokédex entries
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AG122
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Swalot
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Ash's Pokédex
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Swalot, the Poison Bag Pokémon. Swalot has a body that can expand and contract at will, and can swallow anything whole.
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AG127
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Swalot
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May's Pokédex
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Swalot, the Poison Bag Pokémon. Swalot covers any prey it encounters in powerful poison, and then swallows it whole.
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Episode
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DP066
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Swalot
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Ash's Pokédex
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Swalot, the Poison Bag Pokémon, and the evolved form of Gulpin. Swalot sprays a powerful poison onto its opponents from its pores.
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In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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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.
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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It can swallow a tire whole in one gulp. It secretes a horribly toxic fluid from the pores on its body.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It gulps anything that fits in its mouth. Its special enzymes can dissolve anything.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes.
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White
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Black 2
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It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes.
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Y
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It gulps anything that fits in its mouth. Its special enzymes can dissolve anything.
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Omega Ruby
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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.
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Alpha Sapphire
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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.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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100
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160 - 207
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310 - 404
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73
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70 - 137
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135 - 269
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83
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79 - 148
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153 - 291
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73
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70 - 137
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135 - 269
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83
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79 - 148
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153 - 291
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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Total: 467
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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
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- 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
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Swalot in Generation VI
- 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
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- 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
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This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.
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- 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
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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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.
It has been compared to a blobfish by many fans, but the popular blobfish photograph is copyright 2003, which is shortly after the Generation III games was released, and shows a front view of a heavily damaged specimen. Healthy blobfish bear no resemblance to Gulpin or Swalot.
Name origin
Swalot may be a play on the phrase, "swallow a lot," as in consuming a large amount of food or drink.
Marunoom may be a combination of 丸呑み marunomi (swallowing whole) and nomu (swallow or gulp).
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