Physiology
Swalot is a tall, purple, blob-like Pokémon. It has a single row of black rhombuses running across what would be its mid-section. Swalot's hands have three fingers instead of two. Swalot has red, beady eyes and yellow whiskers.
Gender differences
A female Swalot has shorter whiskers than a male.
Special abilities
Swalot's large, cavernous mouth can easily gulp down something as large as a car tire. Its stomach acid can dissolve virtually anything.
Swalot's pores secretes an incredibly toxic fluid.
Behavior
Swalot portrays behavior similar to Gulpin. It is known to eat in large quantities, most likely because its powerful stomach can handle anything.
Habitat
Like Gulpin, Swalot live in grassy plains. However, Swalot are a bit harder to find.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Swalot, with its ability to digest anything, could theoretically eat anything. However, it seems to be largely carnivorous, swallowing prey whole after dousing it with poison from its pores.
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.
A Swalot that was painted to look like a Grimer was shown at the "Pokémon Cosplay Convention" in All Dressed with Somewhere To Go.
Paul's brother, Reggie, also owns a Swalot which appeared in Lost Leader Strategy!.
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 encouters in powerful poison, and then swallows it whole.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Entry
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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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- 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. It has been compared to a blobfish by many fans, but the popular blobfish photograph is copyright 2003 (shortly after 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's name is possibly a shortening of swallow a lot, as in eating or drinking a large amount.
Marunoom is based on 丸呑み marunomi, swallowing whole and nomu, to swallow or gulp.