Palpitoad in Pokémon GO

Type	Water / Ground
Pokédex number	#536
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	128 / 109 / 181
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,392 / 1,574 / 1,592
Max HP, level 50	164
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	0.8 m / 17 kg

Palpitoad evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Palpitoad evolves from Tympole for 25 Tympole Candy.

Palpitoad evolves into Seismitoad for 100 Tympole Candy.

Family: Tympole · Palpitoad · Seismitoad

Palpitoad CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	596	556	101	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	795	742	117	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	994	928	130	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,193	1,113	143	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,292	1,206	149
40	1,392	1,299	154
45	1,481	1,382	159
50	1,574	1,469	164
51	1,592	1,486	165	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Palpitoad best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Palpitoad at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Palpitoad gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Mud Shot	Earth Power	7.0
Bubble	Earth Power	6.8
Mud Shot	Sludge Wave	5.8
Bubble	Sludge Wave	5.8
Mud Shot	Water Pulse	5.7

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bubble	Water	10	12	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Mud Shot	Ground	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Earth Power	Ground	100	50	3.5 s	28.6	same type, ×1.2
Sludge Wave	Poison	105	100	3 s	35.0
Water Pulse	Water	65	50	3 s	21.7	same type, ×1.2

Palpitoad weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Water / Ground. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Grass	×2.56
Electric	×0.625
Fire	×0.625
Poison	×0.625
Rock	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Palpitoad CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,392 · HP 154

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.