Swalot in Pokémon GO

Type	Poison
Pokédex number	#317
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	140 / 159 / 225
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,978 / 2,236 / 2,263
Max HP, level 50	201
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	1.7 m / 80 kg

Swalot 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.

Swalot evolves from Gulpin for 50 Gulpin Candy.

Swalot is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Gulpin · Swalot

Swalot 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	847	800	124	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,130	1,066	143	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,413	1,333	160	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,695	1,600	175	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,837	1,733	182
40	1,978	1,867	189
45	2,105	1,987	195
50	2,236	2,110	201
51	2,263	2,135	202	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Swalot best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Infestation	Sludge Bomb	7.8
Infestation	Gunk Shot	7.8
Mud Shot	Gunk Shot	7.7
Mud Shot	Sludge Bomb	7.6
Infestation	Sludge	6.6

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Infestation	Bug	9	13	1 s	9.0
Mud Shot	Ground	4	6	0.5 s	8.0
Rock Smash	Fighting	17	12	1.5 s	11.3

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Acid Spray	Poison	20	50	3 s	6.7	same type, ×1.2
Gunk Shot	Poison	130	100	3 s	43.3	same type, ×1.2
Ice Beam	Ice	95	50	3.5 s	27.1
Sludge	Poison	50	33	2 s	25.0	same type, ×1.2
Sludge Bomb	Poison	85	50	2.5 s	34.0	same type, ×1.2

Swalot weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Bug	×0.625
Fairy	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Poison	×0.625

Swalot CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,978 · HP 189

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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.