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Pokémon GO · #260 · Water / Ground

Swampert in Pokémon GO

Swampert (#260) is a Water / Ground-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 3,362 at level 50, 2,974 at level 40 and 3,402 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Mud Shot with Hydro Cannon (needs an Elite TM). It takes extra damage from Grass attacks.

TypeWater / Ground
Pokédex number#260
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina208 / 175 / 225
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 512,974 / 3,362 / 3,402
Max HP, level 50201
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight1.5 m / 81.9 kg

Swampert 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.

Swampert evolves from Marshtomp for 100 Mudkip Candy.

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

Family: Mudkip · Marshtomp · Swampert

Swampert 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.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
151,2741,216124research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
201,6991,622143eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
252,1242,027160raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
302,5492,433175wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
352,7612,636182
402,9742,838189
453,1653,021195
503,3623,209201
513,4023,247202best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Swampert best moveset

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

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Mud ShotHydro Cannon12.3Elite TM
Water GunHydro Cannon11.9Elite TM
Mud ShotEarthquake11.2
Water GunEarthquake10.6
Mud ShotSurf10.5

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Mud ShotGround460.5 s8.0same type, ×1.2
Water GunWater550.5 s10.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
EarthquakeGround1401003.5 s40.0same type, ×1.2
Hydro CannonWater90502 s45.0same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Muddy WaterWater45332 s22.5same type, ×1.2
SludgePoison50332 s25.0
Sludge WavePoison1051003 s35.0
SurfWater60501.5 s40.0same type, ×1.2

Swampert 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 typeDamage
Grass×2.56
Electric×0.625
Fire×0.625
Poison×0.625
Rock×0.625
Steel×0.625

Swampert CP calculator

CP 2,974 · 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.