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swampert
#260

Swampert

Mud Fish Pokémon

WaterGround

Swampert is very strong. It has enough power to easily drag a boulder weighing more than a ton. This Pokémon also has powerful vision that lets it see even in murky water.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 110
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 90
Speed 60
Total 535

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Torrent Damp (Hidden)

Forms

Evolution Chain

marshtomp Marshtomp Lv. 16
swampert Swampert Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Mud Fish Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 81.9 kg
Base Exp 241
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Monster ,Water1

Sprites

swampert Front Front
swampert Back Back
swampert Front Shiny Front Shiny
swampert Back Shiny Back Shiny
swampert Official Art Official Art
swampert Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Utility Tank
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful / Impish
EVs
0 [object Object]
1 [object Object]
Tera Type
FairyPoisonDragonSteel

Strategy Overview

Swampert is an excellent wall. Its great defensive typing gives it resistances and immunities to Fire-, Poison-, and Electric-type attacks from the likes of Infernape, Alolan Muk, and Iron Thorns, and it threatens them with Earthquake. While there is some competition for the Water-type slot on teams, Swampert is unique in its ability to simultaneously threaten Electric-types and pivot out with Flip Turn, often slowly enough to bring its teammate in completely safely. On top of this, Swampert also has access to Knock Off, which is valuable utility to cripple item-reliant Pokemon like Talonflame, Avalugg, and Registeel, and Roar, which allows Swampert to challenge setup sweepers like Cresselia and Oricorio-E. However, its limited recovery options make Swampert vulnerable to being worn down over the course of a battle, meaning it won't be able to check these aforementioned setup sweepers long-term. Swampert's 4x weakness to Grass-type attacks also hampers it, as it struggles against common Grass-types like Tsareena, Breloom, and Brambleghast. On top of this, many Pokemon like Chandelure, Gallade, and Iron Thorns carry some way to surprise Swampert with Grass-type coverage, whether that be Energy Ball, Leaf Blade, or Tera Blast Grass.

Most Used Moves

Flip Turn
95.7%
Knock Off
62.7%
Ice Punch
23.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
53.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc