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swoobat
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Swoobat

Courting Pokémon

PsychicFlying

It emits sound waves of various frequencies from its nose, including some powerful enough to destroy rocks.

Base Stats

HP 67
Attack 57
Defense 55
Sp. Atk 77
Sp. Def 55
Speed 114
Total 425

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

swoobat Swoobat Happiness 160

Moves

Details

Category Courting Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 10.5 kg
Base Exp 149
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground ,Flying

Sprites

swoobat Front Front
swoobat Back Back
swoobat Front Shiny Front Shiny
swoobat Back Shiny Back Shiny
swoobat Official Art Official Art
swoobat Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.9%
Calm Mind
Item
Salac Berry
Ability
Simple
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Swoobat has two unique niches in its ability Simple and its blistering high Speed stat. With the capability to boost quickly, Swoobat's Special Attack skyrockets to absurd levels even after just one Calm Mind. Swoobat doesn't mind taking chip damage as much as other Pokemon, since it will be purposefully reducing its own health with Substitute, although the inability to use Substitute at low HP can be annoying. Not everything is that simple, however, as these niches come at the cost of being very predictable. Due to its extreme frailty, Swoobat will generally be KOed in one hit. It needs immense team support, like dual screens or Memento, to function properly. Swoobat's frailty also means that it is vulnerable to priority attacks such as Skuntank's Sucker Punch. Furthermore, Swoobat's dual typing overlaps weaknesses with several top-tier threats such as Torterra, Aurorus, and Jellicent. This, combined with its frailty and need for team support, makes it somewhat difficult to add while teambuilding. Swoobat is also over-reliant on setting up with Calm Mind, as otherwise it's left with a 20-Base Power Stored Power.

Most Used Moves

Calm Mind
86.9%
Air Slash
60.9%
Roost
31.5%
Heat Wave
24.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
28.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc