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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

Rain Attacker
Item
Swampertite
Ability
Damp
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mega Swampert is a physical rain sweeper with high Attack, a well-rounded movepool, respectable bulk, and only one weakness. Whereas other rain sweepers like Kingdra and Ludicolo offer fast but frail stat spreads that are suitable for highly offensive teams, Mega Swampert has enough bulk and power to function well on bulkier, more balance-oriented teams that still want the speed advantages offered by a Swift Swim user. Unlike other popular rain sweepers, Mega Swampert isn't able to make use of an item to augment its power, but its base Attack stat is significantly higher to compensate. That said, as a physical attacker, Mega Swampert can quickly be shut down by Intimidate users like Mega Salamence and Scrafty. Thanks to Mega Evolution mechanics, Swampert is always guaranteed a Swift Swim Speed boost on the turn it Mega Evolves if a rain setter is switched in on that turn, making it a much more flexible and forgiving lead than other Swift Swim users. However, Mega Swampert also takes up a team's Mega slot, whereas its alternatives do not. Furthermore, while Mega Swampert's movepool offers more well-rounded coverage than Kingdra's and Ludicolo's, it still has a slight case of four move-slot syndrome; it really wants to run Waterfall, Earthquake, Ice Punch, and Superpower on the same set but needs to give up one of those moves for Protect.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
54.1%
Waterfall
52.6%
Protect
43.1%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
54.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc