Pokedex · Champions · #317
Swalot
Poison type · strong stats (BST 467, top 87% of the Champions roster) · builds into a physical tank.
Swalot
poison · BST 467 · physical tank
Base stats
| HP | 100 | |
| Attack | 73 | |
| Defense | 83 | |
| Sp. Atk | 73 | |
| Sp. Def | 83 | |
| Speed | 55 |
Defensive profile
How incoming damage multiplies for this form.
Abilities
Selectable in Champions (400 VP to change).
- Liquid Ooze
- Sticky Hold
- Gluttony
How to use Swalot in Champions
Swalot fills a physical tank niche on Champions ranked teams. With a 66-stat-point budget (max 32 per stat), most builds pour 32 into Attack and HP, then fine-tune Speed in steps of 2 to sit just above or below the metagame's common numbers.
Defensively it is hurt hardest by Ground, Psychic, while resisting Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug. Check the Poison page for the full matchup math behind those numbers.
Movepool highlights
Swalot can learn 60 moves in Champions. Coverage by type: bug dark electric fighting fire ghost grass ground ice normal poison psychic water. Pick four that patch your team's coverage gaps — the team builder flags what's missing automatically.
Full move list
| Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Armor | poison | Status | — | 101 |
| Acid Spray | poison | Special | 40 | 100 |
| Amnesia | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Belch | poison | Special | 120 | 90 |
| Body Press | fighting | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Body Slam | normal | Physical | 85 | 100 |
| Brick Break | fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 |
| Bulldoze | ground | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Bullet Seed | grass | Physical | 25 | 100 |
| Clear Smog | poison | Special | 50 | 101 |
| Corrosive Gas | poison | Status | — | 100 |
| Curse | ghost | Status | — | 101 |
| Destiny Bond | ghost | Status | — | 101 |
| Double-Edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100 |
| Earthquake | ground | Physical | 100 | 100 |
| Encore | normal | Status | — | 100 |
| Endure | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Fire Punch | fire | Physical | 75 | 100 |
| Gastro Acid | poison | Status | — | 100 |
| Giga Drain | grass | Special | 75 | 100 |
| Giga Impact | normal | Physical | 150 | 90 |
| Gunk Shot | poison | Physical | 120 | 80 |
| Helping Hand | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Hyper Beam | normal | Special | 150 | 90 |
| Ice Beam | ice | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Ice Punch | ice | Physical | 75 | 100 |
| Knock Off | dark | Physical | 65 | 100 |
| Mud Shot | ground | Special | 55 | 95 |
| Mud-Slap | ground | Special | 20 | 100 |
| Pain Split | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Poison Jab | poison | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Protect | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Rain Dance | water | Status | — | 101 |
| Rest | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 |
| Seed Bomb | grass | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Self-Destruct | normal | Physical | 200 | 100 |
| Shadow Ball | ghost | Special | 80 | 100 |
| Skitter Smack | bug | Physical | 70 | 90 |
| Sleep Talk | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Sludge Bomb | poison | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Sludge Wave | poison | Special | 95 | 100 |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 |
| Solar Beam | grass | Special | 120 | 100 |
| Stockpile | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Stuff Cheeks | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Substitute | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Sunny Day | fire | Status | — | 101 |
| Swallow | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Swords Dance | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Thief | dark | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Thunder Punch | electric | Physical | 75 | 100 |
| Thunder Wave | electric | Status | — | 90 |
| Toxic | poison | Status | — | 90 |
| Toxic Spikes | poison | Status | — | 101 |
| Venoshock | poison | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Water Pulse | water | Special | 60 | 100 |
| Yawn | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Zen Headbutt | psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 |