Swampert Pokemon Guide

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Swampert Pokemon Guide

Swampert is the final evolution of Mudkip and Marshtomp, known for its Water and Ground typing, powerful attacks, strong bulk, useful abilities and Mega Evolution. This guide covers Swampert’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations, Mega Swampert and competitive value across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Swampert

Shiny Form

Shiny Swampert

Mega Evolution

Mega Swampert

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Swampert guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Swampert Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Abilities	Evolution
Locations	FAQ

Swampert Description

Swampert is the final evolution of Mudkip and Marshtomp. It is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon known for its sturdy build, powerful arms, strong mixed attacking stats and excellent defensive typing.

Competitive Overview

Is Swampert Good in Competitive?

Swampert is often a useful competitive Pokemon because it has only one type weakness, strong physical power, good natural bulk and access to important moves such as Earthquake, Waterfall, Ice Punch and Stealth Rock.

Swampert’s biggest strength is its Water and Ground typing, which gives it an Electric immunity and useful resistances. Its biggest issue is its major Grass weakness, which can force it to avoid Grass-type attacks and Grass coverage moves.

Swampert Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Swampert, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Swampert

National Dex

#0260

Type

Water / Ground

Species

Mud Fish Pokemon

Height

4’11” / 1.5 m

150 cm

Weight

180.6 lbs / 81.9 kg

81.9 kg

Abilities

Torrent, Damp

Swampert Stats

Swampert has strong mixed attacking stats, good HP and reliable defenses. Its stat spread lets it function as a bulky attacker, utility setter or Mega Evolution sweeper depending on the game and format.

100

Attack

110

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Swampert Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Swampert has a strong movepool with Water, Ground, Ice, Rock and utility options. These are some of Swampert’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Ground type Pokemon icon

Earthquake

Swampert’s most important Ground-type attack, giving it strong damage against Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock and Steel-type Pokemon.

Water type Pokemon icon

Muddy Water

A useful Water-type attack that fits Swampert thematically and can pressure multiple opponents in some battle formats.

Water type Pokemon icon

Waterfall

A reliable physical Water-type move that works well with Swampert’s high Attack stat.

Water type Pokemon icon

Liquidation

A strong physical Water-type option that can lower the target’s Defense in games where it is available.

Ice type Pokemon icon

Ice Punch

Valuable coverage against Grass, Dragon, Flying and Ground-type Pokemon that try to switch into Swampert.

Rock type Pokemon icon

Stealth Rock

A strong utility move that lets Swampert support a team by wearing down opposing Pokemon as they switch in.

Water type Pokemon icon

Flip Turn

A momentum move that allows Swampert to deal damage and switch out to a teammate.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Protect

A flexible defensive move that helps Swampert scout attacks, stall turns and support doubles strategies.

Swampert All Moves

Swampert can learn a broad move pool across different Pokemon games, including Water, Ground, Ice, Rock, Fighting, Normal and Poison moves. Use the section below to view Swampert’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
9	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90
12	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
15	Supersonic	Normal	Status	–	55
20	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
25	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
30	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
35	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
42	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
49	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
56	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
63	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Hard Press	Steel	Physical	0	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95
TM	Hydro Cannon	Water	Special	150	90
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Water Pledge	Water	Special	80	100
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90
Mirror Coat	Psychic	Special	–	100
Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100
Sludge	Poison	Special	65	100
Stomp	Normal	Physical	65	100
Surf	Water	Special	90	100
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	–	–
Yawn	Normal	Status	–	–

Swampert Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Swampert is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon. This gives it only one weakness and an Electric immunity, but Grass-type attacks are especially dangerous.

Type

Water / Ground

Weaknesses

Grass

Resistances

Fire, Poison, Rock and Steel

Immunity

Electric

Swampert Abilities

Swampert’s abilities support its role as a Water-type attacker or give it protection from self-destructing moves depending on the game and format.

Torrent

Powers up Swampert’s Water-type moves when its HP is low, allowing it to deal more damage in emergency situations.

Damp

Prevents self-destructing moves such as Self-Destruct and Explosion from working. This can give Swampert extra safety in some matchups.

Swift Swim

Mega Swampert uses Swift Swim, which doubles its Speed in rain and makes it a major rain team attacker.

Swampert Evolution

Swampert evolves from Marshtomp, which evolves from Mudkip. The full Swampert evolution line is Mudkip, Marshtomp and Swampert.

Stage 1

Mudkip

Water type Pokemon icon

Starting form

Stage 2

Marshtomp

Evolves from Mudkip at Level 16

Stage 3

Swampert

Evolves from Marshtomp at Level 36

Where to Find Swampert in Pokemon Games

Swampert’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Swampert is obtained by choosing, catching or receiving Mudkip, evolving it into Marshtomp at Level 16 and then evolving Marshtomp into Swampert at Level 36.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Red	Not available because Swampert had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Swampert had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Swampert had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Swampert had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Swampert had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Swampert had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Ruby	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Sapphire	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Black	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve from Marshtomp.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Sun	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Moon	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Sword	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Shield	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Scarlet	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Violet	Evolve from Marshtomp.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolve from Marshtomp. Mudkip can be found through two-star Hyperspace Wild Zones in the Mega Dimension DLC, then evolved into Marshtomp and Swampert.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Swampert
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert is Swampert’s Mega Evolution. It keeps Swampert’s Water and Ground typing while becoming a stronger, bulkier rain attacker with the Swift Swim ability.

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Swampert FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Swampert. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Swampert?

Swampert is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon.

What is Swampert weak against?

Swampert is weak to Grass-type moves. Because Water and Ground are both weak to Grass, Grass-type attacks are especially dangerous.

What does Swampert evolve from?

Swampert evolves from Marshtomp starting at Level 36. Marshtomp evolves from Mudkip starting at Level 16.

What are Swampert’s abilities?

Swampert’s abilities are Torrent and Damp. Mega Swampert uses Swift Swim.

What are Swampert’s best moves?

Swampert’s best moves often include Earthquake, Muddy Water, Waterfall, Liquidation, Ice Punch, Stealth Rock, Flip Turn and Protect.

Is Swampert good in Pokemon?

Yes, Swampert is usually a strong Pokemon because it has only one type weakness, good bulk, strong mixed attacking stats and useful coverage.

How do you get Swampert?

The most common way to get Swampert is to evolve Marshtomp at Level 36 after evolving Mudkip into Marshtomp at Level 16.

Does Swampert have a Mega Evolution?

Yes, Swampert has Mega Swampert. Mega Swampert keeps the Water and Ground typing and uses Swift Swim as its ability.

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