Watchog Pokemon Guide

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Watchog Pokemon Guide

Watchog is a Normal-type Pokemon known for its glowing eyes, lookout role, evolved form from Patrat and utility movepool. This guide covers Watchog’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Watchog

Shiny Form

Shiny Watchog

Watchog Description

Watchog evolves from Patrat at Level 20. It is a Normal-type Pokemon known for keeping watch, using its glowing eyes to intimidate foes and learning a range of utility and coverage moves.

Watchog Quick Facts

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

Name

Watchog

National Dex

#0505

Type

Normal

Species

Lookout Pokemon

Height

3’07” / 1.1 m

110 cm

Weight

59.5 lbs / 27.0 kg

27 kg

Abilities

Illuminate, Keen Eye, Analytic

Watchog Stats

Watchog has improved stats over Patrat, with usable Attack and Speed for a regional early-game evolution. Its overall stat total is still modest compared with stronger late-game Pokemon.

Watchog Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Watchog has access to Normal-type moves, status moves and broad coverage options. These are some of Watchog’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Watchog All Moves

Watchog can learn different moves across Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Watchog’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
1	Rototiller	Ground	Status	–	–
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
3	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
6	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
8	Bide	Normal	Physical	–	–
11	Detect	Fighting	Status	–	–
13	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	–	100
16	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
18	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	–	60
22	Super Fang	Normal	Physical	–	90
25	After You	Normal	Status	–	–
29	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	–	–
32	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
36	Hyper Fang	Normal	Physical	80	90
39	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
43	Mean Look	Normal	Status	–	–
46	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
50	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Attract	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Confide	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Double Team	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Frustration	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Return	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swagger	Normal	Status	–	85
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
TM	Work Up	Normal	Status	–	–

Tutor Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
After You	Normal	Status	–	–
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
Laser Focus	Normal	Status	–	–
Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	–
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	–	90
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Watchog Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

This Pokemon is a Normal-type Pokemon. It has one weakness to Fighting-type moves and an immunity to Ghost-type moves.

Type

Normal

Weaknesses

Fighting

Resistances

None

Immunity

Ghost

Watchog Abilities

Its abilities focus on escaping battles, protecting accuracy or rewarding stat changes depending on the game and format.

Watchog Evolution

Watchog evolves from Patrat at Level 20. The full evolution line is Patrat and Watchog.

Stage 1

Patrat

Starting form

Stage 2

Watchog

Evolves from Patrat at Level 20

Where to Find Watchog in Pokemon Games

Watchog’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. It is commonly obtained by evolving Patrat at Level 20, and it has current Pokemon Legends Z-A availability through the Patrat line and Lumiose City encounters.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

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

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

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

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

Game	Where to Find Watchog
Pokemon Ruby	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Sapphire	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Emerald	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon FireRed	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.

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

Game	Where to Find Watchog
Pokemon Diamond	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Pearl	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Platinum	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon HeartGold	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.

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

Game	Where to Find Watchog
Pokemon Black	Evolve Patrat at Level 20, or find in areas such as Route 7 and related Unova locations depending on version.
Pokemon White	Evolve Patrat at Level 20, or find in areas such as Route 7 and related Unova locations depending on version.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve Patrat at Level 20, or find in later Unova routes depending on version.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve Patrat at Level 20, or find in later Unova routes depending on version.

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

Game	Where to Find Watchog
Pokemon X	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.

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

Game	Where to Find Watchog
Pokemon Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
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 Watchog
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Watchog
Pokemon Scarlet	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Violet	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolve Patrat at Level 20. Watchog is also listed in the Legends Z-A Pokedex and may be found through Lumiose City encounters depending on area and progression.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

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

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