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Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all A+ Tier
Great League PVP Rating See all 4.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 4.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
81.90 kg Weight
1.50 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,362
Level 40: 2,974
Level 25: 2,124 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,699 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,274 (Research Tasks)
ATK 208
DEF 175
STA 225

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Mud Shot
Hydro Cannon*
A-
A
Mud Shot
Earthquake
B
C-
Mud Shot
Surf
B-
B
Mud Shot
Muddy Water
X
A
Mud Shot
Sludge Wave
X
B-
Water Gun
Hydro Cannon*
A
A-
Water Gun
Earthquake
B-
C-
Water Gun
Surf
B
B
Water Gun
Muddy Water
D
A-
Water Gun
Sludge Wave
X
B-

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Water Gun should be paired with Hydro Cannon. This set is better than the Ground-type set against most targets, including Rock-types.
  • Mud Shot should be paired with Earthquake. This set has an advantage against Steel, Electric, and Poison-types.
  • Sludge Wave is underwhelming in every aspect.
  • Surf has been replaced by Swampert's Community Day move. 
  • Muddy Water as a 3-bar move can be used in a pinch right before Swampert faints, but otherwise is inferior to even Surf. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Mud Shot is slightly superior to Water Gun, offering slightly better coverage and cross-weather benefits.
  • Hydro Cannon is superior to Sludge Wave and Surf, having a lower energy cost than the former and earlier dodge window than both.
  • Muddy Water can be used more often as a 3-bar move, though it has a later dodge window than Hydro Cannon. 
  • Sludge Wave offers counter coverage against Grass-types, however.
  • Earthquake is underwhelming in every aspect despite having STAB.

PVE Overview

Shadow Swampert is absolutely a Pokemon worth raising. It has some of the highest DPS among Water Types and viable Ground Type DPS as well. The one down-side is that you'll need to get rid of frustration via event and then evolve it to get Hydro Cannon during event hours or drop an Elite TM, so raising one without an Elite TM could potentially take a full year currently.

Note that Shadow Pokemon cannot mega evolve, but unless you find a Shadow with low stats that will purify to something worth using, it's best to use it as a Shadow.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Mud Shot
Hydro Cannon*
Earthquake
A
Mud Shot
Hydro Cannon*
Sludge Wave
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Mud Shot + Hydro Cannon* and Earthquake Or Sludge Wave

Mud Shot offers the highest energy generation in the game at the cost of low damage output. Due to how powerful Swampert's charge moves are, this move is recommended. Water Gun offers more damage output and is meant more for general coverage, but is not recommended due to its inferior energy generation. 

Hydro Cannon is a move limited to specific events such as Community Day, as well as Elite TMs, and is mandatory due to its lesser energy cost and very high Damage Per Energy value. It also completely blows Surf out of the water. Earthquake and Sludge Wave are both viable options, with Earthquake giving more power against Steel-types and Sludge Wave letting you hit Fairy-types harder.

What about Muddy Water? 

Muddy Water is a very disappointing addition to Swampert for PvP. Hydro Cannon deals roughly 257% of the damage that Muddy Water can do, for only extra 5 energy. While Muddy Water does have a perk of reducing the opponent's ATK stage by 1, the 30% chance to proc the debuff makes it unreliable to use for consistent results. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 4.5 / 5

Arguably the best "mudboi" in the format, Mud Shot's speed combined with Hydro Cannon's power makes Swampert a massive threat, and one that any Grass-less team will struggle to answer. It's not that bulky, though, and it's massively vulnerable to anything with Razor Leaf, but a well-positioned Swampert is a fantastic choice to rain on your opponent's parade. Sludge Wave is more common than Earthquake here, giving you significant play against Azumarill (among other Fairy-types) and preventing you from getting walled out by Altaria.

Ultra League: 4.5 / 5

Swampert is very good for Ultra League partly thanks to the numerous Steel-types in the meta, in addition to the relatively few Grass-types compared to Great League. Dominance over many of the "anti-Giratina" picks which are mostly Dark-types and also Snorlax, in addition to numerous wins against counters to those picks (AKA Fighting-types), makes Swampert very appealing to use. It should also be noted that Swampert can tie or even narrowly beat Giratina Altered Forme depending on movesets and shielding scenarios, which would possibly make this Pokemon a 5/5, if it were not for the lack of consistency in that matchup. Earthquake is preferable in Open Ultra to give you a strong neutral hit against Giratina, whereas both Earthquake and Sludge Wave are viable in Ultra Premier.

Master League: 3 / 5

Swampert's relatively low max CP prevents it from maintaining its dominance from the other two formats. While its incredibly powerful moveset gives it some wins against common Steel-types in both Open Format and Premier versions of Masters, its general lack of stats and poor matchups against some incredibly meta Pokémon leaves the mudboi outclassed.

Fast Moves

5
Water Gun
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
10.00
10.00
12.50
5
Mud Shot
More Info

Ground

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.20
11.67
8.33
10.42

Charge Moves

65
Surf
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.70
0.20
0.00
 1.30
38.24
47.79
 49.71
140
Earthquake
More Info

Ground

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.60
0.80
0.00
 1.40
38.89
48.61
 54.44
110
Sludge Wave
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.00
0.00
 1.10
34.38
42.97
 37.81
50
Muddy Water
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.70
0.00
 1.52
22.73
28.41
 34.44

Elite Charge Moves

90
Hydro Cannon
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.90
1.10
0.00
 1.80
47.37
59.21
 85.26

Exclusive Charge Moves

10
Frustration
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.80
0.00
 0.30
5.00
6.25
 1.52

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy
Stardust

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 12.5 %
Male Ratio 87.5 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate5.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

256% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013642
2001.57586
2002114131
2002.5153176
4003192221
4003.5230266
4004269311
4004.5308356
6005347401
6005.5386446
6006425490
6006.5464535
8007503580
8007.5542625
8008581670
8008.5620715
10009658760
10009.5697805
100010736850
100010.5773892
130011810934
130011.5847977
1300128841019
130012.59201062
1600139571104
160013.59941147
16001410311189
160014.510681232
19001511041274
190015.511411317
19001611781359
190016.512151402
22001712521444
220017.512881487
22001813251529
220018.513621572
25001913991614
250019.514361657
25002014731699
250020.515091741
30002115461784
300021.515831826
30002216201869
300022.516571911
35002316941954
350023.517301996
35002417672039
350024.518042081
40002518412124
400025.518782166
40002619152209
400026.519512251
45002719882294
450027.520252336
45002820622379
450028.520992421
50002921362464
500029.521722506
50003022092549
500030.522282570
60003122462591
600031.522642613
60003222832634
600032.523012655
70003323202676
700033.523382698
70003423562719
700034.523752740
80003523932761
800035.524122783
80003624302804
800036.524492825
90003724672846
900037.524852868
90003825042889
900038.525222910
100003925412931
1000039.525592952
100004025772974
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