Close Combat
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.

It’s very curious, but its means of investigating things is to try to punch them with its tentacles. The search for food is what brings it onto land.
Understanding damage taken from different types is crucial for battles. Plan your team accordingly!
Tip: Build your team with Pokémon that cover each other's weaknesses!
0.6 m
4.0 kg
Prevents paralysis.
Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
6,375
Hatch Counter: 25
180
Higher values mean easier to catch
50
Initial friendship level
Medium Slow
Experience points needed to level up
Core species facts, alternate varieties, and Pokédex placements at a glance.
Battle-ready training facts pulled from EV yield, growth curve, and wild held item data.
\frac{6x^3}{5} - 15x^2 + 100x - 140No wild held item data available.

Where this Pokémon appears in supported games, including method, level range, and encounter conditions.
High-signal moves surfaced from learnsets and move metadata, grouped by battle purpose.
Reliable same-type attacks that match this Pokémon's typing.
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.
Learned at Lv. 45
Sword Shield
Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.
Learned at Lv. 30
Sword Shield
User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
Off-type attacks that expand what this Pokémon can threaten.
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
Support, disruption, and setup tools worth noticing.
Learned at Lv. 10
Sword Shield
Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM/TR Moves
Sword Shield
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Learned at Lv. 35
Sword Shield
For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.