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Swoobatin Pokémon Ghost Grey

flyingghost

Pokédex Entry

Vampire Bat Pokémon

It possesses an insatiable taste for blood. As long as it breathes, it will seek out and devour any being whose heart still beats.

Swoobat in Pokémon Ghost Grey

Swoobat is #528 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Ghost Grey. This page covers its flying/ghost typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 3 encounter locations.

Front
swoobat sprite
Normal
swoobat sprite
Shiny
Back
swoobat sprite
Normal
swoobat sprite
Shiny
Type
FlyingGhost
Dex
#038 Regional Dex · #528 National
Abilities
Poison Heal(Primary)

Restores HP if poisoned.

Infiltrator(Secondary)

Passes through barriers.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
75
pokeball
Poké Ball7.5%
greatball
Great Ball10.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball13.4%
Base Exp
178
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
electric ×2ice ×2rock ×2ghost ×2dark ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.25
Immune To
normalfightingground

How to Obtain

Swoobat appears in Victory Road (uncommon), in Seafoam Islands (rare), and in Rock Tunnel (very rare). Wild ones range from level 27 to 46.

Wild Encounters (3)

Level Up Moves (17)

GustLevel: 1flying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
BiteLevel: 1dark
PWR40ACC100PP10
The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch.
SupersonicLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC55PP20
The user generates odd sound waves. It may confuse the foe.
Odor SleuthLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP40
Completely negates the foe's efforts to heighten its ability to evade.
Stored PowerLevel: 1psychic
PWR20ACC100PP10
The user attacks with a stored power that grows with each raised stat.
ConfusionLevel: 5psychic
PWR50ACC100PP25
A weak telekinetic attack that may also leave the foe confused.
Leech LifeLevel: 10bug
PWR65ACC100PP15
An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Air CutterLevel: 15flying
PWR60ACC95PP25
The foe is hit with razor-like wind. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Life SiphonLevel: 20dark
PWR1ACC90PP10
The user bleeds half the life from a foe, halving the foe's HP.
Flame BurstLevel: 23fire
PWR70ACC100PP15
The user attacks the foe with a bursting flame.
AssuranceLevel: 25dark
PWR30ACC100PP10
Does double damage if the foe has already taken damage this turn.
ImprisonLevel: 30psychic
PWR0ACC100PP10
Prevents foes from using any move that is also known by the user.
Air SlashLevel: 35flying
PWR75ACC95PP15
The foe is sliced by a blade of air. It may also make the foe flinch.
PsychicLevel: 40psychic
PWR90ACC100PP10
A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
Nasty PlotLevel: 45dark
PWR0ACC0PP20
The user thinks bad thoughts. It sharply raises the Sp. Atk stat.
Vampire FangLevel: 50ghost
PWR85ACC90PP15
The foe is attacked with sharp fangs. It may make the foe flinch.
CrunchLevel: 55dark
PWR70ACC100PP5
The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe's Defense.
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Pre-evolution-only Moves (1)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Swoobat cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

AmnesiaLevel: 30(Woobat · Level 30)psychic
PWR0ACC0PP20
Forgets about something and sharply raises Sp. Def.

TM/HM Moves (29)

Play Roughfairy
PWR90ACC90PP10TM01
The foe is roughed up by the user. This may lower the foe's Attack.
Night Shadeghost
PWR1ACC100PP15TM02
An attack with a mirage that inflicts damage matching the user's level.
Metronomenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM03
Waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into using any move at random.
Calm Mindpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP20TM04
The user focuses its mind to raise the Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC90PP10TM06
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn.
Light Screenpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP30TM16
A wall of light cuts damage from Sp. Atk attacks for five turns.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Dazzlefairy
PWR80ACC100PP10TM21
The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP10TM30
A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Hone Clawsdark
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
The user sharpens its claws to raise its Attack and Accuracy.
Reflectpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP20TM33
A wall of light cuts damage from physical attacks for five turns.
Flamethrowerfire
PWR90ACC100PP15TM35
The foe is scorched with intense flames. The foe may suffer a burn.
U-turnbug
PWR70ACC100PP20TM37
After attacking, the user switches places with a party Pokémon.
Fire Blastfire
PWR110ACC85PP5TM38
The foe is hit with an intense flame. It may leave the target with a burn.
Acrobaticsflying
PWR55ACC100PP15TM40
A nimble attack that does double damage if the user has no held item.
Dream Eaterpsychic
PWR100ACC100PP15TM41
Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP.
Sleep Talknormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM42
While asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP10TM44
The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
Will-O-Wispfire
PWR0ACC85PP15TM45
A sinister, bluish white flame is shot at the foe to inflict a burn.
Thiefdark
PWR40ACC100PP10TM46
An attack that may take the foe's held item if the user isn't holding one.
Hypnosispsychic
PWR0ACC60PP20TM48
Hypnotic suggestion is used to make the foe fall into a deep sleep.
Agilitypsychic
PWR0ACC0PP30TM49
The user relaxes and lightens its body to sharply boost its Speed.
Overheatfire
PWR130ACC90PP5TM50
An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Soul Shiftpsychic
PWR10ACC100PP35HM02
Swaps the user with another Ally. Use it to warp to any known town.
Strengthnormal
PWR100ACC100PP15HM04
The foe is slugged at maximum power. Can also be used to move boulders.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC70PP20HM05
A blast of light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It also illuminates caves.
Shatterpointpsychic
PWR80ACC100PP15HM06
An attack that will use Psychic power to shatter invisible walls and barriers.
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Move Tutor Moves (19)

Knock Off(Pewter City)dark
PWR20ACC100PP25Tutor
Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use during the battle.
Refresh(Pewter City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP20Tutor
A self-healing move that cures the user of a poisoning, burn, or paralysis.
Foresight(Pewter City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP40Tutor
Completely negates the foe's efforts to heighten its ability to evade.
Mercy(Pewter City)ghost
PWR40ACC100PP40Tutor
A restrained attack that always leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Double-Edge(Unknown)normal
PWR120ACC100PP15Tutor
A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user a little.
Heal Bell(Pewter City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP5Tutor
A soothing bell chimes to heal the status problems of all allies.
Mirror Coat(Pewter City)psychic
PWR1ACC100PP20Tutor
A retaliation move that pays back the foe's special attack double.
Substitute(Fuchsia City, Pewter City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
The user creates a decoy using one- quarter of its full HP.
Roost(Pewter City)flying
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
A self-healing move that restores HP by up to half of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Day(Pewter City)fire
PWR0ACC0PP5Tutor
The sun blazes for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves.
Rain Dance(Pewter City)water
PWR0ACC0PP5Tutor
A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up Water- type moves.
Weather Ball(Pewter City)normal
PWR50ACC100PP10Tutor
An attack that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
Grudge(Pewter City)ghost
PWR0ACC100PP5Tutor
If the user faints, this move deletes the PP of the move that finished it.
Perish Song(Pewter City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP5Tutor
Any battler that hears this faints in three turns unless it switches.
Curse(Pewter City)typeless
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
A move that works differently for the Ghost-type and all the other types.
Fire Fang(Pewter City)fire
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it burned.
Ice Fang(Pewter City)ice
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it frozen.
Thunder Fang(Pewter City)electric
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it paralyzed.
Future Sight(Pewter City)psychic
PWR120ACC100PP15Tutor
Two turns after this move is used, the foe is attacked psychically.
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Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
1
Immunities
9
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Swoobat. Use these types to counter it effectively.

electric2×ice2×rock2×dark2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Swoobat resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

bug0.25×grass0.5×fighting0.5×poison0.5×

Immunities (0×)

ground
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