Swalot is a pure Poison type tier 3 raid boss, with a raid boss CP of 12267. Best Swalot counters are strong Ground and Psychic type Pokémon. Well prepared trainers with good counters will be able solo Swalot, but newer trainers, or those without ideal counters, may want to bring a friend.
The CP ranges of Swalot are as follows:
- 1066 – 1130 (at level 20)
- 1333 – 1413 (at level 25 with Cloudy weather boost)
Swalot Raid Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
Let’s check out the top raid counters for Swalot:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 64.32s | 1.25 |
| 2. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic | Luster Purge Psychic | 73.20s | 1.00 |
| 3. |
Latias (Mega)
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 83.65s | 1.25 |
| 4. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Psystrike Psychic | 92.38s | 1.75 |
| 5. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Psychic Psychic | 98.96s | 1.00 |
| 6. |
Slowbro (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 99.38s | 1.13 |
| 7. |
Hoopa (Unbound)
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 96.37s | 2.25 |
| 8. |
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 109.99s | 1.75 |
| 9. |
Hoopa (Confined)
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 114.44s | 1.63 |
| 10. |
Metagross
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 122.07s | 0.75 |
| 11. |
Landorus (Therian)
|
Extrasensory Psychic | Earthquake Ground | 115.34s | 1.71 |
| 12. |
Alakazam
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 111.56s | 3.00 |
| 13. |
Excadrill
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 121.97s | 1.38 |
| 14. |
Espeon
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 113.77s | 2.75 |
| 15. |
Latios
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 116.81s | 2.25 |
| 16. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock | Earth Power Ground | 121.81s | 1.75 |
| 17. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earthquake Ground | 122.56s | 1.63 |
| 18. |
Landorus (Incarnate)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 124.07s | 1.33 |
| 19. |
Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 123.48s | 1.75 |
| 20. |
Rhyperior
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 127.20s | 1.50 |
| 21. |
Landorus
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 124.56s | 1.86 |
| 22. |
Azelf
|
Confusion Psychic | Future Sight Psychic | 118.21s | 3.00 |
| 23. |
Blastoise (Mega)
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 127.50s | 1.75 |
| 24. |
Absol (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Payback Dark | 124.17s | 1.00 |
| 25. |
Articuno (Galarian)
|
Confusion Psychic | Future Sight Psychic | 123.83s | 2.38 |
| 26. |
Deoxys (Attack)
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psycho Boost Psychic | 109.38s | 3.00 |
| 27. |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 125.98s | 2.13 |
| 28. |
Steelix (Mega)
|
Thunder Fang Electric | Earthquake Ground | 136.76s | 0.60 |
| 29. |
Gallade
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 124.40s | 2.50 |
| 30. |
Tapu Lele
|
Confusion Psychic | Psyshock Psychic | 124.11s | 2.75 |
| 31. |
Meloetta (Aria)
|
Confusion Psychic | Psyshock Psychic | 130.10s | 1.75 |
| 32. |
Manectric (Mega)
|
Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 123.78s | 2.75 |
| 33. |
Gardevoir
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 124.43s | 2.71 |
| 34. |
Victini
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 137.20s | 1.00 |
| 35. |
Pidgeot (Mega)
|
Gust | Brave Bird | 125.35s | 2.57 |
Swalot Stats
Swalot
Poison
|
|||||
| Max CP at lvl 40 1987 / lvl 50 2236 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 140 | DEF 159 | HP 225 | |||
| Weak to | Resistances | ||||
| Ground Psychic | Fighting Bug Fairy Grass Poison | ||||
Swalot Raid Move Set
Swalot has access to these moves as a raid boss:
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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Ice Beam will hit your Ground type counters hard, the other moves shouldn’t trouble any of your counters too much.
Sadly Swalot doesn’t have much use in Pokémon GO due to it’s stats, it could potentially get some usage as a spice pick in a specific PvP Cup, but that’s about it!
