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Sewaddle
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Sewaddle

BugGrass

Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Seed Bomb, worth 5.9 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Sewaddle can learn 6 combinations. Bug Bite with Seed Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageFlyingFire
Weak toPoisonRockBugIce
ResistsFightingWaterElectric
Strongly resistsGroundGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Bug BiteBug50.5s+6
Struggle BugBug151.5s+15
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Energy BallGrass904.0s-50
Seed BombGrass552.0s-33
Silver WindBug653.5s-33

Shiny

Sewaddle
Normal
Shiny Sewaddle
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Sewaddle has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Sewaddle
Sewaddle
Swadloon
Swadloon
Leavanny
Leavanny

Numbers

Max CP1,105 at level 50, 977 at level 40
Raid catch558 CP at level 20, or 698 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch514 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats96 attack · 124 defense · 128 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance1 km per Candy
Size0.3 m and 2.5 kg

Best moveset against each type

Sewaddle does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GroundBug Bite + Seed Bomb7.8
RockBug Bite + Seed Bomb7.8
WaterBug Bite + Seed Bomb7.8
GrassBug Bite + Silver Wind7.6
PsychicBug Bite + Silver Wind7.6
DarkBug Bite + Silver Wind7.6
NormalBug Bite + Seed Bomb5.9
ElectricBug Bite + Seed Bomb5.9
IceBug Bite + Seed Bomb5.9
BugBug Bite + Silver Wind5.0
DragonBug Bite + Silver Wind5.0
FightingBug Bite + Seed Bomb4.7
GhostBug Bite + Seed Bomb4.7
FairyBug Bite + Seed Bomb4.7
FlyingBug Bite + Seed Bomb3.5
PoisonBug Bite + Seed Bomb3.5
SteelBug Bite + Seed Bomb3.5
FireBug Bite + Seed Bomb3.5

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Sewaddle is actually for.

Counters: what beats Sewaddle

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy83.8
ReshiramDragonFireFire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy69.5
SalamenceDragonFlyingFire Fang + Fly64.1
ChandelureGhostFireFire Spin + Overheat63.7
MoltresFireFlyingFire Spin + Fly63.1
CinderaceFireFire Spin + Pyroball62.8
VolcaronaBugFireFire Spin + Overheat62.1
DarmanitanFireFire Fang + Overheat61.9
YveltalDarkFlyingGust + Oblivion Wing Legacy61.7
ToucannonNormalFlyingPeck + Beak Blast Legacy61.1

Ranked by damage per second against Sewaddle's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.