Skwovet
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Body Slam, worth 5.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Skwovet can learn 9 combinations. Tackle with Body Slam 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
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Skwovet has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,067 at level 50, 944 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 539 CP at level 20, or 674 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 495 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 95 attack · 86 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.3 m and 2.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Skwovet does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Ground.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 7.1 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 7.1 |
| Ground | Tackle + Trailblaze | 6.6 |
| Water | Tackle + Trailblaze | 6.6 |
| Rock | Bullet Seed + Trailblaze | 6.4 |
| Normal | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 | |
| Poison | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Bug | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Fire | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Grass | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Electric | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Ice | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Dark | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.3 |
| Steel | Bite + Crunch | 4.6 |
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 Skwovet is actually for.
Counters: what beats Skwovet
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 61.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 55.9 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 55.7 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 55.2 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 52.7 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 50.9 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 50.5 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 50.3 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 49.9 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 49.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Skwovet's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.