Swalot best PvP IVs
The best Swalot IVs for Great League in Pokémon GO are 0/14/14 — 0 attack, 14 defense and 14 HP. That spread reaches CP 1498 at level 29.5 and has the highest stat product of all 4,096 IV combinations. A perfect 15/15/15 Swalot ranks #1,658 there, with 95.4 % of the stat product the best spread gets.
Open Swalot 0/14/14 in the IV ranker
Best Swalot IVs by league
| League | Rank 1 IV | Lv | CP | 15/15/15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little | not allowed — must be unevolved and able to evolve | |||
| Great | 0/14/14 | 29.5 | 1498 | #1,658 |
| Ultra (never hits the cap) | 15/15/15 | 50 | 2236 | #1 |
| Master | 15/15/15 | 50 | 2236 | #1 |
Swalot cannot enter Little League because it has already evolved. Little League only takes Pokémon that have not evolved yet and can still evolve, so the 500 CP cap is not the only rule.
Swalot never reaches Ultra League's 2,500 CP cap: at level 50 it tops out at CP 2236. Nothing is held back by the cap there, so the highest IVs simply win and 15/15/15 is best, exactly as in Master League.
Top 10 Swalot IVs for Great League
| # | IV | Lv | CP | Atk | Def | HP | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/14/14 | 29.5 | 1498 | 101.6 | 125.5 | 173 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 0/15/13 | 29.5 | 1499 | 101.6 | 126.3 | 172 | 100.0 |
| 3 | 0/13/15 | 29.5 | 1497 | 101.6 | 124.8 | 174 | 100.0 |
| 4 | 1/12/14 | 29.5 | 1500 | 102.3 | 124.1 | 173 | 99.5 |
| 5 | 1/14/11 | 29.5 | 1499 | 102.3 | 125.5 | 171 | 99.5 |
| 6 | 1/11/15 | 29.5 | 1499 | 102.3 | 123.3 | 174 | 99.5 |
| 7 | 0/13/14 | 29.5 | 1494 | 101.6 | 124.8 | 173 | 99.4 |
| 8 | 0/14/13 | 29.5 | 1495 | 101.6 | 125.5 | 172 | 99.4 |
| 9 | 0/15/12 | 29.5 | 1496 | 101.6 | 126.3 | 171 | 99.4 |
| 10 | 0/15/11 | 29.5 | 1493 | 101.6 | 126.3 | 171 | 99.4 |
Rank 1 IVs across the evolution line
IVs carry over when a Pokémon evolves, so pick the spread for the league you mean to play it in, not for the stage you caught it at.
| Pokémon | Little | Great | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulpin | 0/15/15 CP 500 | 15/15/15 CP 979 | 15/15/15 CP 979 |
| Swalot | ✕ | 0/14/14 CP 1498 | 15/15/15 CP 2236 |
How good is Swalot in the current meta?
PvPoke rates Swalot #153 of 1,154 in Great League, with a score of 84.1 out of 100. The usual moveset is Infestation, Sludge and Ice Beam.
| League | PvPoke rank | Score | Usual moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great | #153 of 1,154 | 84.1 | Infestation, Sludge, Ice Beam |
| Ultra | #471 of 851 | 73 | Infestation, Sludge, Ice Beam |
These are two different questions. The IV ranks further up say which Swalot to build; the meta rank says whether Swalot is worth building at all. Ranks and movesets come from PvPoke, whose battle simulations produce them, and they move as the meta does.
How to find a good Swalot
The search-string generator builds a string you can paste into the search bar in Pokémon GO. It matches the CP, HP and appraisal stars of the top spreads above — pre-evolutions included — so you can sweep a whole storage box in one go.
To check a Swalot you already own, open the IV ranker and set its IVs. It ranks every stage of the evolution line at once and shows the meta rank beside the IV rank.
Swalot PvP IV questions
What are the best Swalot IVs for Great League?
0/14/14 — 0 attack, 14 defense and 14 HP. It reaches CP 1498 at level 29.5 and has the best stat product of all 4,096 IV combinations.
Is a 15/15/15 Swalot good for Great League?
No. A perfect 15/15/15 Swalot only ranks #1,658 of 4,096 in Great League. Under a CP cap, lower attack lets a Pokémon reach a higher level, which buys more defense and HP for the same CP.
What CP is a rank 1 Swalot in Great League?
CP 1498 at level 29.5, without best buddy. Best buddy adds one level, which changes both the CP and the ranking.
Ranked by stat product (attack × defense × HP) at the highest level under the CP cap, out of all 4,096 IV combinations, without best buddy. Shadow and purified Pokémon rank the same as regular ones. Little League checks the 500 CP cap and that the Pokémon is unevolved with an evolution ahead of it; limited-time cups may add further restrictions. Base stats and meta rankings from PvPoke, used under the MIT licence. Updated 2026-11-11.