Palpitoad in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Galar Pokédex #133 • Vibration Pokémon
Palpitoad in the National Pokédex
Normal
Shiny
Pokédex entries
Sword
It weakens its prey with sound waves intense enough to cause headaches, then entangles them with its sticky tongue.
Shield
On occasion, their cries are sublimely pleasing to the ear. Palpitoad with larger lumps on their bodies can sing with a wider range of sounds.
Pokémon details
Types
Category
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Pokédex
Palpitoad in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
HP
75
260
354
Attack
65
121
251
Defense
55
103
229
Sp. Atk
65
121
251
Sp. Def
55
103
229
Speed
69
128
260
Total
384
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
| Pokédexes | Galar #133 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 2 HP |
| Catch rate | 120 |
| Base Exp. | 134 |
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 cycles |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Tympole Galar #132 | Level 25 | Palpitoad Galar #133 |
Palpitoad Galar #133 | Level 36 |  Seismitoad Galar #134 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Growl The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. |  |  | - | 100 | 40 |
| Start | Supersonic The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target. | | | - | 55 | 20 |
| Start | Acid Opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats. |  |  | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| Start | Echoed Voice The user attacks the target with an echoing voice. If this move is used every turn, its power is increased. | | | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat. | | | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 16 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. | | | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Bubble Beam A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target’s Speed stat. | | | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power. | |  | - | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Uproar The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 37 | Aqua Ring The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn. | | | - | - | 20 |
| 42 | Hyper Voice The user lets loose a horribly echoing shout with the power to inflict damage. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Muddy Water The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy. | | | 90 | 85 | 10 |
| 54 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. | | | - | - | 5 |
| 60 | Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | | | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM16 | Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. | | | - | 85 | 40 |
| TM21 | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. |  | | - | - | 10 |
| TM24 | Snore This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | | | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM27 | Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon’s Speed stats. |  | | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM31 | Attract If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM33 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. | | | - | - | 5 |
| TM35 | Hail The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except Ice types. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM39 | Facade This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | | | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM46 | Weather Ball This attack move varies in power and type depending on the weather. | | | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM52 | Bounce The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |  | | 85 | 85 | 5 |
| TM53 | Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat. | | | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM76 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. | | | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM81 | Bulldoze The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TR03 | Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | | | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| TR04 | Surf The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave. | | | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TR20 | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user’s decoy. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR22 | Sludge Bomb Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR26 | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR35 | Uproar The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR42 | Hyper Voice The user lets loose a horribly echoing shout with the power to inflict damage. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR45 | Muddy Water The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy. | | | 90 | 85 | 10 |
| TR67 | Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR72 | Power Whip The user violently whirls its vines, tentacles, or the like to harshly lash the target. |  | | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| TR76 | Stealth Rock The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap hurts opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. |  | | - | - | 20 |
| TR78 | Sludge Wave The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit. | | | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TR84 | Scald The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR91 | Venom Drench Opposing Pokémon are drenched in an odd poisonous liquid. This lowers the Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats of a poisoned target. | | | - | 100 | 20 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You The user helps the target and makes it use its move right after the user. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Confide The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Endeavor This attack move cuts down the target’s HP to equal the user’s HP. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 5 |
| Focus Punch The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before it is used. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |  | | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| Gastro Acid The user hurls up its stomach acids on the target. The fluid eliminates the effect of the target’s Ability. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| Infestation The target is infested and attacked for four to five turns. The target can’t flee during this time. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |  | | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| Mist The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 30 |
| Mist The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | - | - | 30 |
| Mist The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. Learn as Tympole, then retain through evolution. | | | - | - | 30 |
| Mud-Slap The user hurls mud in the target’s face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| Mud-Slap The user hurls mud in the target’s face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. Learn as Tympole, then retain through evolution. | | | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| Rock Smash The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 85 | 15 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Learn as Tympole, then retain through evolution. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. Learn as Tympole, then retain through evolution. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
Swift Swim
Ability Slot 1
Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in rain.
Doubles Speed during rain.
Hydration
Ability Slot 2
Heals status conditions if it’s raining.
Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
Water Absorb(Hidden Ability)
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move instead of taking damage.
Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
