The Essentials on Palpitoad
- Weaknesses
- ×4 Grass Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel · immune: Electric
- Evolution
- Tympole → Palpitoad (Lv. 25) → Seismitoad (Lv. 36)
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 384 · top stat: HP (75) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Batracné in French · ガマガル, Gamagaru in Japanese · Mebrana in German All Languages
Overview
Palpitoad is a Water and Ground-type Pokémon, No. 536 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Vibration Pokémon. Height: 0.8 m, weight: 17 kg.
Palpitoad evolves from Tympole and evolves into Seismitoad (Lv. 36).
Abilities: Swift Swim and Hydration. Hidden Ability: Water Absorb. Palpitoad is very weak to Grass-type moves (×4 damage). Palpitoad takes no damage from Electric-type moves.
Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#536
National Pokédex
Category
Vibration Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
75
255
Attack
65
255
Defense
55
255
Special Attack
65
255
Special Defense
55
255
Speed
69
255
Total
384
Min HP (Lv. 100)
260
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
354
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Water / Ground). See the type chart
Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Grass
×4
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Water
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Poison
×½
Rock
×½
Steel
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Electric
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
Ability 2
Cures the Pokémon's status conditions in rain.
If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
Palpitoad Evolution
Palpitoad Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Water · Ground
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Palpitoad Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Acid
Poison
Spec.
100%
40
30
1
Echoed Voice
Normal
Spec.
100%
40
15
1
Bubble
Water
Spec.
100%
40
30
1
Growl
Normal
Stat
100%
—
40
1
Supersonic
Normal
Stat
55%
—
20
12
Mud Shot
Ground
Spec.
95%
55
15
16
Round
Normal
Spec.
100%
60
15
20
Bubble Beam
Water
Spec.
100%
65
20
24
Flail
Normal
Phys.
100%
—
15
30
Uproar
Normal
Spec.
100%
90
10
37
Aqua Ring
Water
Stat
—
—
20
42
Hyper Voice
Normal
Spec.
100%
90
10
48
Muddy Water
Water
Spec.
85%
90
10
54
Rain Dance
Water
Stat
—
—
5
60
Hydro Pump
Water
Spec.
80%
110
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Water 1
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
HP
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Palpitoad
Available in 8 games, 200 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Black
Black 2
White
White 2
X
Y
Shield
Sword
Generation V
Black 45 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(45)
Icirrus City
Lv. 30 20%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 30 20%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 30 20%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 30 20%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 30 20%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 30 20%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 30 20%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 30 20%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 30 20%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 31 10%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 31 10%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 31 10%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 31 10%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 31 10%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 31 10%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 31 10%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 31 10%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 31 10%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 32 5%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 32 5%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 32 5%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 32 5%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 32 5%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 32 5%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 32 5%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 32 5%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 32 5%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 33 4%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 1%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 33 4%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 1%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 4%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 33 1%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 1%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 1%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 4%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 4%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 33 4%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 1%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 4%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 33 1%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 4%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 33 1%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 1%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 4%
Spring
Black 2 53 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(3)
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 64 20%
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 65 4%
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 65 1%
Surf
(1)
Route 8
Lv. 45-60 30%
Surf spots
(1)
Route 8
Lv. 45-60 30%
Tall grass
(48)
Route 8
Lv. 54 20%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 54 20%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 54 20%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 54 20%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 54 20%
Autumn
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 54 20%
Route 8
Lv. 54 20%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 54 20%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 54 20%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 54 20%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 55 10%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 55 10%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 55 10%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 55 10%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 55 10%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 55 10%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 55 10%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 55 10%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 55 10%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 56 5%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 56 5%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 56 5%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 56 5%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 56 5%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 56 5%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 56 5%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 56 5%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 56 5%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 57 4%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 4%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 4%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 57 1%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 1%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 1%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 1%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 1%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 57 4%
Spring
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 57 1%
Route 8
Lv. 57 4%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 4%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 4%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 57 1%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 4%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 4%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 57 1%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 1%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 1%
Summer
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 57 4%
White 45 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(45)
Route 8
Lv. 30 20%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 30 20%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 30 20%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 30 20%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 30 20%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 30 20%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 30 20%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 30 20%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 30 20%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 31 10%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 31 10%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 31 10%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 31 10%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 31 10%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 31 10%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 31 10%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 31 10%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 31 10%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 32 5%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 32 5%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 32 5%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 32 5%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 32 5%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 32 5%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 32 5%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 32 5%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 32 5%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 4%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 33 1%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 1%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 4%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 4%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 33 4%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 1%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 4%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 33 1%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 33 1%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 1%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 1%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 4%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 33 4%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 1%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 33 4%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 33 1%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 33 4%
Summer
White 2 53 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(3)
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 64 20%
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 65 1%
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 65 4%
Surf
(1)
Route 8
Lv. 45-60 30%
Surf spots
(1)
Route 8
Lv. 45-60 30%
Tall grass
(48)
Route 8
Lv. 54 20%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 54 20%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 54 20%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 54 20%
Summer
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 54 20%
Route 8
Lv. 54 20%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 54 20%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 54 20%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 54 20%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 54 20%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 55 10%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 55 10%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 55 10%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 55 10%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 55 10%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 55 10%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 55 10%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 55 10%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 55 10%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 56 5%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 56 5%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 56 5%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 56 5%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 56 5%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 56 5%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 56 5%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 56 5%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 56 5%
Autumn
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 57 4%
Route 8
Lv. 57 4%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 4%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 4%
Spring
Route 8
Lv. 57 1%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 4%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 4%
Autumn
Route 8
Lv. 57 1%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 1%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 1%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 57 4%
Spring
Pinwheel Forest
Lv. 57 1%
Route 8
Lv. 57 4%
Autumn
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 4%
Summer
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 4%
Summer
Route 8
Lv. 57 1%
Summer
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 1%
Spring
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 1%
Spring
Icirrus City
Lv. 57 1%
Autumn
Moor of Icirrus
Lv. 57 1%
Autumn
Generation VI
X 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Y 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Black
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Black 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Palpitoad in Pokémon GO
- 1,392Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 795Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 100 🍬to evolve into Seismitoad
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Black
“When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like vibrations on land.”
White
“It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to capture prey.”
Black 2
“It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents.”
White 2
“It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents.”
X
“When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like vibrations on land.”
Y
“It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents.”
Omega Ruby
“When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like vibrations on land.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to immobilize its opponents.”
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.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Batracné
🇬🇧 English
Palpitoad
🇯🇵 漢字
ガマガル
🇯🇵 Kana
ガマガル
🇯🇵 Romaji
Gamagaru
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Mebrana
🇪🇸 Español
Palpitoad
🇮🇹 Italiano
Palpitoad
🇰🇷 한국어
두까비
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
蓝蟾蜍
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
藍蟾蜍
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Vibration
🇬🇧 EN
Vibration Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
しんどうポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Vibrations-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Palpitoad
What type is Palpitoad?
Palpitoad is a Water and Ground-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Palpitoad?
Palpitoad evolves into Seismitoad (Lv. 36).
What are Palpitoad's weaknesses?
Palpitoad is very weak to Grass-type moves (×4 damage). Palpitoad takes no damage from Electric-type moves.
What is Palpitoad's Hidden Ability?
Palpitoad's Hidden Ability is Water Absorb. Its regular Abilities are Swift Swim and Hydration.
Can you get a Shiny Palpitoad in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Palpitoad is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
