The Essentials on Swirlix
- Type
- Fairy
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Poison, Steel Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Fighting, Bug, Dark · immune: Dragon
- Evolution
- Swirlix → Slurpuff (trade)
- 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 341 · top stat: Defense (66) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 98 in the Lumiose Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Sucroquin in French · ペロッパフ, Peroppafu in Japanese · Flauschling in German All Languages
Overview
Swirlix is a Fairy-type Pokémon, No. 684 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 6. Category: Cotton Candy Pokémon. Height: 0.4 m, weight: 3.5 kg.
Swirlix evolves into Slurpuff (trade).
Ability: Sweet Veil. Hidden Ability: Unburden. Swirlix is weak to Poison and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Swirlix takes no damage from Dragon-type moves.
Generation
Generation 6
X / Y
National No.
#684
National Pokédex
Category
Cotton Candy Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
62
255
Attack
48
255
Defense
66
255
Special Attack
59
255
Special Defense
57
255
Speed
49
255
Total
341
Min HP (Lv. 100)
234
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
328
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fairy). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Poison
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types
Fighting
×½
Bug
×½
Dark
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Dragon
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Prevents the Pokémon and its allies from falling asleep.
Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.
Swirlix Evolution
Swirlix Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fairy
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Swirlix Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Sweet Scent
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
3
Play Nice
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
6
Fairy Wind
Fairy
Spec.
100%
40
30
9
Aromatherapy
Grass
Stat
—
—
5
12
Draining Kiss
Fairy
Spec.
100%
50
10
15
Fake Tears
Dark
Stat
100%
—
20
18
Round
Normal
Spec.
100%
60
15
21
String Shot
Bug
Stat
95%
—
40
24
Cotton Spore
Grass
Stat
100%
—
40
27
Energy Ball
Grass
Spec.
100%
90
10
30
Wish
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
33
Play Rough
Fairy
Phys.
90%
90
10
36
Cotton Guard
Grass
Stat
—
—
10
39
Endeavor
Normal
Phys.
100%
—
5
58
Light Screen
Psychic
Stat
—
—
30
67
Safeguard
Normal
Stat
—
—
25
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Fairy
Gender
♂ 100.0 / ♀ 0.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
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 Swirlix
Available in 4 games, 7 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
X
Y
Shield
Sword
Generation VI
X 4 encounters
Available
▼
Purple flowers
(1)
Route 7
Lv. 14 10%
Tall grass
(2)
Route 7
Lv. 14 10%
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Yellow flowers
(1)
Route 7
Lv. 14 10%
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.
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
Swirlix in Pokémon GO
- 1,179Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 673Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 50 🍬to evolve into Slurpuff
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
X
“To entangle its opponents in battle, it extrudes white threads as sweet and sticky as cotton candy.”
Y
“Because it eats nothing but sweets, its fur is as sticky sweet as cotton candy.”
Omega Ruby
“To entangle its opponents in battle, it extrudes white threads as sweet and sticky as cotton candy.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Because it eats nothing but sweets, its fur is as sticky sweet as cotton candy.”
Sword
“It eats its own weight in sugar every day. If it doesn’t get enough sugar, it becomes incredibly grumpy.”
Shield
“The sweet smell of cotton candy perfumes Swirlix’s fluffy fur. This Pokémon spits out sticky string to tangle up its enemies.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Sucroquin
🇬🇧 English
Swirlix
🇯🇵 漢字
ペロッパフ
🇯🇵 Kana
ペロッパフ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Peroppafu
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Flauschling
🇪🇸 Español
Swirlix
🇮🇹 Italiano
Swirlix
🇰🇷 한국어
나룸퍼프
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
绵绵泡芙
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
綿綿泡芙
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Confiserie
🇬🇧 EN
Cotton Candy Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
わたあめポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Zuckerwatte-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Swirlix
What type is Swirlix?
Swirlix is a Fairy-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Swirlix?
Swirlix evolves into Slurpuff (trade).
What are Swirlix's weaknesses?
Swirlix is weak to Poison and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Swirlix takes no damage from Dragon-type moves.
What is Swirlix's Hidden Ability?
Swirlix's Hidden Ability is Unburden. Its regular Ability is Sweet Veil.
Can you get a Shiny Swirlix in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Swirlix is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
