Thwackey: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Thwackey

Type: Grass
Weaknesses: ×2 Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug Table
Resistances: ×½ Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
Evolution: Grookey → Thwackey (Lv. 16) → Rillaboom (Lv. 35)
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 420 · top stat: Attack (85) Detail
In Current Games: Scarlet and Violet: No. 228 in the Blueberry Pokédex
Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
Other Names: Badabouin in French · バチンキー, Bachinkey in Japanese · Chimstix in German All Languages

📋Overview

Thwackey is a Grass-type Pokémon, No. 811 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Beat Pokémon. Height: 0.7 m, weight: 14 kg.

Thwackey evolves from Grookey and evolves into Rillaboom (Lv. 35).

Ability: Overgrow. Hidden Ability: Grassy Surge. Thwackey is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation

Generation 8

Sword / Shield

National No.

#811

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

70

255

Attack

85

255

Defense

70

255

Special Attack

55

255

Special Defense

60

255

Speed

80

255

Total

420

Min HP (Lv. 100)

250

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

344

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Grass). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 5 types

Fire

×2

Ice

×2

Poison

×2

Flying

×2

Bug

×2

Normal (×1) — 9 types

Normal

×1

Fighting

×1

Psychic

×1

Rock

×1

Ghost

×1

Dragon

×1

Dark

×1

Steel

×1

Fairy

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types

Water

×½

Electric

×½

Grass

×½

Ground

×½

✨Abilities

Overgrow

Ability 1

Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

Grassy Surge

Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.

🌱Thwackey Evolution

Level 16 →

Level 35 →

🔮Thwackey Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Grass

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Thwackey Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Double Hit

Normal Phys.

90%

35

10

1

Scratch

Normal Phys.

100%

40

35

1

Taunt

Dark Stat

100%

—

20

1

Growl

Normal Stat

100%

—

40

1

Branch Poke

Grass Phys.

100%

40

12

Razor Leaf

Grass Phys.

95%

55

25

19

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

24

Knock Off

Dark Phys.

100%

65

20

30

Slam

Normal Phys.

75%

80

20

36

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

42

Wood Hammer

Grass Phys.

100%

120

15

48

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Acrobatics

Flying Phys.

100%

55

15

TM03

Grass Pledge

Grass Spec.

100%

80

10

TM04

Assurance

Dark Phys.

100%

60

10

TM05

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM06

Low Kick

Fighting Phys.

100%

—

20

TM07

Bullet Seed

Grass Phys.

100%

25

30

TM08

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

TM09

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM10

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

TM11

Seed Bomb

Grass Phys.

100%

80

15

TM12

Grassy Terrain

Grass Stat

—

10

TM13

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM14

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM15

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

TM16

Swords Dance

Normal Stat

—

20

TM17

Fling

Dark Phys.

100%

—

10

TM18

U-turn

Bug Phys.

100%

70

20

TM19

Trailblaze

Grass Phys.

100%

50

20

TM20

Energy Ball

Grass Spec.

100%

90

10

TM21

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

TM22

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM23

False Swipe

Normal Phys.

100%

40

TM24

Magical Leaf

Grass Spec.

—

60

20

TM25

Giga Drain

Grass Spec.

100%

75

10

TM26

Grassy Glide

Grass Phys.

100%

55

20

TM27

Scary Face

Normal Stat

100%

—

10

TM28

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

TM29

Solar Blade

Grass Phys.

100%

125

10

TM30

Solar Beam

Grass Spec.

100%

120

10

TM31

Thief

Dark Phys.

100%

60

25

TM32

Swift

Normal Spec.

—

60

20

TM33

Grass Knot

Grass Spec.

100%

—

20

TM34

Body Slam

Normal Phys.

100%

85

15

TM35

Taunt

Dark Stat

100%

—

20

TM36

Focus Energy

Normal Stat

—

30

TM37

Work Up

Normal Stat

—

30

TM38

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM39

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

TM40

Knock Off

Dark Phys.

100%

65

20

TM41

Leaf Storm

Grass Spec.

90%

130

5

TM42

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM43

Tera Blast

Normal Spec.

100%

80

10

TM44

Mega Punch

Normal Phys.

85%

80

20

TM45

Mega Kick

Normal Phys.

75%

120

5

TM46

Drain Punch

Fighting Phys.

100%

75

10

TM47

Sunny Day

Fire Stat

—

5

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Fake Out

Normal Phys.

100%

40

10

—

Growth

Normal Stat

—

20

—

Strength

Normal Phys.

100%

80

15

—

Hammer Arm

Fighting Phys.

90%

100

10

—

Worry Seed

Grass Stat

100%

—

10

—

Leech Seed

Grass Stat

90%

—

10

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Grass Pledge

Grass Spec.

100%

80

10

—

Grassy Glide

Grass Phys.

100%

55

20

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Field · Grass

Egg Cycles

20 cycles

≈ 5,140 steps

Gender

♂ 87.5 / ♀ 12.5%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Attack

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 Thwackey

Available in 4 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation VIII

🛡️

Shield 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

⚔️

Sword 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴

Scarlet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Terarium / Area Zero (1)

Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🟣

Violet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Terarium / Area Zero (1)

Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Shield

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Scarlet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Violet

→ 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

📱Thwackey in Pokémon GO

1,876Max CP (Lv. 40)
1,072Perfect CP in Raids
3 kmper Candy as Buddy
100 🍬to evolve into Rillaboom

✨ Shiny available

Pokémon GO entry: Thwackey →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Sword

“２ほんの　スティックで　はげしいビートを　きざめる　バチンキーほどなかまたちの　そんけいを　あつめる。”

Sword

“2개의 스틱으로 격렬한 비트를 만드는 채키몽일수록 동료들에게 존경받는다.”

Sword

“越是能用２根木棒敲奏出激烈節拍的啪咚猴，越是能獲得夥伴們的尊敬。”

Sword

“Les Badabouin qui parviennent à suivre le rythme le plus effréné avec leurs deux bâtons sont les plus respectés par leurs camarades.”

Sword

“Je wilder der Beat, den ein Chimstix mit seinen zwei Schlägeln erzeugt, desto mehr wird es von seinen Artgenossen respektiert.”

Sword

“Los Thwackey que marcan el ritmo más contundente con sus dos baquetas son los más respetados por sus congéneres.”

Sword

“I Thwackey più rispettati dai propri simili sono quelli in grado di produrre un ritmo forsennato con le due bacchette.”

Sword

“The faster a Thwackey can beat out a rhythm with its two sticks, the more respect it wins from its peers.”

Sword

“２本の　スティックで　激しいビートを　刻める　バチンキーほど仲間たちの　尊敬を　集める。”

Sword

“越是能用２根木棒敲奏出激烈节拍的啪咚猴，越是能获得伙伴们的尊敬。”

Shield

“はげしい　ビートを　きざむことにむちゅうになる　あまり　たたかいであいてが　きぜつしても　きづかない。”

Shield

“격렬한 비트를 내는데 열중한 나머지 싸움에서 상대가 기절해도 모른다.”

Shield

“打著激烈的節拍戰鬥時，由於過於忘我，甚至不會意識到自己已經把對手打昏了。”

Shield

“Il est tellement concentré à battre à un rythme effréné que même lorsque son adversaire tombe K.O., il ne s’en rend pas compte.”

Shield

“Verliert es sich im Kampf in seinem wilden Beat, bemerkt es ab und zu nicht mal, dass sein Gegner bereits zu Boden gegangen ist.”

Shield

“Se concentra tanto en marcar el ritmo que, cuando su rival se debilita en combate, no se da ni cuenta.”

Shield

“Durante la lotta si concentra così tanto nel tenere un ritmo febbrile che non si accorge nemmeno se il nemico va KO.”

Shield

“When it’s drumming out rapid beats in battle, it gets so caught up in the rhythm that it won’t even notice that it’s already knocked out its opponent.”

Shield

“激しい　ビートを　刻むことに夢中になる　あまり　戦いで相手が　気絶しても　気づかない。”

Shield

“打着激烈的节拍战斗时，由于过于忘我，甚至不会意识到自己已经把对手打昏了。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Badabouin

🇬🇧 English

Thwackey

🇯🇵 漢字

バチンキー

🇯🇵 Kana

バチンキー

🇯🇵 Romaji

Bachinkey

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Chimstix

🇪🇸 Español

Thwackey

🇮🇹 Italiano

Thwackey

🇰🇷 한국어

채키몽

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

啪咚猴

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

啪咚猴

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Percussions

🇬🇧 EN

Beat Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

ビートポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Beat-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Thwackey

What type is Thwackey?

Thwackey is a Grass-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Thwackey?

Thwackey evolves into Rillaboom (Lv. 35).

What are Thwackey's weaknesses?

Thwackey is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Thwackey's Hidden Ability?

Thwackey's Hidden Ability is Grassy Surge. Its regular Ability is Overgrow.

Can you get a Shiny Thwackey in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Thwackey is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry