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Palpitoad, a Water and Ground type Pokémon, official artwork

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Palpitoad: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Palpitoad is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (75) and Speed (69), with a base stat total of 384.

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What is Palpitoad weak to?

How much damage Palpitoad takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toGrass
0.5×ResistsFirePoisonRockSteel
0×Immune toElectric

With Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Palpitoad takes super-effective damage from Grass (Grass hit it for 4x damage). It resists Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel and is immune to Electric. That is by type alone: with Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Best moveset for Palpitoad

Palpitoad has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Power WhipGrass120
  • Hydro PumpWater110
  • Sludge WavePoison95

Best nature for Palpitoad

Careful or Bold. Palpitoad's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • Swift SwimIf Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
  • HydrationThis Pokemon has its status cured at the end of each turn if Rain Dance is active.
  • Water AbsorbThis Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Water moves; Water immunity.

Evolution line

Tympole
Palpitoad
Seismitoad
Full learnset (52 moves; tap to expand)

Palpitoad is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Power WhipGrass12085%Physical
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
BounceFlying8585%Physical
ScaldWater80100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
AcidPoison40100%Special
BubbleWater40100%Special
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
InfestationBug20100%Special
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
After YouNormal--Status
Aqua RingWater--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Gastro AcidPoison-100%Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
HailIce--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Venom DrenchPoison-100%Status