Gulpin
Gulpin is a Poison-type Pokémon, the Stomach Pokémon, number 316 (#0316) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 10.3 kg.
Gulpin is the Stomach Pokémon, a green blob that is almost all stomach. The Pokédex says it can swallow something as big as itself in one gulp, and that its enzymes dissolve anything.
How to pronounce Gulpin
Gulpin is pronounced GUL-pin. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Gulpin said out loud:
In Japanese it is ゴクリン (Gokulin).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Gulpin is a round, green, shapeless Pokémon, 0.4 m tall and 10.3 kg. It has a black diamond on its back, a yellow feather-like tuft on its head and puckered lips on a face with slanted, usually closed eyes. The Pokédex says it has a very small heart and brain next to its giant stomach, and that vile gases escape while it digests.
Behaviour
Even asleep Gulpin is busy with its stomach. Bulbapedia, quoting the Sleep Style Dex, says it moves its mouth in its sleep: a closed mouth means it is digesting, and a wide open one means its stomach is empty.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat list puts it in grassland. In Scarlet and Violet it is wild in Violet only, in East Province (Area One) and South Province (Area Three); Scarlet players have to trade for it. In Legends: Z-A it is wild only in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
Diet
Canon names no menu, but the Emerald Pokédex says even scrap iron is no problem for its stomach fluid.
Powers
Its Abilities are Liquid Ooze, which damages opponents using draining moves, and Sticky Hold, with Gluttony hidden. Stockpile, Spit Up and Swallow all arrive at the same level, 28 in Scarlet and Violet. With 70 base HP it is bulky but weak at attacking.
Name origin
Gulpin may come from 'gulp in', 'gulping' and 'sculpin', and may also hint at 'toxin'. The Japanese name is Gokulin (ゴクリン), which may come from gokuri, 'in one gulp'.
Design inspiration
Gulpin may be based on a stomach, a gallbladder or a poison gland, with a possible nod to a rubbish bag. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Gulpin evolves into Swalot at level 26, with no other conditions.
In the games
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, a Gulpin is the owner of the Link Shop in Pokémon Square. Gulpin first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire.
In the anime
Gulpin debuted in 'Gulpin it Down', where a swarm ate all the food in a harbour city and one Gulpin was left enormous by a failed fix. In 'Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel', a Gulpin that linked hugging with being abandoned helped Clemont free Ash and Volcanion.
Fun facts
- No other Pokémon has Gulpin's base stat total of 302.
- Bulbapedia sees Gulpin as a parallel to Baltoy: in HeartGold and SoulSilver, only SoulSilver has wild Gulpin (a Kanto Route 3 outbreak) while Baltoy is the HeartGold-only twin.
- In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, hitting Linoone makes a Gulpin jump onto the table, and three of them start Travel Mode.
Base stats
- HP: 70
- Attack: 43
- Defense: 53
- Sp. Atk: 43
- Sp. Def: 53
- Speed: 40
Gulpin’s base stat total is 302. Its highest stat is HP.
Type matchups
What is Gulpin weak to?
Gulpin takes extra damage from Ground (2×), Psychic (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
How does Gulpin evolve?
Gulpin evolves into Swalot at level 26.
The whole family: Gulpin, Swalot.
Abilities
- Liquid Ooze: Damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal.
- Sticky Hold: Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.
- Gluttony (hidden ability): Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
Moves
Moves Gulpin learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 5 | Yawn | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | Poison Gas | Poison | Status | — |
| 10 | Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 |
| 12 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — |
| 17 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 20 | Encore | Normal | Status | — |
| 25 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
| 28 | Stockpile | Normal | Status | — |
| 28 | Spit Up | Normal | Special | — |
| 28 | Swallow | Normal | Status | — |
| 33 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 |
| 36 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — |
| 41 | Belch | Poison | Special | 120 |
| 44 | Pain Split | Normal | Status | — |
| 49 | Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (40)
Gulpin can learn 40 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Acid Spray, Thief, Facade, Mud Shot, Fling, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Bullet Seed, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Thunder Wave, Poison Jab, Rest, Swords Dance, Toxic Spikes, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Giga Drain, Shadow Ball, Encore, Amnesia, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Sludge Bomb, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic, Pain Split, Sludge Wave, Curse.
Egg moves (7):Acid Armor, Clear Smog, Curse, Destiny Bond, Mud-Slap, Smog, Stuff Cheeks.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Amorphous.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 225 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Fast Then Very Slow (1,640,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 HP effort value.
- Base experience yield: 60.
Pokédex entries
Most of Gulpin's body is made up of its stomach - its heart and brain are very small in comparison. This Pokémon's stomach contains special enzymes that dissolve anything. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)
Virtually all of Gulpin's body is its stomach. As a result, it can swallow something its own size. This Pokémon's stomach contains a special fluid that digests anything. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)
There is nothing its stomach can't digest. While it is digesting, vile, overpowering gases are expelled. (FireRed, LeafGreen, Y)
It has a small heart and brain. Its stomach comprises most of its body, with enzymes to dissolve anything. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X)
Almost all its body is its stomach. Its harsh digestive juices quickly dissolve anything it swallows. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)
This Pokémon's stomach fluid can even digest scrap iron. In one gulp, it can swallow something that is as large as itself. (Emerald)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ゴクリン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Gokulin |
| French | Gloupti |
| German | Schluppuck |
| Spanish | Gulpin |
| Italian | Gulpin |
| Korean | 꼴깍몬 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 溶食兽 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 溶食獸 |
Trivia
- Slowest Poison type in Gen 3: 40 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Poison types in Gen 3: 302.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 28% of all Pokémon (10.3 kg).
- Base stat total 302, ranked #855 of 1,025.
- One of 83 Poison-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 65 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 54 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 225: about 29.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Gulpin (Pokémon), Serebii: Gulpin (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (GUL-pin): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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