#0537 · Unova · Generation 5

Seismitoad

Vibration Pokémon · Water/Ground-type

Seismitoad is a Water/Ground-type Pokémon, the Vibration Pokémon, number 537 (#0537) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 62 kg.

Seismitoad can shoot paralysing liquid from its head bumps, shatter a boulder with one vibrating punch, and shake the ground like an earthquake. The Pokédex also says elderly people swear by the massages its lumps give.

How to pronounce Seismitoad

Seismitoad is pronounced SIZE-mih-tohd. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Seismitoad said out loud:

In Japanese it is ガマゲロゲ (Gamageroge).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Seismitoad is 1.5 m tall and 62 kg, a bulky aquamarine toad with red eyes, cyan bumps edged in black, three bulbous digits on each hand and foot, and a long tongue. The lumps on its head fire a paralysing liquid, and the ones on its fists vibrate to add power to its punches.

Behaviour

Seismitoad vibrates the bumps all over its body to torment opponents and to cause earthquake-like tremors. Bulbapedia notes it is known to wield venom.

Habitat

In Black and White it turns up on Route 8, in Icirrus City and at the Moor of Icirrus, surfing in rippling water. In Sword and Shield it lives on Route 7 and around Axew's Eye and the Lake of Outrage.

Powers

Its Abilities are Swift Swim and Poison Touch, with Water Absorb hidden. It learns Muddy Water, Hyper Voice and Hydro Pump by level, plus Earthquake, Drain Punch and Poison Jab by TM. HP 105 with Attack 95 and Special Attack 85 make it a balanced bruiser.

Name origin

Seismitoad may combine 'seismic' and 'toad'. The Japanese name is Gamageroge (ガマゲロゲ), possibly from gama (toad) and gerogero, the sound of a frog croaking.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia cites Ken Sugimori in Nintendo Dream saying Seismitoad is based on the Japanese common toad, and that after the Poliwag line he wanted a more traditional frog-like evolution. Its paralysing head bumps may echo the Cuyaba dwarf frog, whose rear carries big eye-like bumps that ooze poison, and its vibration-boosted punches may reference resonance.

Evolution notes

Evolves from Palpitoad at level 36 and is the final form of Tympole.

In the games

Seismitoad is wild in Sword and Shield, where the Crown Tundra's Max Lair Dynamax Adventures also include it, after debuting in Black and White. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Seismitoad made its series debut in 'Battling the Bully!' as a Pokémon lent by Sean's father, and lost to Ash's Pikachu and a Krokorok. In 'The Clubsplosion Begins!' Edmund's Seismitoad nearly gained the upper hand over Stephan's Sawk thanks to Swift Swim before Low Sweep injured its leg.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia says Seismitoad is the one non-Poison Pokémon able to have Poison Touch in normal play.
• Since Generation VI, no other Pokémon shares Seismitoad's base stat total of 509, according to Bulbapedia.
• The Sword Pokédex entry says Seismitoad and Croagunk are similar species.
• In 'Everybody's Doing the Underground Shuffle!', Goh fought a Seismitoad in a sewer but it swam away before he could catch it.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Seismitoad (Pokémon) · Serebii: Seismitoad (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 105
• Attack: 95
• Defense: 75
• Sp. Atk: 85
• Sp. Def: 75
• Speed: 74

Seismitoad’s base stat total is 509. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Seismitoad weak to?

Seismitoad takes extra damage from Grass (4×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Poison (½×), Rock (½×), Steel (½×).

It is immune to Electric moves.

Evolution

What does Seismitoad evolve from?

Seismitoad evolves from Palpitoad at level 36.

Seismitoad is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad.

• Tympole evolves into Palpitoad at level 25.

Abilities

• Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
• Poison Touch: Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.
• Water Absorb (hidden ability): Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Moves

Moves Seismitoad learns by level up in Sword / Shield

“Evo” means Seismitoad learns the move the moment it evolves: Drain Punch.

TM moves (50)

Seismitoad can learn 50 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Ice Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Dig, Screech, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Rain Dance, Hail, Facade, Brick Break, Dive, Weather Ball, Rock Tomb, Bounce, Mud Shot, Payback, Fling, Drain Punch, Venoshock, Round, Bulldoze, Stomping Tantrum, Hydro Pump, Surf, Low Kick, Earthquake, Substitute, Sludge Bomb, Endure, Sleep Talk, Uproar, Hyper Voice, Muddy Water, Poison Jab, Focus Blast, Earth Power, Power Whip, Stealth Rock, Grass Knot, Sludge Wave, Scald, Venom Drench, Liquidation.

Egg moves (4), which Tympole can hatch knowing:Mist, Mud-Slap, Toxic, Water Pulse.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 229.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon is popular among the elderly, who say the vibrations of its lumps are great for massages. (Shield)

The vibrating of the bumps all over its body causes earthquake-like tremors. Seismitoad and Croagunk are similar species. (Sword)

They shoot paralyzing liquid from their head bumps. They use vibration to hurt their opponents. (Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It increases the power of its punches by vibrating the bumps on its fists. It can turn a boulder to rubble with one punch. (White, X, Omega Ruby)

By putting power into its bumps, it creates vibrations and increases the power of its punches. (Black 2, White 2)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
• Heavier than 73% of all Pokémon (62 kg).
• Base stat total 509, ranked #255 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #79 of 1,025.
• One of 9 Pokémon that are both Water and Ground.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 44 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 62 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 5 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: Seismitoad (Pokémon), Serebii: Seismitoad (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (SIZE-mih-tohd): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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