--- title: "Sewaddle (#0540): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/sewaddle" description: "Sewaddle (#0540): Bug/Grass-type Sewing Pokémon from Unova. Base stat total 310. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0540 · Unova · Generation 5 # Sewaddle Sewing Pokémon · Bug/Grass-type ![Sewaddle official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/540.webp) Sewaddle is a [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug)/[Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass)-type Pokémon, the Sewing Pokémon, number 540 (#0540) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the [Unova](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/unova) region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 2.5 kg. Sewaddle is the Sewing Pokémon, a Bug and Grass caterpillar that chews up leaves and sews them into its own clothes. That has made it, the Pokédex says, a popular mascot for fashion designers. ## How to pronounce Sewaddle Sewaddle is pronounced **soh-WAD-ul**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Sewaddle said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/540.mp3) In Japanese it is クルミル (Kurumiru). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Sewaddle is a small, caterpillar-like Pokémon, 0.3 m tall and 2.5 kg, with a round orange-yellow head and a green body in three segments. A bitten leaf folds over its head like a hood, which it uses to hide from enemies whether awake or asleep. The Pokédex says it chews leaves and sews them together with sticky thread from its mouth. ### Behaviour Sewaddle is trying to copy the leafy garment a Leavanny first dressed it in, according to the Scarlet Pokédex. The Violet Pokédex says Sewaddle say hello by touching the sensory bumps on their heads together. ### Habitat Sewaddle is a forest Pokémon: in Black and White it lives deep in Pinwheel Forest, and in Scarlet and Violet it spawns in Kitakami's grass and forest biomes. ### Diet Bulbapedia says it has been shown eating Berries, and the anime Pokédex says it eats its leaf outfit if food runs short. ### Powers Sewaddle's Abilities are Swarm, which boosts Bug moves when it is low on health, and Chlorophyll, which doubles its Speed in strong sunlight; Overcoat is hidden. It fights with Bug Bite, Razor Leaf and Struggle Bug, and learns Bug Buzz at level 36. Its best base stat is Defense at 70. ### Name origin Sewaddle may combine 'sew' with 'waddle' or 'swaddle', meaning to wrap a baby in cloth. The Japanese name is Kurumiru (クルミル), possibly from okurumi, a swaddling wrap. ### Design inspiration Reiko Tanoue designed Sewaddle. Bulbapedia says it seems to be modelled on the silver-spotted skipper's caterpillar, which spins silk and folds leaves over itself. The hood-like leaf may stand in for a baby's bonnet. ### Evolution notes Sewaddle evolves into Swadloon at level 20, which evolves into Leavanny with high friendship. ### In the games Sewaddle first appears in Black and White, and Black 2 and White 2 place it on Routes 12 and 20. In Scarlet and Violet it is wild only in The Teal Mask's Kitakami, including 1-star Tera Raid Battles. It is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A. ### In the anime Ash caught a Sewaddle in 'Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!', and it went on to evolve into a Swadloon and then a Leavanny. ### Fun facts - Bulbapedia says Sewaddle was first seen on Yahoo's official Pokémon site and only later appeared in the September issue of CoroCoro magazine. - In Pokémon Conquest it does not need a level to evolve: it becomes Swadloon once its Defense reaches 60. - In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, a Sewaddle you meet in Capim Town proudly says its mother made its leafy outfit. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Sewaddle (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sewaddle_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Sewaddle (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/sewaddle/) ## Base stats - HP: **45** - Attack: **53** - Defense: **70** - Sp. Atk: **40** - Sp. Def: **60** - Speed: **42** Sewaddle’s base stat total is **310**. Its highest stat is Defense. ## Type matchups ### What is Sewaddle weak to? Sewaddle takes extra damage from [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (4×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (4×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (2×), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (2×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×) moves. It resists [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (¼×), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (¼×), [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (½×), [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (½×), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (½×). ## Evolution ### How does Sewaddle evolve? Sewaddle evolves into [Swadloon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/swadloon) at level 20. The whole family: **Sewaddle**, [Swadloon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/swadloon), [Leavanny](https://pokee.si/pokemon/leavanny). - [Swadloon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/swadloon) evolves into [Leavanny](https://pokee.si/pokemon/leavanny) (Friendship). ## Abilities - [Swarm](https://pokee.si/abilities/swarm): Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. - [Chlorophyll](https://pokee.si/abilities/chlorophyll): Doubles Speed during strong sunlight. - [Overcoat](https://pokee.si/abilities/overcoat) (hidden ability): Protects against damage from weather. ## Moves ### Moves Sewaddle learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Tackle](https://pokee.si/moves/tackle) | Normal | Physical | 40 | | 1 | [String Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/string-shot) | Bug | Status | — | | 8 | [Bug Bite](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-bite) | Bug | Physical | 60 | | 15 | [Razor Leaf](https://pokee.si/moves/razor-leaf) | Grass | Physical | 55 | | 22 | [Struggle Bug](https://pokee.si/moves/struggle-bug) | Bug | Special | 50 | | 29 | [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure) | Normal | Status | — | | 31 | [Sticky Web](https://pokee.si/moves/sticky-web) | Bug | Status | — | | 36 | [Bug Buzz](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-buzz) | Bug | Special | 90 | | 43 | [Flail](https://pokee.si/moves/flail) | Normal | Physical | — | ### TM moves (29) Sewaddle can learn 29 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Charm](https://pokee.si/moves/charm), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Struggle Bug](https://pokee.si/moves/struggle-bug), [Trailblaze](https://pokee.si/moves/trailblaze), [Pounce](https://pokee.si/moves/pounce), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Magical Leaf](https://pokee.si/moves/magical-leaf), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Seed Bomb](https://pokee.si/moves/seed-bomb), [Grass Knot](https://pokee.si/moves/grass-knot), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Iron Defense](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-defense), [Giga Drain](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-drain), [Energy Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/energy-ball), [Baton Pass](https://pokee.si/moves/baton-pass), [Grassy Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/grassy-terrain), [Bug Buzz](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-buzz), [Solar Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Bug Bite](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-bite), [Lunge](https://pokee.si/moves/lunge), [Grassy Glide](https://pokee.si/moves/grassy-glide), [Electroweb](https://pokee.si/moves/electroweb), [Skitter Smack](https://pokee.si/moves/skitter-smack). Egg moves (5):[Screech](https://pokee.si/moves/screech), [Snore](https://pokee.si/moves/snore), [Switcheroo](https://pokee.si/moves/switcheroo), [Synthesis](https://pokee.si/moves/synthesis), [Worry Seed](https://pokee.si/moves/worry-seed). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 50% male, 50% female. - Egg groups: Bug. - Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920). - Catch rate: 255 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 1 Defense effort value. - Base experience yield: 62. ## Pokédex entries Since this Pokémon makes its own clothes out of leaves, it is a popular mascot for fashion designers. *(Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)* This Pokémon makes clothes for itself. It chews up leaves and sews them with sticky thread extruded from its mouth. *(White, X, Omega Ruby)* Leavanny dress it in clothes they made for it when it hatched. It hides its head in its hood while it is sleeping. *(Black)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: クルミル - **Romaji**: Kurumiru - **French**: Larveyette - **German**: Strawickl - **Spanish**: Sewaddle - **Italian**: Sewaddle - **Korean**: 두르보 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 虫宝包 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 蟲寶包 ## Trivia - Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m). - Heavier than 9% of all Pokémon (2.5 kg). - Base stat total 310, ranked #804 of 1,025. - One of 6 Pokémon that are both Bug and Grass. - One of 88 yellow Pokémon. - Number 47 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova). - Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon. - Can learn 39 different moves in Scarlet / Violet. - Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 3 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Sewaddle (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sewaddle_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Sewaddle (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/sewaddle/). - Pronunciation (soh-WAD-ul): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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