#0528 · Unova · Generation 5

Swoobat

Courting Pokémon · Psychic/Flying-type

Swoobat is a Psychic/Flying-type Pokémon, the Courting Pokémon, number 528 (#0528) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.9 m tall and weighs 10.5 kg.

Swoobat is the Courting Pokémon, a bat whose heart-shaped nose makes many kinds of ultrasonic wave, including a courtship call that lifts the mood of anyone who hears it. In some regions the shape of its nose is taken as a symbol of good luck.

How to pronounce Swoobat

Swoobat is pronounced SWOO-bat. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Swoobat said out loud:

In Japanese it is ココロモリ (Kokoromori).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Swoobat is a blue bat with fused, pointed ears, a pink heart-shaped snout with one nostril and two wide, rounded teeth showing in its lower jaw. Shaggy light-blue fur forms a mane around its neck, its black wings carry a claw at every joint, and its bare pink tail ends in a twisted, two-pronged tip. It is 0.9 m tall and weighs 10.5 kg.

Behaviour

The Pokédex says a male Swoobat produces sound waves in courtship that give a positive mood shift to anyone they reach. Making such powerful waves tires it out, so afterwards it cannot fly for a short while. It shakes its tail hard when it sends out waves strong enough to turn concrete to rubble.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Sword and Shield it appears in Max Raid Battles around Galar, and the expansion passes add wandering Swoobat in the Training Lowlands plus Dynamax Adventures. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Swoobat shares Woobat's Abilities. It learns Air Slash, Psychic, Calm Mind and Future Sight, and Attract from the start. With 114 base Speed it is the fastest Flying and Psychic type introduced in Generation V, though its 57 base Attack is low.

Name origin

Swoobat may blend 'swoon' or 'swoop' with 'bat', and its English name contains Woobat just as its Japanese name contains its pre-evolution's. The Japanese name is Kokoromori (ココロモリ), possibly from kokoro (heart) and komori (bat).

Design inspiration

Swoobat appears to be based on one of the New World leaf-nosed bats, and its heart-shaped nose may be a literal take on a heart-nosed bat. Bulbapedia also sees a horseshoe bat in it, and its prominent fangs may nod to vampire bats. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Swoobat evolves from Woobat when levelled up with high friendship.

In the games

Skyla, the Mistralton Gym Leader, has a Swoobat on her team of Flying types in Black and White, its debut games. You can get one by evolving a Woobat.

In the anime

Skyla's Swoobat beat Cilan's Pansage in 'Cilan Takes Flight!' and later beat Ash's Krokorok in 'An Amazing Aerial Battle!' before Tranquill defeated it. Swoobat debuted as a swarm chasing Iris's Emolga in 'Emolga the Irresistible!'.

Fun facts

• In 'The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!', Swoobat is shown hanging from its tail as it sleeps.
• The Pokédex entries disagree about what its sound waves can destroy: rocks in Black, concrete in Black 2, White 2, X and Omega Ruby.
• Bulbapedia says its nose resembles a rubber stamp, matching its signature move Heart Stamp, which Swoobat learned by levelling up in Generations V to VII but which is missing from its Sword and Shield level-up list.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Swoobat (Pokémon) · Bulbapedia: Skyla

Base stats

• HP: 67
• Attack: 57
• Defense: 55
• Sp. Atk: 77
• Sp. Def: 55
• Speed: 114

Swoobat’s base stat total is 425. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Swoobat weak to?

Swoobat takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.

It resists Fighting (¼×), Grass (½×), Psychic (½×).

It is immune to Ground moves.

Evolution

What does Swoobat evolve from?

Swoobat evolves from Woobat (Friendship).

Swoobat is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Woobat, Swoobat.

Abilities

• Unaware: Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.
• Klutz: Prevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.
• Simple (hidden ability): Doubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.

Moves

Moves Swoobat learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (52)

Swoobat can learn 52 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Fly, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Rest, Thief, Snore, Protect, Giga Drain, Charm, Steel Wing, Attract, Rain Dance, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, Imprison, Fake Tears, U-turn, Assurance, Speed Swap, Psycho Cut, Trick Room, Round, Acrobatics, Air Slash, Psychic, Amnesia, Substitute, Psyshock, Endure, Sleep Talk, Baton Pass, Shadow Ball, Future Sight, Uproar, Heat Wave, Taunt, Trick, Skill Swap, Calm Mind, Gyro Ball, Energy Ball, Nasty Plot, Zen Headbutt, Stored Power, Ally Switch, Venom Drench, Psychic Fangs.

Egg moves (5), which Woobat can hatch knowing:Flatter, Knock Off, Psycho Shift, Roost, Supersonic.

Move tutor moves (2): Dual Wingbeat, Expanding Force.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field, Flying.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 149.

Pokédex entries

The auspicious shape of this Pokémon's nose apparently led some regions to consider Swoobat a symbol of good luck. (Shield)

Emitting powerful sound waves tires it out. Afterward, it won't be able to fly for a little while. (Sword)

Anyone who comes into contact with the ultrasonic waves emitted by a courting male experiences a positive mood shift. (White, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It shakes its tail vigorously when it emits ultrasonic waves strong enough to reduce concrete to rubble. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

It emits sound waves of various frequencies from its nose, including some powerful enough to destroy rocks. (Black)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Flying type in Gen 5: 114 Speed.
• Fastest Psychic type in Gen 5: 114 Speed.
• Taller than 43% of all Pokémon (0.9 m).
• Heavier than 29% of all Pokémon (10.5 kg).
• Base stat total 425, ranked #553 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Speed, ranked #60 of 1,025.
• One of 6 Pokémon that are both Psychic and Flying.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 35 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 64 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: Swoobat (Pokémon), Bulbapedia: Skyla.
• Pronunciation (SWOO-bat): 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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