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General
Abilities
- Sticky Hold
- This Pokémon's item cannot be removed by enemy moves.
- Liquid Ooze
- When the enemy uses absorbtion moves on this Pokémon, it loses HP instead of gaining.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
RSE
Kanto- 316
Johto- n/a
Hoenn- 95
Sinnoh- n/a
Names
- Japanese
- ゴクリン
- Romaji
- Gokurin
Flavor
- Height
- 1'3.7" or 0.4 m
- Weight
- 22.7 lb or 10.3 kg
- Species
- Stomach
- Color
- green
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- n/a
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
- 11: Indeterminate
- Steps to hatch
- 5,120
- Compatible with
- 14 families; 31 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 75 or 0x4b
- Capture rate
- 225 or 0xe1
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- superslow
- Effort points
- 1 HP
- Wild held items
- Big Pearl (5%)
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 |
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
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| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 177 | 344 | 56.2 | |
| Attack | 95 | 185 | 14.2 | |
| Defense | 105 | 205 | 32.3 | |
| Special Attack | 95 | 185 | 21.5 | |
| Special Defense | 105 | 205 | 30.6 | |
| Speed | 92 | 179 | 16.8 | |
| Average | - | - | 19.3 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
Almost all its body is its stomach. Its harsh digestive juices quickly dissolve anything it swallows.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
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Move List
Gulpin gets the STAB from
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | -- | Pound | ![]() |
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35 | 40 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 6 | 6 | Yawn | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Target Sleeps at the end of the next turn. | ||
| 9 | 9 | Poison Gas | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 55% | Poisons the target. | ||
| 14 | 14 | Sludge | ![]() |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | ||
| 17 | 17 | Amnesia | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Special Defense by two levels. | ||
| 23 | 23 | Encore | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | ||
| 28 | 28 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | ||
| 34 | 34 | Spit Up | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | Power is equal to 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. | ||
| 34 | 34 | Stockpile | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | ||
| 34 | 34 | Swallow | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | ||
| 39 | 39 | Sludge Bomb | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | ||
| 44 | Gastro Acid | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Nullifies target's ability until it leaves battle. | |||
| 49 | Wring Out | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 100% | Inflicts more damage to targets with more HP remaining, with a maximum of 110 power. | |||
| 54 | Gunk Shot | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 70% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | |||
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![]() | Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with) | ||||||||
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Acid Armor | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Defense by two levels. | |
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Curse | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | ||
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Destiny Bond | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too. | ||
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Dream Eater | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon. | |
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Pain Split | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 0% | Sets the user's and targets's HP to the average of their current HP. | |
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Smog | ![]() |
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20 | 20 | 70% | Has a 40% chance to Poison the target. | |
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Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||
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Ice Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | |||
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ThunderPunch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||
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Body Slam | ![]() |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||
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Double-Edge | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | |||
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Counter | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | -5 | Goes last. Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last hit it took, if the move was Normal or Fighting. | ||
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Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | |||
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Defense Curl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used. | |||
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Dream Eater | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon. | |||
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Explosion | ![]() |
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5 | 250 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | |||
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Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||
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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||
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Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | |||
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Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||
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Rollout | ![]() |
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20 | 30 | 90% | Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | |||
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Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |||
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Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||
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DynamicPunch | ![]() |
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5 | 100 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target. | |||
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![]() | Miscellaneous moves | ||||||||
| xd | Sing | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 55% | Puts the target to Sleep. | |||
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45 | 45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | |
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09 | 09 | Bullet Seed | ![]() |
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30 | 10 | 100% | Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | |
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | ||
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32 | 32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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85 | Dream Eater | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon. | ||
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58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | |
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64 | Explosion | ![]() |
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5 | 250 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | ||
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42 | 42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |
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21 | 21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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19 | 19 | Giga Drain | ![]() |
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10 | 60 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. | |
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10 | 10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | |
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13 | 13 | Ice Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | |
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | ||
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17 | 17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
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18 | 18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |
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44 | 44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | 27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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H6 | H6 | Rock Smash | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense. | |
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43 | 43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |
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30 | 30 | Shadow Ball | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | |
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34 | 34 | Shock Wave | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |
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82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||
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36 | 36 | Sludge Bomb | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | |
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49 | 49 | Snatch | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 4 | Goes first. Steals the target's move, if it is self-targeted. |
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22 | 22 | SolarBeam | ![]() |
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10 | 120 | 100% | Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | |
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H4 | H4 | Strength | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | ||
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11 | 11 | Sunny Day | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | |
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87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | ||
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06 | 06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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03 | 03 | Water Pulse | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | |
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