Lotad - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Lotad can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Lotad artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Lotad learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
3	Absorb	Grass	20	100
6	Water Gun	Water	40	100
9	Mist	Ice	—	—
12	Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
16	Flail	Normal	—	100
20	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
24	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
38	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
43	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100

Egg moves

Lotad learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Razor Leaf	Grass	55	95
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
Synthesis	Grass	—	—
Teeter Dance	Normal	—	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Lotad can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Grassy Glide	Grass		70	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lotad is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
50	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Lotad is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
59	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
77	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Lotad learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
3	Absorb	Grass	20	100
6	Water Gun	Water	40	100
9	Mist	Ice	—	—
12	Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
16	Flail	Normal	—	100
20	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
24	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
38	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
43	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100

Egg moves

Lotad learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Razor Leaf	Grass	55	95
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
Synthesis	Grass	—	—
Teeter Dance	Normal	—	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Water Gun	Water	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lotad is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
49	Scald	Water	80	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
95	Surf	Water	90	100

Moves learnt by level up

Lotad does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Lotad egg move parents

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Lotad

Lotad's egg groups: Grass, Water 1

The egg moves for Lotad are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Lotad with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Lotad with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Breloom
Breeding	Paras Parasect Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Wooper Quagsire Delibird Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Cacnea Cacturne Shellos Gastrodon

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Corsola Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Feebas Milotic Relicanth
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Oddish Gloom Vileplume Paras Parasect Tangela Horsea Seadra Kabuto Kabutops Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Bellossom Remoraid Octillery Kingdra Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Tangrowth

Leech Seed

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Exeggcute Exeggutor Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora Shroomish Breloom Roselia Cacnea Cacturne Turtwig Grotle Torterra Roserade Cherubi Cherrim
Breeding	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Paras Parasect Tangela Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Bellossom Sunkern Sunflora Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Tropius Carnivine Snover Abomasnow Tangrowth

Razor Leaf

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Sunkern Sunflora Nuzleaf Shiftry Tropius Turtwig Grotle Torterra Snover Abomasnow
Breeding	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellossom Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Roselia Roserade Cherubi Cherrim Carnivine
Evolution	Nuzleaf

Sweet Scent

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Bellossom Surskit Masquerain Roselia Tropius Roserade Carnivine
Breeding	Paras Parasect Sunkern Sunflora Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Cherubi Cherrim

Synthesis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Exeggcute Exeggutor Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Roselia Tropius Turtwig Grotle Torterra Roserade
Breeding	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Exeggcute Exeggutor Bellossom Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Roselia Tropius Roserade Carnivine

Teeter Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lombre Ludicolo
Breeding	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellossom Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Cacnea Cacturne

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tangela Tangrowth
Breeding	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Lapras Omanyte Omastar Bellossom Marill Azumarill Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Feebas Milotic Turtwig Grotle Torterra Cherubi Cherrim

Water Gun

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Slowpoke Slowbro Seel Dewgong Horsea Seadra Lapras Omanyte Omastar Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Marill Azumarill Politoed Wooper Quagsire Slowking Corsola Remoraid Octillery Mantine Kingdra Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Wingull Pelipper Surskit Masquerain Corphish Crawdaunt Milotic Spheal Sealeo Walrein Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bibarel Buizel Floatzel Shellos Gastrodon
Breeding	Lotad Lombre Ludicolo
Evolution	Bibarel