Gulpin - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Gulpin 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.

Gulpin artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Gulpin does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Egg moves

Gulpin does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TM

Gulpin cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TR

Gulpin cannot be taught any TR moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
5	Yawn	Normal	—	—
8	Poison Gas	Poison	—	90
10	Sludge	Poison	65	100
12	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
17	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
20	Encore	Normal	—	100
25	Toxic	Poison	—	90
28	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
28	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
28	Swallow	Normal	—	—
33	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
36	Gastro Acid	Poison	—	100
41	Belch	Poison	120	90
44	Pain Split	Normal	—	—
49	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Smog	Poison	30	70
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

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

Gulpin egg move parents

In other generations
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Gulpin

Gulpin's egg groups: Amorphous

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

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

Acid Armor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Shellos Gastrodon

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir
Breeding	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Chimecho Shellos Gastrodon Mismagius

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Wobbuffet Drifloon Drifblim Dusknoir
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir
Evolution	Wobbuffet

Gunk Shot

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Gulpin Swalot
Breeding	Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette

Mud-Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Shellos Gastrodon
Breeding	Gulpin Swalot

Pain Split

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Mismagius
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Gulpin Swalot Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir

Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Gulpin Swalot

Venom Drench

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Muk Swalot
Breeding	Koffing Weezing Gulpin Swalot
Evolution	Muk