Sawk

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Sawk

Pokédex data

National №	0539
Type	Fighting
Species	Karate Pokémon
Abilities	1. Sturdy 2. Inner Focus Mold Breaker (hidden ability)
Local №	045 (Black/White) 268 (Black 2/White 2) 098 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos) 249 (Sword/Shield — Galar)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	45
Base Friendship	50 (Normal)
Base Exp.	163
Growth Rate	Medium

Breeding

Egg Groups	Human-Like
Gender	100% male, 0% female
Egg cycles	20 (4864–5140 steps)

Base stats

HP	75	260	354
Attack	125	229	383
Defense	75	139	273
Sp. Atk	30	58	174
Sp. Def	75	139	273
Speed	85	157	295
Total	465	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Evolution chart

Sawk does not evolve.

Sawk changes

In Generations 5-7, Sawk has a base Friendship value of 70.

Moves learned by Sawk

In other generations 5 6 7 8 9

Sawk

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Sawk learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
5	Bide	normal	—	∞
9	Focus Energy	normal	—	—
13	Double Kick	fighting	30	100
17	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
21	Counter	fighting	—	100
25	Karate Chop	fighting	50	100
29	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
33	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
37	Retaliate	normal	70	100
41	Endure	normal	—	—
45	Quick Guard	fighting	—	—
49	Close Combat	fighting	120	100
53	Reversal	fighting	—	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Sawk learns the following moves via breeding in Black & White.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Sawk can be taught these attacks in Black & White from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Sawk is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal		80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Sawk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
28	Dig	ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
83	Work Up	normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Sawk learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
5	Bide	normal	—	∞
9	Focus Energy	normal	—	—
13	Double Kick	fighting	30	100
17	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
21	Counter	fighting	—	100
25	Karate Chop	fighting	50	100
29	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
33	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
37	Retaliate	normal	70	100
41	Endure	normal	—	—
45	Quick Guard	fighting	—	—
49	Close Combat	fighting	120	100
53	Reversal	fighting	—	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Sawk learns the following moves via breeding in Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Sawk can be taught these attacks in Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	fire	75	100
Ice Punch	ice	75	100
Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
Low Kick	fighting	—	100
Snore	normal	50	100
Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
Pain Split	normal	—	—
Helping Hand	normal	—	—
Superpower	fighting	120	100
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Block	normal	—	—
Dual Chop	dragon	40	90
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Sawk is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal		80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Sawk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
28	Dig	ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
83	Work Up	normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Sawk learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
5	Bide	normal	—	∞
9	Focus Energy	normal	—	—
13	Double Kick	fighting	30	100
17	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
21	Counter	fighting	—	100
25	Karate Chop	fighting	50	100
29	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
33	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
37	Retaliate	normal	70	100
41	Endure	normal	—	—
45	Quick Guard	fighting	—	—
48	Close Combat	fighting	120	100
50	Reversal	fighting	—	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Sawk learns the following moves via breeding in X & Y.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Sawk can be taught these attacks in X & Y from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Sawk is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal		80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Sawk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
28	Dig	ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
98	Power-Up Punch	fighting	40	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Sawk learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
5	Bide	normal	—	∞
9	Focus Energy	normal	—	—
13	Double Kick	fighting	30	100
17	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
21	Counter	fighting	—	100
25	Karate Chop	fighting	50	100
29	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
33	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
37	Retaliate	normal	70	100
41	Endure	normal	—	—
45	Quick Guard	fighting	—	—
48	Close Combat	fighting	120	100
50	Reversal	fighting	—	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Sawk learns the following moves via breeding in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Sawk can be taught these attacks in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	fire	75	100
Ice Punch	ice	75	100
Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
Low Kick	fighting	—	100
Snore	normal	50	100
Pain Split	normal	—	—
Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
Helping Hand	normal	—	—
Superpower	fighting	120	100
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Block	normal	—	—
Zen Headbutt	psychic	80	90
Dual Chop	dragon	40	90
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Sawk is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Sawk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
28	Dig	ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	normal	70	100
98	Power-Up Punch	fighting	40	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!

Moves learnt by level up

Sawk learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Focus Energy	normal	—	—
1	Bide	normal	—	∞
1	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
5	Double Kick	fighting	30	100
9	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
13	Counter	fighting	—	100
17	Karate Chop	fighting	50	100
21	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
25	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
29	Retaliate	normal	70	100
33	Endure	normal	—	—
37	Quick Guard	fighting	—	—
41	Close Combat	fighting	120	100
45	Reversal	fighting	—	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Sawk learns the following moves via breeding in Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Sawk can be taught these attacks in Sun & Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Sawk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	normal	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Sawk learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Focus Energy	normal	—	—
1	Bide	normal	—	∞
1	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
5	Double Kick	fighting	30	100
9	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
13	Counter	fighting	—	100
17	Karate Chop	fighting	50	100
21	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
25	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
29	Retaliate	normal	70	100
33	Endure	normal	—	—
37	Quick Guard	fighting	—	—
41	Close Combat	fighting	120	100
45	Reversal	fighting	—	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Sawk learns the following moves via breeding in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Sawk can be taught these attacks in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	fire	75	100
Ice Punch	ice	75	100
Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
Low Kick	fighting	—	100
Snore	normal	50	100
Pain Split	normal	—	—
Focus Punch	fighting	150	100
Helping Hand	normal	—	—
Superpower	fighting	120	100
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Block	normal	—	—
Zen Headbutt	psychic	80	90
Dual Chop	dragon	40	90
Laser Focus	normal	—	—
Throat Chop	dark	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Sawk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	normal	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Taunt	dark	—	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
56	Fling	dark	—	100
66	Payback	dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	normal	—	100
1	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
5	Focus Energy	normal	—	—
10	Double Kick	fighting	30	100
15	Quick Guard	fighting	—	—
20	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
25	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
30	Retaliate	normal	70	100
35	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
40	Counter	fighting	—	100
45	Endure	normal	—	—
50	Reversal	fighting	—	100
55	Close Combat	fighting	120	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Sawk learns the following moves via breeding in Sword & Shield.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Sawk can be taught these attacks in Sword & Shield from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Coaching	fighting		—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Sawk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	normal	120	75
03	Fire Punch	fire	75	100
04	Ice Punch	ice	75	100
05	Thunder Punch	electric	75	100
09	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
15	Dig	ground	80	100
21	Rest	psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
24	Snore	normal	50	100
25	Protect	normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	normal	—	100
31	Attract	normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
39	Facade	normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	normal	—	—
42	Revenge	fighting	60	100
43	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
48	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
57	Payback	dark	50	100
59	Fling	dark	—	100
75	Low Sweep	fighting	65	100
76	Round	normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	normal	70	100
81	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TR

Sawk is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Low Kick	fighting	—	100
10	Earthquake	ground	100	100
13	Focus Energy	normal	—	—
20	Substitute	normal	—	—
21	Reversal	fighting	—	100
26	Endure	normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
37	Taunt	dark	—	100
39	Superpower	fighting	120	100
48	Bulk Up	fighting	—	—
53	Close Combat	fighting	120	100
57	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
64	Focus Blast	fighting	120	70
69	Zen Headbutt	psychic	80	90
75	Stone Edge	rock	100	80
77	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
85	Work Up	normal	—	—
95	Throat Chop	dark	80	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Scarlet/Violet

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sawk sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9	Home
Normal					—
Shiny				—	—

See all Sawk sprites

Pokédex entries

Black	The sound of Sawk punching boulders and trees can be heard all the way from the mountains where they train.
White	Tying their belts gets them pumped and makes their punches more destructive. Disturbing their training angers them.
Black 2	Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping.
White 2	Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping.
X	Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping.
Y	Tying their belts gets them pumped and makes their punches more destructive. Disturbing their training angers them.
Omega Ruby	Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping.
Alpha Sapphire	Tying their belts gets them pumped and makes their punches more destructive. Disturbing their training angers them.
Sword	If you see a Sawk training in the mountains in its single-minded pursuit of strength, it’s best to quietly pass by.
Shield	The karate chops of a Sawk that’s trained itself to the limit can cleave the ocean itself.

Other languages

English	Sawk
Italian	Sawk
Spanish	Sawk
German	Karadonis
French	Karaclée
Chinese	打擊鬼
Korean	타격귀
Japanese	ダゲキ

English	Karate Pokémon
Italian	Pokémon Karate
Spanish	Pokémon Kárate
German	Karate-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Karaté
Chinese	空手道寶可夢
Korean	태권도포켓몬
Japanese	からてポケモン

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