Sewaddle

The Sewing Pokémon
#540 - Sewaddle
Evolve	Swadloon
Debut	Pokémon: Black Version Pokémon: White Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.3 m (1'00")
Weight	2.5 kg (5.5 lbs.)
Color	Yellow
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Swarm / Chlorophyll
Hidden Ability	Overcoat
Egg Group	Bug
Icon		Sprite
File:I540.gif		File:540sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	45	Speed	42
Attack	53	Sp. Attack	40
Defense	70	Sp. Defense	60
Training Info
Catch Rate	255	Hatch Steps	3,840
Base Exp.	062	Effort Points	Def
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Slow

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Sewaddle is a small leaf-adorned caterpillar-like Pokémon that was introduced in the fifth generation games. It is the first in a three-step evolutionary line, with its evolved forms being Swadloon and Leavanny.

Information

Sewaddle are usually cared for by Leavanny mothers which make clothes for them after they hatch. As they grow, Sewaddle usually make their own clothes. They chew up leaves and sew them using sticky thread from its mouth. Its primary clothing seems to be the leaf hood that it wears. Sewaddle hide their heads in their hoods while sleeping.

A Sewaddle evolves into Swadloon at Level 20.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Black and White Versions, Sewaddle was commonly found in Pinwheel Forest.

Other Games

In Pokémon Rumble Blast, Sewaddle was found at the treetops and field areas of Soothing Shore. In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, it appeared at Windmill Way in the Arbor Area and could be befriended after Oddish was through a tag race.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Ash initially met a Sewaddle while traveling through Pinwheel Forest, and after failing to catch it, it turned out that the Sewaddle was traveling alongside Burgh despite not belonging to him. The Sewaddle warmed up to Ash after he tried saving its life several times and allowed Ash to capture it. As this was Ash's seventh Pokémon in Unova, he had to initially send back his Pidove to train Sewaddle, although he switched back several episodes later. He used his Sewaddle again in his gym battle with Burgh, and it evolved into Swadloon in battle with Burgh's Whirlipede. Other Sewaddle have made minor appearances.
• in the Pokémon Adventures manga, Sewaddle appeared in an early chapter of the Black/White arc as one of the first wild Pokémon that Blac faced with his Tepig upon starting his Pokémon journey.

Trivia

• Its name seems to be a play on "swaddle" (which means to wrap a baby in cloth, which is similar to what Leavanny are described to do to Sewaddle babies) combined with "sew".