Sawk

The Karate Pokémon
#539 - Sawk
Debut	Pokémon: Black Version Pokémon: White Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	1.4 m (4'07")
Weight	51 kg (112.4 lbs.)
Color	Blue
Gender Ratio	Only ♂
Ability	Guts / Inner Focus
Hidden Ability	Mold Breaker
Egg Group	Humanshape
Icon		Sprite
File:I539.gif		File:539sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	75	Speed	85
Attack	125	Sp. Attack	30
Defense	75	Sp. Defense	75
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	163	Effort Points	Att
Happiness	70		Att
To Lv.100	Normal

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
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Unova #	Johto (IV) #
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Sawk is a blue humanoid Pokémon that practices karate moves. It has no evolutionary line but is accompanied by the counterpart Throh.

Information

Sawk train using karate in the mountains. Tying their belts gets them pumped and makes their punches more destructive. The sound of Sawk punching boulders can be heard at the bottom of the mountains where they train. Sawk are angered if their training is disturbed.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Black and White Versions, Sawk are only found at Routes 10, 15 and 18, outside Pinwheel Forest and Victory Road Gate. They are uncommon in Black, while in White they are rarer and can only be found in shaking grass.

Other Games

In Pokémon Rumble Blast, Sawk was found at the canyon of the Volcanic Slope. In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, Sawk was a competitor found at the Crag Area's Colosseum and was befriended by defeating it in battle following the befriending of Boldore.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Sawk first made a cameo appearance in the opening of the Black version of the fourteenth movie, and it eventually appeared in the series as one of Stephan's Pokémon in the Club Battle tournament.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Sawk was shown as one of Marshal's main Pokémon.

Trivia

• Sawk's name is based "sock", which is a word used for punching.