Sewaddle (Japanese: クルミル Kurumiru) is a dual-type Bug/Grass Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into Swadloon starting at level 20, which evolves into Leavanny when leveled up with high friendship.
Biology
Sewaddle sleeping by covering its head with its hood
Sewaddle is a caterpillar-like Pokémon with a broad, bitten leaf enfolding its head like a hood. Its large, spherical head is an orange-yellow with two small, close-together knobs on its forehead. Sewaddle's eyes are black and circular, and its mouth has a downward-pointing, crescent-shaped orange snout with a sharp tiny tooth at either end. The underside between the snout and its neck is white. Its green body has three segments with a pair of stubby, spherical orange legs on each segment.
Sewaddle makes itself leafy clothes using chewed-up leaves and a thread-like substance it produces from its mouth, though Leavanny tends to make its first set after hatching. By folding it over its face, its leafy hood is used to help hide it from enemies, whether awake or asleep. It has been shown to eat berries, but when food is scarce it will eat its leafy clothing as an alternative.
Evolution
Sewaddle evolves into Swadloon, which evolves into Leavanny.
In the anime
Major appearances
Ash caught a Sewaddle in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!. He evolved into a Swadloon in Battling For The Love of Bug-Types! while battling Burgh's Whirlipede, and later into a Leavanny in Battling the Leaf Thieves!.
Other
A Sewaddle appeared in Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!.
Minor appearances
In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, multiple Trainers' Sewaddle were at a Poké Mart near Castelia City.
In Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!, a Sewaddle was at the Castelia Gym.
Multiple Sewaddle appeared in A Maractus Musical!.
A Sewaddle appeared in Baffling the Bouffalant!.
A Trainer's Sewaddle appeared in Cilan Takes Flight.
A Trainer's Sewaddle appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.
Three Sewaddle appeared in Battling the Leaf Thieves!.
In Clash of the Connoisseurs!, Burgundy, disguised as Fauxgundy, reviewed a Sewaddle as a possible Pokémon for Marigold.
In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the Swords of Justice legend featured multiple Sewaddle.
A Sewaddle appeared in Searching for a Wish!.
A Sewaddle appeared in a flashback in Survival of the Striaton Gym!.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Sewaddle were living at Pokémon Hills.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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BW018
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Sewaddle
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Ash's Pokédex
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Sewaddle, the Sewing Pokémon. Sewaddle hides from its enemies by covering its head with a hood made from a leaf, and is known to eat its leafy clothing when food is scarce.
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In the manga
Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
A Sewaddle appeared in Challenge the Battle Subway!.
Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder
A Sewaddle appeared in Justice Trainer Shin Appears!.
A Sewaddle appeared in The King's Identity...!!.
A Sewaddle appeared in A Very Important Thing.
Pokémon Adventures
Sewaddle debuted in Choices, where it attacked Black after he disturbed its nest.
A Sewaddle appeared in a fantasy in An Odd Speech.
A Sewaddle appeared in a fantasy in A Misunderstanding.
A Sewaddle liberated by Team Plasma appeared in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.
Pokédex entries
Manga
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Pokémon Adventures
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Choices
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This Pokémon makes clothes for itself. It chews up leaves and sews them with sticky thread extruded from its mouth.
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Pokémon Journeys: The Series
A Sewaddle appeared in a fantasy in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~
A Sewaddle appeared in The White Scroll: Oichi's Worries.
In the TCG
- Main article: Sewaddle (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova BW: #046
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Unova B2W2: #017
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Black
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Leavanny dress it in clothes they made for it when it hatched. It hides its head in its hood while it is sleeping.
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White
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This Pokémon makes clothes for itself. It chews up leaves and sews them with sticky thread extruded from its mouth.
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Black 2
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Since this Pokémon makes its own clothes out of leaves, it is a popular mascot for fashion designers.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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This Pokémon makes clothes for itself. It chews up leaves and sews them with sticky thread extruded from its mouth.
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Y
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Since this Pokémon makes its own clothes out of leaves, it is a popular mascot for fashion designers.
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Omega Ruby
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This Pokémon makes clothes for itself. It chews up leaves and sews them with sticky thread extruded from its mouth.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Since this Pokémon makes its own clothes out of leaves, it is a popular mascot for fashion designers.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #—
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Kitakami #13
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Scarlet
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Sewaddle chews on leaves to make its clothing. It's trying to mimic the leafy garment Leavanny first dressed it in.
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Violet
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The bumps on their heads are sensory organs. When Sewaddle meet, they greet each other by rubbing these bumps together.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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53
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52 - 115
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99 - 225
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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42
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42 - 103
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80 - 201
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Total: 310
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sewaddle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sewaddle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sewaddle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Sewaddle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sewaddle
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sewaddle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sewaddle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds
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Base HP: 46
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Base Attack: 68
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Base Defense: 52
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Base Speed: 60
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
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PokéPark Pad entry:
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Her job was to eat and sleep up until recently. She just started walking down her own path.
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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Trivia
- Sewaddle was first seen after it was revealed on Yahoo's official Pokémon site. It was later released in the September issue of CoroCoro.
- Sewaddle was designed by Reiko Tanoue.[1]
Origin
Sewaddle appears to be based on the caterpillar form of the silver-spotted skipper, which produce silk and fold leaves over themselves for shelter. It also shares some characteristics with the larva of weaver ants, which produce silk used to form nests. It may also take inspiration from walking leaves. The large leaf around its head could represent a baby's bonnet.
Name origin
Sewaddle may be a combination of sew and waddle (referring to how a baby walks) or swaddle (to wrap a baby in cloth).
Kurumiru may be derived from お包み okurumi (swaddle).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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クルミル Kurumiru
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From お包み okurumi
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French
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Larveyette
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From larve and layette
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Spanish
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Sewaddle
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Same as English name
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German
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Strawickl
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From Strauch and wickeln
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Italian
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Sewaddle
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Same as English name
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Korean
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두르보 Durbo
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From 두르다 dureuda and 보 (褓) bo
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Mandarin Chinese
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蟲寶包 / 虫宝包 Chóngbǎobāo
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From 蟲 / 虫 chóng, 寶寶 / 宝宝 bǎobao and 包 bāo
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Cantonese Chinese
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蟲寶包 Chùhngbóubāau
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From 蟲 chùhng, 寶寶 bóubóu and 包 bāau
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More languages
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Russian
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Севаддл Sevaddl
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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คูรูมีรุ Khurumiru
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
References
External links
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