Skwovet (Pokémon)

Skwovet (Japanese: ホシガリス Hoshigarisu) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Skwovet (disambiguation).
Skwovet
Cheeky Pokémon		 ホシガリス
Hoshigarisu
 #819

Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Normal Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Abilities
Cheek Pouch Cacophony
 Cacophony
 Gluttony
Hidden Ability		 Cacophony
Hidden Ability		 Cacophony
 Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
50% male, 50% female
 Catch rate
255 (43.9%)
Breeding
Egg Group
Field
 Hatch time
5140 - 5396 steps
Height
1'00" 0.3 m
Skwovet
0'0" 0 m
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0'0" 0 m
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0'0" 0 m
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 Weight
5.5 lbs. 2.5 kg
Skwovet
0 lbs. 0 kg
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0 lbs. 0 kg
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Mega Stone
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Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV		 Unknown
IV		 55
 Leveling rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
Total: 1
Skwovet
1
HP		 0
Atk		 0
Def		 0
Sp.Atk		 0
Sp.Def		 0
Speed
0
HP		 0
Atk		 0
Def		 0
Sp.Atk		 0
Sp.Def		 0
Speed
0
HP		 0
Atk		 0
Def		 0
Sp.Atk		 0
Sp.Def		 0
Speed
0
HP		 0
Atk		 0
Def		 0
Sp.Atk		 0
Sp.Def		 0
Speed
Shape
Footprint

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Pokédex color
  Brown
 Base friendship
50
External Links

It evolves into Greedent starting at level 24.

Biology

Skwovet is a squirrel-like Pokémon. It is grayish-brown in color, with a large fluffy tail, which is dark-grayish-brown at the top. Skwovet has a light-grayish-brown underbelly, and the color extends to its mouth and parts of its cheeks. Its cheeks are normally stuffed with berries. It has two orange freckles underneath each eye and an orange nose. Its ears are similar in color to its tail, and they have orange insides.

Using its special cheeks, Skwovet can stuff a tremendous amount of food and can stretch to many times its normal volume. It normally fills its cheeks with berries, but if it is feeling full, it can temporarily keep the extra food in its tail fur. Skwovet's habit of eating berries nonstop has made it more resilient than it appears. If its cheeks are ever completely empty of berries, it becomes very uneasy. Skwovet will appear on farms, looking for more berries to eat. When they are not eating berries, they spit out the seeds in the rich soil in order to cultivate berry trees. It has a habit of hiding and adding to its food storage.

Skwovet and its evolved form Greedent are the only known Pokémon capable of using the move Stuff Cheeks.

In the anime

Main series
Skwovet in the anime
Goh's Skwovet

Skwovet debuted in The Climb to Be the Very Best!, where it was lured in by Ash's scones and then caught by Goh. In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, it evolved into a Greedent.

Minor appearances

Two Skwovet appeared in Getting More Than You Battled For!.

A Skwovet appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, two Skwovet were seen in the Wild Area.

A Trainer's Skwovet appeared in Grabbing the Brass Ring!.

Pokédex entries
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
JN013 Skwovet Goh's Rotom Phone Skwovet, the Cheeky Pokémon. A Normal type. Skwovet keeps Berries in its cheeks, but if its stomach is already full, it can temporarily store food in the tufts of fur on its tail.
JN023 Skwovet Goh's Rotom Phone Skwovet, the Cheeky Pokémon. A Normal type. Hiding and building up food stores is Skwovet's signature behavior.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings
Skwovet in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Two Skwovet appeared in Buddy, with one under the ownership of a Schoolgirl and the other under the ownership of a Trainer.

In the manga
Skwovet in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Skwovet debuted in a flashback in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment, where it was in the Slumbering Weald.

In the TCG
Main article: Skwovet (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar
#024		 Galar
Isle of Armor #009		 Galar
Crown Tundra #005		 Sinnoh
#—		 Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword Found throughout the Galar region, this Pokémon becomes uneasy if its cheeks are ever completely empty of berries.
Shield It eats berries nonstop—a habit that has made it more resilient than it looks. It'll show up on farms, searching for yet more berries.


Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Routes 1 and 2, Slumbering Weald
Routes 3, 4, and 5, Rolling Fields, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Dappled Grove, Watchtower Ruins (Berry trees)
Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell, Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Stony Wilderness (Max Raid Battle)
Trade Bunnelby in Motostoke
Expansion Pass
Stepping-Stone Sea, Ballimere Lake
Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Challenge Beach, Forest of Focus, Training Lowlands, Workout Sea, Loop Lagoon, Stepping-Stone Sea, Insular Sea, Slippery Slope, Frostpoint Field, Giant's Bed, Giant's Foot, Ballimere Lake (Berry trees)
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Unobtainable
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable



Wild Area News
Games Event Gigantamax Location Level Distribution period
SwSh Wild Area News No hide 17, 30, 40, 50, 60 November 20 to 22, 2020
SwSh Wild Area News No hide 60 November 20 to 22, 2020

Held items
Game Held Item(s)
Sword Shield Oran Berry (5%)

Base stats
Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
70
130 - 177 250 - 344
55
54 - 117 103 - 229
55
54 - 117 103 - 229
35
36 - 95 67 - 185
35
36 - 95 67 - 185
25
27 - 84 49 - 163
Total:
275
 Other Pokémon with this total
  • 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.


Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal 1×
Fighting 2×
Flying 1×
Poison 1×
Ground 1×
Rock 1×
Bug 1×
Ghost 0×
Steel 1×
Fire 1×
Water 1×
Grass 1×
Electric 1×
Psychic 1×
Ice 1×
Dragon 1×
Dark 1×
Fairy 1×
None
Weak to:
Normal 1×
Fighting 2×
Flying 1×
Poison 1×
Ground 1×
Rock 1×
Bug 1×
Ghost 0×
Steel 1×
Fire 1×
Water 1×
Grass 1×
Electric 1×
Psychic 1×
Ice 1×
Dragon 1×
Dark 1×
Fairy 1×
None
Immune to:
Normal 1×
Fighting 2×
Flying 1×
Poison 1×
Ground 1×
Rock 1×
Bug 1×
Ghost 0×
Steel 1×
Fire 1×
Water 1×
Grass 1×
Electric 1×
Psychic 1×
Ice 1×
Dragon 1×
Dark 1×
Fairy 1×
None
Resistant to:
Normal 1×
Fighting 2×
Flying 1×
Poison 1×
Ground 1×
Rock 1×
Bug 1×
Ghost 0×
Steel 1×
Fire 1×
Water 1×
Grass 1×
Electric 1×
Psychic 1×
Ice 1×
Dragon 1×
Dark 1×
Fairy 1×
None
Notes:

By leveling up
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35
011 Tail Whip Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30
055 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
1010 Stuff Cheeks Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10
1515 Stockpile Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20
1515 Swallow Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10
1515 Spit Up Normal Special 0000— 100100% 10
2020 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100100% 15
2525 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 10
3030 Counter Fighting Physical 0000— 100100% 20
3535 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100100% 30
4040 Super Fang Normal Physical 0000— 09090% 10
4545 Belch Poison Special 120120 09090% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skwovet
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skwovet

By TM/TR
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25
TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15
TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15
TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM50 TM50 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30
TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TM57 TM57 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10
TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10
TM59 TM59 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10
TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM84 TM84 Tail Slap Normal Physical 02525 085}}85% 10
TM97 TM97 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15
TR17 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20
TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10
TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15
TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TR42 TR42 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TR52 TR52 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5
TR59 TR59 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skwovet
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skwovet

By breeding
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Belly Drum Normal Status — —% 10


 Defense Curl Normal Status — —% 40


 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5


 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Skwovet in Generation VIII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Skwovet in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skwovet
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skwovet

By tutoring
Generation VIII
Other generations:
None
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skwovet
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skwovet

Side game data
Pokémon GO
Base Stamina: 172 Base Attack: 95 Base Defense: 86
Egg Distance: N/A km Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50
Fast Attacks: Tackle, Bite, Bullet Seed
Charged Attacks: Body Slam, Crunch

Evolution
Unevolved
Skwovet
 Normal 
Level 24
→
First evolution
Greedent
 Normal 


Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
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For other sprites and images, please see Skwovet images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

Origin

Skwovet seems to be based on an Eastern gray squirrel, an invasive species in Great Britain. Its Shiny coloration may allude to the Eurasian red squirrel, which is endangered in real life.

Name origin

Skwovet may be a combination of squirrel and covet.

Hoshigarisu may be a combination of 欲しがる hoshigaru (to desire) and 栗鼠 risu (squirrel).

In other languages
Language Title Meaning
Japanese ホシガリス Hoshigarisu From 欲しがる hoshigaru and 栗鼠 risu.
French Rongourmand From ronger or rongeur and gourmand
Spanish Skwovet Same as English name
German Raffel From raffgierig or raffen and squirrel
Italian Skwovet Same as English name
Korean 탐리스 Tamrisu From 탐 (貪) tam and a partial transcription of its Japanese name
Cantonese Chinese 貪心栗鼠 Tāamsāmleuhtsyú From 貪心 tāamsām and 栗鼠 leuhtsyú
Mandarin Chinese 貪心栗鼠 / 贪心栗鼠 Tānxīnlìshǔ From 貪心 / 贪心 tānxīn and 栗鼠 lìshǔ



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