Dottler • Sword & Shield Pokédex

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Sprite of Dottler in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Dottler's Type

BUG

PSYCHIC

Dottler's Pokédex #s

Galar #: 11

National #: 825

Dottler's Base Stats

HP:: 50

Attack:: 35

Defense:: 80

Sp. Atk:: 50

Sp. Def:: 90

Speed:: 30

Total:: 335

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:: Bug

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 2 Sp. Def

Dottler's Abilities

Here are what abilities Dottler can possibly have, along with their effects.

Swarm: Increases the damage of Dottler's Bug-type moves by 50% when it is at 1/3 or less HP.

Compound Eyes: Increases the accuracy of Dottler's moves by 30% of their original accuracy.

Telepathy: Dottler does not take damage from any of its allies moves.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Dottler's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIRE

FLYING

BUG

ROCK

GHOST

DARK

½: GRASS

GROUND

PSYCHIC

¼: FIGHTING

Dottler's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Dottler evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Blipbug: starting form

Dottler: at level 10

Orbeetle: at level 30

Dottler's Moves

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Dottler can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Dottler learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
Evo.	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
Evo.	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
1	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
1	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
1	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
1	Struggle Bug 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG	50	100%	20	Nearby Enemies

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dottler can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM11	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM17	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM18	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM19	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
TM21	Rest Dottler restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Dottler from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Dottler is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM44	Imprison Dottler can't use any moves Dottler knows.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Dottler attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM60	Power Swap Dottler swaps any modifiers to its Attack and Special Attack with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM61	Guard Swap Dottler swaps any modifiers to its Defense and Special Defense stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM70	Trick Room For the next 5 turns, turn order is reversed, so slower Pokémon go first. (Priority still functions as usual.)	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM72	Magic Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's held items have no effect and can't be used.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM91	Psychic Terrain Activates Psychic Terrain for 5 turns, which protects non-airborne Pokémon from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves by 50%.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dottler can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR18	Leech Life Heals Dottler by half the damage dealt.	BUG	80	100%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Dottler's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR25	Psyshock Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Dottler's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR34	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target
TR38	Trick Switches Dottler's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
TR40	Skill Swap Swaps Dottler's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Dottler's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Dottler's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR61	Bug Buzz 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
TR65	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR82	Stored Power Increases power by 20 for each positive stat modifier Dottler has, excluding accuracy or evasion.	PSYCHIC	20	100%	10	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Dottler for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User
TR99	Body Press Does more damage based on how high Dottler's Defense stat is.	FIGHTING	80	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Dottler can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Dottler.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Infestation Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn.	BUG	20	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
EGG	Sticky Web Covers the enemy's field in a sticky web that lowers enemy Pokémon's Speed by one stage when they switch in.	BUG	--	--	20	Enemy Field
EGG	Recover Restores half of Dottler's HP.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User

Where to Find Dottler

If you're looking for where to find Dottler, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Dottler in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Dottler in the Wild

Galar Route 5

Random Encounters

Any Weather
26%			Lv. 16-18

Wild Area: Stony Wilderness

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	30%
								Lv. 26-28

Wild Area: Giant's Mirror

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
20%	10%	10%	--	--	--	--	20%	--
Lv. 27-29	Lv. 27-29	Lv. 26-28					Lv. 26-28

Wild Area: Giant's Cap

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
30%	30%	20%	10%	--	10%	10%	10%	30%
Lv. 27-29	Lv. 27-29	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28		Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28

Wild Area: Giant's Cap (2)

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
50%	50%	50%	50%	35%	35%	35%	35%	35%
Lv. 28-30	Lv. 28-30	Lv. 28-30	Lv. 28-30	Lv. 28-30	Lv. 28-30	Lv. 28-30	Lv. 28-30	Lv. 28-30