Lotad • Sword & Shield Pokédex

Lotad's Type

WATER

GRASS

Lotad's Pokédex #s

Galar #: 36

National #: 270

Lotad's Base Stats

HP:: 40

Attack:: 30

Defense:: 30

Sp. Atk:: 40

Sp. Def:: 50

Speed:: 30

Total:: 220

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Grass

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,860

EV Yield:: 1 Sp. Def

Lotad's Abilities

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

Swift Swim: Doubles Lotad's Speed while the weather is rainy.

Rain Dish: Heals 1/16 of the user's HP after each turn while the weather is rainy.

Own Tempo: Lotad cannot become confused.

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

2×: POISON

FLYING

BUG

½: GROUND

STEEL

¼: WATER

Lotad's Evolution Line

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

Lotad: starting form

Lombre: at level 14

Ludicolo: use Water Stone

Lotad's Moves

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Lotad 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 Lotad 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
1	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
1	Growl Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
3	Absorb Heals Lotad by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
6	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
9	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
12	Mega Drain Heals Lotad by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	40	100%	15	One Target
16	Flail Does more damage when Lotad's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
20	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Nature Power Changes to a different move based on the battle terrain.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
28	Giga Drain Heals Lotad by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
38	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
43	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Lotad 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
TM21	Rest Lotad restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Lotad from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM28	Giga Drain Heals Lotad by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Lotad is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM50	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
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

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Lotad 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
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Lotad's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Lotad's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
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 Lotad's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR59	Seed Bomb Damages the target.	GRASS	80	100%	15	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
TR77	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Lotad can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Synthesis Heals 50% of Lotad's HP. 25% in bad weather or 100% while sunny.	GRASS	--	--	5	User
EGG	Razor Leaf Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GRASS	55	95%	25	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Sweet Scent Lowers all nearby enemies' Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Leech Seed Leeches the target by 1/8 its max HP each turn and heals Lotad by that much.	GRASS	--	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Tickle Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
EGG	Teeter Dance Confuses all other Pokémon on the field.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	All But Self

Where to Find Lotad

If you're looking for where to find Lotad, 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 Lotad in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently the encounters do not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Exclusive to Pokémon Shield

Lotad is exclusive to Pokémon Shield, so if you are playing Pokémon Sword, you will need to trade with someone playing Pokémon Shield in order to obtain it for your Pokédex.

Lotad in the Wild

Galar Route 2

Random Encounters

Any Weather
Shield 20%			Lv. 4-6

Galar Route 2: Secret Area

Random Encounters

Any Weather
Shield 20%			Lv. 37-40

Wild Area: Rolling Fields

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	Shield 40%	--	--	--	--	--	--
		Lv. 7-9

Wild Area: Dappled Grove

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
Shield 40%	Shield 20%	Shield 20%	Shield 20%	--	--	--	--	Shield 35%
Lv. 11-15	Lv. 11-15	Lv. 11-15	Lv. 11-15					Lv. 11-15

Wild Area: West Lake Axewell

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	Shield 60%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	Lv. 8-14