NATIONAL DEX / #0277

Swellow

SWELLOW flies high above our heads, making graceful arcs in the sky. This POKéMON dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. The hapless prey is tightly grasped by SWELLOW’s clawed feet, preventing escape.

Height: 0.7 m
Weight: 19.8 kg
Generation: 3

Defensive matchups

Weaknesses

electric2×

ice2×

rock2×

Resistances

grass0.5×

bug0.5×

Immunities

ground0×

ghost0×

Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.

Base Stats

Hp60

Attack85

Defense60

Sp. Atk75

Sp. Def50

Speed125

Total455

Abilities

Guts

Scrappy (hidden)

Training

Catch Rate	45 (17.6%)
Base Exp	159
Base Happiness	70
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Flying
Gender	50.0% male, 50.0% female
Egg Cycles	15 (3855 steps)

Compare evolutions and forms

Compare Swellow with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Swellow.

Base stats and differences
Pokémon	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed	Total
Swellow	60	85	60	75	50	125	455
Taillow	40 (-20)	55 (-30)	30 (-30)	30 (-45)	30 (-20)	85 (-40)	270 (-185)

These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.

Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.

Evolution Chain

Taillow#0276

Level 22

Swellow#0277

Pokédex Entries

ruby

sapphire

SWELLOW is very conscientious about the upkeep of its glossy wings. Once two SWELLOW are gathered, they diligently take care of cleaning each other’s wings.

emerald

A SWELLOW dives upon prey from far above. It never misses its targets. It takes to the skies in search of lands with a warm climate.

firered

If its two tail feathers are standing at attention, it is proof of good health. It soars elegantly in the sky.

diamond

It circles the sky in search of prey. When it spots one, it dives steeply to catch the prey.

heartgold

It dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. It catches its prey with sharp claws.

omega ruby

Swellow flies high above our heads, making graceful arcs in the sky. This Pokémon dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. The hapless prey is tightly grasped by Swellow’s clawed feet, preventing escape.

alpha sapphire

Swellow is very conscientious about the upkeep of its glossy wings. Once two Swellow are gathered, they diligently take care of cleaning each other’s wings.

Moves Learned

Game Version:

Moves learned by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	normal	Status	—	100%
1	Peck	flying	Physical	35	100%
5	Focus Energy	normal	Status	—	—
9	Quick Attack	normal	Physical	40	100%
13	Wing Attack	flying	Physical	60	100%
27	Quick Guard	fighting	Status	—	—
33	Agility	psychic	Status	—	—
39	Air Slash	flying	Special	75	95%
45	Endeavor	normal	Physical	—	100%
51	Brave Bird	flying	Physical	120	100%
57	Reversal	fighting	Physical	—	100%

Moves learned by TM/HM

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	flying	Physical	60	—
Attract	normal	Status	—	100%
Defog	flying	Status	—	—
Double Team	normal	Status	—	—
Endure	normal	Status	—	—
Facade	normal	Physical	70	100%
Fly	flying	Physical	90	95%
Giga Impact	normal	Physical	150	90%
Hyper Beam	normal	Special	150	90%
Pluck	flying	Physical	60	100%
Protect	normal	Status	—	—
Rain Dance	water	Status	—	—
Rest	psychic	Status	—	—
Roost	flying	Status	—	—
Sleep Talk	normal	Status	—	—
Steel Wing	steel	Physical	70	90%
Substitute	normal	Status	—	—
Sunny Day	fire	Status	—	—
Swagger	normal	Status	—	85%
Thief	dark	Physical	60	100%
U Turn	bug	Physical	70	100%
Work Up	normal	Status	—	—