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Swellow

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General

Swellow
normal flying

Abilities

Guts
When this Pokémon has a major status ailment, its Attack increases by 50%.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
277
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
26
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
オオスバメ
Romaji
Oosubame

Flavor

Height
2'3.6" or 0.7 m
Weight
43.7 lb or 19.8 kg
Species
Swallow
Color
blue
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Grassland
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
4: Flying
Steps to hatch
3,840
Compatible with
15 families; 31 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
162 or 0xa2
Capture rate
45 or 0x2d
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
poly
Effort points
2 Speed
Wild held items
Charti Berry (5%)

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
276 Taillow Base form 277 Swellow Raise to level 22

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
60
 167 324 36.1
Attack
85
 137 269 65.5
Defense
60
 112 219 39.1
Special Attack
50
 102 199 27.8
Special Defense
50
 102 199 22.7
Speed
125
 177 349 98
Average
71.7
 - - 53.8

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

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

Locations

Route 213

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area Section Level Method
Route 213 22 Poké Radar 12%

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Swellow's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Swellow gets the STAB from normal and flying moves.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Focus Energy normal none 30 -- 100% Increases the critical hit counter by 1 until the user leaves battle.
-- -- Growl normal none 40 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack.
-- -- Peck flying physical 35 35 100% Inflicts regular damage.
-- Pluck flying physical 20 60 100% Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry.
-- -- Quick Attack normal physical 30 40 100% 1 Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
4 4 Focus Energy normal none 30 -- 100% Increases the critical hit counter by 1 until the user leaves battle.
8 8 Quick Attack normal physical 30 40 100% 1 Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
13 13 Wing Attack flying physical 35 60 100% Inflicts regular damage.
19 19 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
28 28 Endeavor normal physical 5 varies 100% Lowers the target's HP to equal the user's.
38 38 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
49 49 Agility psychic none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
61 Air Slash flying special 20 75 95% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Counter fighting physical 20 varies 100% -5 Goes last. If the user takes physical damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Twister dragon special 20 40 100% Has chance to make the target Flinch.
Platinum Heat Wave fire special 10 100 90% Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
Platinum Endeavor normal physical 5 varies 100% Lowers the target's HP to equal the user's.
Platinum Air Cutter flying special 25 55 95% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Platinum Ominous Wind ghost special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Miscellaneous moves
xd Baton Pass normal none 40 -- 100% Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains H5 Defog flying none 15 -- 0% Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
Chains 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains H2 H2 Fly flying physical 15 90 95% User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 88 Pluck flying physical 20 60 100% Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry.
Chains 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 51 Roost flying none 10 -- 0% Heals the user by half its max HP.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 47 47 Steel Wing steel physical 25 70 90% Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 46 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 89 U-Turn bug physical 20 70 100% User must switch out after attacking.

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