NationalDex
swellow
#277

Swellow

Swallow Pokémon

NormalFlying

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

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 85
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 75
Sp. Def 50
Speed 125
Total 455

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Guts Scrappy (Hidden)

Held Items

Evolution Chain

swellow Swellow Lv. 22

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Swallow Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 19.8 kg
Base Exp 159
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

swellow Front Front
swellow Back Back
swellow Front Shiny Front Shiny
swellow Back Shiny Back Shiny
swellow Official Art Official Art
swellow Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.4%
Guts
Item
Toxic Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With fantastic Speed, solid Attack, and a great ability, Swellow makes its mark in RU as one of the premier late-game sweepers in the tier. Swellow's gives it the edge against Pokemon such as Sceptile, Choice Scarf Emboar, and Cinccino, three big threats in RU that few other Pokemon can claim to outspeed. Swellow also has a great ability in Guts, which boosts its decent Attack to very high levels when afflicted with a status condition. Two high-powered STAB moves and priority in Quick Attack only augment this firepower and cleaning ability, making it quite difficult to stop Swellow with sheer bulk or Speed once it gets going.

In spite of all of these good qualities, Swellow has next to no coverage against the numerous Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon in RU. It doesn't help that Steelix and Rhydon are two of the premier physical walls in the tier, as both can handle Swellow without much difficulty. With paltry defenses, a weakness to Stealth Rock, the use of a Toxic Orb to activate Guts, and recoil from possible Brave Birds, Swellow's lifespan is very short and generally relegates it to the late-game sweeping role. In spite of this, Swellow is very good at what it does and makes for a great a late-game cleaner with the right support.

Most Used Moves

Facade
78.2%
U-turn
66.8%
Roost
29.6%

Most Used Items

Flame Orb
74.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc