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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

nu Usage: 3.6%
Guts
Item
Toxic Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Swellow has not changed much throughout the passing generations, as its true potential has always rested in its ability, Guts. When Guts is activated, Swellow can clean up weakened teams, and being one of the fastest Pokemon in NU makes it difficult for it to be outsped. However, Swellow is very easy to stop, as its lack of coverage and low bulk make it an easy target. Swellow's Stealth Rock weakness and its vulnerability to priority attacks also make it increasingly difficult to use; even though it packs a punch, a lot of Pokemon can tank Swellow and KO it in retaliation. Additionally, the combination of Toxic Orb's effect, Brave Bird, and its frailness allow it to be easily worn down. Also, Swellow has difficulty defeating many Rock- and Steel-types in the tier alone, so it often relies on team support to get past them.

Most Used Moves

Brave Bird
100.0%
U-turn
100.0%
Facade
96.3%

Most Used Items

Toxic Orb
92.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc