#277

Swellow

Swallow Pokémon

NormalFlying

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.

Base Stats

HP 60

Attack 85

Defense 60

Sp. Atk 75

Sp. Def 50

Speed 125

Total 455

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

rock 2x electric 2x ice 2x

Resistant to

bug ½x grass ½x

Immune to

ground 0x ghost 0x

Abilities

Guts

Held Items

Charti Berry 5%

Evolution Chain

Taillow

→

Swellow Lv. 22

Moves

Locations

Hoenn Route 115

Citadark Isle Dome Exterior

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 0.0%

Choice Band

Moves

Aerial Ace

Return / Double-Edge

Hidden Power Fighting / Hidden Power Ground

Facade / Sleep Talk

Item

Choice Band

Nature

Jolly

EVs

HP 4

Atk 252

Spe 252

Endeavor

Moves

Substitute

Endeavor

Baton Pass

Return / Quick Attack

Item

Liechi Berry / Petaya Berry

Nature

Jolly

EVs

HP 4

Atk 252

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Even with a Choice Band, Swellow needs to activate Guts for it to be truly threatening, as it's otherwise just a weaker Dodrio with a lot more Speed. However, it does have a wonderful base 125 Speed that allows it to outspeed most threats in the metagame. To highlight Swellow's incredible power with Guts and Choice Band, even Metagross can get 2HKOed by it with a layer or two of Spikes down.