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Swellow's Type

NORMAL

FLYING

Swellow's Pokédex #s

National #: 277

Swellow's Base Stats

HP:: 60

Attack:: 85

Defense:: 60

Sp. Atk:: 75

Sp. Def:: 50

Speed:: 125

Total:: 455

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'4" (0.7m)

Weight:: 43.7 lbs. (19.8 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Flying

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 2 Speed

Base EXP:: 159

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Swellow's Abilities

Here are what abilities Swellow can possibly have, along with their effects.

Guts: Raises Swellow's Attack by 50% while it is asleep, burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, and ignores the Attack reduction of burn.

Scrappy: Swellow's Normal- and Fighting-type moves can hit Ghost-type Pokémon.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Swellow's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

½: GRASS

BUG

immune: GROUND

GHOST

Swellow's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Swellow evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Taillow: starting form

Swellow: at level 22

Swellow's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Swellow can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Swellow learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Brave Bird Swellow takes 33% of Brave Bird's damage as recoil damage.	FLYING	120	100%	15	One Target
1	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target
1	Pluck Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Swellow consumes that Berry immediately.	FLYING	60	100%	20	One Target
1	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
1	Growl Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
1	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
1	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target
5	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
9	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target
13	Wing Attack Damages the target.	FLYING	60	100%	35	One Target
17	Double Team Raises Swellow's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
21	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
27	Quick Guard Protects your team from moves that that have positive priority for the turn.	FIGHTING	--	--	15	User's Field
33	Agility Raises Swellow's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
39	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target
45	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Swellow's. Fails if Swellow has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target
51	Brave Bird Swellow takes 33% of Brave Bird's damage as recoil damage.	FLYING	120	100%	15	One Target
57	Reversal Does more damage when Swellow's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Swellow can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM10	Work Up Raises Swellow's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Swellow from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM32	Double Team Raises Swellow's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Swellow is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Swellow restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM47	Steel Wing Has a 10% chance of raising Swellow's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	70	90%	25	One Target
TM51	Roost Heals Swellow's HP by 50% and removes its Flying-type for the rest of the turn.	FLYING	--	--	10	User
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Swellow's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM88	Pluck Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Swellow consumes that Berry immediately.	FLYING	60	100%	20	One Target
TM89	U-turn Forces Swellow to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Swellow's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM94	Fly Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	FLYING	90	95%	15	One Target
TM97	Defog Lowers the target's evasion by one stage. Removes effects on the enemy's field such as Light Screen, Reflect, etc.	FLYING	--	--	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Swellow can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Swellow.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
EGG	Sky Attack Charges on first turn, attacks on second. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	FLYING	140	90%	5	One Target
EGG	Whirlwind Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Brave Bird Swellow takes 33% of Brave Bird's damage as recoil damage.	FLYING	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Boomburst Damages all nearby Pokémon.	NORMAL	140	100%	10	All But Self
EGG	Hurricane 30% chance of confusing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	FLYING	110	70%	10	One Target

Swellow's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Swellow's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Swellow's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Swellow is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	230	261	293	324	60
Attack	175	206	238	269	85
Defense	125	156	188	219	60
Sp. Atk	155	186	218	249	75
Sp. Def	105	136	168	199	50
Speed	255	286	318	349	125
Total					455

Where to Find Swellow in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Swellow in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Swellow

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

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

Y

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

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

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

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

HeartGold SoulSilver

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

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

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.

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 LeafGreen

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