#0277

Swellow

Swallow Pokémon

Normal Flying

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.7 m
Weight: 19.8 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP159

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.

In Pokémon GO · 1920 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

125

Total

455

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Guts

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

ScrappyHidden

Lets the Pokémon's Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost Pokémon.

Egg groups: Flying

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Rock2×

Electric2×

Ice2×

Resistant to

Bug½×

Grass½×

Immune to

Ground0×

Ghost0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Boomburst

Moves

Item

Choice Specs

AbilityScrappy

NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk

EV spread

Def4

SpA252

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Swellow

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Ruby

Sapphire

Emerald

XD: Gale of Darkness

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

Black

White

Ultra Sun

Ultra Moon

Evolution

#0276Taillow

Lv. 22

#0277Swellow

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Swellow can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move14 of 14

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Special	75	95	15
1	Brave Bird User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Flying	Physical	120	100	15
1	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
1	Pluck If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.	Flying	Physical	60	100	20
1	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
13	Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	60	100	35
17	Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
21	Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
27	Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn.	Fighting	Status	—	—	15
33	Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
45	Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.	Normal	Physical	—	100	5
57	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15