Swellow

The Swallow Pokémon
#277 - Swellow
Pre-Evolve	Taillow
Debut	Pokémon: Sapphire Version Pokémon: Ruby Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.7 m (2'04")
Weight	19.8 kg (43.7 lbs.)
Color	Blue
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Guts
Hidden Ability	Scrappy
Egg Group	Flying
Icon		Sprite
		File:277sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	60	Speed	125
Attack	85	Sp. Attack	50
Defense	60	Sp. Defense	50
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	3,840
Base Exp.	162	Effort Points	Spe
Happiness	70		Spe
To Lv.100	Hard

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Swellow is a speedy bird-like Pokémon that was introduced in the third generation games. It is the evolved form of Taillow.

Information

Taillow evolves into Swellow at Level 22. They fly high in the air and make graceful arcs in the sky. Swellow circle the air in search of prey dive at a steep angle upon spotting this. It never misses its targets, which it clutches using its sharp, clawed feet. They are very conscientious about their glossy wings, and when two Swellow are together they will diligently clean each other's wings. They usually fly in search of warmer climates like their previous form. A Swellow can be determined to be in good health if both of its tail feathers are standing at attention.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Versions, Swellow was uncommonly found at Route 115. In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, it could appear at Route 213 when using the Poké Radar. In Black and White, it could be found somewhat commonly at Route 13 and outside the Giant Chasm's entrance.

Other Games

A Shadow Swellow could be snagged from Ardos at Citadark Island in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, and after being purified it could be transferred to any of the third generation color versions. It could only be obtained through evolution in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire as well as in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams. In Pokémon Ranger, it appeared at Lyra Forest. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, it could be recruited at the sixteenth through twenty-ninth basement floors of Concealed Ruins, the ninth through twenty-ninth basement floors of World Abyss and Mt. Mistral. A non-playable Swellow also appeared in Explorers as part of Team Tasty, alongside a confused and frightened Wurmple. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, it was found at Union Road.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, within an episode of the Hoenn series Vito of the Winstate family was shown to own a Swellow that he secretly used to protect his family. Later on, Ash's own Taillow evolved into a Swellow in the last round of the Pokéringer tournament. Ash made sure to teach it Aerial Ace and used it for various battles throughout the remainder of the Hoenn series, including defeating a Shiny Swellow which Winona used during their gym battle, and the following Battle Frontier series before leaving it at Professor Oak's when he moved on to Sinnoh.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Hank and Courtney of Team Magma each owned their own Swellow during the Ruby/Sapphire arc which they both used in battle and to carry them through the air.

Trivia

• Its name is a pun on "swallow" (a type of bird) combined with "swell".