Its strongest point is Speed — higher than 97% of species. On the other hand, Sp. Def — lower than 79% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 3 weaknesses, 2 resistances and 2 full immunities at its disposal. Ground and Ghost-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed; weak point: Sp. Def.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (85) is 10 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 97% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Guts raises Attack by 50% when the Pokémon has a status condition, so a nature that raises Attack scales with this ability. Without a status condition there is no extra multiplier.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 2
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #026 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald , Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
|---|---|---|
| Kalos | #020 | X / Y |
Abilities
- Guts Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
- Scrappy Lets the Pokémon's normal and fighting moves hit ghost Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
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.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Swellow takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Swellow appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (13)
All Swellow cards →Swellow has 13 cards in 12 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 72 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (6)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Hoenn
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (57)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (32 via TM/TR, 20 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95% | 15 | |
| 1 | Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| 1 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 13 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100% | 35 | |
| 17 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 21 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 27 | Quick Guard | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 33 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 45 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 5 |
| 57 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |