Swellow#277

The Swallow Pokémon

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The data on this page are from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the most recent appearance of Swellow

Typing	NormalFlying
Abilities	Guts Scrappy - Hidden
Classification	The Swallow Pokémon
National ID	#0277

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Rock

Electric

Ice

Resists x½

Bug

Grass

Immune x0

Ground

Ghost

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Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	60		120 → 167
Attack	85	81 → 123	90 → 137	99 → 150
Defense	60	58 → 100	65 → 112	71 → 123
Sp. Attack	75	72 → 114	80 → 127	88 → 139
Sp. Defense	50	49 → 91	55 → 102	60 → 112
Speed	125	117 → 159	130 → 177	143 → 194
Total	455	Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 22

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Flying
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3840 - Generations II, III, and VII 3825 - Generations IV 3855 - Generations V and VI 3825 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 1920 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	0.7 m (2'4")
Weight	19.8 kg (43.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	159
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Swellow via level-up in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
1	Brave Bird	120	100	Flying	Phys.
1	Focus Energy	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
1	Pluck	60	100	Flying	Phys.
1	Quick Attack	40	100	Normal	Phys.
5	Focus Energy	—	—	Normal	Stat.
9	Quick Attack	40	100	Normal	Phys.
13	Wing Attack	60	100	Flying	Phys.
17	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
21	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
27	Quick Guard	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
33	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
39	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
45	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
51	Brave Bird	120	100	Flying	Phys.
57	Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Swellow as Egg Moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Boomburst	140	100	Normal	Spec.
Brave Bird	120	100	Flying	Phys.
Hurricane	110	70	Flying	Spec.
Sky Attack	140	90	Flying	Phys.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Whirlwind	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Swellow via TM in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM10	Work Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM17	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM32	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM42	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM44	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM45	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM46	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM47	Steel Wing	70	90	Steel	Phys.
TM51	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM58	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM87	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM88	Pluck	60	100	Flying	Phys.
TM89	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM90	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM94	Fly	90	95	Flying	Phys.
TM97	Defog	—	—	Flying	Stat.

Game Obtainability

Soon we'll have a list of games where you can get Swellow!

Sprites and Other Visuals

We're working on collecting all sprites and other visual data, check back soon!

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