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swellow
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Naive
Primary
+Speed -Sp. Def
Mixed set, Naive boosts speed
Hasty
Alternative
+Speed -Defense
Mixed set, Hasty boosts speed
#277

swellow

Normal Flying

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.

Height
0.7m
Weight
19.8kg
Generation
Gen III (RSE/FRLG)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
60
60
Attack
85
85
Defense
60
60
Sp. Atk
75
75
Sp. Def
50
50
Speed
125
125
Total
455

Abilities (Click for details)

guts
Normal Ability
scrappy

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Electric Ice Rock

Resistances (×½)

Grass Bug

Immunities (×0)

Ghost Ground

Evolution Chain

taillow
taillow
#276
→
swellow
swellow
#277

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 growl normal status - 100 40
Lv.1 peck flying physical 35 100 35
Lv.1 quick-attack normal physical 40 100 30
Lv.1 focus-energy normal status - - 30
Lv.1 pluck flying physical 60 100 20
Lv.1 air-slash flying special 75 95 15
Lv.1 brave-bird flying physical 120 100 15
Lv.4 focus-energy normal status - - 30
Lv.5 focus-energy normal status - - 30
Lv.7 quick-attack normal physical 40 100 30
Lv.8 quick-attack normal physical 40 100 30
Lv.9 quick-attack normal physical 40 100 30
Lv.13 wing-attack flying physical 60 100 35
Lv.17 double-team normal status - - 15
Lv.19 double-team normal status - - 15
Lv.21 aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
Lv.28 endeavor normal physical - 100 5
Lv.33 agility psychic status - - 30
Lv.38 aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
Lv.39 endeavor normal physical - 100 5
Lv.45 air-slash flying special 75 95 15
Lv.49 agility psychic status - - 30
Lv.51 brave-bird flying physical 120 100 15
Lv.61 air-slash flying special 75 95 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
fly flying physical 90 95 15
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
rest psychic status - - 5
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
protect normal status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
steel-wing steel physical 70 90 25
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
facade normal physical 70 100 20
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
roost flying status - - 5
pluck flying physical 60 100 20
u-turn bug physical 70 100 20
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
round normal special 60 100 15
echoed-voice normal special 40 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
sky-attack flying physical 140 90 5
snore normal special 50 100 15
heat-wave fire special 95 90 10
endeavor normal physical - 100 5
tailwind flying status - - 15

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
explosion self-destruct focus-punch swords-dance
swellow's physical attacker moveset, STAB moveexplosionhigh power, paired withfocus-punchbetter coverage.
Fast Attacker Moveset Physical
explosion self-destruct focus-punch u-turn
Usingswellow's speed advantage to attack first, u-turn to maintain momentum.
👥 Team Recommendations
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
swellowas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
swellowas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.