Swellow Profile
- Height
- 0.7 m
- Weight
- 19.8 kg
- Abilities
- Guts, Scrappy (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Flying
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 45 / 255 (18%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation III
Swellow Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Swellow's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Swellow?
See the full Swellow weakness guide — best counters included →
Swellow Evolutions
Where to Catch Swellow
In Ruby, Swellow can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Hoenn map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Swellow Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | Lv. 1 | 75 | 95% | 15 | |
| Brave Bird | Flying | Physical | Lv. 1 | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 30 | |
| Growl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 40 | |
| Peck | Flying | Physical | Lv. 1 | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| Pluck | Flying | Physical | Lv. 1 | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 30 | |
| Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | Lv. 13 | 60 | 100% | 35 | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | Lv. 17 | — | — | 15 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | Lv. 21 | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Quick Guard | Fighting | Status | Lv. 27 | — | — | 15 | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | Lv. 33 | — | — | 30 | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | Lv. 45 | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | Lv. 57 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Defog | Flying | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fly | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 95% | 15 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Roost | Flying | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 90% | 25 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| U-turn | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Work Up | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 |
Swellow Questions & Answers
- What is Swellow weak to?
- Swellow takes extra damage from Rock (2×), Electric (2×), and Ice (2×) type attacks.
- What is Swellow resistant to?
- Swellow takes reduced damage from Bug (½×) and Grass (½×) type attacks and is immune to Ghost and Ground type attacks.
- What is Swellow strong against?
- Swellow's Normal and Flying type attacks are super effective against Fighting, Bug, and Grass Pokémon.
- What type is Swellow?
- Swellow is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon.
- What are Swellow's base stats?
- Swellow has a base stat total of 455 — HP 60, Attack 85, Defense 60, Sp. Atk 75, Sp. Def 50, Speed 125.