Taillow Profile
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 2.3 kg
- Abilities
- Guts, Scrappy (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Flying
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 200 / 255 (78%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation III
Taillow Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Taillow's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Taillow?
See the full Taillow weakness guide — best counters included →
Taillow Evolutions
Where to Catch Taillow
In Ruby, Taillow can be found at 4 locations — highlighted on the Hoenn map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
- Route 104
- Main · Walking · Lv 4-5 · Uncommon
- Route 115
- Walking · Lv 23-25 · Common
- Route 116
- Walking · Lv 6-8 · Uncommon
- Petalburg Woods
- Walking · Lv 5-6 · Rare
Taillow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 40 | |
| Peck | Flying | Physical | Lv. 1 | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | Lv. 5 | — | — | 30 | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | Lv. 9 | 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. 25 | — | — | 15 | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | Lv. 29 | — | — | 30 | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | Lv. 33 | 75 | 95% | 15 | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | Lv. 37 | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Brave Bird | Flying | Physical | Lv. 41 | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | Lv. 45 | — | 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 | |
| Pluck | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| 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 | |
| Boomburst | Normal | Special | Egg | 140 | 100% | 10 | |
| Hurricane | Flying | Special | Egg | 110 | 70% | 10 | |
| Sky Attack | Flying | Physical | Egg | 140 | 90% | 5 | |
| Supersonic | Normal | Status | Egg | — | 55% | 20 | |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 20 |
Taillow Questions & Answers
- What is Taillow weak to?
- Taillow takes extra damage from Rock (2×), Electric (2×), and Ice (2×) type attacks.
- What is Taillow resistant to?
- Taillow takes reduced damage from Bug (½×) and Grass (½×) type attacks and is immune to Ghost and Ground type attacks.
- What is Taillow strong against?
- Taillow's Normal and Flying type attacks are super effective against Fighting, Bug, and Grass Pokémon.
- What type is Taillow?
- Taillow is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon.
- What does Taillow evolve into?
- Taillow evolves into Swellow.
- What are Taillow's base stats?
- Taillow has a base stat total of 270 — HP 40, Attack 55, Defense 30, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 30, Speed 85.