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Swellow オオスバメ Ohsubame #277
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Swallow Pokémon
Ability Guts Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #026 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'4" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'4"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 43.7 lbs. Imperial 19.8 kg Metric 43.7 lbs./19.8 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Flying group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 162 Battle Exp.: 1621*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Swellow (Japanese: オオスバメ Ohsubame) is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Swellow first appeared in AG046. Vito of the Winstrate Family used it to secretly protect his family.

Ash's Taillow evolved into Swellow in AG080 during the final round of the PokéRinger tournament. Unlike Pidgeotto and Noctowl, Swellow was a main competitor on Ash's team.

Winona's Shiny Swellow debuted in AG085. Ash battled against it during the Gym battle.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Ruby / Pokémon Pinball: Ruby/Sapphire

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.

Pokémon Sapphire

Swellow is very conscientious about the upkeep of its glossy wings. Once two Swellow are gathered, they diligently take care of cleaning each other's wings.

Pokémon Emerald

A Swellow dives upon prey from far above. It never misses its targets. It takes to the skies in search of lands with a warm climate.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

If its two tail feathers are standing at attention, it is proof of good health. It soars elegantly in the sky.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Swellow knows Shadow Break, Shadow Half, Shadow Mist and Shadow Sky as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Baton Pass after being purified.

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

Swellow resembles a barn swallow.

Name origin

Swellow's name is a combination of swell and swallow. Ohsubame is a corruption of 大燕 ōtsubame, large swallow.

In other languages

• German: Schwalboss
• French: Heledelle
• Korean: ???

Related articles

• Ash's Swellow

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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