Taillow (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Taillow (disambiguation).

Taillow スバメ Subame #276 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Guts Cacophony Cacophony Scrappy Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 200 (36.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 16 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Taillow 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 5.1 lbs. 2.3 kg Taillow 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 59 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 54 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Taillow 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Taillow (Japanese: スバメ Subame) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves into Swellow starting at level 22.

Biology

Taillow is a small bird Pokémon with dark blue feathers and patches of red on its chest and forehead. The patch on its forehead has a triangular upper tip. It has narrow brown eyes and a short yellow beak. It has elongated wingtips, and the underside of the wings is white. It has two sharp tail feathers, and its black feet have yellow claws.

It flies over 180 miles per day when it migrates during the cold season to search for warm climates. It is very gutsy, and will stand up to powerful opponents without backing down. When it is hungry, it will weaken and cry loudly. It lives in areas that have warm climates. It hunts and eats Wurmple. It eats considerable amounts of crops in a flock as seen in the anime.

In the anime

Taillow in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Taillow

Taillow first appeared in You Can Never Taillow. The TinySwallow Pokémon was the first Pokémon that Ash captured in Hoenn. Ash's Taillow evolved into Swellow in That's Just Swellow during the final round of the PokéRinger competition.

Other

Team Rocket helped Professor Brown to stop a flock of Taillow from attacking the crops of a village in which the residents thought that the Rocket Trio were superheroes in We're No Angels.

Ritchie's Taillow, nicknamed "Rose", made an appearance in Oaknapped.

Minor appearances

A Taillow appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as a transformation of Mew.

A colony of Taillow appeared in A Staravia is Born!

Multiple Taillow made a brief cameo in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Taillow appeared in The Dream Continues!.

A Trainer's Taillow appeared in XY040.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Taillow (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Colosseum: A Taillow brings Berries to an old man in Agate Village every day.
• Pokémon Ranger: In the Rookie mission, the Taillow of one of Ring Town's residents must be captured.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Charti Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM19 Roost Flying Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM51 Steel Wing Steel Physical 07070 090}}90% 25 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM89 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 HM02 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Taillow Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Taillow Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Boomburst Normal Special 140 100% 10 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120 100% 15 Defog Flying Status — —% 15 Mirror Move Flying Status — —% 20 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 Rage Normal Physical 20 100% 20 Refresh Normal Status — —% 20 Roost Flying Status — —% 10 Sky Attack Flying Physical 140 90% 5 Steel Wing Steel Physical 70 90% 25 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Whirlwind Normal Status — —% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Taillow in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Taillow in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Taillow Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Taillow Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 276.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.5% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP What I lack in size, I make up with guts! 26%-50% HP My HP is down halfway... 1%-25% HP I can't do this anymore... My wings won't move... Level up All right! I leveled up! Good times! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up All right! I leveled up! Good times!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: D
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Flying  Poké Assist: ( Flying ) Field move: (Gust ×1) Loops: 4 Min. exp.: 14 Max. exp.: 18 Browser entry   Taillow flits about busily. Capture it when it grows tired and rests.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Flying  Poké Assist: ( Flying ) Field move: (Cut ×1) Browser entry   It whips up gusts with its wings to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Taillow often play in the Beach Zone and the Granite Zone. They enjoy Pelipper's Circle Circuit more than all other Attractions, but they play Salamence's Air Ace, too!
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Taillow  Normal  Flying

Level 22 →

First evolution Swellow  Normal  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Tailow images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

This bird Pokémon resembles a barn swallow or a welcome swallow.

Name origin

Taillow is a combination of tail and swallow.

Subame is a corruption of 燕 tsubame (swallow).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese スバメ Subame Corruption of 燕 tsubame French Nirondelle From nid and hirondelle Spanish Taillow Same as English name German Schwalbini From Schwalbe and mini Italian Taillow Same as English name Korean 테일로 Te'illo Transliteration of English name Mandarin Chinese 傲骨燕 Àogǔyàn Means "Lofty, unyielding swallow" Cantonese Chinese

More languages

Related articles

• Ash's Taillow

External links

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