Swablu (Pokémon)

Swablu チルット Tyltto

Artwork from R/S/E

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Swablu (Japanese: チルット Tyltto) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves into Altaria starting at level 35.

Biology

Physiology

Swablu is a blue parrot-like creature with two long feathers on top of its head, similar to the hairs on Aipom and Ambipom heads, and white cotton-like wings. It has a short, rounded white beak.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Swablu can sing Pokémon and people to sleep, and cleans things with its cottony wings.

Behavior

Swablu have a low tolerance to dirty things; they love to rub their cottony wings onto dirty, dusty objects. They usually are not afraid of people, and tend to lay on their heads. Once their cleanup is made, they fly to a nearby river and wash their wings, removing all dirt and dust.

Habitat

Forest Pokémon

During spring, Swablu flocks move closer to human populated towns. They use geomagnetic waves to know where to fly.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Swablu in the anime

Swablu's first major role was in True Blue Swablu. A Swablu got lost from its flock and got its wing injured. After the wing was healed, it took Ash and company some time to give the Swablu the courage to fly again. At the end of the episode, Swablu was going to come with May until it was re-united with its flock.

A Swablu has also appeared in That's Just Swellow under the ownership of Shane.

A Swablu appeared in Pursuing a Lofty Goal! as one of the participants of PokéRinger competition.

Several Swablu appeared in The Lonely Snover.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Brigette and Lanette each own a Swablu.

In the TCG

Main article: Swablu (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Swablu is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon Colosseum
Shadow moves		Level 33+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Mirror Move	Flying
--			Sing	Normal
--			Safeguard	Normal
--			Fly	Flying

• The egg in Pokémon Box will hatch into a Swablu with False Swipe.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.5%	Friend Area: Flyaway Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	They might look like cotton candy, but they're my wings.
26%-50% HP	Oh, my goodness. There goes half my health already.
1%-25% HP	No more... My pure white wings got filthy...
Level Up	I leveled up! My white wings are fluffier, too!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Flying	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: 40
Poké Assist: ( Flying )	Field Move: (Gust ×1)	Maximum Experience: 60
"Swablu creates gusts to interfere with capture. It heads to whatever it notices."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: H

Evolution

Unevolved Swablu  Normal  Flying

Level 35 →

First evolution Altaria  Dragon  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

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

Trivia

• Swablu and Onix are the only dual-typed Pokémon whose evolved forms have a different primary type, but the same secondary type. All other dual-typed Pokémon that evolve either evolve into a Pokémon with the same two types or have the secondary type change.

Origin

Swablu is based on a lorikeet combined with cotton or a cloud. It shares traits more specifically with the ultramarine lorikeet.

Name origin

Swablu's name is a combination of the words swallow, a kind of bird, and blu, a misspelling of blue, referring to the color of this Pokémon. Swab may also refer its cotton swab-like wings. Its Japanese name may refer to Tyl, also known as Epsilon Draconis, a star in the Draco constellation.

In other languages

• German: Wablu
• French: Tylton - From Tyl and cotton.
• Korean: 파비코 Pabiko

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.