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Swablu チルット Tyltto
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Type	Normal / Flying
Species	Cotton Bird Pokémon
Height	1′04″ (0.4m)
Weight	2.6 lbs. (1.2kg)
Ability	Natural Cure
Egg groups	Flying
	Dragon
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 SpD
Exp. yield	74 base exp.
Lv100 at	600,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	255
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Swablu (Japanese: チルット Tyltto) is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon.

Swablu evolves into Altaria at level 35.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Swablu is a blue swallow with two long feathers on top of its head 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.

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

During spring, Swablu flocks move closer to human populated towns.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

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 get 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.

In the manga

Bridgette and Lanette both own a Swablu.

In the TCG

Main article: Swablu (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Swablu has light and fluffy wings that are like cottony clouds. This Pokémon is not frightened of people. It lands on the heads of people and sits there like a cotton-fluff hat.
	Sapphire	Swablu loves to make things clean. If it spots something dirty, it will wipe and polish it with its cottony wings. If its wings become dirty, this Pokémon finds a stream and showers itself.
	Emerald	A Pokémon that has wings like cottony clouds. After enduring winter, in which little food is available, Swablu flocks move closer to towns in the spring.
	FireRed	It constantly grooms its cotton-like wings. It takes a shower to clean itself if it becomes dirty.
	LeafGreen	It constantly grooms its cotton-like wings. It takes a shower to clean itself if it becomes dirty.
IV	Diamond	Its wings are like cotton tufts. If it perches on someone's head, it looks like a cotton hat.
	Pearl	Its wings are like cotton tufts. If it perches on someone's head, it looks like a cotton hat.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Common	Routes 114 and 115
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Routes 114 and 115
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	One	Pyrite Cave (Shadow)
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Route 211 (Poké Radar)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire	Gift at start*
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Wilderness (Sapphire Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Jet Endless Level 5 Forever Level 5 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Mt. Freeze (1F-6F) Pitfall Valley (7F-12F) Joyous Tower (53F-59F) Remains Island (B7-B12)
Pokémon Ranger	Sekra Mountain Range

Base stats

HP:	45
Attack:	40
Defense:	60
SpAtk:	40
SpDef:	75
Speed:	50

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Rock: 2× Electric: 2× Ice: 2×	Fighting: ½× Ground: 0× Bug: ½× Ghost: 0× Grass: ½×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Steel: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Swablu is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Growl Peck	Growl Peck
5		Astonish
8	Astonish
9		Sing
13		Fury Attack
18	Fury Attack	Safeguard
21	Safeguard
23		Mist
28	Mist	Take Down
31	Take Down
32		Natural Gift
36		Mirror Move
38	Mirror Move
40		Refresh
41	Refresh
45		Dragon Pulse
48	Perish Song
50		Perish Song

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM20	Safeguard	Safeguard
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam	SolarBeam
TM27	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM40	Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Rest	Rest
TM44	Attract	Attract
TM46	Thief	Thief
TM47	Steel Wing	Steel Wing
TM51		Roost
TM58		Endure
TM59		Dragon Pulse
TM77		Psych Up
TM78		Captivate
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM85		Dream Eater
TM87		Swagger
TM88		Pluck
TM90		Substitute
HM02	Fly	Fly

By breeding

Generation III	Generation IV
Agility	Agility
FeatherDance	Dragon Rush
Haze	FeatherDance
Pursuit	Haze
Rage	Pursuit
	Rage

By tutoring

FRLG	Emerald
Body Slam	Endure
Double-Edge	Mud-Slap
Dream Eater	Psych Up
Mimic	Sleep Talk
Substitute	Snore
	Swagger
	Swift

Special moves

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
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:	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: 40
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Gust	Maximum Experience: 60
Swablu creates gusts to interfere with capture. It heads to whatever it notices.

Evolution

Basic Swablu

Level 35 Altaria

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
	Image:Spr 3r 333.png			Image:Spr 3f 333.png
	Image:Spr 3r 333 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 333 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 333 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 333 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 333.png		Image:Spr 4p 333.png
			Image:Spr 4p 333 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 333 s.png

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

Trivia

Origin

Swablu is based on a swallow.

Name origin

Swablu's name is a combination of the words swallow, referring to the species of bird on which this Pokémon is based, 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
• Korean: 파비코 Pabiko

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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