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Swallow (move)

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Swallow
のみこむ Swallow
Swallow.png
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Battles
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Contests
Category  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Super Contests
Category  Tough
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Swallow (Japanese: のみこむ Swallow) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. The Pokémon who are able to learn this move are also able to learn the related moves Stockpile and, with the exception of Munchlax, Trubbish, and Garbodor, Spit Up.

Contents

Effect

Generation III

This move will fail if the user has not used Stockpile.

Swallow will recover the user's HP depending on the amount of times the user has used Stockpile.

  • One Stockpile → 25% of the user's maximum HP
  • Two Stockpiles → 50% of the user's maximum HP
  • Three Stockpiles → 100% of the user's maximum HP

Generation IV and on

In addition to before, Swallow also removes any Defense and Special Defense boosts gained through Stockpile.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Swallow restores 20HP for one Stockpile, 40HP after two Stockpiles, and 80HP after three Stockpiles.

Description

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Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Colo and XD description.
Games Description
RSE Absorbs stockpiled power and restores HP.
FRLG The energy it built using Stockpile is absorbed to restore HP.
DPPtHGSS The power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to heal its HP.
BWB2W2 The power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to heal its HP. Storing more power heals more HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V
023 Ekans Ekans Poison Poison 37 25 25
024 Arbok Arbok Poison Poison 46 28 27
071 Victreebel Victreebel Grass Poison   -- -- --
171 Lanturn Lanturn Water Electric no 27 27
279 Pelipper Pelipper Water Flying 33 38 38 39
303 Mawile Mawile Steel Steel 46 51 51
316 Gulpin Gulpin Poison Poison 34 34 39
317 Swalot Swalot Poison Poison 40 38 45
345 Lileep Lileep Rock Grass 50 57 57
346 Cradily Cradily Rock Grass 60 66 66
425 Drifloon Drifloon Ghost Flying no 27 30 32
426 Drifblim Drifblim Ghost Flying no 27 32 34
446 Munchlax Munchlax Normal Normal no 28 33
455 Carnivine Carnivine Grass Grass no 31 37
568 Trubbish Trubbish Poison Poison no no 23
569 Garbodor Garbodor Poison Poison no no 23
631 Heatmor Heatmor Fire Fire no no 56
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
I II III IV V
086 Seel Seel Water Water no   EkansArbokPelipperMawile EkansArbokPelipperMawileHeatmor
088 Grimer Grimer Poison Poison no GulpinSwalotDrifloonDrifblim GulpinSwalotDrifloonDrifblim
109 Koffing Koffing Poison Poison no no GulpinSwalotDrifloonDrifblim
194 Wooper Wooper Water Ground EkansArbokPelipperMawile EkansArbokPelipperMawile EkansArbokPelipperMawileHeatmor
218 Slugma Slugma Fire Fire no GulpinSwalotDrifloonDrifblim GulpinSwalotDrifloonDrifblim
322 Numel Numel Fire Ground no   EkansArbokMawile EkansArbokMawileHeatmor
336 Seviper Seviper Poison Poison EkansArbokMawile EkansArbokMawile EkansArbokMawileHeatmor
363 Spheal Spheal Ice Water EkansArbokPelipperMawile EkansArbokPelipperMawile EkansArbokPelipperMawileHeatmor
387 Turtwig Turtwig Grass Grass no   VictreebelCarnivine VictreebelCarnivine
422 Shellos Shellos Water Water no PelipperGulpinSwalotDrifloonDrifblim PelipperGulpinSwalotDrifloonDrifblim
449 Hippopotas Hippopotas Ground Ground no EkansArbokMawile EkansArbokMawileHeatmor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In the anime

None.png Anthony Swalot Swallow.png None.png None.png
Swalot
The user swallows the foe and holds it in its stomach.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
317 Swalot Swalot swallows the opponent and holds it in its stomach.
Anthony's Swalot Deceit and Assist Debut

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Swallow III.png Swallow IV.png
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)
Generation I
(international)
Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)
Generation II
(international)
Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)
Generation III
(international)
FRLG Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)
Generation IV
(international)
PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)
Generation V
(international)
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation)
Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 吞下 Tūnxià
Finland Flag.png Finnish Nielaisu
France Flag.png French Avale
Germany Flag.png German Verzehrer
Greece Flag.png Greek Κατάποση
Italy Flag.png Italian Introenergia
South Korea Flag.png Korean 꿀꺽 Kkulkkeok
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Engolir
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Gutanje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Tragar


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