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Taillow スバメ Subame
Artwork from R/S/E
National Dex	#276
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#025
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-036
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Type	Normal / Flying
Species	TinySwallow Pokémon
Height	1′00″ (0.3m)
Weight	5.1 lbs. (2.3kg)
Ability	Guts
Egg group	Flying
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	1 Spd
Exp. yield	59 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	200
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Taillow (Japanese: スバメ Subame) is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon.

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 TCG 4 Game data 4.1 NPC appearances 4.2 Pokédex entries 4.3 Game locations 4.3.1 In side games 4.4 Base stats 4.5 Type effectiveness 4.6 Learnset 4.6.1 By leveling up 4.6.2 By TM/HM 4.6.3 By breeding 4.7 Side game data 4.8 Evolution 4.9 Sprites 4.10 Trivia 4.10.1 Origin 4.10.1.1 Name origin 4.11 In other languages 5 Related articles 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Taillow are small bird Pokémon with dark blue feathers with patches of red on their chest and forehead. Their wingtips are elongated and configured for speed and maneuverability. They also possess two sharp tail feathers. Their beak is somewhat short, but pretty wide.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Taillow have fantastic speed and aerial abilities. In addition to this, they become even more aggressive if they are attacked.

Behavior

Much like other small bird Pokémon like Pidgey, Spearow and Starly, they congregate in big flocks looking for food to eat. Unlike more the more docile Pidgey, They are very brave for such small Pokémon, and will even stand up to much larger Pokémon. However, they tend to balk when they are hungry and they dislike cold climates. So they tend to migrate to look for food and warm weather.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

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 Tournament.

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.

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

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Taillow courageously stands its ground against foes, however strong they may be. This gutsy Pokémon will remain defiant even after a loss. On the other hand, it cries loudly if it becomes hungry.
	Sapphire	Taillow is young - it has only just left its nest. As a result, it sometimes becomes lonesome and cries at night. This Pokémon feeds on Wurmple that live in forests.
	Emerald	Although it is small, it is very courageous. It will take on a larger Skarmory on an equal footing. However, its will weakens if it becomes hungry.
	FireRed	It dislikes cold seasons. They migrate to other lands in search of warmth, flying over 180 miles a day.
	LeafGreen	It dislikes cold seasons. They migrate to other lands in search of warmth, flying over 180 miles a day.
IV	Diamond	It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.
	Pearl	It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Common	Routes 104, 115, and 116
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Routes 104, 115, and 116
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Breed Swellow
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Plains
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 3 Endless Level 19 Forever Level 19 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Joyous Tower (2F-4F)
Pokémon Ranger	Lyra Forest East Road
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Ranger School School Path Vien Town Vien Forest

Base stats

HP:	40
Attack:	55
Defense:	30
SpAtk:	30
SpDef:	30
Speed:	85

Type effectiveness

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

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Peck	Peck
	Growl	Growl
4	Focus Energy	Focus Energy
8	Quick Attack	Quick Attack
13	Wing Attack	Wing Attack
19	Double Team	Double Team
26	Endeavor	Endeavor
34	Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
43	Agility	Agility
53		Air Slash

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM27	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM40	Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM46	Thief	Thief
TM47	Steel Wing	Steel Wing
TM51		Roost
TM58		Endure
TM78		Captivate
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM88		Pluck
TM89		U-turn
TM90		Substitute
HM02	Fly	Fly
HM05		Defog

By breeding

• Brave Bird
• Mirror Move
• Pursuit
• Sky Attack
• Supersonic
• Rage
• Refresh
• Whirlwind

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: 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!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 4	Minimum Experience: 14
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Gust	Maximum Experience: 18
Taillow flits about busily. Capture it when it grows tired and rests.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Cut

Evolution

Basic Taillow

Level 22 Swellow

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 276.png			Image:Spr 3f 276.png
	Image:Spr 3r 276 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 276 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 276 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 276 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 276.png		Image:Spr 4p 276.png
			Image:Spr 4p 276 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 276 s.png

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

Trivia

Origin

This bird Pokémon resembles a barn swallow.

Name origin

Taillow's name is a combination of tail and swallow. Subame is a corruption of 燕 tsubame, swallow.

In other languages

• German: Schwalbini
• French: Nirondelle - From nid and hirondelle.
• Korean: 테일로 Taillow

Related articles

• Ash's Taillow

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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