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
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Types  Normal  Flying   Normal   Normal   Normal   Normal   Normal	Species TinySwallow Pokémon
Abilities Guts Scrappy Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #025 Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-036 Almia R-006 Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 1'00" Imperial 0.3m Metric 1'00"/0.3m 0.0m	Weight 5.1lbs Imperial 2.3kg Metric 5.1lbs/2.3kg 0.0kg
Dex color Blue	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 200 26.1%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Flying group 16 cycles (4080 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Base Exp.: 59 Battle Exp.: 591*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V 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.

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 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Ash's Taillow 2.1.2 Other 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 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 Held items 4.5 Stats 4.5.1 Base stats 4.5.2 Pokéathlon stats 4.6 Type effectiveness 4.7 Learnset 4.7.1 By leveling up 4.7.2 By TM/HM 4.7.3 By breeding 4.7.4 By tutoring 4.7.5 Dream World-only moves 4.8 Side game data 4.9 Evolution 4.10 Sprites 5 Trivia 5.1 Origin 5.1.1 Name origin 6 In other languages 7 Related articles 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Taillow are small bird Pokémon with dark blue feathers with patches of red on their chest and forehead, the patch on their forehead having a triangular upper tip. Their wings have wingtips that are elongated, thus making the wings seem configured for speed and maneuverability. The underside of the wings also have white coloration. Taillow possesses two sharp tail feathers. Their yellow beak is somewhat short, but wide, and their black feet have yellow nails.

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. When migrating in search of warm climates, it may fly over 180 miles per day.

Behavior

Much like other small bird Pokémon like Pidgey, Spearow, and Starly, they congregate in big flocks looking for food to eat. Unlike the more docile Pidgey, they are very brave for such small Pokémon, and will even stand up to much larger Pokémon such as the considerably larger and more powerful Skarmory as revealed in the Emerald Pokédex entry. Despite this, they sometimes become lonely and cry at night. 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

Taillow prefer to live in grassy fields or light wooded areas, but they can sometimes be found in anywhere from more heavily wooded areas, to urban environments, to mountainous or rocky areas. In short, they are very versatile.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

As its Pokédex entry implies, it hunts for Wurmple. They may also have a taste for fruit and berries, especially the Charti Berry, which they can be sometimes found with. Additionally, Taillow appear to be agricultural pests, eating considerable amounts of crops in a flock as evidenced by the episode We're No Angels.

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 colony of Taillow appeared in A Staravia is Born!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG004 Taillow Ash's Pokédex Taillow, the Tinyswallow Pokémon. Taillow has a fierce personality, never backing down, even against the most powerful opponents. This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.

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

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} 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 LeafGreen It dislikes cold seasons. They migrate to other lands in search of warmth, flying over 180 miles a day. FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver When it gets cold, they migrate, flying over 180 miles a day. It hunts for tasty prey. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire Common Routes 104, 115, and 116, Petalburg Woods Emerald Common Routes 104, 115, and 116, Petalburg Woods FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Breed Swellow Platinum None Breed Swellow HeartGold SoulSilver Common Headbutt Trees (Cherrygrove City) Pal Park Field Generation V Black White None Breed Swellow Dream World Pleasant Forest, Windswept Sky

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 Red/Blue Rescue Team	Joyous Tower (2F-4F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Concealed Ruins (B1-B15) World Abyss (B1-B8)
Pokémon Ranger	Lyra Forest East Road
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Ranger School School Road Vientown Vien Forest
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Forest: Challenger's Ground
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Beach Zone, Iceberg Zone, Granite Zone

Held items

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

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 40	100 - 147	190 - 284
Attack: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp.Atk: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp.Def: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174
Speed: 85	81 - 150	157 - 295
Total: 270   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 2/4 ★★☆☆
Skill 2/3 ★★☆	Stamina 4/4 ★★★★
Jump 4/5 ★★★★☆	Total 15/20 ★★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None
Notes: If Gravity is used or this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100%	35
Start	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
4	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
8	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
13	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100%	35
19	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
26	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
34	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
43	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
53	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95%	20
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Taillow obtained at level 1 in Generation V 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 level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM88	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	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 V Other generations: III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	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	—	100%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Taillow in Generation V 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

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Taillow can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Taillow cannot be tutored the move 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 move tutor moves from other generations

Dream World-only moves

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Dream World	Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	120	100%	15
Dream World	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Dream World	Mirror Move	Flying	Status	—	—%	20
Dream World	Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—%	30
A superscript level indicates that Taillow can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level 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 event moves from other generations

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 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.
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!

Evolution

Unevolved Taillow  Normal  Flying

Level 22 →

First evolution Swellow  Normal  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
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

Origin

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

Name origin

Taillow's name is a combination of tail and swallow.

Subame is a corruption of 燕 tsubame, swallow.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Schwalbini From Schwalbe and possibly a corrupted version of tiny. French Nirondelle From nid and hirondelle. Korean 테일로 Taillow Chinese (Mandarin) 傲骨燕 Ào Gǔ Yàn "Lofty, unyielding swallow". 傲骨 refers to a lofty and unyielding character.

Related articles

• Ash's Taillow

External links

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