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Ash's Swellow サトシのオオスバメ Satoshi's Ohsubame

File:Ash Swellow.jpg Ash and Swellow

Debuts in You Can Never Taillow! Caught at Petalburg Woods Evolves in That's Just Swellow Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location At Professor Oak's Lab

→ This Pokémon spent 76 episodes as Taillow.

Voice actor Japanese English As Taillow Natsuki Yoshihara Kayzie Rogers As Swellow Unshō Ishizuka Darren Dunstan (Template:4Kids) Billy Beach (TPCi)

Ash's Swellow (Japanese: サトシのオオスバメ Satoshi's Ohsubame) was the first Pokémon caught by Ash during his travels through Hoenn. Its Japanese voice actor is Unshō Ishizuka, and its English voice actors are Darren Dunstan (Template:4Kids dub) and Billy Beach (TPCi dub). As a Taillow, it was voiced by 吉原ナツキ Natsuki Yoshihara in Japanese and by Kayzie Rogers in English.

History

Swellow was caught as a Taillow in the episode You Can Never Taillow!. It was the leader of a flock of Taillow. It stole Max's chocolate and challenged Pikachu to a battle. In its debut episode, it was shown to be a determined battler and even though it took countless Thunderbolt attacks from Pikachu, it still kept fighting. Ash captured Taillow to prevent it getting hurt more.

Taillow evolved into Swellow in the episode That's Just Swellow. It had progressing to the final round in a PokéRinger tournament. It was up against James and Jessie's Dustox, and evolved at the last second to fly to victory. Several episodes later, in Sky High Gym Battle!, Swellow defeated Winona's Swellow despite Winona's Swellow using more powerful attacks such as Aerial Ace. After this victory, Ash became determined to teach his Swellow Aerial Ace. With the help of Vladimir, Ash was able to teach Swellow the move in Lessons in Lilycove!.

Since its evolution, Swellow has become one of Ash's strongest battlers. It was used in the Ever Grande Conference as well as the Battle Frontier. The most notable of its battles being against Dome Ace Tucker and Palace Maven Spenser in Tactics Theatrics! and Ka Boom with a View respectively.

Coupled with its impressive speed and admirable aerial maneuvers, Swellow is considered to be one of Ash's strongest and most valuable Pokémon. Ash left Swellow at Professor Oak's lab when he set off for Sinnoh.

Moves used

• Peck
• Aerial Ace
• Wing Attack
• Quick Attack
• Double Team

Moves improvised

Thunder Armor was a one-time technique in the episode Solid as a Solrock, Pikachu is seen using Thunder on itself while Swellow carried Pikachu. This increased their attack power greatly and easily overpowered Tate and Liza's Lunatone and Solrock.

Trivia

• Swellow is the second of Ash's Template:Type2 Pokémon (others being Staravia andNoctowl) to be used as a main competitor on his team for more than one season, and was one of the five Pokémon that Ash used in the Battle Frontier.

Related articles

• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Taillow and Swellow.
• Ash's Swellow (8th Movie Half Deck 7)

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here