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

Ash's Swellow

Debuts in You Can Never Taillow! Caught at Petalburg Woods Evolves in That's Just Swellow Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Ash

→ This Pokémon spent 76 episodes as Taillow.

Voice actor Japanese English As Taillow Natsuki Yoshihara Kayzie Rogers As Swellow Unshō Ishizuka Darren Dunstan (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.

History

As a Taillow

Hoenn

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 progressed 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!.

As a Taillow it was not used much, similar to Pidgeotto and Noctowl. Since its evolution, Swellow has become a strong battler. It was used in the Ever Grande Conference as well as the Battle Frontier.

Coupled with its impressive speed and admirable aerial maneuvers, Swellow is a strong Pokémon. Ash left Swellow at Professor Oak's lab when he set off for Sinnoh.

Sinnoh

In DP189, it battled against Takuto in the semi-finals of the Suzuran Conference. However, it was easily defeated by Takuto's Latios, becoming Ash's fifth Pokémon to fall in his semi-final battle with Takuto.

Moves used

Moves improvised

Thunder Armor

• Thunder Armor was an 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's and Liza's Lunatone and Solrock.

Trivia

• Swellow is Ash's second Template:Type2 Pokémon (the other being Charizard) to be used as a main competitor on his team for more than one region.
• Swellow has won at least once in almost every battle it has been used in. Notable exceptions were against Morrison, where it tied with his Gligar; Brawly, when it lost to Brawly's Machop upon Ash's first challenge; Drew, losing to his Roselia in Now That's Flower Power!; and Takuto, falling to his Latios in DP189.

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

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