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Taillow Tiny Swallow Pokémon スバメ Subame #276 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Guts Cacophony Cacophony Scrappy Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 200 (36.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Taillow 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 5.1 lbs. 2.3 kg Taillow 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 59 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 54 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Taillow 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Taillow (Japanese: スバメ Subame) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into Swellow starting at level 22.

Biology

Taillow is a small bird Pokémon with dark blue feathers. A red marking with pointed tips stretches from its chest to its forehead, and it has a white underside. It has narrow brown eyes and a short yellow beak. It has elongated wingtips and black feet with yellow talons. Each foot has three toes facing forward and one backward. Two sharply pointed feathers form its tail.

Taillow is very gutsy and will stand up to powerful opponents without backing down. During the cold season, this Pokémon will fly over 180 miles (300 kilometers) per day to search for areas that have warm climates. It typically hunts Wurmple, but flocks have also been shown eating crops in the anime. When it is hungry, it will weaken and cry loudly.

In the anime

In the main series

Taillow in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Taillow

Taillow debuted in You Never Can Taillow as the leader of a flock of Taillow in Petalburg Woods. The Tiny Swallow Pokémon was the first Pokémon that Ash caught in Hoenn. Taillow evolved into Swellow in That's Just Swellow during the final round of the Crossgate PokéRinger competition.

Other

In We're No Angels!, Team Rocket helped Professor Brown stop them from attacking the crops of a village whose residents thought the trio were superheroes.

In Oaknapped!, Ritchie owns a Taillow nicknamed Rose. It was sent out to help Ritchie and his friends find the missing Professor Oak.

In a flashback in Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!, a wild Taillow attacked Sawyer's Treecko, only to be later defeated by it.

Minor appearances

In The Ribbon Cup Caper, a Taillow was at the S.S. St. Flower's Pokémon Center.

A Taillow appeared in a visualization in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.

In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, a Taillow was one of Mew's transformations.

A Coordinator's Taillow appeared in What I Did for Love!.

In A Staravia is Born!, Team Rocket captured multiple Taillow.

Multiple Taillow appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Taillow appeared in The Dream Continues!.

Multiple Taillow appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

In Day Three Blockbusters!, a Trainer's Taillow attended the Pokémon Summer Camp.

A wild Taillow appeared in Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!.

In Serving Up the Flute Cup!, Goh caught a Taillow while visiting the Hoenn Battle Frontier and used it to help him catch three Wurmple. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Pokédex entries

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, a wild Taillow landed on the roof of Brendan's house.

In Pokémon Generations

Taillow in Pokémon Generations

In The Cavern, multiple Taillow were flying away from a storm that a Primal Kyogre was creating.

In the manga

Taillow in Pokémon Adventures

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Main article: Ash's Taillow

Ash owns a Taillow in Ash & Pikachu, similar to the anime.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Taillow debuted as a wild Pokémon in Making Mirth with Mightyena.

A Taillow, nicknamed Lolotai (Japanese: スババ Subaba), appeared in Tripped Up by Torkoal, under the ownership of Russell (Japanese: タツキ Tatsuki). It was seen while Ruby was participating in a Pokémon Contest.

A Trainer's Taillow appeared in Plugging Past Electrike I.

Two Taillow appeared in Not So Fetching Feebas.

A Trainer's Taillow appeared in A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel I.

The Battle Factory rented a Taillow, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Facing Gulpin Is Hard to Swallow.

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Taillow appeared in TA02.

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 Ringtown's residents must be captured.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

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

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

TCG-only moves

Anime-only moves

Side game data

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!
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 R-036 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 R-006 It whips up gusts with its wings to attack.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.45 seconds Base HP: 45 Base Attack: 66 Base Defense: 41 Base Speed: 60
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!
Pokémon Battle Trozei Flying Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Flying Attack Power: 40 - 105 10 #079 Rock Break Destroys one breakable-rock disruption without fail. Swappable Skill(s): Rock Shot
Pokémon GO Base HP: 120 Base Attack: 106 Base Defense: 61 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Peck, Quick Attack Charged Attacks: Aerial Ace

Evolution

Unevolved Taillow  Normal  Flying

Level 22 →

First evolution Swellow  Normal  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

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

Trivia

• Taillow has exactly the same base stats as Wingull, with only their Attack and Special Attack swapped.
• Taillow is tied with Starly,Pikipek,Wingull,Ledyba,Hoothoot and Spearow for the lowest base Defense of all Flying-type Pokemon.

Origin

Taillow appears to be based on a swallow, specifically the barn swallow or the welcome swallow.

Name origin

Taillow may be a combination of tail and swallow.

Subame may be a corruption of 燕 tsubame (swallow).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese スバメ Subame Corruption of 燕 tsubame French Nirondelle From nid and hirondelle Spanish Taillow Same as English name German Schwalbini From Schwalbe and mini Italian Taillow Same as English name Korean 테일로 Tailow Transliteration of English name Mandarin Chinese 傲骨燕 Àogǔyàn Means "Lofty, unyielding swallow" Cantonese Chinese

More languages Hindi टेइलो Taillow Transcription of English name Russian Тэйллоу Teyllou Transcription of English name Thai สึบาเมะ Subame Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Taillow

External links

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