Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Swellow

Swellow

Swallow Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Swellow is a Normal and Flying Type Swallow Pokémon, with a 5.9% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Swellow can be found with Guts as an Ability and has a Medium Slow growth rate with a 2 Speed EV Yield. We recommend the Naive Nature, based on 455 combined Base Stats.

National Dex Pokemon

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Swellow Stats & Abilities
Swellow Evolutions
Swellow Locations
Swellow Weakness
Swellow Best Moves
Swellow Level Up Moves
Swellow TM Moves
Pokemon Similar to Swellow

Swellow Stats and Abilities

Based on Swellow Base IVs we consider this pokemon C-Tier choice. Swellow Highest IV Stat is Speed 125 and the Lowest being Special Defense 50.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	60	230	324
D	Attack	85	157	295
F	Defense	60	112	240
D	Special Attack	75	139	273
F	Special Defense	50	94	218
B	Speed	125	229	383
C	Total	455


Swellow	Detail
Best Held Items	Iron Ball Sharp Beak Silk Scarf Sky Plate
Best Nature	Naive ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Special Defense
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Sweet Dislikes: Bitter
EV Yield	2 Speed
Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Flying
Egg Cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)


Abilities	Description
Guts Ability 1	Guts raises the ability-bearer's Attack by 50% when inflicted by a major status ailment (poison, burn, paralysis, freeze or sleep). If burnt, the Pokémon does not suffer the usual drop in Attack.
Scrappy Hidden Ability	Enables moves to hit Ghost-type Pokémon.

How To Evolve Swellow in BDSP

Taillow requires (Level 22) to evolve into Swellow.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Taillow	Level 22 →	Swellow

Where To Find Swellow in BDSP

Swellow has 1 spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. 22 Swellow, within the Route 213 location using the PokeRadar method.

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Route 213	20 - 5%	Swellow Lv. 22

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Swellow Weakness

Swellow is a Normal and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Swellow to take More Damage from Rock, Electric, Ice Type Moves, and Less Damage from Bug, Grass, Ghost, Ground Type moves.

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Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Rock Electric Ice
0.5x Less Damage	Bug Grass
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage	Ghost Ground

What pokemon is Swellow Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Tyranitar
S	Articuno
S	Zapdos
S	Raikou
S	Regirock

What pokemon is Swellow Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Groudon
S	Celebi
S	Garchomp
A	Swampert
A	Tangrowth

Best Moves Swellow in BDSP

Best Moveset for Swellow Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
51	Brave Bird	Physical	180	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
39	Air Slash	Special	112.5	95	20	May cause flinching.
21	Aerial Ace	Physical	90	—	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
1	Pluck	Physical	90	100	20	If the opponent is holding a berry, its effect is stolen by user.

Best Moveset for Swellow TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	225	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	225	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM94	Fly	Physical	135	95	15	Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM42	Facade	Physical	105	100	20	Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

Lvl	Move	Desc
51	Brave Bird	Power: 180 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
39	Air Slash	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
1	Pluck	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical If the opponent is holding a berry, its effect is stolen by user.
1	Peck	Power: 52.5 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical
1	Growl	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 40 Status Lowers opponent's Attack.
5	Focus Energy	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Increases critical hit ratio.
9	Quick Attack	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical User attacks first.
13	Wing Attack	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical
17	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
21	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
27	Quick Guard	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Protects the user's team from high-priority moves.
33	Agility	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Sharply raises user's Speed.
45	Endeavor	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Reduces opponent's HP to same as user's.
57	Reversal	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical The lower the user's HP, the higher the power.

TM	Move	Desc
TM10	Work Up	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Raises user's Attack and Special Attack.
TM11	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Power: 225 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Power: 105 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM46	Thief	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Also steals opponent's held item.
TM47	Steel Wing	Power: 70 Acc: 90 PP: 25 Physical May raise user's Defense.
TM51	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM68	Giga Impact	Power: 225 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM88	Pluck	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical If the opponent is holding a berry, its effect is stolen by user.
TM89	U-turn	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical User switches out immediately after attacking.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM94	Fly	Power: 135 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM97	Defog	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Lowers opponent's Evasiveness and clears fog.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Swellow

Swellow Stats and Abilities

How To Evolve Swellow in BDSP

Where To Find Swellow in BDSP

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Swellow Weakness

Best Moves Swellow in BDSP

Swellow Level Up Moves

Swellow TM Moves