Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Taillow

Taillow

TinySwallow Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Taillow is a Normal and Flying Type TinySwallow Pokémon, with a 26.1% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Taillow can be found with Guts as an Ability and has a Medium Slow growth rate with a 1 Speed EV Yield. We recommend the Hasty Nature, based on 270 combined Base Stats.

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

Taillow Stats and Abilities

Based on Taillow Base IVs we consider this pokemon F-Tier choice. Taillow Highest IV Stat is Speed 85 and the Lowest being Defense 30.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	40	190	284
E	Attack	55	103	229
F	Defense	30	58	174
F	Special Attack	30	58	174
F	Special Defense	30	58	174
D	Speed	85	157	295
F	Total	270


Taillow	Detail
Best Held Items	Iron Ball Sharp Beak Silk Scarf Sky Plate
Best Nature	Hasty ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Defense
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Sweet Dislikes: Sour
EV Yield	1 Speed
Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Catch Rate	200 (26.1% 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 Taillow in BDSP

Taillow requires (Level 22) to evolve into Swellow.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Taillow	Level 22 →	Swellow

Where To Find Taillow in BDSP

Taillow 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 Taillow Weakness

Taillow is a Normal and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Taillow 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 Taillow Weak Against?


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

What pokemon is Taillow Strong Against?


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

Best Moves Taillow in BDSP

Best Moveset for Taillow Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
41	Brave Bird	Physical	180	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
33	Air Slash	Special	112.5	95	20	May cause flinching.
21	Aerial Ace	Physical	90	—	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
13	Wing Attack	Physical	90	100	35

Best Moveset for Taillow TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
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.
TM47	Steel Wing	Physical	70	90	25	May raise user's Defense.
TM89	U-turn	Physical	70	100	20	User switches out immediately after attacking.

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
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.
25	Quick Guard	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Protects the user's team from high-priority moves.
29	Agility	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Sharply raises user's Speed.
33	Air Slash	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
37	Endeavor	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Reduces opponent's HP to same as user's.
41	Brave Bird	Power: 180 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
45	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.
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.
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.

Egg Move	Desc
Supersonic	Power: — Acc: 55 PP: 20 Status Confuses opponent.
Sky Attack	Power: 210 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Charges on first turn, attacks on second. May cause flinching.
Whirlwind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
Brave Bird	Power: 180 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
Boomburst	Power: 210 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Hits all adjacent Pokémon.
Hurricane	Power: 165 Acc: 70 PP: 10 Special May confuse opponent.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Taillow

Taillow Stats and Abilities

How To Evolve Taillow in BDSP

Where To Find Taillow in BDSP

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Taillow Weakness

Best Moves Taillow in BDSP

Taillow Level Up Moves

Taillow TM Moves

Taillow Egg Moves