What does Swablu evolve into?

Get Swablu to Altaria at level 35. At 310 BST, Swablu is just the starting point.

At what level does Swablu evolve?

Level 35 gets you Altaria . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Swablu does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Altaria before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Swablu?

You can find Swablu in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Swablu - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Swablu's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Def leads, Attack trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Sp. Def EV, on a standard growth curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack40

Defense60

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def75

Speed50

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Erratic600,000 XP

Height0.4 m

Weight1.2 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Natural Cure

Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

Cloud NineHANot in game

Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its wings bring cottony clouds to mind. It grooms with springwater and loves to sit on heads.

Swablu Weakness

Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Swablu for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.

Swablu Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Swablu in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 33 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 109-129%KO Rock Tomb 2x 88-104%KO Rock Throw 2x 72-86% View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 27 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 83-98% Rock Throw 2x 69-83% Rollout 2x 44-52% Rock Blast 2x 36-43% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 49-58% Rock Throw 2x 41-49% View Onix builds →
Electrode Electric	C
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 12 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 111-132%KO Thunderbolt 2x 93-110%KO Spark 2x 57-67% Charge Beam 2x 52-61% View Electrode builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 38 SparkLv. 22 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 127-150%KO Thunderbolt 2x 106-126%KO Discharge 2x 93-110%KO Spark 2x 46-55% View Magnemite builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Swablu evolves into Altaria. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Swablu. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#333Swablu

Level 35

#334Altaria

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Swablu

NormalFlying

Altaria

DragonFlying

75+30

ATK

70+30

DEF

90+30

SP.ATK

70+30

SP.DEF

105+30

SPE

80+30

BST

310D-Tier

490B-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Swablu easily with 30 breeding partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Dragon Rush, Feather Dance and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonFlying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Swablu Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

Without breeding, Swablu misses out on Agility and Dragon Rush. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Double-Edge and Take Down, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 5

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 9

Sing

——5515Normal

Lv 13

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Lv 18

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Lv 23

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 28

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 32

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 36

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Lv 40

Refresh

D——20Normal

Lv 45

Dragon Pulse

D9010010Dragon

Lv 50

Perish Song

D——5Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM59

Dragon Pulse

D9010010Dragon

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Dragon Rush

—1007510Dragon

Egg

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Power Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rage

D2010020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Heal Bell

C——5Normal

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Outrage

D12010010Dragon

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Swablu Locations

high spawn rates for Swablu across 2 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Swablu in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Route 45

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Route

CommonMid

Swarm active

Route 45

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Route

CommonMid

Swarm active

Swablu Guide

Get Swablu to Altaria at level 35. At 310 BST, Swablu is just the starting point.
Level 35 gets you Altaria. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Swablu does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Altaria before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Swablu in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Swablu first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 49-60% Rock Throw 2x 44-53% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% Rock Throw 2x 62-73% View Geodude builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Swablu Spark 2x 56-67% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Swablu Spark 2x 49-60% View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Swablu Thunder Shock 2x 38-47% View Mareep builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 52-61% Rock Throw 2x 46-56% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 74-89% Rock Throw 2x 65-78% View Geodude builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 122-144%KO Thunderbolt 2x 98-117%KO Spark 2x 61-72% Charge Beam 2x 56-67% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 113-133%KO Thunderbolt 2x 94-111%KO Spark 2x 56-67% Charge Beam 2x 56-67% View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 98-117%KO Thunderbolt 2x 83-100%KO Charge Beam 2x 52-61% Thunder Shock 2x 41-50% View Mareep builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 89-106%KO Rock Throw 2x 74-88% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 54-65% Rock Throw 2x 46-55% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 25 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 74-88% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Rollout 2x 38-46% Rock Blast 2x 34-42% View Geodude builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 129-152%KO Thunderbolt 2x 105-125%KO Spark 2x 51-60% Charge Beam 2x 62-74% View Magnemite builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 122-143%KO Thunderbolt 2x 97-115%KO Spark 2x 58-69% Charge Beam 2x 58-69% View Plusle builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 87-104%KO Rock Throw 2x 72-85% View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 27 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 85-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 72-85% Rollout 2x 45-54% Rock Blast 2x 38-46% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 49-58% Rock Throw 2x 42-50% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 123-146%KO Thunderbolt 2x 104-123%KO Spark 2x 45-54% Charge Beam 2x 58-69% View Magnemite builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 114-135%KO Thunderbolt 2x 94-112%KO Spark 2x 58-69% Charge Beam 2x 55-65% View Plusle builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	S
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLum Berry NatureJolly Moves CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Damage vs Swablu Crunch 88-104%KO Pursuit 45-52% Stone Edge 2x 219-258%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Swablu Thunderbolt 2x 162-191%KO Explosion 78-93% View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Swablu Stone Edge 2x 185-218%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Swablu Ice Shard 2x 83-97% Pursuit 41-48% View Weavile builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Calm Mind Damage vs Swablu Thunderbolt 2x 163-192%KO Aura Sphere 48-57% View Raikou builds →