Is Swablu Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Swablu appears on Route 114. Normal/Flying base evolves to Altaria at 35, which is Dragon/Flying. And then there's the Mega. ORAS gives Altaria a brand-new Mega Evolution that's Dragon/Fairy. That transformation makes the early grind with Swablu absolutely worth it.
Swablu trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Swablu resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Swablu's weaknesses hard.
Swablu has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Swablu's defenses.
Swablu trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Swablu on Route 114 (walking, Lv 16-19, common).
Your Swablu should hit Level 35 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Swablu in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 10 locations. Swablu's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Swablu in ORAS
Swablu is your first catch on the way to Swablu. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 9-23 across 10 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Swablu ✓Route 114Lv.9GrassRate 60%Horde battleRoute 115Lv.10GrassRate 35%Horde battleRoute 114Lv.16-19GrassRate 40%Route 115Lv.17-20GrassRate 40%Sky Pillar - 1F-5FLv.23FloorRate 5%Horde battle
Step 2Evolve into Altaria
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
What is Swablu Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Swablu
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x84-100%KO Ice Fang 2x62-73% Thunder Fang 2x62-73% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x89-105%KO Ice Fang 2x64-76% Thunder Fang 2x64-76% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x99-118%KO Thunderbolt 2x31-38% | ||
Aron SteelRock | C | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 2x103-122%KO Charge Beam 2x27-32% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x131-154%KO Thunderbolt 2x51-62% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x91-108%KO Ice Fang 2x65-77% Thunder Fang 2x65-77% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x156-184%KO Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Blizzard 2x59-70% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x219-259%KO Thunderbolt 2x52-62% Blizzard 2x63-75% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x180-212%KO Thunderbolt 2x40-48% Blizzard 2x50-59% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x151-178%KO Thunderbolt 2x49-58% Blizzard 2x59-70% | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x252-297%KO Thunderbolt 2x31-36% Blizzard 2x38-45% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x174-205%KO Thunderbolt 2x40-47% Blizzard 2x49-58% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x330-389%KO Thunderbolt 2x51-60% Ice Beam 2x51-60% | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x155-182%KO Thunderbolt 2x48-57% Ice Beam 2x48-57% | ||
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Relicanth builds →Head Smash 2x196-231%KO Ice Beam 2x39-46% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x178-210%KO Ice Beam 2x39-46% Thunderbolt 2x39-46% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Swablu for 64-76%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Stone Edge (142-167%). Raikou deals 79-93% with Thunderbolt.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Weavile builds →Knock Off52-61% Ice Shard 2x64-76% Pursuit32-38% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x142-167%KO Pursuit29-34% Crunch57-67% Superpower57-67% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 2x62-72% Thunderbolt 2x79-93% | ||
Swablu Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Swablu easily with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Dragon Rush, Feather Dance and 7 more to offspring.
ORAS Swablu Best Moveset
Normal/Flying at 40 offenses. AbilityNatural Cure clears status. AbilityCloud Nine as a hidden ability suppresses weather. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Mega Altaria one evolution away shifts to Dragon/Fairy with AbilityPixilate.
Best Build
Swablu best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Return
- Fly
- Dream Eater
- Sing
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Swablu's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Sky Attack and Double-Edge gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Swablu has light and fluffy wings that are like cottony clouds. This Pokémon is not frightened of people. It lands on the heads of people and sits there like a cotton-fluff hat.
Swablu loves to make things clean. If it spots something dirty, it will wipe and polish it with its cottony wings. If its wings become dirty, this Pokémon finds a stream and showers itself.
Swablu Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves