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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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

It can’t relax if it or its surroundings are not clean. It wipes off dirt with its wings.

Platinum

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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 113-134%KO Thunder Fang 2x 67-79% Ice Fang 2x 67-79% Ancient Power 2x 53-63% View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 130-154%KO Thunderbolt 2x 107-126%KO Shock Wave 2x 74-87% Thunder Shock 2x 50-59% View Rotom builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 104-122%KO Rock Tomb 2x 83-99% Rock Throw 2x 70-83% View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 104-122%KO Rock Tomb 2x 83-99% Rock Throw 2x 70-83% Rollout 2x 43-51% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 63-75% Rock Tomb 2x 50-59% Rock Throw 2x 43-51% View Onix builds →

Platinum 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 3 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

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Swablu Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Without breeding, Swablu misses out on Agility and Dragon Rush. That's 6 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

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rage

D2010020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Outrage

D12010010Dragon

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Swablu Locations

Swablu starts showing up in mid-game routes at high spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Swablu in Platinum

Route 210 - North

Grass Lv.27 Route

CommonMid

Day

Route 210 - North

Grass Lv.27 Route

UncommonMid

Morning/night

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Swablu Thunder Fang 2x 63-75% Ice Fang 2x 63-75% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 50-60% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 70-83% View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 43-53% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 63-75% View Geodude builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 61-72% Rock Throw 2x 52-61% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 83-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 74-89% View Solrock 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 →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 52-61% Rollout 2x 28-33% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 74-89% View Kabuto builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 109-130%KO Thunder Fang 2x 63-75% Ice Fang 2x 63-75% Ancient Power 2x 52-63% View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveLv. 22 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Swablu Thunderbolt 2x 101-121%KO Shock Wave 2x 72-85% Thunder Shock 2x 49-58% View Rotom builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 67-81% Rock Tomb 2x 57-67% Rock Throw 2x 49-58% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 101-121%KO Rock Tomb 2x 84-99% Rock Throw 2x 67-81% View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 101-121%KO Rock Tomb 2x 84-99% Rock Throw 2x 67-81% Rollout 2x 45-54% View Graveler builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 108-128%KO Thunder Fang 2x 64-75% Ice Fang 2x 64-75% Ancient Power 2x 50-59% View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 124-147%KO Thunderbolt 2x 103-122%KO Shock Wave 2x 69-81% Thunder Shock 2x 47-56% View Rotom builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 100-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x 82-97% Rock Throw 2x 69-81% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 106-125%KO Rock Tomb 2x 84-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 71-84% View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 100-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x 82-97% Rock Throw 2x 69-81% Rollout 2x 42-50% View Graveler builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 110-129%KO Thunder Fang 2x 63-75% Ice Fang 2x 63-75% Ancient Power 2x 50-59% View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Swablu Thunder 2x 122-144%KO Thunderbolt 2x 100-118%KO Shock Wave 2x 67-79% Thunder Shock 2x 47-56% View Rotom builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 100-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-94% Rock Throw 2x 67-79% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 105-124%KO Rock Tomb 2x 84-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 72-85% View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 100-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-94% Rock Throw 2x 67-79% Rollout 2x 42-50% View Graveler 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 →