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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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 NineHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its cottony wings are full of air, making them light and fluffy to the touch. Swablu takes diligent care of its wings.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Swablu in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Rhydon GroundRock	S
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 AvalancheTM64 Rock TombTM48 Icy WindTM27 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 132-155%KO Avalanche 2x 72-84% Rock Tomb 2x 107-127%KO Icy Wind 2x 24-29% View Rhydon builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 28-34% Rock Tomb 2x 24-28% Rock Throw 2x 19-23% Rollout 2x 13-16% View Shuckle builds →
Coalossal RockFire	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 90-106%KO Ancient Power 2x 61-72% Rock Tomb 2x 72-85% Smack Down 2x 61-72% View Coalossal builds →
Barbaracle RockWater	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Icy WindTM27 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 112-132%KO Ancient Power 2x 46-54% Rock Tomb 2x 90-106%KO Icy Wind 2x 29-34% View Barbaracle builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 Smack DownLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 112-132%KO Rock Tomb 2x 90-106%KO Smack Down 2x 74-88% Rock Blast 2x 39-47% View Crustle builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Swablu evolves into Altaria. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners 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 63 breeding partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Defog, Dragon Rush 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)

Sword & Shield Swablu Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Without breeding, Swablu misses out on Astonish and Defog. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Take Down and Fly, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 4

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

Lv 8

Mist

D——30Ice

Lv 12

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 16

Round

D6010015Normal

Lv 20

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Lv 24

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 28

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 32

Cotton Guard

C——10Grass

Lv 36

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 40

Moonblast

D9510015Fairy

Lv 44

Perish Song

D——5Normal

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TR92

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TR62

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM06

Fly

D909515Flying

TR36

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

TR42

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TR05

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TR24

Outrage

D12010010Dragon

TR90

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM60

Power Swap

———10Psychic

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TR35

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Dragon Rush

D1007510Dragon

Egg

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Roost

C——10Flying

Egg

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Sword & Shield Swablu Locations

Swablu starts showing up in endgame routes at decent spawn rates across 22 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 Sword & Shield

Before you go hunting for Swablu, check which of the 22 spots belong to your version. Sword and Shield each have different walking encounters at Lv. 60-65.

Frostpoint Field

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Overcast

Frostpoint Field

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Overcast

Frostpoint Field

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

20%Post

Overcast

Frostpoint Field

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

20%Post

Overcast

Giant's Bed

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Overcast

Giant's Bed

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Overcast

Slippery Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Overcast

Slippery Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Overcast

Ballimere Lake

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

15%Post

Overcast

Ballimere Lake

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

15%Post

Overcast

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

15%Post

Overcast

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

15%Post

Overcast

Giant's Bed

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

15%Post

Overcast

Giant's Bed

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

15%Post

Overcast

Giant's Foot

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

15%Post

Overcast

Giant's Foot

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

15%Post

Overcast

Slippery Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

15%Post

Overcast

Slippery Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

15%Post

Overcast

Three-Point Pass

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

15%Post

Overcast

Three-Point Pass

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

15%Post

Overcast

Path to the Peak

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

10%Post

Overcast

Path to the Peak

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

10%Post

Overcast

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 28-33% Rollout 2x 19-22% Rock Blast 2x 19-22% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 65-78% Rock Throw 2x 46-56% Smack Down 2x 46-56% Rock Blast 2x 28-33% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Smack Down 2x 61-72% Rock Blast 2x 31-39% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Smack Down 2x 56-67% Rock Blast 2x 31-39% View Dwebble builds →
Rolycoly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Smack DownLv. 10 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Ancient Power 2x 41-50% Smack Down 2x 41-50% Rock Blast 2x 22-28% View Rolycoly builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 24-29% Rollout 2x 16-19% Rock Blast 2x 16-19% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 60-71% Rock Throw 2x 44-52% Smack Down 2x 44-52% Rock Blast 2x 24-29% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Smack Down 2x 56-67% Rock Blast 2x 32-38% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 76-90% Smack Down 2x 52-62% Rock Blast 2x 27-33% View Dwebble builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Ancient Power 2x 40-48% Rock Blast 2x 24-29% View Binacle builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 22-26% Rollout 2x 14-17% Rock Blast 2x 14-17% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Stone Edge 2x 136-161%KO Rock Tomb 2x 84-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 70-83% Rock Blast 2x 36-43% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 58-70% Rock Throw 2x 41-48% Smack Down 2x 41-48% Rock Blast 2x 22-26% View Onix builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Slide 2x 77-91% Smack Down 2x 51-61% Rock Blast 2x 29-35% View Dwebble builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Ancient Power 2x 41-48% Rock Blast 2x 25-30% View Binacle builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Stone Edge 2x 89-104%KO Rock Slide 2x 69-81% Rock Throw 2x 45-54% Rock Blast 2x 25-30% View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 22-27% Rollout 2x 13-17% Rock Blast 2x 13-17% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 94-111%KO Rock Blast 2x 43-51% View Drednaw builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Stone Edge 2x 134-158%KO Rock Slide 2x 102-121%KO Rock Throw 2x 69-81% Rock Blast 2x 37-44% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock SlideLv. 32 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Swablu Stone Edge 2x 139-165%KO Rock Slide 2x 106-125%KO Rock Tomb 2x 85-101%KO Rock Throw 2x 71-84% View Sudowoodo builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Stone Edge 2x 90-106%KO Rock Slide 2x 68-81% Rock Throw 2x 46-55% Rock Blast 2x 24-29% View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Throw 2x 22-26% Rollout 2x 13-16% Rock Blast 2x 13-16% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Rock Tomb 2x 98-116%KO Rock Blast 2x 43-52% View Drednaw builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Swablu Stone Edge 2x 137-161%KO Rock Slide 2x 103-123%KO Rock Throw 2x 71-84% Rock Blast 2x 38-45% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock SlideLv. 32 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Swablu Stone Edge 2x 142-168%KO Rock Slide 2x 106-126%KO Rock Tomb 2x 87-103%KO Rock Throw 2x 73-87% View Sudowoodo builds →