Is Swanna Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
From a traded Ducklett. Water/Flying with decent speed. Pelipper has more bulk, and the Water/Flying slot in Hoenn is already filled. Not worth importing.
Ducklett has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Ducklett resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Ducklett's weaknesses hard.
Ducklett resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Norman's typing presses Ducklett's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Ducklett's defenses.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Swanna has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Swanna cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 35.
How to Get Swanna in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Swanna isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Ducklett from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Scarlet & Violet. The evolution path from Ducklett to Swanna is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Swanna in ORAS
Step 1Obtain DucklettCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 7 · Yellow Flower, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Driftveil Drawbridge · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Driftveil Drawbridge · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Oni Mountain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Swanna ✓
Swanna Weakness
Electric and Rock moves hit Swanna for super-effective damage. Electric hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. The Water/Flying typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Electric |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Swanna Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Swanna
 Joltik BugElectric | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swanna View Aerodactyl builds →Thunder Fang 4x101-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x69-82% | ||
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
Plusle Electric | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Chinchou WaterElectric | C | |
Minun Electric | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swanna View Aerodactyl builds →Thunder Fang 4x100-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x69-82% | ||
 Eelektross Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swanna View Eelektross builds →Wild Charge 4x222-262%KO Rock Slide 2x62-73% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swanna View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x252-296%KO Thunderbolt 4x93-109%KO | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Lanturn WaterElectric | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Raikou can KO Swanna with Thunderbolt (271-318%). Terrakion threatens a KO with Stone Edge (243-287%).
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swanna View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 4x211-249%KO Thunderbolt 4x271-318%KO Shadow Ball40-47% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Swanna View Terrakion builds →Close Combat73-86% Stone Edge 2x243-287%KO Rock Slide 2x183-216%KO | ||
Swanna Evolutions
Swanna is what Ducklett becomes. Breed it for Ducklett eggs (average hatch time). Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Ducklett pushed Swanna to 473 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +43. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Swanna to get Ducklett eggs easily using 51 partners from the Flying and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Air Cutter, Brine, Gust and 5 more.
ORAS Swanna Best Moveset
Water/Flying at 87 offenses and 98 Speed. AbilityHydration as a hidden ability clears status in rain. The moveset fires dual TermStab at moderate power but can't earn a slot over Gyarados, Pelipper, or any Water/Flying with better bulk or Mega access.
Best Build
Swanna best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Surf
- Air Slash
- Hurricane
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Swanna misses out on Air Cutter and Brine. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sky Attack and Brave Bird, with Normal and Ice coverage rounding things out.
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
Despite their elegant appearance, they can flap their wings strongly and fly for thousands of miles.
Swanna start to dance at dusk. The one dancing in the middle is the leader of the flock.
Swanna Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Swanna works as a pivot with 473 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. Surf with Splashplate is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Swanna. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Raikou is the most dangerous since Electric moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Keen Eye prevents accuracy from being lowered. That's the one you want on Swanna. Hydration is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Big Pecks works too if your team needs something different.
Swanna is a special attacker with base 87 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 98 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the pivot role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Surf, Air Slash, Hurricane, and Substitute on Swanna. Surf is the most common pick at 0% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Swanna has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Swanna has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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