Is Swellow Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Normal/Flying with AbilityGuts and excellent speed. A Flame Orb or poison turns Swellow into a heavy hitter. Handles Mallow's trial with Flying and stays relevant through mid-game. Gets outpaced by native options at the E4.
Taillow has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Taillow has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Taillow trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Taillow trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Taillow has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Taillow trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Taillow's weaknesses hard.
Taillow trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Taillow trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Taillow has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Taillow trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Swellow's weaknesses hard.
Olivia's team hits Swellow's weaknesses hard.
Swellow has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Swellow has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Swellow trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Swellow on Ultra Space Wilds (interact, Lv 60). UNCOMMON. Encounter through Ultra Wormholes in Ultra Space Wilds during post-game
How to Get Swellow in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Swellow waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to Ultra Space Wilds for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved — it's a set battle at a known location.
How to Obtain Swellow in USUM
Step 1Obtain Taillow- Step 2Swellow ✓Ultra Space Wilds - CliffLv.60Interact with Pokemonor evolve from Taillow (Step 1)
Swellow Weakness
Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Swellow for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. At base 125 Speed, Swellow outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
What is Swellow Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Swellow
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Togedemaru ElectricSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Togedemaru builds →Wild Charge 2x110-130%KO Rollout 2x25-30% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x155-183%KO Ice Beam 2x47-55% Thunderbolt 2x47-55% | ||
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Aurorus builds →Ice Beam 2x126-149%KO Stone Edge 2x100-118%KO Thunderbolt 2x84-99% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x223-263%KO Ice Beam 2x36-43% Thunderbolt 2x36-43% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x288-340%KO Ice Beam 2x62-73% Thunderbolt 2x62-73% | ||
 Xurkitree Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x137-161%KO Thunderbolt 2x58-68% Ice Beam 2x58-68% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x196-231%KO | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x157-186%KO Ice Beam 2x47-55% Thunderbolt 2x47-55% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Marshadow can KO Swellow with Close Combat (96-113%). Xerneas threatens a KO with Thunder (175-206%).
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Marshadow builds →Close Combat96-113%KO | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swellow View Xerneas builds →Moonblast76-89% Focus Blast95-113%KO Thunder 2x175-206%KO | ||
Swellow Evolutions
Evolved from Taillow. Swellow is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+45 over Taillow), and Swellow peaks at 455 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Swellow to get Taillow eggs easily using 58 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Boomburst, Brave Bird, Defog and 10 more.
USUM Swellow Best Moveset
125 Speed with AbilityGuts boosting Attack by 50%% when statused makes Swellow one of the fastest physical threats when holding a Held ItemFlame Orb or Held ItemToxic Orb. Normal/Flying TermStab at effectively 127 Attack after Guts hits before nearly everything. AbilityScrappy as a hidden ability lets Normal hits land on Ghost-types. The moveset holds B-tier through the fastest Guts attacker available.
Best Build
Swellow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Brave Bird
- Facade
- Protect
- Boomburst
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Swellow misses out on Boomburst and Brave Bird. That's 13 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Giga Impact and Hyper Beam, with Fighting and Steel coverage and more 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
Base Stats
Swellow Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, we rate Swellow C-Tier: a niche pick in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon's meta. At 455 BST, it fits the pivot role. Bravebird with Flame Orb is the standard set.
Swellow is a static encounter at Alola Ultra Space Wilds in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Swellow appears at level 60. Prerequisite: UNCOMMON. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Guts increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment. That's the one you want on Swellow. Scrappy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Base 125 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Swellow is a mixed attacker with base 85 Attack and 75 Sp. Atk. Best used as a pivot.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Swellow spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
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