Should I use Taillow?

In Winds & Waves, Taillow does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Swellow before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Taillow - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

85Speed · Above Avg

How to Get Taillow in Winds & Waves

Location info for Winds & Waves is not yet available.

Location details will be added when the game launches.

Taillow Weakness

Taillow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely.

Taillow Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

What is Taillow Weak Against

Good

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

What is Taillow Strong Against

3Strong

2Resisted

0Immune

Score+1

2xStrong

Grass Fighting Bug

½xResisted

Rock Steel

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Taillow

Winds & Waves has not been released yet. Counter data will be available after launch.

Type matchup data above is based on known typing.

Taillow Evolutions

Taillow evolves into Swellow. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. Evolving adds up to 185 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#276Taillow

Level 22

#277Swellow

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Taillow

NormalFlying

Swellow

NormalFlying

60+20

ATK

85+30

DEF

60+30

SP.ATK

75+45

SP.DEF

50+20

SPE

125+40

BST

270C-Tier

455C-Tier+185

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Physical

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Taillow easily from the Flying egg group.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

WW Taillow Best Moveset

Best Build

Winds & Waves has not been released yet. Build info will be available after launch.

Check back after the game launches for competitive build content.

Move info for Winds & Waves is not yet available

Base Stats

Taillow's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Defense trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Speed EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack55

Defense30

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def30

Speed85

Total270

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.3 kg

Base XP54

Abilities

Guts

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

ScrappyHidden Ability

Lets the Pokémon's normal and fighting moves hit ghost Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Taillow Winds & Waves Guide

In Winds & Waves, Taillow does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Swellow before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Taillow first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

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