Swellow
#277 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Swallow Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
It circles the sky in search of prey. When it spots one, it dives steeply to catch the prey.
Shining Pearl
It circles the sky in search of prey. When it spots one, it dives steeply to catch the prey.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Taillow #276 | Level 22 |  Swellow #277 |
Brilliant Diamond
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 213 Road 213 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 21 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 213 Road 213 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 20 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 213 Road 213 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 213 Road 213 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 213 Road 213 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 21 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 213 Road 213 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 20 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 213 Road 213 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 213 Road 213 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Growl |  |  Status | - | 100 | 40 | |
| Start | Peck |  |  Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Quick Attack | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| Start | Focus Energy | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| Start | Pluck | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| Start | Air Slash | |  Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| Start | Brave Bird | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | |
| 5 | Focus Energy | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| 9 | Quick Attack | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| 13 | Wing Attack | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 17 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| 21 | Aerial Ace | | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| 27 | Quick Guard |  | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| 33 | Agility |  | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| 39 | Air Slash | | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 45 | Endeavor | | Physical | - | 100 | 5 | |
| 51 | Brave Bird | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | |
| 57 | Reversal | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Aerial Ace | | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Giga Impact | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Hyper Beam | | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Pluck | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Roost | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Steel Wing |  | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Thief |  | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | U-turn |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| HM02 | Fly | | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| HM05 | Defog | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| TM10 | Work Up | | Status | - | - | 30 |
Guts
Ability Slot 1
Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
Scrappy
Hidden Ability
Lets the Pokémon's Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost Pokémon.