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Taillow in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

#276 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Tiny Swallow Pokémon

Taillow in the National Pokédex

Pokédex entries

Brilliant Diamond

It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.

Shining Pearl

It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.

Pokémon details

Types

NormalFlying

Category

Tiny Swallow Pokémon

Height

0.3 m (1'00")

Weight

2.3 kg (5.1 lbs)

National Pokédex

#0276

Pokédex

#276

Taillow in Other Games

National Dex page

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Min

Max

HP

40

190

284

Attack

55

103

229

Defense

30

58

174

Sp. Atk

30

58

174

Sp. Def

30

58

174

Speed

85

157

295

Total

270

Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.

Type-only matchups for Taillow, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance. Abilities, held items and battle conditions can change the damage taken.

Weak to

Resists

Immune to

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.
Pokédexes
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EV yield
1 Spe
Catch rate
200
Base Exp.
54

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.
Egg groups
Gender
50% male
50% female
Egg cycles
15 cycles

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.
PokémonRequiresEvolution
Taillow

Taillow

#276

Level 22

Swellow

Swellow

#277

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.
Class
StartGrowl

Normal-10040
StartPeck

Flying3510035
5Focus Energy

Normal--30
9Quick Attack

Normal4010030
13Wing Attack

Flying6010035
17Double Team

By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.

Normal--15
21Aerial Ace

The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.

Flying60-20
25Quick Guard

Fighting--15
29Agility

Psychic--30
33Air Slash

Flying759515
37Endeavor

Normal-1005
41Brave Bird

Flying12010015
45Reversal

Fighting-10015

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Class
TM10Work Up

The user is roused, and its Attack and Sp. Atk stats increase.

Normal--30
TM11Sunny Day

The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. It lowers the power of Water-type moves.

Fire--5
TM17Protect

This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

Normal--10
TM18Rain Dance

The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves.

Water--5
TM32Double Team

By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.

Normal--15
TM40Aerial Ace

The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.

Flying60-20
TM42Facade

This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.

Normal7010020
TM44Rest

The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and heals any status conditions.

Psychic--10
TM45Attract

If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.

Normal-10015
TM46Thief

The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.

Dark6010025
TM47Steel Wing

The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user's Defense stat.

Steel709025
TM51Roost

The user lands and rests its body. This move restores the user's HP by up to half of its max HP.

Flying--10
TM58Endure

The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

Normal--10
TM82Sleep Talk

While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.

Normal--10
TM87Swagger

The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target's Attack stat.

Normal-8515
TM88Pluck

The user pecks the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

Flying6010020
TM89U-turn

After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.

Bug7010020
TM90Substitute

The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.

Normal--10
TM94Fly

The user flies up into the sky and then strikes its target on the next turn.

Flying909515
TM97Defog

A strong wind blows away the target's barriers such as Reflect or Light Screen. This also lowers the target's evasiveness.

Flying--15

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.
Class
Boomburst

Normal14010010
Brave Bird

Flying12010015
Hurricane

Flying1107010
Sky Attack

Flying140905
Supersonic

Normal-5520
Whirlwind

Normal--20

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Guts

Ability Slot 1

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Scrappy(Hidden Ability)

Allows Normal- and Fighting-type moves to hit Ghost-type Pokémon and prevents Intimidate from lowering Attack.

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