Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)
Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.
GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.
Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.
Swablu
#333 in the National Pokédex • Cotton Bird Pokémon
Pokédex entries
FireRed
It constantly grooms its cotton-like wings. It takes a shower to clean itself if it becomes dirty.
LeafGreen
It constantly grooms its cotton-like wings. It takes a shower to clean itself if it becomes dirty.
Details
Types
Category
Ability
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Stats
Min
Max
HP
45
200
294
Attack
40
76
196
Defense
60
112
240
Sp. Atk
40
76
196
Sp. Def
75
139
273
Speed
50
94
218
Total
310
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.
Game availability
GBA: requires importing from another Generation III game.Switch: unavailable. This page documents the supported Generation III Pokémon.
Growth
| EV yield | 1 SpD |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 255 |
| Base Exp. | 74 |
Evolution
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Swablu #333 | Level 35 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex. |  Altaria #334 |
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Growl | |  Status | - | 100 | 40 | The user growls in a cute way, making the foe lower its ATTACK stat. |
| Start | Peck | |  Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn. |
| 8 | Astonish |  | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | An attack using a startling shout. It also may make the foe flinch. |
| 11 | Sing | | Status | - | 55 | 15 | A soothing song in a calming voice lulls the foe into a deep slumber. |
| 18 | Fury Attack | | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | The foe is jabbed repeatedly with a horn or beak two to five times. |
| 21 | Safeguard | | Status | - | - | 25 | It protects the user’s party from all status problems for five turns. |
| 28 | Mist |  | Status | - | - | 30 | The ally party is protected by a mist that prevents stat reductions. |
| 31 | Take Down | | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | A reckless, full-body charge attack that also hurts the user a little. |
| 38 | Mirror Move | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user counters the move last used by the foe with the same move. |
| 41 | Refresh | | Status | - | - | 20 | A self-healing move that cures the user of a poisoning, burn, or paralysis. |
| 48 | Perish Song | | Status | - | - | 5 | Any battler that hears this faints in three turns unless it switches. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves. |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | |  Special | 95 | 100 | 10 | The foe is struck with an icy beam. It may freeze the foe solid. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER-type moves. |
| TM20 | Safeguard | | Status | - | - | 25 | It protects the user’s party from all status problems for five turns. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM22 | Solar Beam |  | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | An extremely fast attack against one target. It can’t be evaded. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest |  | Status | - | - | 10 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| TM46 | Thief |  | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one. |
| TM47 | Steel Wing |  | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user’s DEFENSE. |
| HM02 | Fly | | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 | A 2-turn move that hits on the 2nd turn. Use it to fly to any known town. |
Tutors
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed. |
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life-risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Dream Eater | | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP. |
Breeding
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | | Status | - | - | 30 | The user relaxes and lightens its body to sharply boost its SPEED. |
| Haze | | Status | - | - | 30 | Eliminates all stat changes among all Pokémon engaged in battle. |
| Pursuit | | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out. |
| Rage | | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | An attack that becomes stronger each time the user is hit in battle. |
Traits
Natural Cure
Heals upon switching out.
Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.
