Swellow (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L29.5 · CP 1497

F Tier

#727

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2170

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2170

Normal

Shiny

Swellow

#277

Normal

Flying

Attack

185

Top 43.4%

Defense

124

Top 67.2%

Stamina

155

Top 60.7%

Total

464

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1034 -1097 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1293 -1371 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1034 -1097 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

776 -823 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2170 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Swellow takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Ice

160%

Rock

160%

Resists

Ground

39.1%

Ghost

39.1%

Grass

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Swellow can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Wing Attack
Sky Attack
9.56
71.4
1568.9s
7.20
2
Steel Wing
Sky Attack
9.31
69.5
1612.0s
7.00
3
Steel Wing
Aerial Ace
8.37
62.6
1791.4s
6.30
4
Wing Attack
Aerial Ace
8.24
61.5
1821.3s
6.19
5
Wing Attack
Brave Bird
8.22
61.4
1825.8s
6.17
6
Steel Wing
Brave Bird
7.87
58.8
1906.4s
5.91

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Swellow in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
65.13
2143.9
1.7
55.3s
63.61
2
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
56.79
2367.7
1.5
63.4s
55.91
3
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
54.03
1802.4
2.0
66.6s
52.85
4
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
53.18
1722.5
2.1
67.7s
51.91
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
50.77
2069.0
1.7
70.9s
49.84
6
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
51.50
1169.8
3.1
69.9s
49.49
7
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
49.12
1590.2
2.3
73.3s
47.82
8
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
48.55
1582.4
2.3
74.1s
47.49
9
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
47.98
2272.7
1.6
75.0s
47.35
10
Kyurem Black
Dragon Tail
Freeze Shock
48.51
1619.9
2.2
74.2s
47.34

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Swellow in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Wing Attack

Fast Charge

Brave Bird

Self-Debuff Nuke

Aerial Ace

General

Rank 1 IVs

1497

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 29.5

134.23

Attack

100.86

Defense

123

Stat Product · 1,665,164

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	29.5	1497	100.00%
1/14/15	29.5	1499	99.82%
1/15/14	29.5	1500	99.72%
0/11/15	30	1500	99.57%
2/15/12	29.5	1499	99.44%
0/13/12	30	1498	99.42%
0/14/11	30	1499	99.32%
0/14/15	29.5	1491	99.28%
1/12/12	30	1500	99.22%
0/15/10	30	1499	99.21%
0/15/7	30.5	1498	99.21%
0/15/14	29.5	1492	99.19%
1/13/15	29.5	1494	99.09%
3/15/15	29	1495	99.09%
1/14/14	29.5	1495	99.01%
0/9/12	31	1500	98.93%
1/15/8	30	1498	98.92%
0/9/14	30.5	1497	98.91%
1/15/13	29.5	1496	98.91%
1/15/12	29.5	1491	98.91%
2/12/15	29.5	1496	98.90%
4/14/15	29	1498	98.90%
0/10/13	30.5	1498	98.85%
0/10/15	30	1494	98.83%
2/13/14	29.5	1497	98.82%
4/15/14	29	1499	98.80%
0/11/12	30.5	1499	98.78%
0/11/14	30	1496	98.77%
2/14/13	29.5	1498	98.72%
2/14/12	29.5	1494	98.72%
1/8/14	30.5	1499	98.70%
5/13/15	29	1500	98.70%
0/12/11	30.5	1500	98.70%
0/12/10	30.5	1496	98.70%
3/11/15	29.5	1499	98.70%
0/12/13	30	1497	98.69%
0/12/12	30	1492	98.69%
0/12/8	31	1499	98.69%
1/9/13	30.5	1500	98.65%
1/9/15	30	1497	98.63%
3/12/14	29.5	1500	98.62%
2/15/11	29.5	1495	98.62%
0/13/11	30	1493	98.60%
0/13/9	30.5	1497	98.60%
0/13/7	31	1500	98.59%
1/10/14	30	1498	98.57%
0/13/15	29.5	1486	98.56%
2/15/15	29	1487	98.56%
3/13/12	29.5	1497	98.53%
1/11/10	30.5	1498	98.50%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Swellow can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Steel Wing
14
8
1.0s
14
Wing Attack
10
11
1.0s
10

Charged Attacks

Aerial Ace
55
-33
2.5s
22
Brave Bird
130
-100
2.0s
65
Sky Attack
80
-50
2.0s
40

Evolve

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Taillow	50 Candy	Swellow

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Swellow including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Taillow

#276

Shadow Taillow

#276

Swellow

#277

Shadow Swellow

#277

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Normal- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Swellow with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Kangaskhan #115

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Lopunny #428

Boosts:

Mega Audino #531

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.348 m to 1.42 m tall, averaging 0.71 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.348 m 1'02"	0.355 m 1'02"
XS	0.355 m 1'02"	0.532 m 1'09"
M	0.532 m 1'09"	0.887 m 2'11"
XL	0.887 m 2'11"	1.065 m 3'06"
XXL	1.065 m 3'06"	1.42 m 4'08"

XXS

0.348 m

1'02"

0.355 m

1'02"

0.355 m

1'02"

0.532 m

1'09"

0.532 m

1'09"

0.887 m

2'11"

0.887 m

2'11"

1.065 m

3'06"

XXL

1.065 m

3'06"

1.42 m

4'08"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Flying
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	20%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Swellow at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	27 CP	27	1481 CP
2	85 CP	28	1536 CP
3	143 CP	29	1591 CP
4	201 CP	30	1645 CP
5	259 CP	31	1673 CP
6	316 CP	32	1700 CP
7	374 CP	33	1728 CP
8	432 CP	34	1755 CP
9	490 CP	35	1783 CP
10	548 CP	36	1810 CP
11	603 CP	37	1837 CP
12	658 CP	38	1865 CP
13	713 CP	39	1892 CP
14	768 CP	40	1920 CP
15	823 CP	41	1944 CP
16	877 CP	42	1969 CP
17	932 CP	43	1993 CP
18	987 CP	44	2018 CP
19	1042 CP	45	2043 CP
20	1097 CP	46	2068 CP
21	1152 CP	47	2094 CP
22	1206 CP	48	2119 CP
23	1261 CP	49	2145 CP
24	1316 CP	50	2170 CP
25	1371 CP	51	2196 CP
26	1426 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	27 CP	18	987 CP	35	1783 CP
2	85 CP	19	1042 CP	36	1810 CP
3	143 CP	20	1097 CP	37	1837 CP
4	201 CP	21	1152 CP	38	1865 CP
5	259 CP	22	1206 CP	39	1892 CP
6	316 CP	23	1261 CP	40	1920 CP
7	374 CP	24	1316 CP	41	1944 CP
8	432 CP	25	1371 CP	42	1969 CP
9	490 CP	26	1426 CP	43	1993 CP
10	548 CP	27	1481 CP	44	2018 CP
11	603 CP	28	1536 CP	45	2043 CP
12	658 CP	29	1591 CP	46	2068 CP
13	713 CP	30	1645 CP	47	2094 CP
14	768 CP	31	1673 CP	48	2119 CP
15	823 CP	32	1700 CP	49	2145 CP
16	877 CP	33	1728 CP	50	2170 CP
17	932 CP	34	1755 CP	51	2196 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Swellow up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Taillow

Wingull