Shadow Swellow (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L29.5 · CP 1497

F Tier

#966

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2170

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2170

Normal

Shiny

Shadow 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

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

361 -432 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

625 -713 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

986 -1097 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1232 -1371 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2170 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow 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 Shadow Swellow can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Wing Attack
Sky Attack
10.27
63.9
1461.0s
7.33
2
Steel Wing
Sky Attack
9.95
61.9
1508.2s
7.11
3
Steel Wing
Aerial Ace
9.41
58.6
1593.3s
6.74
4
Wing Attack
Aerial Ace
9.23
57.5
1625.4s
6.60
5
Wing Attack
Brave Bird
8.24
51.3
1821.3s
5.89
6
Steel Wing
Brave Bird
7.88
49.0
1904.5s
5.64

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
77.37
2124.0
1.7
46.5s
75.25
2
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
67.69
2353.1
1.5
53.2s
66.44
3
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
64.96
1806.9
2.0
55.4s
63.26
4
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
63.24
1708.4
2.1
56.9s
61.45
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
60.70
2062.4
1.7
59.3s
59.37
6
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
61.62
1167.7
3.1
58.4s
58.78
7
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
58.91
1589.4
2.3
61.1s
57.04
8
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
57.70
2277.9
1.6
62.4s
56.79
9
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
58.15
1580.1
2.3
61.9s
56.63
10
Thundurus Therian
Volt Switch
Wildbolt Storm
57.47
1925.8
1.9
62.6s
56.28

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Wing Attack

Fast Charge

Brave Bird

Self-Debuff Nuke

Sky Attack

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 Shadow 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 45 Candy (purified)	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 Shadow 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 Shadow 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 Shadow Swellow up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Taillow

Wingull