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Swellow - #277Pokemon GO

TYPE
Normal / Flying
CANDY
5
STARDUST
300
DISTANCE
1KM

Swellow

Swellow flies high above our heads, making graceful arcs in the sky. This Pokémon dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. The hapless prey is tightly grasped by Swellow's clawed feet, preventing escape.

Dex No

#277

Capture Rate

20%

Flee Rate

7%

New Move

10000 25

Swellow Weaknesses and Strengths

Swellow is a dual-type Pokemon of types Normal and Flying. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Rock 160%
Electric 160%
Ice 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Ghost 39.1%
Ground 39.1%
Bug 62.5%
Grass 62.5%

Best Moves for Swellow in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Swellow.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Wing Attack Brave Bird 90.00442.89
Wing Attack Sky Attack 60.00429.11
Steel Wing Brave Bird 91.75409.53
Steel Wing Sky Attack 61.75400.74
Wing Attack Aerial Ace 39.50350.38
Steel Wing Aerial Ace 41.25344.03

All Moves for Swellow

Below are all the moves that Swellow can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Aerial AceCharged5522.922400ms-33
Brave BirdCharged130652000ms-100
Sky AttackCharged80402000ms-50
Wing AttackQuick810800ms9
Steel WingQuick1113.75800ms6

Swellow Evolution


Taillow
Requires
50x Candy

Swellow

Best Swellow Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Swellow Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Swellow in a raid.

#719
Mega Diancie

Mega Diancie

TTK: 453.60

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 510.00

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent
#462
Shadow Magnezone

Shadow Magnezone

TTK: 510.10

Spark
Wild Charge
#310
Mega Manectric

Mega Manectric

TTK: 516.80

Thunder Fang
Wild Charge
#466
Shadow Electivire

Shadow Electivire

TTK: 516.80

Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
#230
Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar

TTK: 519.00

Smack Down
Stone Edge
#243
Shadow Raikou

Shadow Raikou

TTK: 529.20

Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
#145
Shadow Zapdos

Shadow Zapdos

TTK: 541.50

Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon
#644
Zekrom

Zekrom

TTK: 542.60

Charge Beam
Wild Charge
#464
Shadow Rhyperior

Shadow Rhyperior

TTK: 543.60

Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
#142
Mega Aerodactyl

Mega Aerodactyl

TTK: 553.80

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#405
Shadow Luxray

Shadow Luxray

TTK: 559.80

Spark
Wild Charge
#248
Shadow Tyranitar

Shadow Tyranitar

TTK: 564.60

Smack Down
Stone Edge
#306
Shadow Aggron

Shadow Aggron

TTK: 586.60

Smack Down
Meteor Beam
#082
Shadow Magneton

Shadow Magneton

TTK: 597.80

Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon
#697
Tyrantrum

Tyrantrum

TTK: 604.40

Rock Throw
Meteor Beam
#462
Magnezone

Magnezone

TTK: 607.90

Spark
Wild Charge
#461
Shadow Weavile

Shadow Weavile

TTK: 608.10

Snarl
Avalanche
#382
Primal Kyogre

Primal Kyogre

TTK: 612.30

Waterfall
Blizzard
#466
Electivire

Electivire

TTK: 618.40

Thunder Shock
Wild Charge

Other Swellow Forms

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