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

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
Types	Damage
Rock	160%
Electric	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
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	90.00	442.89
Wing Attack	Sky Attack	60.00	429.11
Steel Wing	Brave Bird	91.75	409.53
Steel Wing	Sky Attack	61.75	400.74
Wing Attack	Aerial Ace	39.50	350.38
Steel Wing	Aerial Ace	41.25	344.03

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 Ace	Charged	55	22.92	2400ms	-33
Brave Bird	Charged	130	65	2000ms	-100
Sky Attack	Charged	80	40	2000ms	-50
Wing Attack	Quick	8	10	800ms	9
Steel Wing	Quick	11	13.75	800ms	6

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.