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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 1 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
19.80 kg Weight
0.70 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,170
Level 40: 1,920
Level 25: 1,371 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,097 (Raid)
Level 15: 823 (Research Tasks)
ATK 185
DEF 124
STA 155

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Wing Attack
Aerial Ace
A
X
Wing Attack
Sky Attack
A-
X
Steel Wing
Aerial Ace
B
X
Steel Wing
Sky Attack
B-
X
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Wing Attack slightly outperforms Steel Wing for damage when factoring in STAB. 
  • Aerial Ace is your best shot at damage due to Sky Attack and Brave Bird's slow charge.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Wing Attack or Steel Wing both don't matter when you're dead in one charged move while you're using Swellow. 
  • Swellow won't get a charged move off but has the best chance at Aerial Ace. 

PVE Overview

Being the 3rd generation's Pidgey family equivalent, Swellow has nothing going for it. Piddling stats cannot support any moveset this 'mon has, even with double STAB.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Wing Attack
Sky Attack
Brave Bird
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Wing Attack + Sky Attack and Brave Bird

Wing Attack takes advantage of STAB and greater energy gains to outperform Steel Wing in most cases. 

Sky Attack is the best Flying-type charge move in the game, which also makes it the primary charge move for Swellow. Because there's no significant perks to its other charge moves, Swellow actually doesn't need to unlock a second charge move at all. If you want to be as optimal as possible, Brave Bird can hit slightly harder if unshielded at the cost of more energy and worse energy efficiency. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1 / 5

Swellow is one of the many Flying-types competing in Great League, but unfortunately doesn't shine like some of the more popular picks due to relatively poor bulk and a lack of coverage options. Thanks to its Normal typing, double resistances against Ghost-type attacks allow it to win against Haunter and Alolan Marowak, though this isn't really enough to justify its use. If you're looking for a Normal/Flying contender, Noctowl would be a more preferable choice due to greater durability and access to some coverage options. 

Ultra League: 0 / 5

Swellow's max CP is 1920 which doesn't even reach the cap for Ultra League. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Birds don't like dragons, especially when they have double the amount of CP. 

Fast Moves

11
Steel Wing
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.30
7.50
13.75
17.19
8
Wing Attack
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.20
11.25
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

130
Brave Bird
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.60
0.00
 1.30
65.00
81.25
 84.50
80
Sky Attack
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.20
0.00
 1.60
40.00
50.00
 64.00
55
Aerial Ace
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.40
0.30
0.00
 1.67
22.92
28.65
 38.19

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 25
Stardust 10,000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 7.0 %
Buddy Distance 1 km
Capture Rate20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Flying Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Normal Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20012227
2001.54656
20027185
2002.595114
4003119143
4003.5143172
4004167201
4004.5191230
6005216259
6005.5240287
6006264316
6006.5288345
8007312374
8007.5336403
8008361432
8008.5385461
10009409490
10009.5433519
100010457548
100010.5480576
130011503603
130011.5526631
130012549658
130012.5572685
160013595713
160013.5617740
160014640768
160014.5663795
190015686823
190015.5709850
190016732877
190016.5755905
220017778932
220017.5800960
220018823987
220018.58461014
2500198691042
250019.58921069
2500209151097
250020.59381124
3000219611152
300021.59841179
30002210061206
300022.510291234
35002310521261
350023.510751289
35002410981316
350024.511211344
40002511441371
400025.511671399
40002611901426
400026.512121453
45002712351481
450027.512581508
45002812811536
450028.513041563
50002913271591
500029.513501618
50003013731645
500030.513841659
60003113961673
600031.514071687
60003214181700
600032.514301714
70003314411728
700033.514531741
70003414641755
700034.514761769
80003514871783
800035.514981796
80003615101810
800036.515211824
90003715331837
900037.515441851
90003815561865
900038.515671879
100003915791892
1000039.515901906
100004016011920
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