NATIONAL DEX / #0276

Taillow

normal flyingTiny Swallow Pokémon

TAILLOW courageously stands its ground against foes, however strong they may be. This gutsy POKéMON will remain defiant even after a loss. On the other hand, it cries loudly if it becomes hungry.

Height: 0.3 m
Weight: 2.3 kg
Generation: 3

Defensive matchups

Weaknesses

electric2×

ice2×

rock2×

Resistances

grass0.5×

bug0.5×

Immunities

ground0×

ghost0×

Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.

Base Stats

Hp40

Attack55

Defense30

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def30

Speed85

Total270

Abilities

Guts

Scrappy (hidden)

Training

Catch Rate	200 (78.4%)
Base Exp	54
Base Happiness	70
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Flying
Gender	50.0% male, 50.0% female
Egg Cycles	15 (3855 steps)

Compare evolutions and forms

Compare Taillow with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Taillow.

Base stats and differences
Pokémon	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed	Total
Taillow	40	55	30	30	30	85	270
Swellow	60 (+20)	85 (+30)	60 (+30)	75 (+45)	50 (+20)	125 (+40)	455 (+185)

These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.

Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.

Evolution Chain

Taillow#0276

Level 22

Swellow#0277

Pokédex Entries

ruby

TAILLOW courageously stands its ground against foes, however strong they may be. This gutsy POKéMON will remain defiant even after a loss. On the other hand, it cries loudly if it becomes hungry.

sapphire

TAILLOW is young - it has only just left its nest. As a result, it sometimes becomes lonesome and cries at night. This POKéMON feeds on WURMPLE that live in forests.

emerald

Although it is small, it is very courageous. It will take on a larger SKARMORY on an equal footing. However, its will weakens if it becomes hungry.

firered

It dislikes cold seasons. They migrate to other lands in search of warmth, flying over 180 miles a day.

diamond

It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.

heartgold

When it gets cold, they migrate, flying over 180 miles a day. It hunts for tasty prey.

omega ruby

Taillow courageously stands its ground against foes, however strong they may be. This gutsy Pokémon will remain defiant even after a loss. On the other hand, it cries loudly if it becomes hungry.

alpha sapphire

Taillow is young—it has only just left its nest. As a result, it sometimes becomes lonesome and cries at night. This Pokémon feeds on Wurmple that live in forests.

Moves Learned

Game Version:

Moves learned by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	normal	Status	—	100%
1	Peck	flying	Physical	35	100%
5	Focus Energy	normal	Status	—	—
9	Quick Attack	normal	Physical	40	100%
13	Wing Attack	flying	Physical	60	100%
25	Quick Guard	fighting	Status	—	—
29	Agility	psychic	Status	—	—
33	Air Slash	flying	Special	75	95%
37	Endeavor	normal	Physical	—	100%
45	Reversal	fighting	Physical	—	100%

Moves learned by TM/HM

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	flying	Physical	60	—
Attract	normal	Status	—	100%
Defog	flying	Status	—	—
Double Team	normal	Status	—	—
Endure	normal	Status	—	—
Facade	normal	Physical	70	100%
Fly	flying	Physical	90	95%
Pluck	flying	Physical	60	100%
Protect	normal	Status	—	—
Rain Dance	water	Status	—	—
Rest	psychic	Status	—	—
Roost	flying	Status	—	—
Sleep Talk	normal	Status	—	—
Steel Wing	steel	Physical	70	90%
Substitute	normal	Status	—	—
Sunny Day	fire	Status	—	—
Swagger	normal	Status	—	85%
Thief	dark	Physical	60	100%
U Turn	bug	Physical	70	100%
Work Up	normal	Status	—	—

Moves learned by breeding (Egg Moves)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Boomburst	normal	Special	140	100%
Brave Bird	flying	Physical	120	100%
Hurricane	flying	Special	110	70%
Sky Attack	flying	Physical	140	90%
Supersonic	normal	Status	—	55%
Whirlwind	normal	Status	—	—