Competitive Information for Swellow [Ruby/Sapphire]
Base Stats for Swellow
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
GutsGuts: If this Pokemon is statused, its Attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
2x
0x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swellow? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Swellow is popular Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Swellow is a common Pokemon to see in Generation 3. Swellow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Swellow
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 156 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
- Protect
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 156 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Swellow (Guts)
Swellow is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Guts, if Swellow is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Swellow a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Swellow is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Swellow's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Swellow this turn).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Swellow's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Swellow this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swellow? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Species: Swellow
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 156 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
- Protect
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 156 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swellow (Guts)
Swellow is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Guts, if Swellow is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Swellow a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Swellow is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Swellow's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Swellow this turn).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Swellow's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Swellow this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swellow learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups
Damage Modifiers:
Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Swellow can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Swellow
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
Optimize Swellow's EVs for Ruby/Sapphire
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