Taillow

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Taillow's best moves and movesets
Special CP Values
Max CP Chart
Evolution Chart
Taillow in the meta
Mega boost
Catch Rates
Pokédex information
Taillow Pokédex entries
Sprites
Costumes
Frequently Asked Questions

Taillow is a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon, Taillow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-type moves.

Taillow's maximum Combat Power stat is 865 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Quick Attack and Aerial Ace. Taillow encounters are boosted during Partly Cloudy and Windy weather. Shiny Taillow is available! ✨

Stats

Max CP	865 CP
Attack	106 ATK
Defense	61 DEF
Stamina	120 HP
Buddy distance	1 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes

Taillow Type Chart

Taillow takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Electric Ice Rock

Taillow takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Bug Grass
-60.9%	Ghost Ground

Taillow's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked
Flying-type Attacker Peck / Aerial Ace	F Tier#191

Taillow's best moves and movesets

Taillow's best moveset is Quick Attack and Aerial Ace, with 3.58 DPS (damage per second) and 15.1 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Partly Cloudy and Windy weather.

DPS3.58
TDO15.10
Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Quick Attack	Aerial Ace	3.58	15.1	4.9
2.	Peck	Aerial Ace	3.07	13.0	4.2

More information

The following chart shows Taillow's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Taillow's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Taillow has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Peck10101.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 10
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.5s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 6
Energy 5

Effects
Peck has no special effects.
See Peck details page ↗
Quick Attack10131.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 13
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.5s - 0.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 5
Energy 8

Effects
Quick Attack has no special effects.
See Quick Attack details page ↗

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.5s - 0.9s

Damage	6
Energy	5

Damage	10
Energy	13
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.5s - 0.8s

Damage	5
Energy	8

Charged Moves

Aerial Ace55332.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 55
Energy 33
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 2.5s
Damage window 2.0s - 2.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 55
Energy 40

Effects
Aerial Ace has no special effects.
See Aerial Ace details page ↗

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.3s

Damage	55
Energy	40

Special CP Values

Taillow's has 865 max CP (at Level 50). A Taillow obtained from Raids can be encountered from 397 CP to 437 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 497 CP to 546 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Taillow can be found in the 298 CP to 328 CP range.

Max CP	865 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	298 CP - 328 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	397 CP - 437 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	397 CP - 437 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	497 CP - 546 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

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Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Taillow Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	10 CP	2	33 CP	3	57 CP
4	80 CP	5	103 CP	6	126 CP
7	149 CP	8	172 CP	9	195 CP
10	218 CP	11	240 CP	12	262 CP
13	284 CP	14	306 CP	15	328 CP
16	349 CP	17	371 CP	18	393 CP
19	415 CP	20	437 CP	21	459 CP
22	481 CP	23	503 CP	24	524 CP
25	546 CP	26	568 CP	27	590 CP
28	612 CP	29	634 CP	30	656 CP
31	667 CP	32	678 CP	33	688 CP
34	699 CP	35	710 CP	36	721 CP
37	732 CP	38	743 CP	39	754 CP
40	765 CP	41	775 CP	42	784 CP
43	794 CP	44	804 CP	45	814 CP
46	824 CP	47	834 CP	48	844 CP
49	855 CP	50	865 CP

Taillow evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Taillow	50 Candy	Swellow

Taillow evolves into Swellow which costs 50 Candy.

Taillow family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Taillow in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Taillow in the meta

PvE Analysis

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Mega Pokémon that boost Taillow

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Taillow's Normal and Flying-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Taillow.

Normal

Flying

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Taillow in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

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Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Taillow, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#276
Height	0.3 m
Weight	2.3 kg
Region	Generation 3
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Size information

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL

0.15 m	0.15 m	0.3 m	0.45 m	0.6 m

Taillow's height ranges from 0.15 m to 0.6 m, with the average being 0.3 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Taillow in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.147 m	0.15 m
XXS	0′06″	0′06″
XS	0.15 m	0.3 m
XS	0′06″	0′12″
M	0.225 m	0.375 m
M	0′09″	1′03″
XL	0.375 m	0.45 m
XL	1′03″	1′06″
XXL	0.45 m	0.6 m
XXL	1′06″	1′12″

Encounter data

Movement type	MOVEMENT_JUMP
Movement Timer	11s
Jump Time	2s
Attack Probability	10.0%
Attack Timer	20s
Dodge Probability	15.0%
Dodge Duration	0.0s
Dodge Distance	1
Min Action Frequency	1s
Max Action Frequency	2s

Taillow Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
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, LeafGreen	It dislikes cold seasons. They migrate to other lands in search of warmth, flying over 180 miles a day.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	When it gets cold, they migrate, flying over 180 miles a day. It hunts for tasty prey.
X	It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.
Y	It dislikes cold seasons. They migrate to other lands in search of warmth, flying over 180 miles a day.
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.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Taillow

Taillow high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Taillow. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Taillow’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon, Taillow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-type moves.

What are the best moves for Taillow in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Taillow in Pokémon GO are Quick Attack and Aerial Ace. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 3.583 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 15.104.

How does Taillow perform in Raids?

Taillow's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Taillow rank as a Normal-type attacker?

Taillow's performance as a Normal-type attacker is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Taillow rank as a Flying-type attacker?

Taillow is an F-Tier Flying-type attacker and not recommended for Raid battles.

What Mega Pokémon boost Taillow?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Taillow: Mega Pidgeot, Mega Kangaskhan, Mega Lopunny, Mega Audino, Mega Pidgeot, Mega Pinsir, Mega Aerodactyl, Mega Salamence, and Mega Rayquaza.

What is Taillow’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Taillow’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 765 CP and 865 CP at Level 50.

Can Taillow be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Taillow can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Taillow Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Taillow cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.