Shadow Swellow

Table of Contents

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

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

Shadow Swellow's maximum Combat Power stat is 2170 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Wing Attack and Sky Attack. Shadow Swellow encounters are boosted during Partly Cloudy and Windy weather. Shiny Shadow Swellow is not yet available.

Stats

Max CP	2170 CP
Attack	185 ATK
Defense	124 DEF
Stamina	155 HP
Buddy distance	1 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	No

Shadow Swellow Type Chart

Shadow Swellow takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Electric Ice Rock

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

Shadow Swellow's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked
Flying-type Attacker Wing Attack / Sky Attack	F Tier#73

Shadow Swellow's best moves and movesets

Shadow Swellow's best moveset is Wing Attack and Sky Attack, with 11.91 DPS (damage per second) and 96.4 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Windy weather.

DPS11.91
TDO96.39
Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Wing Attack	Sky Attack	11.91	96.4	18.7
2.	Steel Wing	Sky Attack	11.54	93.4	18.1
3.	Steel Wing	Aerial Ace	10.61	85.8	16.7
4.	Wing Attack	Aerial Ace	10.43	84.4	16.4
5.	Wing Attack	Brave Bird	10.23	82.8	16.1
6.	Steel Wing	Brave Bird	9.74	78.8	15.3
7.	Wing Attack	Frustration	0	0	-
8.	Steel Wing	Frustration	0	0	-

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Swellow's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Swellow'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 Shadow Swellow has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Wing Attack10111.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 11
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 5
Energy 7

Effects
Wing Attack has no special effects.
See Wing Attack details page ↗
Steel Wing1481.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Rock
Ice
Fairy
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 14
Energy 8
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.7s - 1.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 7
Energy 6

Effects
Steel Wing has no special effects.
See Steel Wing details page ↗

Damage	10
Energy	11
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Damage	5
Energy	7

Damage	14
Energy	8
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.7s - 1.0s

Damage	7
Energy	6

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 ↗
Brave Bird1301002.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 130
Energy 100
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.6s
Trainer Battles
Damage 130
Energy 55

Effects
Special
Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%
See Brave Bird details page ↗
Sky Attack80502.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.5s - 1.7s
Trainer Battles
Damage 85
Energy 55

Effects
Sky Attack has no special effects.
See Sky Attack details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗

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

Damage	55
Energy	40

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.6s

Damage	130
Energy	55

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Damage	85
Energy	55

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

Special CP Values

Shadow Swellow's has 2170 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Swellow obtained from Raids can be encountered from 986 CP to 1097 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1232 CP to 1371 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Swellow can be found in the 776 CP to 823 CP range.

Max CP	2170 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	776 CP - 823 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1034 CP - 1097 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	986 CP - 1097 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	1232 CP - 1371 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 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

Shadow Swellow 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	27 CP	2	85 CP	3	143 CP
4	201 CP	5	259 CP	6	316 CP
7	374 CP	8	432 CP	9	490 CP
10	548 CP	11	603 CP	12	658 CP
13	713 CP	14	768 CP	15	823 CP
16	877 CP	17	932 CP	18	987 CP
19	1042 CP	20	1097 CP	21	1152 CP
22	1206 CP	23	1261 CP	24	1316 CP
25	1371 CP	26	1426 CP	27	1481 CP
28	1536 CP	29	1591 CP	30	1645 CP
31	1673 CP	32	1700 CP	33	1728 CP
34	1755 CP	35	1783 CP	36	1810 CP
37	1837 CP	38	1865 CP	39	1892 CP
40	1920 CP	41	1944 CP	42	1969 CP
43	1993 CP	44	2018 CP	45	2043 CP
46	2068 CP	47	2094 CP	48	2119 CP
49	2145 CP	50	2170 CP

Shadow Swellow evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Taillow	50 Candy	Swellow

Taillow evolves into Swellow which costs 50 Candy.

Shadow Swellow family

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

Shadow Swellow in the meta

PvE Analysis

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PvP Analysis

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Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Swellow

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

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 Shadow Swellow 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 Shadow Swellow, 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	#277
Height	0.71 m
Weight	19.8 kg
Region	Generation 3
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Size information

No size information available for this Pokémon

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Swellow

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Shadow Swellow Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Ruby	SWELLOW flies high above our heads, making graceful arcs in the sky. This POKéMON dives at a steep angle assoon as it spots its prey. The hapless prey is tightly grasped by SWELLOW’s clawed feet, preventing escape.
Sapphire	SWELLOW is very conscientious about the upkeep of its glossy wings. Once two SWELLOW are gathered, theydiligently take care of cleaning each other’s wings.
Emerald	A SWELLOW dives upon prey from far above. It never misses its targets. It takes to the skies in search of lands with a warm climate.
FireRed, LeafGreen	If its two tail feathers are standing at attention, it is proof of good health. It soars elegantly in the sky.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	It circles the sky in search of prey. When it spots one, it dives steeply to catch the prey.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	It dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. It catches its prey with sharp claws.
X	If its two tail feathers are standing at attention, it is proof of good health. It soars elegantly in the sky.
Y	It dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. It catches its prey with sharp claws.
Omega Ruby	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.
Alpha Sapphire	Swellow is very conscientious about the upkeep of its glossy wings. Once two Swellow are gathered, they diligently take care of cleaning each other’s wings.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Swellow

Shadow Swellow high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Swellow. 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 Shadow Swellow’s strengths and weaknesses?

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

What are the best moves for Shadow Swellow in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Swellow in Pokémon GO are Wing Attack and Sky Attack. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 11.913 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 96.394.

How does Shadow Swellow perform in Raids?

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

How does Shadow Swellow rank as a Normal-type attacker?

Shadow Swellow'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 Shadow Swellow rank as a Flying-type attacker?

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

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Swellow?

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

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

Shadow Swellow’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 1920 CP and 2170 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Swellow be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Swellow cannot be shiny in Pokémon GO.

Can Shadow Swellow Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Swellow cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.