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Shadow Swellow is a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 1,920 CP and is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Wing Attack / Sky Attack. It is boosted by Partly Cloudy and Windy weather. Its shiny form is available.

Shadow Swellow Stats and Max CP

Shadow Swellow's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Flying-type

D#96

Great League

F#946

Shadow Swellow Type Chart

Shadow Swellow takes increased damage from:

Electric160.0%

Ice160.0%

Rock160.0%

Shadow Swellow takes reduced damage from:

Ghost39.1%

Ground39.1%

Bug62.5%

Grass62.5%

Shadow Swellow best moveset

Wing Attack + Sky Attack

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Wing Attack

Sky Attack

Shadow Swellow's best Flying-type moveset is Wing Attack / Sky Attack, with 12.27 DPS and 126.5 TDO. These moves are boosted by Windy weather. Shadow Swellow ranks #96 (D Tier) as a Flying attacker with that moveset.

Settings

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	eDPS	DPS	TDO
1.	Wing Attack	Sky Attack	9.89	12.27	126.5
2.	Steel Wing	Sky Attack	9.61	11.91	122.8
3.	Wing Attack	Brave Bird	8.93	11.08	114.3
4.	Steel Wing	Brave Bird	8.56	10.62	109.5
5.	Steel Wing	Aerial Ace	8.52	10.56	109.0
6.	Wing Attack	Aerial Ace	8.40	10.41	107.4
7.	Wing Attack	Frustration	0	0.10	0
8.	Steel Wing	Frustration	0	0.10	0

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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	8

  
  

  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	5

  
  

  Effects

  Steel Wing has no special effects.

  See Steel Wing details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• 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	75
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Sky Attack has no special effects.

  See Sky Attack details page ↗
• 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	60
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Aerial Ace has no special effects.

  See Aerial Ace 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 ↗

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Swellow's DPS and TDO for every fast and charged 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 Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged 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).

Shadow Swellow CP Chart

Shadow Swellow reaches a maximum of 1,920 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 986–1,097 CP, rising to 1,232–1,371 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 776–823 CP.

Max CP	1920 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	776 CP - 823 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1034 CP - 1097 CP
	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

More information

• 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 6 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 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 6 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 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 guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

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. CP Calculator

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#277
Height	0.71 m
Weight	19.8 kg
Region	Generation 3
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	1 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Taillow	50 Candy	Swellow

• Taillow evolves into Swellow which costs 50 Candy.

▾How to purify Shadow Swellow

Purification cost	3 Candy
	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

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.

Power-up costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	624,000	406	360
LVL 40	336,000	406	12
LVL 35	228,000	274	-
LVL 30	150,000	185	-
LVL 25	96,000	136	-
LVL 20	57,000	97	-
LVL 15	30,600	67	-
LVL 10	13,200	38	-
LVL 5	3,600	18	-

Shadow Swellow Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Swellow from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Swellow in Pokémon GO.

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

Taillow

Swellow

Shadow Taillow

Shadow Swellow

No size information available for this Pokémon

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Swellow

• Regular Shadow SwellowCopy shortcode
• Shiny Shadow SwellowCopy shortcode

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.

• #277
• #277

Official artwork

Wallpaper