Swellow in Pokémon GO

Type	Normal / Flying
Pokédex number	#277
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	185 / 124 / 155
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,920 / 2,170 / 2,196
Max HP, level 50	142
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.71 m / 19.8 kg

Swellow evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Swellow evolves from Taillow for 50 Taillow Candy.

Swellow is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Taillow · Swellow

Swellow CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	823	776	87	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,097	1,034	101	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,371	1,293	113	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,645	1,552	124	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,783	1,681	129
40	1,920	1,810	134
45	2,043	1,927	138
50	2,170	2,047	142
51	2,196	2,071	143	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Swellow best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Swellow at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Swellow gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Wing Attack	Brave Bird	10.8
Steel Wing	Brave Bird	10.7
Wing Attack	Sky Attack	10.4
Steel Wing	Sky Attack	10.2
Wing Attack	Aerial Ace	8.5

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Steel Wing	Steel	14	8	1 s	14.0
Wing Attack	Flying	10	11	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aerial Ace	Flying	55	33	2.5 s	22.0	same type, ×1.2
Brave Bird	Flying	130	100	2 s	65.0	same type, ×1.2
Sky Attack	Flying	80	50	2 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2

Swellow weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Normal / Flying. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Electric	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Ghost	×0.39
Ground	×0.39
Bug	×0.625
Grass	×0.625

Swellow CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,920 · HP 134

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.