Physical
Balanced
DTier
85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Taillow's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Defense trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Speed EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP40
D
Attack55
D
Defense30
F
Sp. Atk30
F
Sp. Def30
F
Speed85
C
Total270
Details
Catch Rate
Easy200 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight2.3 kg
5.1 lbsFeather
Base XP54
Low Yield
Abilities
GutsRare
Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
ScrappyHATop Pick
Lets the Pokémon's normal and fighting moves hit ghost Pokémon.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.

Taillow Weakness

Taillow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely.

Taillow Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)Ground, Ghost
Type ChartGood
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score+2
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Taillow in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile can KO Taillow with Ice Shard (137-162%). Jolteon threatens a KO with Thunder (533-627%). Lapras's Surf also KOs at 135-159%.

Weavile
Weavile
DarkIce
A
Recommended Build
AbilityPressure
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots
NatureJolly
Moves
  • Knock Off
  • Ice Shard
  • Triple Axel
  • Swords Dance
Damage vs Taillow
Knock Off
110-130%KO
Ice Shard 2x
137-162%KO
View Weavile builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Taillow evolves into Swellow. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. Evolving adds up to 185 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Taillow
#276Taillow
22
Level 22
Swellow
#277Swellow
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Taillow
NormalFlying
Swellow
NormalFlying
HP
40
60+20
ATK
55
85+30
DEF
30
60+30
SP.ATK
30
75+45
SP.DEF
30
50+20
SPE
85
125+40
BST
270D-Tier
455C-Tier+185
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Physical
Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Taillow easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Boomburst, Brave Bird, Hurricane and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
6moves
Breed With (best first)
togekisstogeticaltariapelipperfarfetchdswabluwingullcrobathonchkrowstaraptorpidgeotdodrio
12 of 31·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Taillow Best Moveset

Focus Sash guarantees Taillow survives one hit from full HP. That's enough to deal early damage and fire off Endeavor before going down. Scrappy and max Attack and Speed EVs maximize first-turn impact.

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Attacker
Ability
Scrappy
Item
Focus SashSURVIVAL
Best Nature for Taillow
HardyNEUTRAL

Taillow best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Attacker Moveset

  • UnknownSTAB
  • Quick AttackSTAB
  • EndeavorSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Gengar
GengarGood

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Taillow gets Boomburst and Brave Bird exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Fighting and Steel coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Boomburst and Sky Attack.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 5
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
Lv 9
Quick Attack+1
S4010030Normal
Lv 13
Wing Attack
—6010035Flying
Lv 17
Double Team
———15Normal
Lv 21
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
Lv 25
Quick Guard+3
———15Fighting
Lv 29
Agility
C——30Psychic
Lv 33
Air Slash
D759515Flying
Lv 37
Endeavor
S—1005Normal
Lv 41
Brave Bird
C12010015Flying
Lv 45
Reversal
D—10015Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM97
Defog
C——15Flying
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM94
Fly
C909515Flying
TM88
Pluck
—6010020Flying
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM51
Roost
C——10Flying
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM47
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM10
Work Up
D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Boomburst
C14010010Normal
Egg
Brave Bird
C12010015Flying
Egg
Hurricane
D1107010Flying
Egg
Sky Attack
C140905Flying
Egg
Supersonic
D—5520Normal
Egg
Whirlwind-6
D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Taillow can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Taillow in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Taillow can't be caught in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Omega Ruby instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Taillow is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

RubyEmeraldHeartGoldXOmega Ruby

Taillow Guide

  • Taillow evolves into Swellow at level 22. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 270 BST.

  • Taillow evolves into Swellow at level 22. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Taillow does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Swellow before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • Taillow is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Taillow first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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