Is Swablu Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 114 catch. Normal/Flying with AbilityNatural Cure for status healing. Altaria at 35 becomes Dragon/Flying, which is a massive type upgrade. The grind is moderate and the Dragon typing handles Drake from a defensive angle. Altaria resists most common attack types.
Roxanne's team hits Swablu's weaknesses hard.
Swablu resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Swablu's weaknesses hard.
Swablu trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Swablu's defenses.
Swablu trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Altaria resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Swablu on Route 114 (walking, Lv 15-17, common).
- After Brawly
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 31NormalTake Down13585%20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
- After Winona
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
Your Swablu should hit Level 35 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- After Winona
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Wallace
- TM02DragonDragon Claw120100%15
- LV 59FlyingSky Attack21090%5
How to Get Swablu in Ruby & Sapphire
Easy grab on Swablu with high spawn rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Swablu in RS
Swablu is your first catch on the way to Swablu. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 15-60 across 6 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Swablu ✓Route 114Lv.15-17GrassRate 40%Route 115Lv.23-25GrassRate 30%
Swablu Weakness
Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Swablu for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Swablu Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Swablu
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x88-104%KO Thunderbolt 2x46-55% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x116-138%KO Thunderbolt 2x78-92% Ancient Power 2x35-41% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x87-103%KO Thunderbolt 2x45-53% | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x113-134%KO Thunderbolt 2x75-90% Ancient Power 2x35-42% | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Manectric Electric | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-93% Thunderbolt 2x51-60% Ice Beam 2x51-60% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x110-130%KO Rock Tomb 2x40-48% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x115-135%KO Thunderbolt 2x76-90% Ancient Power 2x34-40% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Swablu with Rock Slide (181-213%). Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (135-160%).
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x181-213%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swablu View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x135-160%KO | ||
Swablu Evolutions
Swablu evolves into Altaria. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Swablu. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Swablu easily with 27 breeding partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Haze, Pursuit and 1 more to offspring.
RS Swablu Best Moveset
Normal/Flying pre-evolution heading toward Altaria's Dragon/Flying typing. AbilityNatural Cure clears status on switch-out. Stats too low for competitive contribution.
Best Build
Swablu best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Aerial Ace
- Frustration
- Haze
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Swablu misses out on Agility and Haze. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Take Down and Fly, with Ghost and Ice coverage and more rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SWABLU has light and fluffy wings that are like cottony clouds. This POKéMON is not frightened of people. It lands on the heads of people and sits there like a cotton-fluff hat.
SWABLU loves to make things clean. If it spots something dirty, it will wipe and polish it with its cottony wings. If its wings become dirty, this POKéMON finds a stream and showers itself.
Swablu Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, Swablu does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Altaria before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Swablu first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves