Swallow (move)

Swallow のみこむ Swallow

File:Swallow.png

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Swallow (Japanese: のみこむ Swallow) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. Those Pokémon who are able to learn this move are always able to learn Stockpile, due to this move requiring Stockpile, along with Spit Up.

Effect

This move will fail if the user has not used Stockpile.

Swallow will recover the user's HP depending on the amount of times the user has used Stockpile.

• One Stockpile → 25% of the user's maximum HP
• Two Stockpiles → 50% of the user's maximum HP
• Three Stockpiles → 100% of the user's maximum HP

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Swallow restores 20HP for one Stockpile, 40HP after two Stockpiles, and 80HP after three Stockpiles.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0023 Ekans Poison 37 0024 Arbok Poison 46 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison -- 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 33 0303 Mawile Steel 46 0316 Gulpin Poison 34 0317 Swalot Poison 40 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 50 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 60 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Pelipper
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0336 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seviper
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0363 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spheal
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Pelipper
Mawile

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0023 Ekans Poison 25 0024 Arbok Poison 28 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison -- 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 27 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 38 0303 Mawile Steel 51 0316 Gulpin Poison 34 0317 Swalot Poison 38 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 57 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 66 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 27 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 27 0446 Munchlax Normal 28 0455 Carnivine Grass 31 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Pelipper |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Pelipper
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0218 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slugma
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0322 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Numel
| colspan="1" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0336 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seviper
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0363 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spheal
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Pelipper
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0387 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Turtwig
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Victreebel
Carnivine |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0422 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellos
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Pelipper
Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0422 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellos
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Pelipper
Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0449 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hippopotas
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Mawile

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0023 Ekans Poison 25 0024 Arbok Poison 27 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison -- 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 27 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 38 0303 Mawile Steel 51 0316 Gulpin Poison 39 0317 Swalot Poison 45 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 57 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 66 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 30 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 32 0446 Munchlax Normal 33 0455 Carnivine Grass 37 0568 Trubbish Poison 23 0569 Garbodor Poison 23 0631 Heatmor Fire 56 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Pelipper
Heatmor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Pelipper
Mawile
Heatmor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0218 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slugma
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0322 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Numel
| colspan="1" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Mawile
Heatmor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0336 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seviper
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Mawile
Heatmor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0363 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spheal
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Pelipper
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0387 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Turtwig
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Victreebel
Carnivine |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0422 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellos
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Pelipper
Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0422 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellos
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Pelipper
Gulpin, Swalot
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0449 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hippopotas
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Mawile
Heatmor

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Swalot Swallow.png Swalot
The user swallows the foe and holds it in its stomach.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Swalot swallows the opponent and holds it in its stomach.
Anthony's Swalot	Deceit and Assist		Debut

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Drifblim Swallow P7.png Drifblim
The user used stored energy to heal itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Drifblim glows brightly, healing any injuries it previously had.
Hiori's Drifblim	Showdown With An Assasin		Debut.

Pokémon Adventures

File:Pelipper SSS Adventures.png Pelipper
The user swallows previously stored energy to heal itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pelipper swallows anything that it has in its mouth, giving it more energy.
Amber's Pelipper	VS. Ninjask		Debut

Trivia

• Munchlax and Trubbish's respective family are the only Pokémon that able to learn Stockpile and Swallow, but unable to learn Spit Up.

In other languages

• French: Avale
• German: Verzehrer
• Greek: Κατάποση
• Italian: Introenergia
• Korean: 꿀꺽 Kkulkkeok
• Spanish: Tragar
• Serbian: Gutanje

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.