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 Swallow Pokémon that inhabit the early routes of Hoenn. They're not as common in their region as their counterparts Pidgey, Starly, and Pidove are in their regions. They are true [[Determinator]]s, refusing to give up even when they are near defeat.
+* [[Action Initiative]]: Both of these Pokémon can learn Quick Attack, a weak priority move. However, not only do these birds get STAB from it, but it is boosted by Guts also; and given Swellow's respectable base 85 Attack, a STAB/Guts boosted Quick Attack can really help against faster, weakened opposition.
+* [[Always Accurate Attack]]: The ever-present Aerial Ace is a popular move of choice this Pokémon.
+* [[Balance Buff]]: Swellow's Special Attack was boosted from a meagre 50 to a usable 75 in Gen VII, thus allowing it to use special moves like Boomburst and Hurricane much more effectively.
 * [[Big Badass Bird of Prey]]: And it's a ''swallow'', too!
-* [[Blow You Away]]
+* [[Blow You Away]]: Natural Flying-types, and they can have Hurricane as an Egg Move.
 * [[Com Mons]]: Subverted. Like Sentret, they look like [[Com Mons]], and you expect them to be common, but nope, they are rare to find.
+* [[Disability Superpower]]: With Guts as its main ability, Swellow can turn Poison/Burn/Paralysis into an advantage by effectively doubling its Attack. It also ignores the damage reduction of burns, allowing Swellow to hit at full whack.
+* [[Desperation Attack]]: Swellow can learn Reversal, which is useful when it is at low HP and helps it deal with those pesky Rock- and Steel-types that resist its STAB moves.
 * [[Determinator]]: What Guts amounts to.
+* [[Explosive Instrumentation]]: Like Hurricane, Taillow can learn Boomburst as an Egg move. It is a popular move for Swellow when its Sp.Atk was greatly boosted in Gen VII.
-* [[Expy]]: While often compared to Pidgey and Starly, its evolutionary pattern, Pokédex description, and stat distribution is actually more in line with Spearow.
+* [[Expy]]: While often compared to Pidgey and Starly, Taillow's evolutionary pattern, Pokédex description, and stat distribution is actually more in line with Spearow. Swellow's stats are more in line with Talonflame's, albeit lesser.
-* [[Fragile Speedster]]
+* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Among the fastest of the starter Flying-types with a base 125 speed, but can't take a hit very well with its 60 HP/Defense and 50 Sp.Def.
 * [[For Massive Damage]]: Don't let the anime tell you otherwise, Electric-type attacks DO hurt them.
+* [[Heal Thyself]]: As with almost every other Flying-type, Taillow and Swellow can Roost to heal off any damage it takes.
+* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Not Swellow itself, but rather anything it goes up against that can inflict a burn; doing so will only make Swellow even stronger!
 * [[Glass Cannon]]: When affected with a status condition, Guts kicks in and makes their attacks deadly, even if survivability gets even more hindered. Combine with Facade for optimal effect.
+** It's endurance did increase a little in Gen VII though, when Burn damage was reduced from 1/8th to 1/16th of its maximum health, so Flame Orb, Guts, Facade, and Roost go together nicely.
 * [[Non-Elemental]]
+* [[Secret Art]]: Though Aerial Ace was always available via TM40, they are the only ''Ruby & Sapphire'' Pokémon to learn it via level up.
+* [[Useless Useful Skill]]: Before Gen VII, neither Taillow nor its evolved form could make proper use of Boomburst due to their low Special Attack, but even then, Swellow with Boomburst was more common than one would expect. Averted in Gen VII where Swellow's aforementioned Balance Buff made Boomburst a fearsome attack when combined with its Ghost-hitting Scrappy ability.
 == Wingull (Camome) and Pelipper ==