--- title: "Swablu (#0333): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/swablu" description: "Swablu (#0333): Normal/Flying-type Cotton Bird Pokémon from Hoenn. Base stat total 310. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0333 · Hoenn · Generation 3 # Swablu Cotton Bird Pokémon · Normal/Flying-type ![Swablu official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/333.webp) Swablu is a [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal)/[Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying)-type Pokémon, the Cotton Bird Pokémon, number 333 (#0333) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the [Hoenn](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/hoenn) region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 1.2 kg. Swablu is the Cotton Bird Pokémon, a small blue bird with fluffy, cloud-like wings that loves to land on people's heads and sit there like a cotton hat. It is spotlessly clean too: the Pokédex says it cannot unwind unless it and its surroundings are clean. ## How to pronounce Swablu Swablu is pronounced **SWAH-bloo**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Swablu said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/333.mp3) In Japanese it is チルット (Tyltto). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Swablu is 0.4 m tall and weighs just 1.2 kg. Its round blue body has no visible neck, so it looks like all head, topped with two long feathers and a short white beak. Its wings are white, cottony and full of air, and the Shield entry says they make it hard for foes to spot against a cloud. The same entry says its wings apparently turned white over many generations. ### Behaviour Swablu is neat, friendly and unafraid of people. It wipes dirt away with its wings, and when the wings get grubby it washes in a stream or spring. The Emerald Pokédex says flocks move closer to towns in spring after a winter with little food. ### Habitat Bulbapedia says Swablu lives in forest flocks. In Scarlet and Violet it ranges across all four of Paldea's provinces and, in The Indigo Disk, the Canyon Biome. In Legends: Z-A it appears in Wild Zones 6 and 18 and several Lumiose districts, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds Hyperspace Lumiose. ### Powers Natural Cure heals status problems when it switches out, and Cloud Nine, hidden, cancels the effects of weather. It sings with Sing, shields its team with Safeguard, and in Scarlet and Violet learns Dragon Breath at level 20, Moonblast at level 40 and Perish Song at level 44. Special Defense 75 is its best base stat. ### Name origin Swablu may combine 'swab', a small cotton wad on a stick, and 'blue'. The Japanese name is Tyltto (チルット), which may nod to Maurice Maeterlinck's play The Blue Bird, whose child heroes are Mytyl and Tyltyl. ### Design inspiration Swablu may be a bluebird crossed with cotton or a cloud, with traits of the ultramarine lorikeet and a head-perching habit like the Canada jay's. These are fan readings. ### Evolution notes Swablu evolves into Altaria at level 35. ### In the games Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire gives players a Swablu Egg at the start, and in Pokémon Colosseum it is a Shadow Pokémon in Pyrite Cave. Swablu debuted in Ruby and Sapphire. ### In the anime In 'True Blue Swablu', an injured Swablu loses its nerve to fly. May helps it recover and offers it a place on her team, but lets it go when its flock returns. ### Fun facts - Bulbapedia says no other Normal-type Pokémon evolves into a Dragon type: only Swablu does. - In the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short 'Flying in the Air', Hoopa summons several Swablu to whip up a breeze for Ash and Pikachu, yet the Swablu's combined Gust is so fierce it blows the pair away. - Bulbapedia says Swablu sleeps curled up with its wings folded in Pokémon Sleep, and is believed to be dreaming of perching on someone's head. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Swablu (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Swablu_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Swablu (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/swablu/) ## Base stats - HP: **45** - Attack: **40** - Defense: **60** - Sp. Atk: **40** - Sp. Def: **75** - Speed: **50** Swablu’s base stat total is **310**. Its highest stat is Sp. Def. ## Type matchups ### What is Swablu weak to? Swablu takes extra damage from [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (2×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×) moves. It resists [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×). It is immune to [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) moves. ## Evolution ### How does Swablu evolve? Swablu evolves into [Altaria](https://pokee.si/pokemon/altaria) at level 35. The whole family: **Swablu**, [Altaria](https://pokee.si/pokemon/altaria). ## Abilities - [Natural Cure](https://pokee.si/abilities/natural-cure): Cures any major status ailment upon switching out. - [Cloud Nine](https://pokee.si/abilities/cloud-nine) (hidden ability): Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself. ## Moves ### Moves Swablu learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Growl](https://pokee.si/moves/growl) | Normal | Status | — | | 1 | [Peck](https://pokee.si/moves/peck) | Flying | Physical | 35 | | 4 | [Disarming Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/disarming-voice) | Fairy | Special | 40 | | 8 | [Mist](https://pokee.si/moves/mist) | Ice | Status | — | | 12 | [Fury Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/fury-attack) | Normal | Physical | 15 | | 16 | [Round](https://pokee.si/moves/round) | Normal | Special | 60 | | 20 | [Dragon Breath](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-breath) | Dragon | Special | 60 | | 24 | [Safeguard](https://pokee.si/moves/safeguard) | Normal | Status | — | | 28 | [Sing](https://pokee.si/moves/sing) | Normal | Status | — | | 32 | [Cotton Guard](https://pokee.si/moves/cotton-guard) | Grass | Status | — | | 36 | [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down) | Normal | Physical | 90 | | 40 | [Moonblast](https://pokee.si/moves/moonblast) | Fairy | Special | 95 | | 44 | [Perish Song](https://pokee.si/moves/perish-song) | Normal | Status | — | ### TM moves (35) Swablu can learn 35 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Acrobatics](https://pokee.si/moves/acrobatics), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Disarming Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/disarming-voice), [Trailblaze](https://pokee.si/moves/trailblaze), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Aerial Ace](https://pokee.si/moves/aerial-ace), [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Dazzling Gleam](https://pokee.si/moves/dazzling-gleam), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Fly](https://pokee.si/moves/fly), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Tailwind](https://pokee.si/moves/tailwind), [Dragon Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-pulse), [Hyper Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-voice), [Heat Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/heat-wave), [Play Rough](https://pokee.si/moves/play-rough), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Ice Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-beam), [Hurricane](https://pokee.si/moves/hurricane), [Brave Bird](https://pokee.si/moves/brave-bird), [Solar Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Haze](https://pokee.si/moves/haze), [Dual Wingbeat](https://pokee.si/moves/dual-wingbeat), [Endeavor](https://pokee.si/moves/endeavor), [Feather Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/feather-dance), [Dragon Cheer](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-cheer). Egg moves (7):[Astonish](https://pokee.si/moves/astonish), [Defog](https://pokee.si/moves/defog), [Dragon Rush](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-rush), [Feather Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/feather-dance), [Haze](https://pokee.si/moves/haze), [Roost](https://pokee.si/moves/roost), [Tailwind](https://pokee.si/moves/tailwind). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 50% male, 50% female. - Egg groups: Flying, Dragon. - Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560). - Catch rate: 255 out of 255. - Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50. - Growth rate: Slow Then Very Fast (600,000 experience points to reach level 100). - Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Def effort value. - Base experience yield: 62. ## Pokédex entries Since Swablu looks like a cumulus cloud, foes can have a hard time finding it. Apparently its wings turned white over many generations. *(Shield)* Its cottony wings are full of air, making them light and fluffy to the touch. Swablu takes diligent care of its wings. *(Sword)* 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. *(Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)* 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. *(Ruby, Omega Ruby)* It constantly grooms its cotton-like wings. It takes a shower to clean itself if it becomes dirty. *(FireRed, LeafGreen, Y)* For some reason, it likes to land on people's heads softly and act like it's a hat. *(Black 2, White 2, X)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: チルット - **Romaji**: Tyltto - **French**: Tylton - **German**: Wablu - **Spanish**: Swablu - **Italian**: Swablu - **Korean**: 파비코 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 青绵鸟 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 青綿鳥 ## Trivia - Lightest Flying type in Gen 3: 1.2 kg. - Slowest Flying type in Gen 3: 50 Speed. - Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m). - Heavier than 5% of all Pokémon (1.2 kg). - Base stat total 310, ranked #804 of 1,025. - One of 27 Pokémon that are both Normal and Flying. - One of 170 blue Pokémon. - Number 82 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn). - Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon. - Can learn 50 different moves in Scarlet / Violet. - Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 10 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Swablu (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Swablu_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Swablu (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/swablu/). - Pronunciation (SWAH-bloo): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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