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help with the in-game swellow

Tha Pkmn Prodigy

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    i caught a swellow recently, and im gonna make it part of my top6. what movesets should i teach it? i was going for....

    Swellow@Liechi Berry
    Hasty Nature
    Facade
    Fly
    Endeavor
    Quick Attack

    i dont really think its an elite set, so i need help with it
     
    First off catching an off the bat Swellow=bad idea...You were better off catching a level 3 Taillow and raising it up. Meaning it can get more EXP.

    Trained pokemon> Wild. Thats fact

    Try:

    Swellow
    Nature: Jolly (speed is what this pokemon is about)

    -Facade
    -Aerial Ace
    -Endeavor
    -Steel Wing

    Theres not much you can do with Swellow. (hes my favorite flying type) If hidden power was easy. I would suggest HP ground.
     
    enyce said:
    First off catching an off the bat Swellow=bad idea...You were better off catching a level 3 Taillow and raising it up. Meaning it can get more EXP.

    Trained pokemon> Wild. Thats fact

    Try:

    Swellow
    Nature: Jolly (speed is what this pokemon is about)

    -Facade
    -Aerial Ace
    -Endeavor
    -Steel Wing

    Theres not much you can do with Swellow. (hes my favorite flying type) If hidden power was easy. I would suggest HP ground.
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    yeah i know i should have caught a lv. 3 taillow, but im training this particular swellow because its shiny...but yes ill use steel wing on it, but i already taught aerial ace to anorith
     
    Quick Attack/Endeavor
    Facade
    Wing Attack/Aerial Ace
    Steel Wing/Endeavor

    Hasty nature isnt too bad i guess
     
    it is, hasty is minus defence.

    and it still can learn aerial ace, it learns areal ace through lvling, on lvl 38
     
    We really need to dispell the myth about catching a high level Poke means that it will be weaker than one you catch later. That was the case in the older versions, but with EV training as it is now, it is preferrable to catch a higher level Poke since you won't ruin its EVs by random battling with it throughout the storyline. You can now pick and select your battles to increase the stats that you want to.
     
    youre right, i personally prefer lower lvled ones, because i like to see them level fast, and monitor their growing and EV process, but higher ones are in fact better if you are keen on EV training earlier in the game.
     
    i didnt know that swellow still learned aerial ace thru lvling...thankx 4 the tip, so i guess ill teach it aerial ace then
     
    Go with Frost's suggestions and try to get Adamant or Jolly next time.
     
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    Hasty is fine. In fact, getting a Swellow with a nature that increases Speed and doesn't decrease Attack is rather lucky.

    Do use Endure/Substitute. It will guarantee you Liechi Berry's activation and let you Endeavor easily.

    Swellow @Liechi Berry
    -Aerial Ace
    -Return/Facade
    -Endure/Substitute
    -Endeavor

    or you can get a Choice Band instead:

    Swellow @Choice Band
    -Aerial Ace
    -Return
    -Facade/Quick Attack
    -Steel Wing

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    CB is better IMO because you're going to need a lot of Liechi Berries.
     
    Or just use the CB moveset without the CB as it's impossible to get early ingame unless you use codes
     
    Flame Demon said:
    CB is better IMO because you're going to need a lot of Liechi Berries.
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    Not if you use Swellow in the Battle Frontier.

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