Swallow (move)

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のみこむSwallow

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	10(max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	0
Does not makecontact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected bySnatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Self: Affects the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not aTM,TR,HM, orMove 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	2♥♥
Jamming	0
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Swallow (Japanese:のみこむSwallow) is a non-damagingNormal-type move introduced inGeneration III.

The Pokémon who are able to learn this move are also able to learn the related movesStockpile andSpit Up, exceptSnorlax,Munchlax,Trubbish,Garbodor, andGuzzlord, which cannot learn Spit Up.

Effect

Generation III

This move will fail if the user has not usedStockpile. If Swallow is used after stockpiling, it recovers the user'sHP depending on the number of times Stockpile was used:

1× → 25% of the user's maximum HP
2× → 50% of the user's maximum HP
3× → all of the user's maximum HP

After Swallow is used, the stockpile count will be reset to 0.

Swallow can be used as the second move of aPokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point ifStockpile was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV

Swallow now removes any Defense and Special Defense boosts gained through Stockpile. However, it simply will say the effect wore off without showing stat changing, unlike Stockpile.

Generation V onwards

The Stockpile removal is now shown as a stat change. For each Stockpile that successfully changed a defensive stat, that stat will drop by two stages if the Pokémon hasSimple at the time of using Swallow, rise by one stage if the Pokémon hasContrary at that time, or drop by one stage with any other Ability. Stockpiles that did not result in stat changes (most likely because the stat was already maxed out) are not taken into account for this adjustment, but Stockpiles that resulted in stat changes which were later erased by a move such asHaze orClear Smog are.

Swallow can be used as part of aContest Spectacular combination, giving an extra three appeal points ifStockpile was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by aNormalium Z into Z-Swallow, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColoXD	Absorbs stockpiled power and restores HP.
FRLG	The energy it built usingStockpile is absorbed to restore HP.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to heal its HP.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	The power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to heal its HP. Storing more power heals more HP.
SV	The power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to restore its own HP. The more power is stored, the more HP is restored.

Learnset

Byleveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0023	Ekans	Field	Dragon	37	25	25	25	25		25	25
0024	Arbok	Field	Dragon	46	28	27	27	27		27	25
0039	Jigglypuff	Fairy		Fairy	−	−	−	−	25	12	12	12
0040	Wigglytuff	Fairy		Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	1
0071	Victreebel	Grass		Grass	1^FRLG	1	1	1	1		1	Rem.
0143	Snorlax	Monster		Monster	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	1
0171	Lanturn	Water 2		Water 2	−	27	27	27	1,Evo.	1,Evo.	1,Evo.	Evo.
0279	Pelipper	Water 1	Flying	33	38	38^BW 39^B2W2	39^XY 33^ORAS	33	28	28	28
0303	Mawile	Field	Fairy	46	51	51	50^XY 41^ORAS	41	16	16
0316	Gulpin	Amorphous		Amorphous	34	34	39	39^XY 28^ORAS	28		28	28
0317	Swalot	Amorphous		Amorphous	40	38	45	45^XY 30^ORAS	30		30	30
0345	Lileep	Water 3		Water 3	50	57	57	57^XY 46^ORAS	46	41	41
0346	Cradily	Water 3		Water 3	60	66	66	1, 66^XY 52^ORAS	52	43	43
0425	Drifloon	Amorphous		Amorphous		27	30^BW 32^B2W2	32	32	24	24	24
0426	Drifblim	Amorphous		Amorphous		27	32^BW 34^B2W2	34	34	24	24	24
0446	Munchlax	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		28	33	33	33	20	20	20
0455	Carnivine	Grass		Grass		31	37	37	37		37
0568	Trubbish	Mineral		Mineral			23	23	23	21
0569	Garbodor	Mineral		Mineral			23	23	23	21
0631	Heatmor	Field		Field			56	50	56	20
0775	Komala	Field		Field					6			6
0799	Guzzlord	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					1	5
0819	Skwovet	Field		Field						15		15
0820	Greedent	Field		Field						15		15
0845	Cramorant	Water 1	Flying						1		1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Bybreeding

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0019	Rattata Alolan Form	Field		Field					✔
0086	Seel	Water 1	Field	−	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0088	Grimer	Amorphous		Amorphous	−	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0088	Grimer Alolan Form	Amorphous		Amorphous					✔			✔^2.0.1+
0109	Koffing	Amorphous		Amorphous	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0194	Wooper	Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0194	Wooper Paldean Form	Water 1	Field								✔
0218	Slugma	Amorphous		Amorphous	−	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	−
0322	Numel	Field		Field	−	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0336	Seviper	Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0363	Spheal	Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0387	Turtwig	Monster	Grass		✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔		✔	−
0422	Shellos All forms	Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0449	Hippopotas	Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0747	Mareanie	Water 1		Water 1					✔	✔		✔
0769	Sandygast	Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔		✔
0915	Lechonk	Field		Field								✔
0940	Wattrel	Water 1	Flying								✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Byevent

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1	Easter Egg Mareanie Korean Egg Mareanie
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Swallow restores the user's HP depending on the number ofStockpile boosts. The Stockpile boosts are reset to 0 after using this move. It is affected bySnatch.

In theRescue Team andExplorers series, Swallow restores 20 HP after one Stockpile, 40 HP after two Stockpile boosts, and 80 HP after three Stockpile boosts. FromGates to Infinity, Swallow restores 25% of the user's max HP after one Stockpile, 50% after two Stockpile boosts, and 75% after three Stockpile boosts.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	-	-	15	-	—%	-	User	User	-
MDTD S	-	-	15	-	—%	-	User	User	-
BSL	-	-	15	-	—%	-	User	User	-
MDGtI	-	-	13	50	—%	-	User	User	-
SMD	-	-	13	30	—%	-	User	User	-
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Basepower	Maxpower	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playablesync pair(s)
Buddy move
Guzzling Swallow	Status	2	2	—	—	—%	All allies	Heals	Activation Condition: When the user uses Stockpile. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 20% of their maximum HP. The more the user's Defense or Sp. Def are raised, the more it also restores its HP. Removes all of the user's Defense and Sp. Def increases.	Sygna Suit Giovanni (Alt.) & Guzzlord

Name

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Restores the user's HP. The HP recovered depends on how often the move Stockpile was used before.
MDTD S	Restores the user's HP. The amount depends on how many times Stockpile was used in advance.
BSL	じぶんのＨＰがかいふくするわざ『たくわえる』でためただけかいふくりょうがふえる
MDGtI	It restores your HP. The more you stockpile using Stockpile, the more HP you restore.
SMD	It restores your HP, and the more you stockpile using Stockpile, the more HP you restore.
MDRTDX	Only the power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to heal its HP. Storing more power heals more HP.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Swalot
The user swallows the foe and holds it in its stomach.
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

Pokémon	Method
Drifblim
The user uses stored energy to heal itself.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Drifblim glows brightly, healing any injuries it previously had.
Hiori's Drifblim	Showdown With An Assassin	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Pelipper
The user swallows previously stored energy to heal itself.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Pelipper swallows anything that it has in its mouth, giving it more energy.
Amber's Pelipper	Can I Ninjask You a Question?	Debut

Red'sVictreebel was revealed to know Swallow on the official website, but it was never shown using the move.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	吞下Tānhah
Chinese	Mandarin	吞下Tūnxià
Dutch		Doorslik
Finnish		Nielaisu
French		Avale
German		Verzehrer
Greek		ΚατάποσηKatáposi
Italian		Introenergia
Korean		꿀꺽Kkulkkeok
Portuguese		Engolir
Serbian		Gutanje
Spanish		Tragar
Vietnamese		Nuốt Chửng

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