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===Hoenn=== | ===Hoenn=== | ||
[[File:Ash Taillow.png|thumb|220px|left|As a Taillow]] | [[File:Ash Taillow.png|thumb|220px|left|As a Taillow]] | ||
Swellow was caught as a Taillow in the episode ''[[AG004|You Never Can Taillow!]]''. It was the leader of a flock of {{p|Taillow}}. It stole [[Max]]'s chocolate and challenged {{AP|Pikachu}} to a battle. | Swellow was caught as a Taillow in the episode ''[[AG004|You Never Can Taillow!]]''. It was the leader of a flock of {{p|Taillow}}. It stole [[Max]]'s chocolate and challenged {{AP|Pikachu}} to a battle. It also led the entire flock on a ceaseless attack until {{an|Brock}} and his {{TP|Brock|Forretress}} intervened and used {{m|Explosion}} to drive them away. Taillow then showed up alone and challenged Pikachu, and even though it took countless {{m|Thunderbolt}}s and a {{m|Thunder}} from Pikachu, it still kept fighting. On Brock's advice, Ash captured Taillow to prevent it getting hurt more. Ash then sent it out and Brock helped it recover. | ||
Its first battle was against [[Nicholai]] and his {{p|Zigzagoon}} in ''[[AG005|In the Knicker of Time!]]'', Taillow's impressive flying techniques allowed it to match Nicholai's newly caught Pokémon well. | Its first battle was against [[Nicholai]] and his {{p|Zigzagoon}} in ''[[AG005|In the Knicker of Time!]]'', Taillow's impressive flying techniques allowed it to match Nicholai's newly caught Pokémon well. The winner of the battle is unknown. It also fought against {{ho|Anthony}}'s {{p|Pelipper}} ''[[AG010|You Said a Mouthful]]'', where it handled the battle well but lost when a {{p|Magby}} hidden inside Pelipper's bill used {{m|Flamethrower}}. | ||
Taillow | In ''[[AG020|Brave the Wave]]'', Ash chose it to battle the {{type2|Fighting}} Gym leader [[Brawly]]'s {{p|Machop}}. Taillow managed to land several Wing Attacks on Machop, but Brawly's Pokémon managed to weather the attacks to land a devastating {{m|Cross Chop}} at the vital moment, taking Taillow out in a single hit. Taillow, with {{AP|Corphish}}, {{AP|Treecko}} and Pikachu, took up a meditation program to prepare for the rematch. However, Taillow was substituted for Corphish in the rematch. | ||
It battled against [[Drew]]'s {{Tp|Drew|Roselia}} in ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists]]'', where it managed to outfly {{m|Petal Dance}}, but was paralyzed by {{m|Stun Spore}} when it attempted to attack at close range, causing it to lose the battle. It also lost against [[May's Torchic]], as Ash was forced to throw the battle and forced Taillow to expose itself to {{m|Ember}}. | |||
In ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', Ash entered Taillow in a [[PokéRinger]] tournament. Unbelievable determination allowed Taillow to shrug off {{type|Electric}} attacks that reigning champion [[Volt]]'s {{p|Volbeat}} was using, and it made a counter attack to fly to victory. In the final, Taillow went up against [[James]] and [[Jessie's Dustox|Dustox]], and started strongly until a sand tornado kicked up. Determined to win, Taillow flew into the storm, but was too small against the wind. Desperate, it evolved into Swellow and easily broke through, using Wing Attack to flick the ring onto the goal and win the tournament. It then single handedly sent the sore losers Team Rocket blasting off. | |||
Several episodes later, in ''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]'', Swellow fought [[Winona]]'s coloured Swellow despite Winona's using more powerful attacks such as {{m|Hyper Beam}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}. However, Ash quickly recovered from Hyper Beam and ordered Swellow to create a dust cloud to blind and slow Winona's Swellow down. It then struck with Wing Attack and knocked out Winona's Swellow, winning the battle for Ash. | |||
After this victory, Ash became determined to teach his Swellow Aerial Ace, beginning in ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry]]''. Swellow initially struggled but with the help of [[Vladimir]], Ash was able to teach Swellow the move in ''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove!]]''. | |||
In ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'' it teamed up with {{Tp|Ash|Pikachu}} in a double battle against [[Tate and Liza]], as Ash inspected the terrain and decided an aerial fighter would be necessary. The two of them struggled to defeat {{p|Lunatone}} and {{p|Solrock}}, with Swellow only landing a Peck on Lunatone with little damage inflicted. Swellow came to Pikachu's rescue, bearing it into the air and away from the pummelling it was taking. Pikachu's Thunderbolt was [[Reflect (move)|reflected]] back onto the team, but Swellow managed to shrug off most of the damage. Swellow then used a newly learned {{m|Double Team}} to distract the duo whilst it flew above them. Pikachu used {{m|Thunder}} on some thunder clouds above, the clouds spat the electricity back at Pikachu and Swellow, and what would have expectedly hurt Swellow, powered it up along with Pikachu and turned it a metallic golden color. This was called Thunder Armor. Swellow easily diverted SolarBeam and Ice Beam and then took Lunatone out with a supercharged Aerial Ace. | |||
Swellow was used again against [[Juan]] in ''[[AG111|Eight Ain't Enough]]'' where it battled Juan's {{p|Whiscash}}, where it started on the back foot after being {{m|Tickle}}d and then hit by Hyper Beam. However, Swellow recovered and knocked Whiscash into the air with Aerial Ace. In midair it was able to dodge Hyper Beam and it then smashed Whiscash back into the water with Quick Attack. Just before Whiscash hit the water, Swellow landed an Aerial Ace and knocked Whiscash out. Juan complimented Swellow's ability to meld its attacks together and called upon his final Pokémon, {{p|Milotic}}. Swellow, though tired, managed to dodge Hydro Pump and strike Milotic with Aerial Ace, before using Double Team to avoid an Iron Tail. However, Milotic used {{m|Twister}} to sweep up all the copies and slam Swellow against the ceiling, knocking it out. | |||
[[File:Ash and Swellow.png|thumb|220px|right|Ash and Swellow]] | [[File:Ash and Swellow.png|thumb|220px|right|Ash and Swellow]] | ||
In the [[Ever Grande Conference]], Swellow battled [[Katie]]' | In the [[Ever Grande Conference]], Swellow battled [[Katie]] in ''[[AG129|A Judgment Brawl]]''. It managed to defeat her powerful {{p|Venomoth}}, despite having Peck {{m|Disable}}d, as it smashed Venomoth towards the water with Aerial Ace, then used Quick Attack to push through its last resort Confusion and leave it unable to battle. It then fought Katie's {{p|Scizor}}. Disable had worn off and Swellow used Peck, only for Scizor to use a Double Team/{{m|Metal Claw}} combination to intimidate Swellow with numerous attackers bearing down. Swellow used its own Double Team to counter, and then used Aerial Ace. Scizor threw away the clones to use Hidden Power, but Swellow dodged the attacks and dashed forward with Quick Attack. Scizor charged forward with Metal Claw, but Swellow dodged at the last second and took Scizor out. Katie's {{p|Walrein}} was much more robust, easily shrugging off Swellow's attacks and then freezing Swellow's wings with Ice Beam. After dodging Swellow's attacks underwater, Walrein struck with another Ice Beam and took Swellow out of the fight. | ||
Then in ''[[AG130|Choose It or Lose It!]]'', it battled [[Morrison]]'s {{p|Gligar}}, where it drew after a long battle in the sky. | |||
In Ash's final battle in the tournament, in the episode ''[[AG131|At the End of the Fray]]'', Swellow battled powerfully against {{Ho|Tyson}}'s {{p|Hariyama}} and {{p|Donphan}}, being able to stop Donphan's {{m|Rollout}} attack with its talons, lift it in to the air and throw it across the battlefield. Like in Ash's battle with Katie, Swellow defeated two Pokémon and proved itself to be one of Ash's most powerful Pokémon. It finally lost to Tyson's {{p|Metagross}} but not until after it had done the damage it needed to do for Pikachu to defeat it later. | |||
===Kanto Battle Frontier=== | ===Kanto Battle Frontier=== | ||