Swellow (EX Dragon 45)

Swellow  
オオスバメ Ohsubame
Colorless
SwellowEXDragon45.jpg
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Evolution stage
Taillow
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Taillow
Card name Swellow
Type Colorless
HP 70
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
None
English expansion EX Dragon
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 45/97
Japanese expansion Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions
Japanese rarity Rare
Japanese card no. 058/080
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Swellow.

Swellow (Japanese: オオスバメ Ohsubame) is a Colorless-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the EX Dragon expansion.

Card text

  Clutch
わしづかみ
10
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn.
   Quick Dive
クイックダイブ
Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.


e-Reader data

This card's ID is K-52-#. The Dot Code strip contains Pokédex information, a TCG glossary snippet, and a brief area summary for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokédex data

Swellow - Swallow Pokémon
No. Height Weight
026 2'04" (0.7 m) 44.0 lbs. (19.8 kg)
Pokédex entry
Swellow is very conscientious about the upkeep of its glossy wings. Once two Swellow are gathered, they diligently take care of cleaning each other's wings.


Trivia

Origin

Quick Dive is an attack that first appeared on Falkner's TM 01 from Pokémon VS. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sapphire.


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