Swallow (move)

Swallow
のみこむ Swallow

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move 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-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

The Pokémon who are able to learn this move are also able to learn the related moves Stockpile and Spit Up, except Snorlax, Munchlax, Trubbish, Garbodor, and Guzzlord, which cannot learn Spit Up.

Effect

Generation III

This move will fail if the user has not used Stockpile. If Swallow is used after stockpiling, it recovers the user's HP 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× → 100% of the user's maximum HP

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

Swallow can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Stockpile 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 has Simple at the time of using Swallow, rise by one stage if the Pokémon has Contrary 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 as Haze or Clear Smog are.

Swallow can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving an extra three appeal points if Stockpile was used in the prior turn.

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

Description

Games	Description
RS EColo.XD	Absorbs stockpiled power and restores HP.
FRLG	The energy it built using Stockpile 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 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

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	37	25	25	25	25^SMUSUM	25^BDSP
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	46	28	27	27	27^SMUSUM	27^BDSP
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy					25^SMUSUM	12	12
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy						1	1
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	1^FRLG	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM	1^BDSP
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster						1
171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2		27	27	27	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying	33	38	38^BW 39^B2W2	39^XY 33^ORAS	33	28	28
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	46	51	51	50^XY 41^ORAS	41	16
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	34	34	39	39^XY 28^ORAS	28	28^BDSP	28
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	40	38	45	45^XY 30^ORAS	30	30^BDSP	30
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	50	57	57	57^XY 46^ORAS	46	41
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	60	66	66	1, 66^XY 52^ORAS	52	43
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		27	30^BW 32^B2W2	32	32	24	24
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous		27	32^BW 34^B2W2	34	34	24	24
446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		28	33	33	33	20
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass		31	37	37	37	37^BDSP
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral			23	23	23	21^SwSh
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral			23	23	23	21^SwSh
631		Heatmor		Field		Field			56	50	56	20^SwSh
775		Komala		Field		Field					6		6
799		Guzzlord		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					1	5^SwSh
819		Skwovet		Field		Field						15^SwSh	15
820		Greedent		Field		Field						15^SwSh	15
845		Cramorant		Water 1	Flying						1^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
086		Seel		Water 1	Field		✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
194		Wooper Paldean Form		Water 1	Field							✔
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
322		Numel		Field		Field		✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
363		Spheal		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass		✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1					✔	✔^SwSh	✔
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔^SwSh	✔
915		Lechonk		Field		Field							✔
940		Wattrel		Water 1	Flying							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1	Easter Egg Mareanie Korean Egg Mareanie
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Swallow has 15PP. The move restores 20 HP after one Stockpile, 40 HP after two Stockpile boosts, and 80 HP after three Stockpile boosts. The Stockpile boosts are reset to 0 after using this move. It is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

From Gates 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.

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 the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Swalot
The user swallows the foe and holds it in its stomach.
User	First Used In	Notes
Swalot	Swalot swallows the opponent and holds it in its stomach.
Anthony's Swalot	Deceit and Assist	Debut

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Drifblim

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

Pokémon Adventures

	Pelipper

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

Red's Victreebel were revealed to know Swallow on the official web site, but they were 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	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	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	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	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		Κατάποση Katáposi
Italian		Introenergia
Korean		꿀꺽 Kkulkkeok
Portuguese	Brazil	Engolir
Portuguese	Portugal	Engolir
Serbian		Gutanje
Spanish		Tragar
Vietnamese		Nuốt Chửng

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