Taillow (Pokémon)


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Taillow (Japanese: スバメ Subame) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into starting at level 22.

Biology
Taillow is a small bird Pokémon with dark blue feathers. A red marking with pointed tips stretches from its chest to its forehead, and it has a white underside. It has narrow brown eyes and a short yellow beak. It has elongated wingtips and black feet with yellow talons. Each foot has three toes facing forward and one backward. Two sharply pointed feathers form its tail.

Taillow is very gutsy, and will stand up to powerful opponents without backing down. During the cold season, this Pokémon will fly over 180 miles (300 kilometers) per day to search for. It typically hunts, but flocks have also been shown eating crops in the anime. When it is hungry, it will weaken and cry loudly.

Ash's Taillow
Taillow debuted in You Never Can Taillow as the leader of a flock of Taillow in Petalburg Woods. The Tiny Swallow Pokémon was the first Pokémon that  in Hoenn. Taillow evolved into in That's Just Swellow during the final round of the Crossgate PokéRinger competition.

Other
A flock of Taillow appeared in We're No Angels!. In the episode, helped Professor Brown stop them from attacking the crops of a village whose residents thought the trio were superheroes.

A Taillow nicknamed "Rose" appeared in Oaknapped!, under the ownership of Ritchie.

A Taillow appeared in a flashback in Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!, where it was seen attacking Sawyer's Treecko, only to later be defeated by it.

Minor appearances
A Taillow appeared in The Ribbon Cup Caper at the S.S. St. Flower's Pokémon Center.

A Taillow made a cameo in a visualization in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.

A Taillow appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as a transformation of.

A 's Taillow appeared in What I Did for Love!.

A colony of Taillow appeared in A Staravia is Born!

Multiple Taillow made a brief cameo in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Taillow appeared in The Dream Continues!.

Multiple Taillow appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A 's Taillow appeared in Day Three Blockbusters!.

A wild Taillow appeared in Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!.

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
A wild Taillow appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer. It was seen flying landing on the roof of 's house.

In Pokémon Generations
Multiple wild Taillow appeared in The Cavern, where they were flying away from a storm which a Primal was creating.

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Ash owns a Taillow in the Ash & Pikachu manga, similar to the anime.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Taillow debuted as a wild Pokémon in Making Mirth with Mightyena.

A Taillow, nicknamed Lolotai (Japanese: スババ Subaba), appeared in Tripped Up by Torkoal, under the ownership of Russell (Japanese: タツキ Tatsuki). It was seen while was participating in a Pokémon Contest.

A 's Taillow appeared in Plugging Past Electrike I.

Two Taillow appeared in Not So Fetching Feebas.

A Trainer's Taillow appeared in A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel I.

The rented a Taillow, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Facing Gulpin Is Hard to Swallow.

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga
Taillow appeared in TA02.

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Colosseum: A Taillow brings Berries to an old man in Agate Village every day.
 * : In the Rookie mission, the Taillow of one of Ringtown's residents must be captured.

Pokédex entries

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In events

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Trivia

 * Taillow has exactly the same base stats as with only their Attack and Special Attack swapped.

Origin
This bird resembles a  or a.

Name origin
Taillow is a combination of tail and .

Subame is a corruption of 燕 tsubame (swallow).

Related articles

 * Ash's Taillow