Swablu
| Swablu | |
|---|---|
| File:Swablu.png National Pokédex Cacturne - Swablu (#333) - Altaria Hoenn Pokédex Cacturne - Swablu (#121) - Altaria | |
| Japanese name | チルット (Tyltto) |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | Altaria |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Cotton Bird Pokémon |
| Type | Normal / Flying |
| Height | 1 ft 4 in (0.40 m) |
| Weight | 2.6 pounds (1.2 kg) |
| Ability | Natural Cure |
Swablu (チルット, Tyltto) are one of the Template:Pokenum fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Swablu in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]
The name Swablu is derived from the words swab (Due to its cotton swab-like wings) and blue (due to its colour).
Biology
Swablu is usually depicted as a small, blue and fat bird (somewhat similar to a robin in shape) with 2 noticeable feathers coming from its head, a white beak and most prominently, a large cotton wing coming from each side of its head.
Swablu is trained primarily by Bird Keepers and Dragon Tamers, and knows a variety of offensive and defensive Flying-, Normal-, and Ghost-type moves, including Peck, Astonish, Sing, Take Down, and Safeguard.
A version of Swablu that knows False Swipe can only be obtained in Pokémon Box on the Nintendo GameCube.
Swablu has light and fluffy wings that are like cottony clouds. This Pokémon is not frightened of people. It lands on the heads of people and sits there like a cotton-fluff hat. It loves to make things clean and to this end, if it spots anything dirty, it will wipe and polish it with its cottony wings. If these wings become dirty, it will find a stream to shower itself.
After enduring winter, in which little food is available, Swablu flocks move closer to towns in the spring.
In the video games
Swablu is a basic Pokémon found in the wild in Ruby, Sapphire and Emarald commonly on routes 114 and 115. Swablu can also be snagged in the Pyrite Cave of Pokémon Colosseum. It can be very difficult to train at early levels, but evolves at level 35 into the bird-dragon Altaria (Chirutarisu), which is much stronger. In this respect, it is similar to Magikarp, but is dissimilar in the fact that its movepool is normal-sized for a basic Pokémon.
In other media
In the Pokémon anime (in the episode called "True Blue Swablu!"), May takes care of an injured Swablu until it returns to full health and can fly again.[3] It also appears in the episode called "That's just Swellow" where there's one that belongs to Shane, a participant of the Pokéring competition who introduces Ash and friends to the competition.[4]
In Pokémon Adventures, Swablu is one of the Pokémon belonging to Gym Leader Winona.
References
- Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Notes
- ^ "Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2006-02-28.
- ^ Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.
- ^ "Synopsis of Pokémon anime; Episode 340 "True Blue Swablu"". Retrieved August 2.
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- Books
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Swablu as a species.
- Serebii.net’s 3rd Gen Pokédex entry for Swablu
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- Smogon Pokédex entry