Taillow
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| Taillow | |
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 National Pokédex Shiftry - Taillow (#276) - Swellow Hoenn Pokédex Shiftry - Taillow (#025) - Swellow |
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| Japanese name | Subame |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | Swellow |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Tiny Bird Pokémon |
| Type | Normal / Flying |
| Height | 1 ft 0 in (0.30 m) |
| Weight | 5.1 lb (2.3 kg) |
| Ability | Guts |
Taillow (スバメ? Subame in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 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 Taillow 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 Taillow is a combination of the words tail, referring to its forked tail, and swallow. The Japanese name Subame is a play on tsubame, the Japanese word for swallow.
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[edit] Biology
Taillow looks like a Barn Swallow or a Swift with streamlined shape and light body to aid in ease of flight. The top half of its chest is red and the bottom half is white. It also has a long tail to help with balance.
Taillows will courageously stand their ground against foes, taking on a Skarmory with an equal footing. This gutsy Pokémon will remain defiant even after a loss. This however is in stark contrast to when it becomes hungry and it cries loudly.
As a result of its relative youth, it sometimes becomes lonely and cries at night. They feed on Wurmple that live in forests. It is a migratory bird that dislikes cold seasons. It migrates to other lands in search of warmth, flying over 180 miles a day on some occasions.
[edit] In the anime
In the Pokémon Anime, Ash Ketchum has a Taillow that he caught in Petalburg Woods. It was the leader of a flock of Taillow that attacked them to steal their food.
Ash's friend Richie also has a Taillow named Rose.
In the episode "That's Just Swellow", Ash's Taillow evolves into Swellow.
[edit] In the video games
Like all Flying Pokémon, it is strong against Fighting, Bug and Grass types but weak against Rock, Electric and Ice types. Because it is a Normal Pokémon, its Normal-type attacks do no damage to Ghost types, and no Ghost-type attacks can harm it. It evolves at level 22. Tailow (and Swellow) are comparable to Red and Blue's Spearow and Fearow and Gold and Silver's Hoothoot and Noctowl.
[edit] References
- Pokémon Red 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
- 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
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki) ’s article about Taillow as a species.
- Taillow’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry on Serebii.net
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- Smogon Pokédex entry
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Taillow Previously hosted by Wikibooks
