Swablu - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Swablu can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Swablu artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Swablu learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
5	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
9	Sing	Normal	—	55
13	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
18	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
23	Mist	Ice	—	—
28	Take Down	Normal	90	85
32	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
36	Mirror Move	Flying	—	—
40	Cotton Guard	Grass	—	—
45	Refresh	Normal	—	—
50	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
55	Perish Song	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Swablu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage	Normal	20	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90

Moves learnt by HM

Swablu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Swablu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Swablu can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Swablu learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
4	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
8	Sing	Normal	—	55
10	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
13	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
15	Mist	Ice	—	—
18	Round	Normal	60	100
21	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
25	Take Down	Normal	90	85
29	Refresh	Normal	—	—
34	Mirror Move	Flying	—	—
39	Cotton Guard	Grass	—	—
42	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
48	Perish Song	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Swablu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage	Normal	20	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90

Move Tutor moves

Swablu can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Uproar	Normal	90	100

Moves learnt by HM

Swablu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Swablu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Swablu can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Swablu egg move parents

In other generations
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Swablu

Swablu's egg groups: Dragon, Flying

The egg moves for Swablu are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Swablu with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Swablu with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Horsea Seadra Aerodactyl Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Skarmory Kingdra Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Taillow Swellow Wingull Starly Staravia Staraptor Archen Archeops
Breeding	Hoothoot Noctowl Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Chatot
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Dragon Rush

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Gible Gabite Garchomp Deino Zweilous Hydreigon
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Swablu Altaria Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Ducklett Swanna
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Natu Xatu Murkrow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Zubat Golbat Crobat Murkrow Seviper Honchkrow
Breeding	Doduo Dodrio Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Natu Xatu Swablu Altaria Feebas Milotic

Hyper Voice

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chatot Deino Zweilous Hydreigon
Breeding	Swablu Altaria
Move tutor	Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Swablu Altaria Bagon Shelgon Salamence Chatot Togekiss Deino Zweilous Hydreigon

Power Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Natu Xatu
Breeding	Swablu Altaria

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Murkrow Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Wingull Honchkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Ekans Arbok Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Druddigon
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Rage

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Doduo Dodrio Bagon Shelgon Salamence
Breeding	Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria
Generation 3 Level up	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard

Roost

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Dragonite Hoothoot Noctowl Wingull Pelipper Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Ducklett Swanna
Breeding	Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Natu Xatu Murkrow Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph
Move tutor	Charizard Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Dragonite Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Vibrava Flygon Swablu Altaria Salamence Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary Hydreigon

Steel Wing

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skarmory
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Natu Xatu Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna
Generation 4 TM	Charizard Doduo Dodrio Dragonite Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Murkrow Wingull Pelipper Vibrava Flygon Salamence Honchkrow Togekiss