Taillow (2002)
“It has a gutsy spirit that makes it bravely take on tough foes. It flies in search of warm climates.”
Taillow is another Pokemon that, while adopting the same kind of Flying/ Normal-type role as Pidgey, only has one evolution. Its base stats reflect a typical Flying-type with Speed and Attack being its forte.
Taillow was essentially the Pidgey, albeit a much cooler-looking version, of the Hoenn region from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Interestingly, it wasn’t quite as much of an aerial pest as many of the other generations’ Pidgey variants, with its encounter rate coming in at 26%. That doesn’t mean you can expect to just walk around Hoenn without running into them far more than you’d like too, however.
“Swellow flies high above our heads, making graceful arcs in the sky. This Pokemon dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. The hapless prey is tightly grasped by Swellow’s clawed feet, preventing escape.”
At level 22, our prettier Pidgey evolves into the cooler and, judging by its Pokedex entry, far more lethal Swellow. Its moves focus almost solely on normal and flying types, except for Agility which is classed as a Psychic-type. This Pokemon is a fierce fighter and favorite of Birdkeepers with moves like Air Slash delivering 75 points of power, learned at level 45, or Aerial Ace, acquired at the much earlier level 21.
