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Swellow card list

All 14 English and 12 Japanese Swellow cards, rarest first. The English list runs from the Rare Holo down to the 2 Commons, across 13 sets.

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Swellow at a glance

14English cards
12Japanese cards
13sets
2003first card

First seen in Ruby & Sapphire

Cards per year

English Swellow cards from 2003 to 2025.

22003
12004
32005
12006
2007
12008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
12014
22015
2016
12017
2018
2019
12020
2021
2022
2023
2024
12025

Busiest year: 2005, with 3 cards

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Holo1
Rare4
Uncommon7
Common2

Sets with the most Swellow

Roaring Skies2
Guardians Rising1
XY Base1
Delta Species1
Vivid Voltage1
Legends Awakened1
Dragon Frontiers1
Emerald1

Who drew them

12 illustrators worked on these cards.

Mitsuhiro Arita2
Kagemaru Himeno2
Sanosuke Sakuma1
Mizue1
Atsuko Nishida1
kodama1
Suwama Chiaki1
Sumiyoshi Kizuki1

By type

The energy types Swellow has been printed as.

Colorless13
Fire1

By series

EX6
XY3
Sun & Moon1
Sword & Shield1
Diamond & Pearl1
Scarlet & Violet1
Promos and other1

Every English Swellow card, rarest first

Rare Holo

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Swellow Rare Holo card from Roaring Skies
SwellowRoaring Skies, 72/108

Rare

4

4 cards from 4 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

Swellow Rare card from Guardians Rising
SwellowGuardians Rising, 104/145
Swellow Rare card from Roaring Skies
SwellowRoaring Skies, 71/108
Swellow Rare card from XY Base
SwellowXY Base, 103/146
Swellow Rare card from Delta Species
SwellowDelta Species, 32/113

Uncommon

7

7 cards from 7 sets: 7 Pokémon cards.

Swellow Uncommon card from Vivid Voltage
SwellowVivid Voltage, 134/185
Swellow Uncommon card from Legends Awakened
SwellowLegends Awakened, 73/146
Swellow δ Uncommon card from Dragon Frontiers
Swellow δDragon Frontiers, 40/101
Swellow Uncommon card from Emerald
SwellowEmerald, 41/106
Swellow Uncommon card from EX Deoxys
SwellowEX Deoxys, 49/107
Swellow Uncommon card from Dragon
SwellowDragon, 45/97
Swellow Uncommon card from Ruby & Sapphire
SwellowRuby & Sapphire, 46/109

Common

2

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Swellow Common card from Destined Rivals
SwellowDestined Rivals, 157/182
Swellow Common card from POP Series 1
SwellowPOP Series 1, 15

Questions about Swellow cards

How many Swellow cards are there?

There are 14 English Swellow cards and 12 Japanese ones, 26 in total. The English cards are spread across 13 different sets and promos, and every single one is in the Swellow card list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Swellow card?

In English, it's the Rare Holo Swellow from Roaring Skies (72/108). In Japanese, there are 6 Rare Swellow cards, including the Swellow from Emerald Break.

What was the first Swellow card?

The very first English Swellow card was Swellow 46/109 from Ruby & Sapphire, back in 2003. In Japan, Swellow first appeared in PCG Promos in 2003.

Which set has the most Swellow cards?

Roaring Skies, by a mile, with 2 English Swellow cards.

Who has drawn the most Swellow cards?

Mitsuhiro Arita has drawn 2 English Swellow cards, with Kagemaru Himeno close behind on 2. On the Japanese side, Mitsuhiro Arita leads with 2.

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