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    📝 Battle Record
    ❌ Taillow VS Pikachu
    〰️ Taillow VS Zigzagoon
    ❌ Taillow VS Pelipper (CHEATED!)
    ❌ Taillow VS Roselia
    ❌ Taillow VS Machop
    🏆 Taillow VS Beautifly
    〰️Taillow VS Torchic
    〰️Taillow VS Bagon
    〰️Taillow VS Nuzleaf
    🏆 Taillow VS Volbeat
    🏆 Taillow VS Skarmory
    🏆 Swellow VS Dustox
    🏆 Swellow VS Shiny Swellow
    〰️ Swellow & Corphish VS Lombre & Mudkip
    🏆 Swellow & Pikachu VS Solrock & Lunatone
    🏆 Swellow VS Whiscash
    ❌ Swellow VS Milotic
    🏆 Swellow VS Venomoth
    🏆 Swellow VS Scizor
    ❌ Swellow VS Walrein
    🏆 Swellow VS Hariyama
    🏆 Swellow VS Donphan
    ❌ Swellow VS Metagross
    ❌ Swellow VS Deoxys
    🏆 Swellow & Corphish VS Arcanine & Swampert
    🏆 Swellow VS Venusaur
    ❌ Swellow VS Claydol
    ❌ Swellow VS Latios
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    ⚔️ Moveset
    💿 Peck
    💿 Double Team
    💿 Quick Attack
    💿 Aerial Ace
    💿 Wing Attack
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    🕒 Timestamps
    00:00 Professor Silver: Swellow
    00:19 You Never Can Taillow
    00:46 Taillow VS Pikachu
    00:58 Ash Catches Taillow
    01:10 Taillow's Utility Support
    01:19 Taillow Struggles in its Early Battles
    01:33 Ash Trains Taillow
    01:50 Taillow Enters in the Pokeringer
    02:04 Taillow Evolves into Swellow
    02:23 Swellow VS Shiny Swellow
    02:49 Swellow Learns Aerial Ace
    03:16 Swellow & Pikachu VS Solrock & Lunatone
    03:43 Thunder Armor!!!
    03:57 Swellow VS Whiscash & Milotic
    04:20 Swellow VS Venomoth
    04:32 Swellow VS Scizor
    04:46 Swellow VS Walrein
    04:52 Swellow VS Gligar
    05:02 Swellow VS Hariyama
    05:14 Swellow VS Donphan
    05:22 Swellow VS Metagross
    05:34 Swellow in the Battle Frontier
    05:45 Swellow & Corphish VS Arcanine & Swampert
    06:26 Swellow VS Venusaur
    06:40 Swellow VS Claydol
    06:49 Swellow VS Latios
    07:10 Swellow's Battle Record
    07:42 Swellow's Moveset
    07:46 Closing Thoughts on Swellow
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    👨‍🏫About Professor Silver & Pokemon Explained
    Each episode of Pokemon Explained profiles a different Pokemon from the main cast and breaks down its COMPLETE history on the anime, including all of its battles, appearances, character development & significant storylines.
    We'll be covering all of Ash and his companion's Pokemon.
    We're just starting out, so if you have any requests or feedback, I'm game to listen! Please leave feedback in the comment section or email me at Alex@ProfSilver.com.
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  • @ProfessorAlexSilver
    @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +114

    Which Pokemon should we tackle next?

  • @qqqqqqqqqqqq121212
    @qqqqqqqqqqqq121212 Před 3 lety +209

    People often talk about how great Ash’s Staraptor and Talonflame are - and that’s certainly true, but Swellow may be better given how it go more focus than the birds that came after it and multiple gym battle MVP moments.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +19

      It was a game changer :)

    • @laxusstrauss5945
      @laxusstrauss5945 Před 3 lety +8

      Ok but don't forget that ash's hoenn ace was still a grovyle during the hoeen journey it wasn't that good which made corphish and swellow the MVPs in most of the battles
      And almost all his opponents had trash movests for example venomoth did not have any offensive move ( comparing to the powerhouses talonflame and staraptor faced )
      In kalos and sinnoh his aces evolved earlier and they overshadowed his birds
      If you count swellow was used in more battles than the others + they added the battle frontier saga so it had more opportunities to shine

    • @RavenPaven
      @RavenPaven Před 2 lety +2

      Then the writers did it dirty in the sinnoh League.

    • @GameZone-ib7eu
      @GameZone-ib7eu Před 2 lety +3

      @@RavenPavenno Swellow fought a legendary. It’s natural most of Ash’s Pokémon would lose

    • @RavenPaven
      @RavenPaven Před 2 lety +3

      Makes no sense Swellow took multiple super effective Thunderbolts as a taillow from Ash's Pikachu and still survived. Ash's Pikachu had a tie with Latios I swear Swellow shouldn't have been oneshotted.

  • @soundwave803
    @soundwave803 Před 3 lety +171

    Thunder Armor is an infamous moment in the Anime but makes sense for Ash's Swellow.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +33

      I always thought it was so cool hahah

    • @castform7
      @castform7 Před 3 lety +30

      I always thought of it as a semi nod to Guts that was done in a weird way.

    • @SupermarketSweep777
      @SupermarketSweep777 Před 3 lety +14

      Agreed. As it showed from early on to have big bird balls when it came taking electric attacks.

    • @NotAlt3418
      @NotAlt3418 Před 2 lety +8

      What if Swellow’s ability is Guts and Pikachu’s thunderbolt was able to paralyse and activate it’s ability

    • @Lonewulf321
      @Lonewulf321 Před 2 lety +1

      I wouldn’t say it makes sense at all lol. They should have just made it use guts

  • @OurKindofEntertainment
    @OurKindofEntertainment Před 3 lety +220

    Hopefully, this video reminds fans of how badass Swellow was! He was more than just part of the ridiculous Thunder Armor that fans point towards when regarding how ridiculous the anime could get.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +7

      Thanks!

    • @thecriticalghost4626
      @thecriticalghost4626 Před 3 lety +13

      I know, this is Ash strongest Bird And people doesn't give the credit he deserves

    • @Rob17Cotton
      @Rob17Cotton Před 3 lety

      Completely agree 👏 I really like swallow 💯❤️

    • @poopmcgoo4149
      @poopmcgoo4149 Před 2 lety +7

      Swelllow has a higher win rate then his staraptor
      People say the latter is better but I disagree

    • @sato-pikaz7016
      @sato-pikaz7016 Před 2 lety +6

      Seriously! As a tailow it was just eating thunderbolts as his breakfast.

  • @PokeRacer93
    @PokeRacer93 Před 3 lety +45

    The REAL ace of Ash’s hoenn team! About time someone did a proper analysis of Ash’s Swellow.

  • @Amethyst_Espeon
    @Amethyst_Espeon Před 3 lety +142

    Ash’s Swellow, so underrated and doesn’t deserve it 💜

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +14

      It's a beast!

    • @Amethyst_Espeon
      @Amethyst_Espeon Před 3 lety +3

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver I know right?!

    • @whisperthewolf9478
      @whisperthewolf9478 Před 3 lety +4

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver okay if Ash ever brings my swallow the fans will demand it to be a permanent stay cuz seriously that thing is a beast just look at how many Pokemon he murdered some of them are final evolutions

    • @aminfaka8986
      @aminfaka8986 Před 3 lety

      @@whisperthewolf9478 maybe pokemon journeys will rotate his pokemon? Since its confirmed ash will remeet with his old pokemon, so just maybe

    • @pieterhofkens7259
      @pieterhofkens7259 Před 3 lety

      Best bird

  • @ToyGod
    @ToyGod Před 3 lety +17

    Talonflame -- No
    Staraptor - No
    Swellow - Yes
    People think the MVP of Ash in Advanced was Sceptile, but it was Swellow all along.
    Great video.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety

      Thanks!!

    • @ashishmehta8342
      @ashishmehta8342 Před 3 lety +1

      Grovyle hadn't even evolved during the Conference.

    • @ToyGod
      @ToyGod Před 3 lety +6

      @@ashishmehta8342 Exactly, and it was easily taken down. It got a huge buff in Battle Frontier, and people assume it is the MVp of Hoenn, but technically, it is the more popular pokemon from Hoenn on Ash's team.

    • @ashishmehta8342
      @ashishmehta8342 Před 3 lety +7

      @@ToyGod True.Swellow and Glailie were the true MVPs of the Conference.

  • @AhmedHussain-ju6xd
    @AhmedHussain-ju6xd Před 3 lety +93

    Swellow is so underrated. It's super strong and it's pretty cool. It actually won a lot of battles as swellow

  • @Godzilla00X
    @Godzilla00X Před 3 lety +123

    Another homerun from CZcamss top pokemon professor. I feel like Swellow was a trailblazer for the anime since the writers were able to really use a flying type for something other than scouting and popping balloons. Beating Donphan really shows how well it was trained

  • @patrickstyle24816
    @patrickstyle24816 Před 3 lety +194

    Ash's strongest regional bird, extremely underrated

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +18

      Top-rated in my book :)

    • @matthewkuscienko4616
      @matthewkuscienko4616 Před 3 lety +6

      I honestly forgot just how strong Ash's Swellow was. It's always been a favorite of mine from gen3 (I'm a fan of many gen3 Pokemon), and seeing how awesome it was gives me new appreciation for this bird Pokemon!

    • @Airkong423
      @Airkong423 Před 2 lety +8

      Ash's strongest regional bird is 100% is Staraptor that thing was badass

    • @patrickstyle24816
      @patrickstyle24816 Před 2 lety +15

      @@Airkong423 Swellow has a higher win rate than Staraptor

    • @Airkong423
      @Airkong423 Před 2 lety +4

      @@patrickstyle24816 ok but overall Staraptor was much stronger

  • @OurKindofEntertainment
    @OurKindofEntertainment Před 3 lety +88

    The episode where it lost to Drew's Roselia, I believe it wasn't shown onscreen but during a flashback in the episode; Ash and Tallow actually beat Drew and his Roselia, the flashback was Drew challenging Ash AGAIN but this time he won onscreen when May showed up and saw it.

    • @ladyselin35
      @ladyselin35 Před 3 lety +6

      To be honest even Roserade has no chance against Swellow. Go ahead. Poison me. If you have GUTS :p

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 2 lety +5

      I'll have to check back on that, I don't remember that scene

    • @OurKindofEntertainment
      @OurKindofEntertainment Před 2 lety +3

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver Episode was from Advanced Challenge Episode: Pros and Con Artists

  • @ProfessorAlexSilver
    @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +57

    Any requests for other things to cover on the channel? I was thinking gym battle recaps/analysis could be fun :)

    • @Mr.Flame1013
      @Mr.Flame1013 Před 3 lety +4

      Maybe you can do an analysis on how to beat gym leaders a better way than ash did using ashes team

    • @spogeti2009
      @spogeti2009 Před 3 lety +2

      Ash vs maylene

    • @brettp.563
      @brettp.563 Před 3 lety +2

      Cover the different tournaments

    • @bklynleo887
      @bklynleo887 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes, gym battles!!!!

    • @kylerjackson456
      @kylerjackson456 Před 3 lety +1

      Ash’s top 5-10(you can pick the number) best battles from the anime or ranking your favorite travel companions of his

  • @jjveliz10
    @jjveliz10 Před 2 lety +32

    Swellow is awesome and imo Ash’s strongest and most consistent regional flying type that he’s caught! I’ll never forget how resilient it was being able to take *multiple* thunderbolts and still have strength to battle. One of my favorites for sure.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 2 lety +2

      Agreed! I'll be doing Staraptor and Talonflame in the near future but Swellow is likely the MVP

    • @zemellion26
      @zemellion26 Před rokem

      I’d say his talonflame

  • @NightSkyNyx
    @NightSkyNyx Před 3 lety +31

    Swellow I’d say was the underrated powerhouse of Ash’s hoenn team so i think it deserves more credit for that. Now we all know -plot- thunder armor is pretty dumb, but i think its supposed to represent the guts ability that swellows have in game (still a pretty big stretch but thats just my thoughts on it)

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +5

      Guts make sense, but Super Saiyan Swellow is also epic within itself :D

    • @wandering_alaska
      @wandering_alaska Před 2 lety

      Other Pokemon always get underrated and forced to retreat when Ace Pokemon appears like Ash's hoenn ace was sceptile. Same is happening in journeys as Lucario is given much more screen time than gengar and dragonite

  • @dramaticScar
    @dramaticScar Před 2 lety +16

    I started to apreciate swellow when it turned a lot of Ash's battles around in the league...
    Especially with Katie... he really came through for him

  • @tobysmith4551
    @tobysmith4551 Před 3 lety +59

    Ash’s swellow in 2 words:
    *Thunder Armor*

  • @axelschotpoort8088
    @axelschotpoort8088 Před 3 lety +18

    Ash’s Swellow was the reason why I always had a Swellow on my team during my Emerald playthroughs (and there’s a ton of them haha). Always pictured it to be as determined to win as Ash’s Swellow. Pidgeotto/Pidgeot may be the first bird, Swellow feels to me like the OG Best Bird

  • @s.x.1321
    @s.x.1321 Před 3 lety +61

    It seems Ash’s Hoenn team was all pretty weak until evolving. Makes me wonder how strong Corphish could become if it evolved considering how good it already is.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +16

      Near unstoppable :D

    • @jlf6235
      @jlf6235 Před 2 lety +18

      Fun Fact: Corphish has the highest win rate out of all of ash's hoenn team members, even more than swellow and sceptile

    • @simi5551
      @simi5551 Před 2 lety +8

      @@jlf6235 REALLY? Then imagine a crawduant

    • @jlf6235
      @jlf6235 Před 2 lety +1

      @@simi5551 yes, there was an official chart by the pokemon company where they showed Winrate of each pokemon uptill gen6.

    • @LegendaryCaptain
      @LegendaryCaptain Před 2 lety +2

      @@jlf6235 fun fact besides Torkoal Sceptile has the LOWEST win rate of the hoenn team members. Glalie was like Kingler in the sense of despite being barely used it dominated their respective leagues

  • @rodrigoc.4968
    @rodrigoc.4968 Před 2 lety +6

    Swellow has always been my favorite bird Pokémon in the anime's history. I really love how they dedicated 2 episodes (not fully tho, but still) to Ash and Swellow training for a new move. That's still something very very few of the other birds have achieved. Also Swellow's personality traits were more than an ocassional dance or goofy moment that never led to anything else. Swellow's overly stubborn, determined and almost masochistic personality was thoroughly defined and highlighted many times, especially during the Hoenn League. One key moment to understand its personality was when Tyson's Hariyama pushed Swellow towards a rock but the bird regained its composture and flew right back at it with a menacing and determined look. Ash was ecstatic about it, smirking after seeing his bird Pokémon having that kind of guts. I love how its been getting more deserved love in recent years, it deserves all that appreciation. Great video!

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 2 lety

      Thanks so much! It's definitely my favorite bird as well. I think it's a massive powerhouse

  • @ryanmcglade8956
    @ryanmcglade8956 Před 3 lety +38

    The best thing about Ash's Swellow is its original voice acting sounded wholesome to hear compared to newer one & it could work on learning newer attacks like Brave Bird or Work Up to replace Peck for its advantage & have more personality have such a passion for battling!

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +1

      Some new moves would be much appreciated :)

    • @narxmagee727
      @narxmagee727 Před 3 lety +1

      I loved Ash's Swellow's cry from Advance so much.

    • @gilbertmillers4865
      @gilbertmillers4865 Před 3 lety

      Yeah I agree 4Kids Cast was Sssooo much better than now!

    • @narxmagee727
      @narxmagee727 Před 3 lety +5

      @@gilbertmillers4865 Eh, it may be because I grew up with Diamond and Pearl but I'm perfectly fine with the new voice cast. It's just that 4Kids Swellow hit different.

    • @madnessarcade7447
      @madnessarcade7447 Před 3 lety

      There is nothing wrong with the newer one it doesn’t sound that different

  • @albinozoidberg3382
    @albinozoidberg3382 Před 3 lety +12

    Ash's Swellow is the reason why Swellow is my favorite Pokemon. Ash's best flyer hands down. Great job Professor Silver

  • @gilbertmillers4865
    @gilbertmillers4865 Před 3 lety +15

    Katie was an EXCELLENT “Character of the day” if you ask me💁

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +5

      Agreed! I really wish more league had more randomly epic 6v6 battles like the one she had with Ash

    • @gilbertmillers4865
      @gilbertmillers4865 Před 3 lety

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver absolutely true

    • @matthewkuscienko4616
      @matthewkuscienko4616 Před 3 lety

      If I recall correctly, she was also an ace trainer, like with Astrid (a favorite of mine that seems to fly under the radar for most people). I wish we could've gotten to see her full rematch against Ash in the league, and I feel like she could've been an interesting character to give more screentime to than she got

    • @gilbertmillers4865
      @gilbertmillers4865 Před 3 lety

      @@matthewkuscienko4616 absolutely true

    • @thecriticalghost4626
      @thecriticalghost4626 Před 2 lety

      I wish she reapears in the future, she was quite strong and used a lot Of strategies

  • @justinmccann3869
    @justinmccann3869 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome as always! Enjoy these very much!

  • @I-own-your-feelings
    @I-own-your-feelings Před 3 lety

    Good to see your channel growing!

  • @aandyloll
    @aandyloll Před 3 lety +7

    Ash's Unfezant! It may not be the most loved Regional Bird out there, but I love it!

  • @deshawnedwards6412
    @deshawnedwards6412 Před 3 lety +28

    The Complete History of Dawn/Ash's Buizel please.

  • @InfamousTrainer
    @InfamousTrainer Před 3 lety +2

    The CHAD SWELLOW and congrats on 10K Bro! Much Deserved!

  • @aceofjakers7773
    @aceofjakers7773 Před 3 lety

    I've already commented on another video but just wanted to say you're videos are awesome and are extremely enjoyable! There's alot of Pokemon I'd like to see you cover but I know down the line you'll get to them! Just wanted to say great job!

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks so much Jake! I really appreciate it. If things go well, I'll hopefully cover all the Pokemon :)

  • @CoolNala
    @CoolNala Před 3 lety +9

    Also, about Swellow training with someone at Oak's Laboratory nowadays... I know a certain water Pokémon from Sinnoh who would make a great sparring partner... Determined (Former) Flock Leader vs. Determined (Former) Wild Rogue... Aerial Ace vs. Aqua Jet... 2' 4" Speed vs. Speed.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +3

      That'd be an awesome training session

    • @CoolNala
      @CoolNala Před 3 lety

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver Indeed. I can see them sparring now.

    • @CoolNala
      @CoolNala Před 3 lety +1

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver I think Swellow would win most of the time due to his experience.

  • @lukewalsh4102
    @lukewalsh4102 Před 3 lety +19

    Only time where it felt like Ash had two aces at a time in Sceptile and Swellow. I got mad though when something would happen like the gangs other Pokémon would get captured and Swellow would fly back to Ash. Like he’s a beast he should’ve dealt with the problem himself 😤. That would have shown different character development than Ash’s other birds

  • @tasin0634
    @tasin0634 Před 3 lety

    I was waiting For This
    Thanks for The Video 🤠

  • @idunnowhy2206
    @idunnowhy2206 Před 3 lety

    Congrats on the 10k 🥳🥳

  • @kong9839
    @kong9839 Před 3 lety +8

    So glad you made this video! I think what holds Swellow back from being recognized as Ash's best bird is the fact that people remember DP better than AG and Swellow's only showing in DP was losing to Latios.

  • @adoniscreed4031
    @adoniscreed4031 Před 3 lety +10

    Ash's Swellow had no business beating half of these enemies... It is tough AF

  • @butterfinger5705
    @butterfinger5705 Před 3 lety

    Let's goo a new class

  • @multicc8512
    @multicc8512 Před 3 lety

    I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS THANK YOU

  • @ThePokeRaf
    @ThePokeRaf Před 3 lety +17

    We stan the best bird 💜

  • @bige81892
    @bige81892 Před rokem +2

    It feels like the writers needlessly nerfed tailow when it first joined Ash, but gave its luster back just before it evolved.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před rokem

      Everyone seems to get nerfed after capture haha

    • @bige81892
      @bige81892 Před rokem

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver yeah, but it was more obvious with tailow

  • @kingdav3689
    @kingdav3689 Před 3 lety +2

    😁😍 Another great video from my favorite professor. And idk if you did it already or not but why not do a video of aipom/ambipom. Like start off with ash catching it and then the trade transition. That could be cool.

  • @NOLJAK
    @NOLJAK Před 2 lety +2

    Happy 1st day of September professor! 😀 I figured since it’s about this time a year of the beginning of the school seasons I figured I watch another one of your Pokémon explain videos, witch I like alot! they just bring so many great memories through out the entire Pokémon tv series! So I thought today I kick things off with one of my boy ash Ketchums Pokémon witch is one of his most fearless/stubborn/determined, bird Pokémon, I love swellows design and the color of its character! More importantly his bond with ash and I love his interactions with each of those characters in the anime. Also great video as well I would love to see you do both his Corp fish and sceptile from the Hoenn era as well. I look forward to seeing more of your videos both old and new ones! And I’ll let you know some of my thoughts on them too. 😁

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 2 lety

      Happy September Noljak! Great breakdown of Swellow :) Hope to read your thoughts on the others!

  • @duko3000
    @duko3000 Před 3 lety +7

    Swellow is so amazing!! Shockingly well done!

  • @sato-pikaz7016
    @sato-pikaz7016 Před 2 lety +4

    As a tailow it was just eating thunderbolts as his breakfast.
    So surely after evolving it would become stronger. Ash did knew Swellow can withstand thunder thus he ordered for it.

  • @dnclipse7495
    @dnclipse7495 Před 3 lety

    You are growing pretty fast man!!

  • @tylerseeloff2212
    @tylerseeloff2212 Před 3 lety

    Would love to hear about Ash's Totodile! Recently found your channel! Awesome job dude!

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks Tyler! Welcome aboard :) Totodile is high on my list, I like Pokemon with lots of persoanlity

  • @mannyblight6140
    @mannyblight6140 Před 3 lety +4

    Easily one of his most underrated Pokémon. Swallow kicked ass and was the first bird ash had that was a battle first and balloon popper/untility Pokémon’s second. Thunder armor was also foreshadowed too since it took so many electric attacks during its inaugural episode and wasn’t slowing down at all. I hate what they did to swellows 3D sprite in the games. I don’t blame ash for using it against Latios. I love his swellow so much I wish it learned an aor attack like hyper beam or heat wave as well as endeavor

  • @narxmagee727
    @narxmagee727 Před 3 lety +5

    Say what you want about Staraptor and Talonflame. They're cool and all but Swellow will always be my favourite of Ash's regional birds. It's tough, resilient and always willing to show it's strength. It always came to win.
    Now touching on the Donphan in the room, Thunder Armor, yeah it's dumb but 1. It was still cool and we all know it and two when has Ash's Swellow ever gone down to an electric attack before? It has always taken them like a champ so it's not too Farfetch'd to say maybe Ash caught onto this and worked it to his advantage. That or this was the anime's beta showing of Guts. It was still explained abysmally and really doesn't make much sense but Thunder Armor was cool and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +2

      Swellow & Squirtle both laugh off electricity :) They should team up

  • @Angel41590
    @Angel41590 Před 3 lety +2

    Great video as always!! Can't wait for the next one! But I had a question! If Swellow was able to come back for an episode, what moves would you like it to see learned since the last appearance? :)
    Keep up the amazing work!

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks Angie! Even though, a lot of Pokemon know this move already, Brave Bird is only fitting :D

    • @Angel41590
      @Angel41590 Před 3 lety

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver I agree!!
      Steel wing
      Brave bird
      Drill peck
      And Aerial Ace will all be great moves!
      Hope you had a good day btw!

  • @tREXrules27
    @tREXrules27 Před 3 lety

    Happy this channel is finally getting the views it deserves!

  • @logeyperogi1805
    @logeyperogi1805 Před 2 lety +2

    Ash’s Swellow was the first regional bird that actually felt like a real fighter
    I mean seriously, as just a Taillow it was capable of going against a Skarmory in the Poke Ringer, not to mention it landed a hit on Deoxys
    It may not be the strongest Pokemon in Ash’s reserves, but it was the first bird to feel like a true warrior

  • @HelenaSan425
    @HelenaSan425 Před 3 lety +10

    Swellow is freaking awesome the first time i met swellow is between Ash vs Tobias

  • @nintendolife25
    @nintendolife25 Před 3 lety

    Great job with this video, Professor Alex Silver. I knew Swellow was a beast but I never realized how much of a beast it was. Considering it’s battle record and actually having a distinctive trait, Pidgeot and Noctowl definitely felt like afterthoughts in comparison.

  • @harrychristofi6725
    @harrychristofi6725 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome video dude. You look like a real life Pokémon professor 😂

  • @mikeydowikey4140
    @mikeydowikey4140 Před 3 lety +7

    MY FACE LIT UP LOL. I LOVE ASH’S SWELLOW.

  • @miraclesan3259
    @miraclesan3259 Před 2 lety +6

    Swellow and Staraptor have the same way of evolving which is the Pokeringer.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 2 lety +1

      That they do :) It's why I decided to hold off a while on Staraptor. It's just too similar haha

  • @leafonhead777
    @leafonhead777 Před 3 lety +1

    It's refreshing and interesting to see a Pokemon actually train and learn a new move!

  • @ujjwal6930
    @ujjwal6930 Před 3 lety

    Congs on 10k I guessed it

  • @swagatamitra006
    @swagatamitra006 Před 3 lety +5

    Swellow was actually the strongest mon of Ash during Hoenn leauge!❤️So,much underrated still so strong

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +3

      It's one of my league highlights :)

    • @yarc9
      @yarc9 Před 3 lety +1

      I hate the fact that swellow resist electric type moves

    • @swagatamitra006
      @swagatamitra006 Před 3 lety +1

      @@yarc9 😂😂

    • @yarc9
      @yarc9 Před 3 lety

      @@swagatamitra006 he lost to snivy and that Pikachu can't even one shot a tailow wtf comene ash Pikachu it weak not even that strong unless the plot armor

    • @swagatamitra006
      @swagatamitra006 Před 3 lety +1

      @@yarc9 anime is soo stupid sometimes,Pikachu can defeat a regice,draw with a Latios and lose to a lv 5 snivy in the very next match

  • @matthewsierakowski5546
    @matthewsierakowski5546 Před 3 lety +3

    Cool video Ash’s Swellow was so underrated compared to Staraptor

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +4

      Agreed! I actually wrote Staraptor already, and was surprised at Swellow having some more impressive feats

    • @kindracorbridge6118
      @kindracorbridge6118 Před 3 lety

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver I hardly know anything about Ash’s Swellow or Staraptor. For me, Talonflame is Ash’s best bird. The reason why I don’t know much about Ash’s Swellow or Staraptor is that I’m a fairly new Pokémon fan. I got introduced to it by Journeys. I’ve seen the first half of Journeys, XY/XYZ, and a bit of Sun and Moon. I’ve heard that they’re really cool though. This video really helped!!

  • @guillaumehomier5038
    @guillaumehomier5038 Před 3 lety

    10K subscribers!!! 🎉🎉🎉✌👏

  • @Zam7000
    @Zam7000 Před 3 lety +1

    Respect for answering all the comments.Can u pls do Pikachu from all the seasons that would be the ultimate video

  • @erickaduckworth7174
    @erickaduckworth7174 Před 3 lety +3

    Swellow was literaly extremely underrated.

  • @Federalagent1
    @Federalagent1 Před 3 lety +1

    You Should Do Ash's Starapter Next and Also I Love Your Videos!

  • @UUSER142
    @UUSER142 Před rokem +2

    Ash's Second strongest Pokemon after Pikachu. It's so fast and strong not to mention beautiful and brave

  • @drewkill6026
    @drewkill6026 Před 3 lety

    Great vid! Hoenn pokemon are the best !!

  • @firstnamelastname8006
    @firstnamelastname8006 Před rokem +1

    I think people forgot that Ash knows how to teach Aerial Ace. Made me real happy to see Leavanny use it later on in Gen 5 when they started to stop pretending that Ash was a fresh new trainer.
    When May came to Sinnoh, her Beautifly also knew Aerial Ace, whether it was Ash that thought her or May tried to recreate Ash’s training, it was kinda neat that Beatifly learned the move. Maybe it even learned it by itself, to try and help May since she admitted that things became harder for her, so her Pokémon also tried harder.

  • @cornap1
    @cornap1 Před 3 lety

    Love this

  • @DeviousApple
    @DeviousApple Před 3 lety +1

    Congrats on 10K
    You deserve it
    Maybe I will be able to get it one day

  • @salsasaul101
    @salsasaul101 Před 3 lety

    Swellow was one of my favorite Pokémon! Was in the 3 grade now that takes me back!!

  • @tyrellosaurus
    @tyrellosaurus Před 9 měsíci

    Underrated Badass, Thunder Armor and lugging around that Donphan were my favorite moments of Swellow

  • @DannyJennyArtz
    @DannyJennyArtz Před 3 lety +1

    A history on Ash's Staraptor would be cool to see. Always thought Swellow and Staraptor were some of Ash's best regional birds!

    • @Eric-gp3hi
      @Eric-gp3hi Před 3 lety +2

      Also Talonflame

    • @DannyJennyArtz
      @DannyJennyArtz Před 3 lety

      @@Eric-gp3hi Oh yea sure that'd be cool to see too. I haven't watched X and Y yet, honestly I have no idea where I can even watch Pokemon in Japanese that isn't Kissanime. I would like to watch it tho.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +1

      I'll do some more birds soon!

  • @fernzlampaz
    @fernzlampaz Před rokem

    Because of this video, I really want Ash to use Thunder Armor again. That was sick! 😍

  • @poporopops5754
    @poporopops5754 Před 3 lety +1

    Present professor :) ✋

  • @joecrammond6221
    @joecrammond6221 Před 3 lety

    Another great episode Professor, i do wish they'd made Thunder Armor guts instead, would have been more believable

  • @bastidon54
    @bastidon54 Před 3 lety

    Congratulations on 10k Professor, and T H U N D E R A R M O R

  • @jwhite0398
    @jwhite0398 Před 2 lety

    Omg…Thunder armor. 🤦🏽‍♂️😬
    My suspension of disbelief had tapped out after watching that episode. Great video.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 2 lety

      You and me both!

    • @TheJaredPunch
      @TheJaredPunch Před 2 lety +1

      To be honest, now remembering how Swellow to electric type attacks with stride. I’m a bit more forgiving of it. (Still an @$$pull though).

  • @Water_lemon
    @Water_lemon Před 3 lety

    I grew up with generation 3 and these seasons of the anime, so swellow has ways been my favorite regional bird

  • @mirapidd
    @mirapidd Před 3 lety

    Nice

  • @mattkrenz
    @mattkrenz Před 3 lety +1

    shiny Swellow anime appearance was so dope.

  • @kelhuggins9425
    @kelhuggins9425 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm present Professor,
    I love this Pokemon thank you for the video but Swellow needs a third evolution .

  • @Mr_Game-and-Watch
    @Mr_Game-and-Watch Před 3 lety +1

    Wow your sub count has shot up

  • @isanivids1456
    @isanivids1456 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, you know so much about Pokemon: The Series. You probably know everything about the Battles, Gym Leaders, Elite 4, Pokemon League Conference, Showcases, Contests, E.T.C

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +1

      I do a lot of research for each video :)

    • @isanivids1456
      @isanivids1456 Před 3 lety +1

      Well, I'm working with an awesome channel and we're making a song on CZcams. It'll be released on May 20th. I'll tell ya the name of the channel and song the day before the song is released. Wish me luck.

  • @Bread_White
    @Bread_White Před rokem +1

    Tallow stole chocolate: Panic
    chocolate drops: calm
    he catches it and eats the whole bar: PANIC

  • @kylgrv
    @kylgrv Před 3 lety

    Swellow became one of my favorite flying types from Gen 3 after watching the anime, but also after playing Pokémon Sapphire.

  • @thunderblitz2219
    @thunderblitz2219 Před 3 lety

    Heyy Professor, Early viewers here!!

  • @gamerdude612
    @gamerdude612 Před 2 lety +1

    Pidgeot might be my favorite but Swellow and Staraptor are right up there themselves especially Swellow he was a bad ass bird from day one and was always a beast on my team as well I kinda wish Ash would stop leaving his good Pokémon at Oak's every time he goes to a new region you have these strong legends at your disposal use em lol great vid.

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 2 lety +1

      I really like Talonflame as well :) Thanks!!

    • @gamerdude612
      @gamerdude612 Před 2 lety

      @@ProfessorAlexSilver Same here Talonflame was my third strongest Pokemon on Y I loved using him too I just love all the birds every game you'll find one in my lineup.

  • @bladewingmcowl5842
    @bladewingmcowl5842 Před 10 měsíci

    Ash's Corphish should have his own video, i like how quirky it is 😊

  • @teapillarVA
    @teapillarVA Před 2 lety

    She was awesome!

  • @Graceluvbug37
    @Graceluvbug37 Před 2 lety

    I really love Swellow. Definitely one of my favorite pokemon

  • @gilbertmillers4865
    @gilbertmillers4865 Před 3 lety

    The Fire and Water Combo was Great 👍 😊 😌 !

  • @madnessarcade7447
    @madnessarcade7447 Před 3 lety +2

    Perhaps all those times tailow withstood thunderbolt since the beginning was foreshadowing to thunder armor

    • @ProfessorAlexSilver
      @ProfessorAlexSilver  Před 3 lety +1

      I think it helped make thunder armor a lot more believe since we had already seen Taillow/Swellow shrug off so much electricity. It didn't come out of left field

  • @rainbowstudio5629
    @rainbowstudio5629 Před 3 lety +1

    wow next can you do one of ash's not popular pokemon like scraggy or leavunny

  • @VampirePrinceKRS
    @VampirePrinceKRS Před 3 lety

    I'm not sure what it was about Taillow & Swellow but I originally didn't like the Pokemon much & would never use it in all my replays of Sapphire but the 3d model of Taillow was just so adorable I had to use one in the remakes :)

  • @tasin0634
    @tasin0634 Před 3 lety

    Your Background is 👌👌

  • @eveegirl2878
    @eveegirl2878 Před 3 lety +2

    The first time swellow catches my eye was when it got a series hits from donophan it took damage and just when donophan was going to kill it with one last hit swellow was able to wake up and carry an elephant and win the battle. I thought it was going to loose.

  • @jeremiahc.mcalister1467

    It was a awsome battler

  • @Violet-squirrel
    @Violet-squirrel Před 3 lety

    Do ash/dawns buizel that ice aqua jet was awesome!

  • @Shastasnow
    @Shastasnow Před 11 měsíci

    I like chocolate so does Taillow. So cute. Had to catch one in the game. My second Pokémon to get to 100 when it evolved.

  • @IamLegendaryguy1998
    @IamLegendaryguy1998 Před 3 lety +1

    Pokémon greatness I hope it comes back in journeys In a future episode even though it was not in the near future episodes trailer That came out recently

  • @Bajan0taku
    @Bajan0taku Před 4 měsíci

    Thunder armor was freaking sick when I was a kid ❤😂

  • @user-wy5kp4qb6o
    @user-wy5kp4qb6o Před 3 lety +1

    because of your video, ursaring became my team's powerhouse in emerald. i named it Viking and the moves are Areal Ace Earthquake Hyper Beam Brick Break