Swablu in Emerald.
Swablu appears in 5 places in Pokemon Emerald. The best odds are Route 114 (walking in grass or caves, 20% at level 16).
Where to find Swablu
odds are the game's slot tablesEvolution
2 stages
Swablu
AltariaEvolves into Altaria at level 35.
Evolve now or wait
from the game's learnsets and the relearner ruleSwablu evolves at level 35. Evolving then forfeits 1 move that Swablu would still learn: Mirror Move at 38. Altaria learns 2 moves of its own after that: Dragon Dance at 40, Sky Attack at 59.
| Move you would forfeit | Level | Can you get it back? |
|---|---|---|
| Mirror Move | 38 | No. The Move Relearner only teaches moves from the current form's own level-up list, so once it is Altaria this move is gone. |
Rule the game applies: the Move Relearner in Fallarbor Town (he takes a Heart Scale) teaches only the level-up moves of the form you hand him, at or below its current level. Delaying an evolution costs the evolved form's higher base stats for every level you wait; a move you barely use is not worth that.
Swablu learnset in Emerald
11 level-up moves · 19 machinesBy level
Altaria by level
TMs and HMs it can learn (19)
HM02 Fly, TM06 Toxic, TM10 Hidden Power, TM11 Sunny Day, TM13 Ice Beam, TM17 Protect, TM18 Rain Dance, TM20 Safeguard, TM21 Frustration, TM22 Solar Beam, TM27 Return, TM32 Double Team, TM40 Aerial Ace, TM42 Facade, TM43 Secret Power, TM44 Rest, TM45 Attract, TM46 Thief, TM47 Steel Wing