Swift (move)
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Swift (Japanese: スピードスター Speed Star) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. In Generation I and II, it is available as TM39. In Generation III and IV, it is available from a move tutor.
Effect
Generation I
Swift inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the Accuracy stat and Evasion stat. It can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig and Fly.
Generation II
Same as before, except Swift does not make contact if the target uses a move such as Protect or uses a semi-invulnerable move such as Fly or Dig.
Generation III and IV
Swift hits both opposing Pokémon in a double battle.
Generation V
Swift also hits all opposing Pokémon in a triple battle.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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By TM39
Generation II
By leveling up
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By TM39
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By breeding
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beedrill
Venonat, Venomoth
Scyther, Scizor
Ledyba, Ledian
Spinarak, Ariados
Yanma
Gligar
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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By event
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
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| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beedrill
Venonat, Venomoth
Scyther, Scizor
Ledyba, Ledian
Spinarak, Ariados
Yanma
Gligar
Beautifly
Dustox
Surskit, Masquerain
Ninjask
Volbeat
Vibrava, Flygon
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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By move tutor
In Pokémon Emerald
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
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| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba, Ledian
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Aipom, Ambipom
Espeon
Pachirisu
Buizel, Floatzel
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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By move tutor
In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba, Ledian
Agirudaa
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0223
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Crawdaunt
Buizel, Floatzel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0318
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Carvanha
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
Basurao
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Aipom, Ambipom
Espeon
Pachirisu
Buizel, Floatzel
Chillarmy, Chillachino
Kojofu, Kojondo
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0403
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Shinx
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Aipom, Ambipom
Espeon
Pachirisu
Buizel, Floatzel
Chillarmy, Chillachino
Kojofu, Kojondo
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0517
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Munna
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Aipom, Ambipom
Espeon
Pachirisu
Buizel, Floatzel
Chillarmy, Chillachino
Kojofu, Kojondo
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0550
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Basurao
| style="background: #FFF" | Basurao
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
Carvanha, Sharpedo
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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In the anime
| The Pokémon fires multiple gold stars at the target. It does not always make contact with the target. | |||
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Staryu fires multiple white stars from the gem in the center of its body at the opponent. | ||
| Misty's Staryu | Clefairy and the Moon Stone | Debut | |
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Scyther repeatedly slashes the air and it fires green cresent energy rays from its blades at the opponent. | ||
| Jeanette Fisher's Scyther | The Fourth Round Rumble | Japanese version only | |
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Gligar waves its wing and multiple white stars come out of it at the opponent. | ||
| Gligarman's Gligar | The Superhero Secret | None | |
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Mareep shoots multiple white stars out from its wool at the opponent. | ||
| Mary's Mareep | Mild 'n Wooly | None | |
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Sandslash rolls into a ball and spins, firing white stars out of its quills at the opponent. | ||
| Koji's Sandslash | Good 'Quil Hunting | None | |
| Jenaro's Sandslash | Hi Ho Silver... Away! | None | |
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Skarmory opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out at the opponent, or Skarmory opens its mouth and a yellow ball appears inside of it. It then fires yellow stars from the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Miki's Skarmory | Hot Matches! | None | |
| A wild Skarmory | All Torkoal, No Play | None | |
| A Coordinator's Skarmory | Going for Choke! | None | |
| A wild Skarmory | Steeling Peace of Mind! | None | |
| Taylor's Skarmory | Pursuing a Lofty Goal! | None | |
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Ledian lowers its head and fires yellow stars from the black dot on its forehead at the opponent. | ||
| Benji's father's Ledian | Mountain Time | None | |
| Benji's Ledian | Mountain Time | None | |
| A Coordinator's Ledian | Deceit and Assist | None | |
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Cyndaquil fires yellow stars from its mouth at the opponent, or Cyndaquil spins and it releases multiple yellow stars from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Cyndaquil | From Ghost to Ghost | None | |
| Dawn's Cyndaquil | Gone With the Windworks! | None | |
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The cresent moon on Teddiursa's forehead glows yellow and it fires multiple yellow stars at the opponent. | ||
| A wild Teddiursa | UnBEARable | None | |
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Electabuzz opens its mouth and yellow starts shoot out of it at the opponent. | ||
| Electric Company's Electabuzz | Current Events | None | |
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Espeon opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent. | ||
| Sakura's Espeon | Espeon, Not Included | None | |
| Annie's Espeon | Pokémon Heroes | None | |
| Lilian Meridian's Espeon | The Saffron Con | None | |
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Tyrogue crouches its body into a ball, then it opens back up quickly and multiple yellow stars fly out of its body at the opponent. | ||
| Kiyo's Tyrogue | A Tyrogue Full of Trouble | None | |
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Murkrow opens its beak and yellow stars shoot out from it at the opponent. | ||
| Lily's Murkrow | Hocus Pokémon | None | |
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Kingdra shoots out multiple yellow stars from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Clair's Kingdra | Better Eight Than Never | None | |
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Misdreavus opens its mouth and fires yellow stars from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Nelson's Misadreavus | Entei at Your Own Risk | None | |
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Aipom shoots white stars out of its mouth at the opponent, or Aipom's tail glows white, then it swings tail and yellow stars shoot out and hit the opponent. | ||
| A wild Aipom | Entei at Your Own Risk | None | |
| Dawn's Aipom | Channeling the Battle Zone! | None | |
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Furret opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent. | ||
| Salvador's Furret | A Claim to Flame! | None | |
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Quilava opens its mouth and white or yellow stars come out of it at the opponent. | ||
| Macy's Quilava | Love, Pokémon Style | None | |
| Ryan's Quilava | The Champ Twins! | None | |
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Scizor opens one or both of its claws and fires white or yellow stars out of them at the opponent. | ||
| Gary's Scizor | Can't Beat the Heat! | None | |
| Luna's Red Lightning | Curbing the Crimson Tide! | None | |
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Yanma shoots multiple white stars from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Forrester Franklin's Yanma | All in a Day's Wurmple | None | |
| A Pokéringer's Yanma | That's Just Swellow | None | |
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Magnemite releases blue stars from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Wattson's Magnemite | Watt's with Wattson | None | |
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Flareon opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent. | ||
| Savannah's Flareon | Cruisin' for a Losin' | None | |
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Houndoom opens its mouth and multiple yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent. | ||
| Joshua's Houndoom | Mean With Envy | None | |
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The hands at the end of Ambipom's tails glow yellow, and it swings them, making multiple golden stars shoot out of them at the opponent. | ||
| Dawn's Ambipom | Journey to the Unown! | None | |
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The white fluff on Glameow's tail glows white and it releases multiple yellow stars at the opponent from its tail. | ||
| Johanna's Glameow | Strategy Begins at Home! | None | |
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The black tip of Umbreon's tail glows yellow and it releases multiple yellow stars from it at the opponent. | ||
| Johanna's Umbreon | Strategy Begins at Home! | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
 Skarmory | |||
| The user releases glowing stars from their body at the opponent. | |||
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Multiple stars appear around Electrode's body. The stars then shoot at the opponent. | ||
| Ken's Electrode | Ekans the Ecstasy | Debut | |
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Multiple stars appear around Voltorb's body. The stars then shoot at the opponent. | ||
| Ken's Voltorb | Ekans the Ecstasy | Debut | |
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Skarmory flaps its wings and a blast of wind and energy comes out of them and hits the opponent, or Skarmory opens its beak and fires a beam of energy from it at the opponent. | ||
| Wayne's Skarmory | VS. Skarmory | None | |
| Falkner's Skarmory | Raikou and Entei (Part 1) | None | |
In other languages
- Chinese: 高速星星 Gāosù Xīngxīng
- Dutch: Snelle Aanval, Snel
- Finnish: Pikahyökkäys
- French: Météores
- German: Sternschauer
- Greek: Διάττοντες Αστέρες
- Hindi: तेज़ी / तारे छोडो Tezi / Taare Chodo
- Italian: Comete
- Korean: 스피드스타 Speed Star
- Portuguese (Brazillian): Estrela Cadente, Rápido
- Spanish: Rapidez
- Spanish (Latin American): Ataque de Estrellas (original series), Velocidad (Diamond & Pearl)
| Variations of the move Swift | ||||
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| Generation I TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation I HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 | |
| Generation II TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |