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Swords Dance (move)

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Swords Dance
つるぎのまい Swords Dance
File:Swords Dance.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition and helps prevent nervousness.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Swords Dance (Japanese: つるぎのまい Swords Dance) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Swords Dance increases the user's Attack stat by two stages.

Description

  This section is incomplete.
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Reason: Colo and XD description
Games Description
Stad A special move that greatly boosts the user's Attack power. Can normally be used up to three times.
Stad2 A special move that boosts the user's Attack power. Normally used up to three times.
GSC A dance that increases Attack.
RSE A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
FRLG A frenetic dance of fighting. It sharply raises the Attack stat.
DPPtHGSSBW A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user’s Attack stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
020   Raticate Normal Normal       -- -- '
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying 23 25 31 25 25 '
123   Scyther Bug Flying 35 42 36 57 57 '
127   Pinsir Bug Bug 54 43 49 38 38 '
207   Gligar Ground Flying       34 34 '
212   Scizor Bug Steel   42 36 57 57 '
291   Ninjask Bug Flying     25 25 25 '
335   Zangoose Normal Normal     10 9 9 '
341   Corphish Water Water     38 37 44 44 '
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark     44 43 52 52 '
359   Absol Dark Dark     26 25 25 '
395   Empoleon Water Steel       11 11 '
448   Lucario Fighting Steel       33 37 '
470   Leafeon Grass Grass         78 78 '
472   Gliscor Ground Flying       34 38 '
475   Gallade Psychic Fighting       25 31 '
501   Oshawott Water Water         41 '
502   Dewott Water Water         49 '
503   Samurott Water Water         57 '
529   Drilbur Ground Ground         36 '
530   Excadrill Ground Steel         42 '
542   Leavanny Bug Grass         46 '
588   Karrablast Bug Bug         52 '
589   Escavalier Bug Steel         52 '
610   Axew Dragon Dragon         46 '
611   Fraxure Dragon Dragon         48 '
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon         50 '
624   Pawniard Dark Steel         57 '
625   Bisharp Dark Steel         63 '
626   Bouffalant Normal Normal         56 '
638   Cobalion Steel Fighting         49 '
639   Terrakion Rock Fighting         49 '
640   Virizion Grass Fighting         49 '
645   Landorus Ground Flying         37 '
647   Keldeo Water Fighting         49 '
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
TM03 		II
-- 		III
-- 		IV
TM75 		V
TM75 		VI
TM08
001   Bulbasaur Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
002   Ivysaur Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
003   Venusaur Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
004   Charmander Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
005   Charmeleon Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
006   Charizard Fire Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
015   Beedrill Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
020   Raticate Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
027   Sandshrew Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
028   Sandslash Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
043   Oddish Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
044   Gloom Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
045   Vileplume Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
046   Paras Bug Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
047   Parasect Bug Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
069   Bellsprout Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
070   Weepinbell Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
071   Victreebel Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
072   Tentacool Water Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
073   Tentacruel Water Poison ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
098   Krabby Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
099   Kingler Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
104   Cubone Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
105   Marowak Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
108   Lickitung Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
112   Rhydon Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
114   Tangela Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
123   Scyther Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
127   Pinsir Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
140   Kabuto Rock Water ✔ ✔
141   Kabutops Rock Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
151   Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
152   Chikorita Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
153   Bayleef Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
154   Meganium Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
158   Totodile Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
159   Croconaw Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
160   Feraligatr Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
165   Ledyba Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
166   Ledian Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
182   Bellossom Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
187   Hoppip Grass Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
188   Skiploom Grass Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
189   Jumpluff Grass Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
191   Sunkern Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
207   Gligar Ground Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
212   Scizor Bug Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
214   Heracross Bug Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
215   Sneasel Dark Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
216   Teddiursa Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
217   Ursaring Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
227   Skarmory Steel Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
251   Celebi Grass Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
252   Treecko Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
253   Grovyle Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
254   Sceptile Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
255   Torchic Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔
256   Combusken Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
257   Blaziken Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
270   Lotad Water Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
271   Lombre Water Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
272   Ludicolo Water Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
273   Seedot Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
274   Nuzleaf Grass Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
275   Shiftry Grass Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
285   Shroomish Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
286   Breloom Grass Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
291   Ninjask Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
303   Mawile Steel Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
315   Roselia Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
331   Cacnea Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
332   Cacturne Grass Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
335   Zangoose Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
341   Corphish Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
345   Lileep Rock Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
346   Cradily Rock Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
347   Anorith Rock Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
348   Armaldo Rock Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
357   Tropius Grass Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
359   Absol Dark Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
383   Groudon Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
387   Turtwig Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
388   Grotle Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
389   Torterra Grass Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
390   Chimchar Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔
391   Monferno Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
392   Infernape Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
395   Empoleon Water Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
402   Kricketune Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
406   Budew Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
407   Roserade Grass Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
408   Cranidos Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
409   Rampardos Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
420   Cherubi Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
421   Cherrim Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
445   Garchomp Dragon Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
447   Riolu Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
448   Lucario Fighting Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
451   Skorupi Poison Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
452   Drapion Poison Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
454   Toxicroak Poison Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
455   Carnivine Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
459   Snover Grass Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
461   Weavile Dark Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
463   Lickilicky Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
464   Rhyperior Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
465   Tangrowth Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
470   Leafeon Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
472   Gliscor Ground Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
475   Gallade Psychic Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
491   Darkrai Dark Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
492   Shaymin Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
493   Arceus Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
495   Snivy Grass Grass ✔ ✔
496   Servine Grass Grass ✔ ✔
497   Serperior Grass Grass ✔ ✔
501   Oshawott Water Water ✔ ✔
502   Dewott Water Water ✔ ✔
503   Samurott Water Water ✔ ✔
504   Patrat Normal Normal ✔ ✔
505   Watchog Normal Normal ✔ ✔
529   Drilbur Ground Ground ✔ ✔
530   Excadrill Ground Steel ✔ ✔
542   Leavanny Bug Grass ✔ ✔
545   Scolipede Bug Poison ✔ ✔
549   Lilligant Grass Grass ✔ ✔
557   Dwebble Bug Rock ✔ ✔
558   Crustle Bug Rock ✔ ✔
570   Zorua Dark Dark ✔ ✔
571   Zoroark Dark Dark ✔ ✔
586   Sawsbuck Normal Grass ✔ ✔
588   Karrablast Bug Bug ✔ ✔
589   Escavalier Bug Steel ✔ ✔
597   Ferroseed Grass Steel ✔ ✔
598   Ferrothorn Grass Steel ✔ ✔
610   Axew Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔
611   Fraxure Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔
614   Beartic Ice Ice ✔ ✔
619   Mienfoo Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
620   Mienshao Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
624   Pawniard Dark Steel ✔ ✔
625   Bisharp Dark Steel ✔ ✔
626   Bouffalant Normal Normal ✔ ✔
638   Cobalion Steel Fighting ✔ ✔
639   Terrakion Rock Fighting ✔ ✔
640   Virizion Grass Fighting ✔ ✔
645   Landorus Ground Flying ✔ ✔
647   Keldeo Water Fighting ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
004   Charmander Fire Fire         '
027   Sandshrew Ground Ground            '
043   Oddish Grass Poison                    '
069   Bellsprout Grass Poison                    '
098   Krabby Water Water          '
104   Cubone Ground Ground         '
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock            '
152   Chikorita Grass Grass                     '
303   Mawile Steel Steel            '
347   Anorith Rock Bug          '
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By move tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
FRLG E XD
001   Bulbasaur Grass Poison ✔ ✔
002   Ivysaur Grass Poison ✔ ✔
003   Venusaur Grass Poison ✔ ✔
004   Charmander Fire Fire ✔ ✔
005   Charmeleon Fire Fire ✔ ✔
006   Charizard Fire Flying ✔ ✔
015   Beedrill Bug Poison ✔ ✔
027   Sandshrew Ground Ground ✔ ✔
028   Sandslash Ground Ground ✔ ✔
043   Oddish Grass Poison ✔ ✔
044   Gloom Grass Poison ✔ ✔
045   Vileplume Grass Poison ✔ ✔
046   Paras Bug Grass ✔ ✔
047   Parasect Bug Grass ✔ ✔
069   Bellsprout Grass Poison ✔ ✔
070   Weepinbell Grass Poison ✔ ✔
071   Victreebel Grass Poison ✔ ✔
072   Tentacool Water Poison ✔ ✔
073   Tentacruel Water Poison ✔ ✔
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying ✔ ✔
098   Krabby Water Water ✔ ✔
099   Kingler Water Water ✔ ✔
104   Cubone Ground Ground ✔ ✔
105   Marowak Ground Ground ✔ ✔
108   Lickitung Normal Normal ✔ ✔
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock ✔ ✔
112   Rhydon Ground Rock ✔ ✔
114   Tangela Grass Grass ✔ ✔
123   Scyther Bug Flying ✔ ✔
127   Pinsir Bug Bug ✔ ✔
141   Kabutops Water Rock ✔ ✔
151   Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
152   Chikorita Grass Grass ✔ ✔
153   Bayleef Grass Grass ✔ ✔
154   Meganium Grass Grass ✔ ✔
158   Totodile Water Water ✔ ✔
159   Croconaw Water Water ✔ ✔
160   Feraligatr Water Water ✔ ✔
165   Ledyba Bug Flying ✔ ✔
166   Ledian Bug Flying ✔ ✔
182   Bellossom Grass Grass ✔ ✔
187   Hoppip Grass Flying ✔ ✔
188   Skiploom Grass Flying ✔ ✔
189   Jumpluff Grass Flying ✔ ✔
191   Sunkern Grass Grass ✔ ✔
192   Sunflora Grass Grass ✔ ✔
207   Gligar Ground Flying ✔ ✔
211   Qwilfish Water Poison ✔ ✔
212   Scizor Bug Steel ✔ ✔
214   Heracross Bug Fighting ✔ ✔
215   Sneasel Dark Ice ✔ ✔
216   Teddiursa Normal Normal ✔ ✔
217   Ursaring Normal Normal ✔ ✔
251   Celebi Psychic Grass ✔ ✔
252   Treecko Grass Grass ✔ ✔
253   Grovyle Grass Grass ✔ ✔
254   Sceptile Grass Grass ✔ ✔
255   Torchic Fire Fire ✔ ✔
256   Combusken Fire Fighting ✔ ✔
257   Blaziken Fire Fighting ✔ ✔
270   Lotad Water Grass ✔ ✔
271   Lombre Water Grass ✔ ✔
272   Ludicolo Water Grass ✔ ✔
273   Seedot Grass Grass ✔ ✔
274   Nuzleaf Grass Dark ✔ ✔
275   Shiftry Grass Dark ✔ ✔
285   Shroomish Grass Grass ✔ ✔
286   Breloom Grass Fighting ✔ ✔
291   Ninjask Bug Flying ✔ ✔
303   Mawile Steel Steel ✔ ✔
315   Roselia Grass Poison ✔ ✔
331   Cacnea Grass Grass ✔ ✔
332   Cacturne Grass Dark ✔ ✔
335   Zangoose Normal Normal ✔ ✔
341   Corphish Water Water ✔ ✔
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark ✔ ✔
347   Anorith Rock Bug ✔ ✔
348   Armaldo Rock Bug ✔ ✔
357   Tropius Grass Flying ✔ ✔
359   Absol Dark Dark ✔ ✔
383   Groudon Ground Ground ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0118   Goldeen Water New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Farfetch'd
 
Scyther
 
Weavile
 
Gallade
A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Scyther crosses its claws across its chest and spins rapidly.
Yas's Scyther Showdown at Dark City Debut
Tracey's Scyther Tracey Gets Bugged None
Bugsy's Scyther Gettin' the Bugs Out None
  Victreebel uses the large leaves on the side of its body as swords and repeatedly swipes at the opponent with them.
James's Victreebel Flower Power None
  Farfetch'd flies into the air and spins rapidly.
A Coordinator's Farfetch'd Weekend Warrior None
  Kricketune's crosses its sycthes and they glow blue and slightly thicker blocking it from attacks.
Nando's Kricketune Dawn's Early Night! None
  Weavile's claws glow purple, and they grow longer.
Paul's Weavile Pedal to the Mettle! None
  Gallade's forearms glow light purple and the backs grow longer. Then, it moves them around in a hypnotizing way, making it stronger.
Zoey's Gallade A Grand Fight for Winning! None


Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
EP097 Swords Dance Ash's Pokédex Swords Dance, Scyther's special attack. Scyther spins furiously to focus its energy and increase its attack power.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
File:Swords Dance Stadium.png  
Stadium XD

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 劍舞 Jiànwǔ
  Dutch Zwaardendans
  Finnish Miekkatanssi
  French Danse-Lames
  German Schwerttanz
  Greek Χορός Σπαθιών
  Hindi तलवार का नाच Talwaar Ka Naach
  Indonesian Tarian Pedang
  Italian Danzaspada
  Korean 칼춤 Kalchum
  Portuguese Dança de espadas
  Serbian Ples Mačeva
  Spanish Danza Espada (Gen III-present)
Danza-Espada (Gen I-II)


Template:Agility

Generation I TMs
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 IV TMs
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 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08


Generation V TMs
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 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57
58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76
77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06


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