Speed Boost (Ability)

Speed Boost かそく
Speed Up
Flavor text
Generation III
Gradually boosts Speed.
Generation IV
The Pokémon's Speed stat is gradually boosted.DPPt
Its Speed stat is gradually boosted.HGSS
Generation V
Its Speed stat is gradually boosted.
Generation VI
Its Speed stat is gradually boosted.
Generation VII
Its Speed stat is boosted every turn.
Generation VIII
Its Speed stat is boosted every turn.
Generation IX
The Pokémon's Speed stat is boosted every turn.

Speed Boost (Japanese: かそく Speed Up) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

At the end of each turn, Speed Boost raises the Speed stat of the Pokémon with this Ability by one stage.

Speed Boost will not activate on the turn the Pokémon with the Ability is switched in (even if it gains the Ability after switching in). It will activate if the Pokémon is switched in due to a previous Pokémon fainting.

Starting from Generation V, Speed Boost will not activate at the end of the turn if the user failed to escape from a wild encounter during that turn.

Outside of battle

Speed Boost has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Speed Boost

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0193   Yanma
Bug Flying Speed Boost Compound Eyes Frisk
0255   Torchic
Fire Fire Blaze None Speed Boost
0256   Combusken
Fire Fighting Blaze None Speed Boost
0257   Blaziken
Fire Fighting Blaze None Speed Boost
0257   Blaziken
Mega Blaziken
Fire Fighting Speed Boost None None
0291   Ninjask
Bug Flying Speed Boost None Infiltrator
0318   Carvanha
Water Dark Rough Skin None Speed Boost
0319   Sharpedo
Water Dark Rough Skin None Speed Boost
0469   Yanmega
Bug Flying Speed Boost Tinted Lens Frisk
0543   Venipede
Bug Poison Poison Point Swarm Speed BoostGen VI+
0544   Whirlipede
Bug Poison Poison Point Swarm Speed BoostGen VI+
0545   Scolipede
Bug Poison Poison Point Swarm Speed BoostGen VI+
0955   Flittle
Psychic Psychic Anticipation Frisk Speed Boost
0956   Espathra
Psychic Psychic Opportunist Frisk Speed Boost
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Starmobiles with Speed Boost

 
Revavroom
Schedar Starmobile
 Fire 
Speed Boost
Serious Nature
HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd
204 49 60 29 51 128

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Prior to Super Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon with Speed Boost receive a boost to Movement Speed every 250 turns, lasting for the remainder of the floor.

In Super Mystery Dungeon, Speed Boost increases the Travel Speed of a Pokémon with this Ability by one after one turn of being on the floor, and again every 20 turns afterwards. The boost wears off after five turns.

Description

Games Description
MDRB The Pokémon's Movement Speed accelerates.
MDTDS Accelerates the Pokémon's Movement Speed.
BSL いどうそくどが あがっていく
MDGtI Unavailable
SMD The Pokémon's Travel Speed goes up after a certain number of turns!
MDRTDX The Pokémon's Travel Speed goes up sometimes.


In the anime

 
Yanmega
 
Ninjask
The Pokémon's speed increases dramatically when the Ability activates.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Yanmega's body glows green and it can fly extremely fast. While flying, it leaves behind a green trail of energy.
Jessie's Yanmega Another One Gabites the Dust! Debut
  Ninjask's outlines glow white and it can fly around extremely fast. However, if Ninjask takes a lot of damage, then it doesn't get a speed increase anymore.
Paul's Ninjask A Real Rival Rouser! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 加速 Gāchūk
Mandarin 加速 Jiāsù
  Dutch Turboboost
  Finnish Nopeus
  French Turbo
  German Temposchub
  Italian Acceleratore
  Korean 가속 Gasok
  Polish Przyśpieszenie
Portuguese   Brazil Impulso de Velocidade (DP114, manga)
Impulso (DP187)
  Portugal Aceleração (DP187)
Velocidade Acrescida (DP114)
  Romanian Super Boost
  Spanish Impulso
  Turkish Hız Arttırıcı
  Vietnamese Tăng tốc


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