Swift Swim (Ability)

Swift Swim	すいすい
	Smooth Swim
Flavor text Generation III Raises Speed in rain. Generation IV Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in rain. Generation V Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in rain. Generation VI Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain. Generation VII Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain. Generation VIII Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain. Generation IX Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

Swift Swim (Japanese: すいすい Smooth Swim) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

During rain, the Speed stat of Pokémon with this Ability is doubled.

Outside of battle

Swift Swim has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Swift Swim

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0054		Psyduck	Water		Water	Damp	Cloud Nine	Swift Swim
0055		Golduck	Water		Water	Damp	Cloud Nine	Swift Swim
0060		Poliwag	Water		Water	Water Absorb	Damp	Swift Swim
0061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	Water Absorb	Damp	Swift Swim
0062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	Water Absorb	Damp	Swift Swim
0116		Horsea	Water		Water	Swift Swim	SniperGen IV+	Damp
0118		Goldeen	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Water Veil	Lightning Rod
0119		Seaking	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Water Veil	Lightning Rod
0129		Magikarp	Water		Water	Swift Swim	None	Rattled
0138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0139		Omastar	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Battle Armor	Weak Armor
0141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Battle Armor	Weak Armor
0211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	Poison Point	Swift Swim	Intimidate
0211		Qwilfish Hisuian Form	Dark	Poison	Poison Point	Swift Swim	Intimidate
0226		Mantine	Water	Flying	Swift Swim	Water Absorb	Water Veil
0230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	Swift Swim	SniperGen IV+	Damp
0260		Swampert Mega Swampert	Water	Ground	Swift Swim	None	None
0270		Lotad	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0271		Lombre	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0283		Surskit	Bug	Water	Swift Swim	None	Rain Dish
0347		Anorith	Rock	Bug	Battle Armor	None	Swift Swim
0348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	Battle Armor	None	Swift Swim
0349		Feebas	Water		Water	Swift Swim	ObliviousGen VI+	Adaptability
0367		Huntail	Water		Water	Swift Swim	None	Water Veil
0368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	Swift Swim	None	Hydration
0369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	Swift Swim	Rock Head	Sturdy
0370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	Swift Swim	None	Hydration
0418		Buizel	Water		Water	Swift Swim	None	Water Veil
0419		Floatzel	Water		Water	Swift Swim	None	Water Veil
0456		Finneon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
0457		Lumineon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
0458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	Swift Swim	Water Absorb	Water Veil
0535		Tympole	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Hydration	Water Absorb
0536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground	Swift Swim	Hydration	Water Absorb
0537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	Swift Swim	Poison Touch	Water Absorb
0564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	Solid Rock	Sturdy	Swift Swim
0565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	Solid Rock	Sturdy	Swift Swim
0614		Beartic	Ice		Ice	Snow Cloak	Slush RushGen VII+	Swift Swim
0833		Chewtle	Water		Water	Strong Jaw	Shell Armor	Swift Swim
0834		Drednaw	Water	Rock	Strong Jaw	Shell Armor	Swift Swim
0846		Arrokuda	Water		Water	Swift Swim	None	Propeller Tail
0847		Barraskewda	Water		Water	Swift Swim	None	Propeller Tail
0902		Basculegion	Water	Ghost	Swift SwimGen IX+	Adaptability	Mold Breaker
0904		Overqwil	Dark	Poison	Poison Point	Swift Swim	Intimidate
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.

• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Basculegion's Ability is Rattled instead of Swift Swim.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Whenever the Pokémon uses a special move while it is raining, the move is used twice. No additional PP is used during the second usage. If the Pokémon has a speed bonus, only the first move will gain the benefit of Swift Swim. If the special move is part of a linked move, all moves in the link are performed before they are done the second time.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts attack frequency if it is raining. MDTDS Raises the number of moves the Pokémon attempts per turn when it is raining. BSL てんきが あめだと こうげきかいすうが あがる MDGtI In the Rain weather condition, it can use a move 2 times at once for only 1 PP.* When the Pokémon uses a move in the Rain weather condition, it uses it 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use!* SMD When the Pokémon uses a move in rain, it uses it 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use! MDRTDX When the Pokémon uses a move in Rain or Heavy Rain, it uses the move 2 times at ones, but only consumes PP for 1 use.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Luvdisc Buizel Seismitoad Ludicolo
The Pokémon can move faster than usual when it is raining.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	While it is raining out, Luvdisc can move extremely fast. It can even speed around above the water while it is raining.
Juan's Luvdisc	Eight Ain't Enough		Debut
	Buizel can move extremely fast while it is raining.
Ash's Buizel	A Triple Fighting Chance!		None
	Seismitoad can move extremely fast while it is raining.
Edmund's Seismitoad	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
	Ludicolo can attack extremely fast while it is raining.
Tierno's Ludicolo	Valuable Experience for All!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 25, Yellow's Omastar, Omny, was revealed to have Swift Swim as his Ability.
• In volume 40, Pearl's Buizel, Zeller, was revealed to have Swift Swim as his Ability.
• In volume 42, Silver's Kingdra was revealed to have Swift Swim as her Ability.
• Emerald's Mantine and N's Tympole were revealed to have Swift Swim as their Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
• Ruby's Feebas, Feefee, Wallace's Luvdisc, Elizabeth, Crasher Wake's Floatzel, Clay's Palpitoad, Ghetsis's Seismitoad, and Mr. Briney's Huntail were revealed to have Swift Swim as their Ability.

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Feebas
The Pokémon moves twice as fast when hit by rain.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Feebas moves twice as fast when it is raining.
Enta's Feebas	Introducing the Frontier Brains!		Debut

Trivia

• Anorith and Armaldo are the only Pokémon with the Ability Swift Swim that are also weak to Water.
• Swift Swim is the most common Ability among all Pokémon, with a total of 45 Pokémon being capable of having it.
• Generation VI is the only generation thus far that hasn't introduced any new Pokémon with the Swift Swim Ability.
  • However, it did introduce Mega Swampert as a new form of an existing Pokémon that does have Swift Swim.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 悠游自如 Yàuhyàuh Jihyùh * 輕快 Hīngfaai * Mandarin 悠游自如 Yōuyóu Zìrú * 輕快 Qīngkuài * Danish Hurtigsvøm Dutch Snelzwem Finnish Pikauinti (DP & XY126) Tyrskyuinti (AG111) French Glissade German Wassertempo Indonesian Meluncur Italian Nuotovelox Korean 쓱쓱 Sseuksseuk Norwegian Swift Swim Polish Giętki Nurt Portuguese Brazil Nado Rápido (XY126–present, manga) Balanço (BW070) Agilidade na Chuva (DP159) Estrela do Mar (DP068) Salamandra Aquática (AG111) Portugal Nadar Rápido (DP068–present) Mergulho Rápido (AG111) Spanish Nado Rápido Swedish Snabbsimma Thai ลื่นไหล Turkish Hızlı Yüzme Vietnamese Thanh thoát

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