Swift (move)

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Swift スピードスター Speed Star

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM39 in Generation I TM39 in Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed first.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Swift (Japanese: スピードスター Speed Star) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM39 in Generations I and II.

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

Swift no longer hits the target during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly or Dig, and moves such as Protect also allow the opponent to avoid taking damage.

Generations III and IV

Swift hits both opposing Pokémon in a Double Battle.

Generation V

In a Triple Battle, Swift will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Description

Games Description A Normal-type attack. It is highly accurate, so it can be counted on to inflict damage. An attack that never misses. RSE Sprays star-shaped rays that never miss. FRLG Star-shaped rays that never miss are fired at all foes in battle. Star-shaped rays are shot at the foe. This attack never misses. Star-shaped rays are shot at the opposing team. This attack never misses. Star-shaped rays are shot at the opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	26
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	31			30			30			15				15	11	11 17
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	36			33			33			15				15	11	11 17
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying															23	23
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying															24	24
053		Persian	Normal		Normal															28	28
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	41			33			38
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	46			35
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	36			37			42			33				36			36
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	40			40			48			35				40			40
120		Staryu	Water		Water	32			25			24			24				24	18	18
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic							--			--				--			--
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric				25			25			16				16	12	12
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal																	10
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	--			22			22	33	15				8			8
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire				36			36			28				31			31
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire				42			42			31				31			31
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire				45			45			31				31			31
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				36			36			33				33			33
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				42			42			41				41			41
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying															24	24
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				27			38			22				22			22
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				37
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic				30			30			29				29	17	17
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying				19			13			11		9	9			9
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				25			25			16				16	12	12
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				66			66			43						'
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				66			66			43						'
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric										29				31			31
312		Minun	Electric		Electric										29				31			31
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark										30				30			30
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic							10			10				10			10
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic							30			49				49			49
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric										21				21			21
418		Buizel	Water		Water										15				15	21	21
419		Floatzel	Water		Water										15				15	21	21
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal										22				22			22
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric										16				16	12	12
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic												21	21			21
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic												21	21			21
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic												21	21			21
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal														19			19
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug														25			25
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting														21			21
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting														21			21
700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy																	17
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
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug
223		Remoraid	Water		Water
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric
318		Carvanha*	Water	Dark
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic
550		Basculin*	Water		Water
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 TM39		II TM39		III --		IV --		V --		VI --
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔			✔												✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔			✔												✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	✔			✔												✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	✔			✔												✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	✔			✔												✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	✔			✔												✔
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	✔			✔												✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	✔			✔												✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	✔			✔												✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	✔			✔												✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔												✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔												✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔			✔												✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔			✔												✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔												✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔												✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison				✔												✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔			✔												✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔												✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔			✔												✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔												✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔												✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔			✔												✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔			✔												✔
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	✔			✔												✔
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	✔			✔												✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔			✔												✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying				✔												✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying				✔												✔
090		Shellder	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	✔			✔												✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	✔			✔												✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	✔			✔												✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔												✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔												✔
116		Horsea	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔			✔												✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔			✔												✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔			✔												✔
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	✔			✔												✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	✔			✔												✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	✔			✔												✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	✔			✔												✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔												✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔			✔												✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	✔			✔												✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔			✔												✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔			✔												✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔												✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔												✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔												✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔												✔
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire				✔												✔
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire				✔												✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire				✔												✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				✔												✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				✔												✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				✔												✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				✔												✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				✔												✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				✔												✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying				✔												✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric				✔												✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying				✔												✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔												✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔												✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric				✔												✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric				✔												✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric				✔												✔
183		Marill	Water		Water				✔												✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water				✔												✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				✔												✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark				✔												✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying				✔												✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				✔												✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost				✔												✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic				✔												✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				✔												✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison				✔												✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				✔												✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				✔												✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water				✔												✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water				✔												✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying				✔												✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying				✔												✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying				✔												✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire				✔												✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire				✔												✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon				✔												✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting				✔												✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting				✔												✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				✔												✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric				✔												✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire				✔												✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water				✔												✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				✔												✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				✔												✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass				✔												✔
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	DP	Pt	HGSS
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying					✔			✔	✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison					✔			✔	✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground					✔			✔	✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground					✔			✔	✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying					✔			✔	✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying					✔			✔	✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison					✔			✔	✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison					✔			✔	✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel					✔			✔	✔
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel					✔			✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
090		Shellder	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice					✔			✔	✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
116		Horsea	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying					✔			✔	✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying					✔			✔	✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying					✔			✔	✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying					✔			✔	✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon					✔			✔	✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon					✔			✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying					✔			✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying					✔			✔	✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying					✔			✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying					✔			✔	✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
183		Marill	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark					✔			✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying					✔			✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost					✔			✔	✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying					✔			✔	✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison					✔			✔	✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel					✔			✔	✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice					✔			✔	✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying					✔			✔	✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying					✔			✔	✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying					✔			✔	✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire					✔			✔	✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire					✔			✔	✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon					✔			✔	✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying					✔			✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying					✔			✔	✔
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					✔			✔	✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison					✔			✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark					✔			✔	✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark					✔			✔	✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying					✔			✔	✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying					✔			✔	✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water					✔			✔	✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug					✔			✔	✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug					✔			✔	✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison					✔			✔	✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark					✔			✔	✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark					✔			✔	✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon					✔			✔	✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon					✔			✔	✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying					✔			✔	✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying					✔			✔	✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark					✔			✔	✔
349		Feebas	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark					✔			✔	✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying					✔			✔	✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground					✔			✔	✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying					✔			✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water								✔	✔
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
406		Budew	Grass	Poison								✔	✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison								✔	✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
415		Combee	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water								✔	✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water								✔	✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark								✔	✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark								✔	✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel								✔	✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water								✔	✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water								✔	✔
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying								✔	✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice								✔	✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel								✔	✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice								✔	✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying								✔	✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting								✔	✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost								✔	✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon								✔	✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon								✔	✔
487		Giratina Altered Forme	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
487		Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
489		Phione	Water		Water								✔	✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water								✔	✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
492		Shaymin Land Forme	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying								✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0133 Eevee Normal Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Dream Park 0315 Roselia Grass Poison Dream World - Dream Park Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0173 Cleffa Normal Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 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

In the main series

Cyndaquil Staryu Mienfoo Accelgor
The user fires multiple gold stars at the target. It does not always make contact with the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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
	Scyther repeatedly slashes the air and it fires green crescent energy rays from its blades at the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Scyther	The Fourth Round Rumble		Japanese version only Referred as Quick Attack in the English dub
	Gligar waves its wing and multiple white stars come out of it at the opponent.
Gligarman's Gligar	The Superhero Secret		None
	Mareep shoots multiple white stars out from its wool at the opponent.
Mary's Fluffy	Mild 'n Wooly		None
	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
	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 wild Skarmory	Pikachu's Summer Festival		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
	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
	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
	The crescent moon on Teddiursa's forehead glows yellow and it fires multiple yellow stars at the opponent.
A wild Teddiursa	UnBEARable		None
	Electabuzz opens its mouth and yellow starts shoot out of it at the opponent.
Electric Company's Electabuzz	Current Events		None
	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
	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
	Murkrow opens its beak and yellow stars shoot out from it at the opponent.
Lily's Murkrow	Hocus Pokémon		None
	Kingdra shoots out multiple yellow stars from its mouth at the opponent.
Clair's Kingdra	Better Eight Than Never		None
	Misdreavus opens its mouth and fires yellow stars from its mouth at the opponent.
Nelson's Misadreavus	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
	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
Ash's Aipom	Channeling the Battling Zone!		None
	Furret opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent.
Salvador's Furret	A Claim to Flame!		None
	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
Dawn's Quilava	SS024		None
	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
	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
	Magnemite releases blue stars from its body at the opponent.
Wattson's Magnemite	Watt's with Wattson		None
	Flareon opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent.
Savannah's Flareon	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None
	Houndoom opens its mouth and multiple yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent.
Joshua's Houndoom	Mean With Envy		None
	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
	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
	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
	Minccino's entire tail glows gold and it waves it, firing multiple gold-colored stars from its tail at the opponent.
Bianca's Minccino	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None
	Accelgor jumps into the air and the scarf coming off its back starts to glow yellow. Accelgor then front flips repeatedly, releasing multiple yellow stars with golden sparkles around them from the scarf at the opponent.
Charles's Accelgor	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!		None
	Jirachi releases multiple yellow stars with golden sparkles around them from its streamer at the opponent.
A wild Jirachi	Searching for a Wish!		None
	Mienfoo spreads its arms wide open, forming multiple yellow stars with golden sparkles around itself. It then puts its hands together, firing the stars at the opponent.
Korrina's Mienfoo	Showdown at the Shalour Gym!		None
	Luxio jumps into the air and its tail glows yellow. It then swings its tail, releasing multiple yellow stars with golden sparkles around them from its tail at the opponent.
Clemont's Luxio	A Campus Reunion!		None

• Mewtwo has been confirmed to know Swift. However, it has only used it in the radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo, so it is has never been seen using it.

In Pokémon Origins

Mewtwo Mega Charizard X
The user fires multiple gold stars at the target. The attack never misses.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mewtwo's hands glow white, and it spreads them wide open, forming multiple yellow stars in front of itself. The stars are then fired at the opponent with a perfect accuracy.
Red's Mewtwo	File 4 - Charizard		Debut
	Mega Charizard X opens its wings wide, forming multiple yellow stars in front of itself. It then flaps its wings, firing the stars at the opponent with a perfect accuracy.
Red's Charizard	File 4 - Charizard		None

In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga

Cyndaquil
The user speeds into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cyndaquil speeds into the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Cyndaquil	MCM3		Debut

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Pikachu
The user releases glowing stars from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu quickly chews on the fur around its body. It then spits the fur out as hair balls at the opponent. As they shoot at the opponent, the hair balls become surrounded in star-shaped electricity. When the stars hit the opponent, it electrocutes them.
Ash's Pikachu	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Walker's Skarmory Voltorb and Electrode Falkner's Skarmory
The user releases glowing stars from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Multiple stars appear around Electrode's body. The stars then shoot at the opponent.
Ken's Electrode	Ekans the Ecstasy		Debut
	Multiple stars appear around Voltorb's body. The stars then shoot at the opponent.
Ken's Voltorb	Ekans the Ecstasy		Debut
	Skarmory flaps its wings and a beam formed of numerous glowing stars comes out of them and hits the opponent, or Skarmory opens its beak and fires a beam of energy from it at the opponent.
Walker's Skarmory	Scrappy Skarmory		None
Falkner's Skarmory	Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I		None
	Buizel puts one of its arms in the air and waves it down. A beam of energy then appears in the sky and hits the opponent.
Uji's Buizel	Stunning Staravia and Stinky Skuntank II		None

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

Accelgor
The user releases glowing stars from their body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Accelgor throws glowing stars.
Hooligans's Accelgor	FAT3		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

Aipom
The user releases glowing stars from their body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Aipom releases glowing stars from its body.
Ash's Aipom	PDP11		Debut

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All! manga

Pikachu Mewtwo
The user releases glowing stars from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu releases glowing stars at the foe.
Shu's Pikachu	Fierce Foe - Venusaur!		Debut
	Mewtwo releases glowing stars at the foe.
Shu's father's Mewtwo	GDZ41		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• When compared to other moves that cannot miss, Swift is the only one until Generation VI that hits both opponents during a Double Battle; now Disarming Voice has the same effect.
• All Fire-type starter Pokémon and their evolutions can learn Swift via Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Move Tutors.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 高速星星 Gāosù Xīngxīng Danish Lynagreb Dutch Snelle Aanval Snel Finnish Pikahyökkäys Vauhtitähti* Pikaisku (AG) French Météores German Sternschauer Greek Διάττοντες Αστέρες Hindi तेज़ी Tezi तारे छोडो Taare Chodo Indonesian Tembakan Bintang Speed Star Italian Comete Korean 스피드스타 Speed Star Polish Prędkość Brazilian Portuguese Estrela Cadente Romanian Iute ca Săgeata Serbian Brzina Spanish Latin America Ataque de Estrellas (original series) Velocidad (Diamond & Pearl-present) Spain Rapidez

Variations of the move Swift
Feint Attack • Shadow Punch • Aerial Ace • Magnet Bomb Swift • Magical Leaf • Shock Wave

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