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| '''Aerial Ace''' (Japanese: '''つばめがえし''' ''Swallow Return'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Flying}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. It has been [[TM40]] since Generation III. | | '''Aerial Ace''' (Japanese: '''つばめがえし''' ''{{wp|Sasaki Kojirō#Swallow Cut|Swallow Return}}'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Flying}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. It has been [[TM40]] since Generation III. |
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| * The Japanese name of this move, つばめがえし ''Swallow Return'' (more commonly known in English as the "Turning Swallow Cut"), is probably taken from the signature technique of the legendary swordsman {{wp|Sasaki Kojirō}} (the namesake of {{TRT}}'s [[James]]). It is widely believed that it consisted of first a rapid downward slash from above, immediately followed by an upward slash on the same line (this same motion is used for the move's animation in [[Generation IV|Generations IV]] and [[Generation V|V]]). Its name came from Kojirō's observations of the motion of a swallow's tail in flight. | | * This move is based on and named after {{wp|Sasaki Kojirō#Swallow Cut|Sasaki Kojiro's "Turning Swallow Cut"}}. However, due to multiple translations, including the English ''Aerial Ace'', the nature of the move is widely misinterpreted. This is reinforced by some of its depictions in the [[Pokémon anime]], which do not correspond with its in-game animations and descriptions. The misinterpretation is further reinforced by the fact that it is a {{type|Flying}} move. However, many Flying-type moves do not require the user to be capable of flight (e.g. {{m|Acrobatics}}, {{m|Bounce}}), or even leave the ground (e.g. {{m|Peck}}, {{m|Pluck}}). |
| ** Thus, regarding this, due to the fact that the move is based off of a sword technique, a majority of non-Flying type Pokémon that have claws can learn this attack, despite how bad or good their movements (via their speed) may be.
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| *** However, some Pokémon that can learn claw moves cannot learn this attack (such as {{p|Lucario}}, due to the possible fact that it has no visible sharp-bladed edges it can use on its body). This can also imply that Pokémon who can use anything like a bladed edge can specifically learn this attack (or have visible claws).
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| **** The possible exceptions are {{p|Dugtrio}} and its pre-evolution, despite never appearing to leave the ground to perform the move (mysteriously, both Pokémon can learn a variety of claw-based moves other than Aerial Ace itself).
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| * {{p|Heracross}} is the only non-{{type|Flying}} Pokémon able to learn Aerial Ace by level-up.
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| * Although {{p|Kabuto}} can learn Aerial Ace in [[Generation III]] through TM, it is no longer capable of learning this move in later generations with the same TM.
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| * For unknown reasons, {{p|Fearow}} couldn't learn Aerial Ace naturally, while its {{p|Spearow|pre-evolution}} could in Generation III.
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| ==In other languages== | | ==In other languages== |