Swagger (move)

Swagger
いばる Swagger
Swagger IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The appeal works great if performed first.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Swagger (Japanese: いばる Swagger) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM34 in Generation II, and TM87 from Generation IV to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon as well as in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. It is similar to Flatter.

Effect

Generation II

Swagger raises the target's Attack stat by two stages and confuses it. Even if the target is already confused, or cannot become confused due to an effect such as Safeguard, its Attack will still be raised.

If the target's Attack is already at +6 stages, it will not become confused.

Swagger has an accuracy of 90%.

Generation III to VI

Even if the target's Attack is already at +6 stages, it will still become confused. Even if the target has Contrary and its Attack is already at -6 stages, it will still become confused.

Swagger fails if the target cannot be confused and either its Attack is at +6 stages or it has Contrary and its Attack is at -6 stages.

Generation VII onwards

Swagger's accuracy was lowered from 90% to 85%.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Swagger, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A move that infuriates and confuses the opponent, but it increases the target's Attack.
GSC Causes confusion and raises Attack.
RSE Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises Attack.
FRLG A move that makes the foe confused, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Colo.XD Confuses the target, but sharply raises Attack.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user enrages the foe into confusion. However, it also sharply raises the foe's Attack stat.
BWB2W2 The user enrages and confuses the target. However, it also sharply raises the target's Attack stat.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target's Attack stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0052     Field Field 45FRLG
0052  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field 24 24
0053     Field Field 61FRLG
0056     Field Field 36FRLG 33 33 33 19 19 17
0057     Field Field 44FRLG 35 35 35 19 19 17
0096     Human-Like Human-Like 41FRLG 37 45 45 45 45 33
0097     Human-Like Human-Like 49FRLG 45 45 45 45 45 37
0128     Field Field 26FRLG 41 48 48 48 45 45 45
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Combat Breed)
  Field Field 45
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Blaze Breed)
 
 
Field Field 45
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Aqua Breed)
 
 
Field Field 45
0186     Water 1 Water 1 51 51 53DP
27PtHGSS
27 27 27 1 1 Rem.
0199    
 
Monster Water 1 43 43RSE
36FRLG
43 41 41 41 1 1 1
0199  
Slowking
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1 1 1
0244     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 61 61 43 43 43 43 60 60 60
0261     Field Field 25 25 25 25XY
19ORAS
19 19 19
0262     Field Field 27 27 27 27XY
20ORAS
20 20 19
0274    
 
Field Grass 43 43 43 43XY
32ORAS
32 1 1 1
0275    
 
Field Grass 1 1 Rem.
0289     Field Field 36 36 36 36 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo.
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 20FRLG
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 20FRLG
0318    
 
Water 2 Water 2 37 21 21 21XY
22ORAS
22 28 28
0319    
 
Water 2 Water 2 43 21 21 21XY
22ORAS
22 28 28
0336     Field Dragon 37 37 37BW
9B2W2
1 1 1 1
0364    
 
Water 1 Field 32 32 32 1, Evo. 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0365    
 
Water 1 Field 32 32 32 1 1 1
0393     Water 1 Field 22 22
0394     Water 1 Field 24 24
0395    
 
Water 1 Field 19DP
24PtHGSS
24 24 24 24 24
0403     Field Field 25 25 25 25 44 44 44
0404     Field Field 28 28 28 28 60 60 60
0405     Field Field 28 28 28 28 72 72 72
0410    
 
Monster Monster 24 24 24 24 24 24
0411    
 
Monster Monster 24 24 24 24 24 24
0416    
 
Bug Bug 39 39BW
49B2W2
49 49 20 20 20
0430    
 
Flying Flying 25 25 25 25 25 25
0432     Field Field 38 38 38 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 24 24 24 24 28 28 28
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 24 24 24 24 28 28 28
0459    
 
Monster Grass 17 17 17 17 30 30 30
0460    
 
Monster Grass 17 17 17 17 30 30 30
0519    
 
Flying Flying 39 39 39 20
0520    
 
Flying Flying 45 45 45 20
0521  
Unfezant
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying 49 49 49 20
0551    
 
Field Field 25 25 25 24 24
0552    
 
Field Field 25 25 25 24 24
0553    
 
Field Field 25 25 25 24 24
0555     Field Field 17 17 17
0559    
 
Field Dragon 16 16 12 36 36
0560    
 
Field Dragon 16 16 12 36 36
0614     Field Field 29 29 29 27 27
0641  
Tornadus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 7 7 1 10 10
0642  
Thundurus
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 7 7 1 10 10
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2 12 12 18 18
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2 12 12 18 18
0725     Field Field 25 27 27
0726     Field Field 28 35 35
0727    
 
Field Field 28 32 32
0758    
 
Monster Dragon 1 1 1
0763     Grass Grass 1, 5 1 1
0821     Flying Flying 32 32
0822     Flying Flying 40 40
0823    
 
Flying Flying 42 42
0849  
Toxtricity
All forms
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like 28 28
0859    
 
Fairy Human-Like 20 20
0860    
 
Fairy Human-Like 20 20
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like 20 20
0863     Field Field 24 24
0893  
Zarude
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 54 54
0931  
Squawkabilly
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying 38
0942     Field Field 35
0943     Field Field 39
0965    
 
Mineral Mineral 32
0966    
 
Mineral Mineral 32
0979    
 
Field Field 17
1004    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 60
1016    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 56
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 Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0019     Field Field
0234     Field Field
0255     Field Field
0285     Fairy Grass
0293     Monster Field
0313     Bug Human-Like
0320     Field Water 2
0771     Water 1 Water 1
0831     Field Field
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0878     Field Mineral
0944    
 
Field Field
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/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
TM87
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM or by Move Tutor except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010     Bug Bug
0011     Bug Bug
0013    
 
Bug Bug
0014    
 
Bug Bug
0129     Water 2 Dragon
0132     Ditto Ditto
0201  
Unown
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0202     Amorphous Amorphous
0235     Field Field
0265     Bug Bug
0266     Bug Bug
0268     Bug Bug
0360     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0374    
 
Mineral Mineral
0401     Bug Bug
0412  
Burmy
All forms
  Bug Bug
0415    
 
Bug Bug
0602     Amorphous Amorphous
0664     Bug Bug
0665     Bug Bug
0780    
 
Monster Dragon
0789     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0790     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0799    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0803     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0805    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0807     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0172  
Pichu
Spiky-eared
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Spiky-eared Pichu - Ilex ForestHGSS (requires Pikachu-colored Pichu)
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Swagger targets the enemy in front and causes them to become confused, whilst increasing the target's Attack stat by two stages. This move is affected by Magic Coat.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 18 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS - - 18 - 100% - Front Enemy No
BSL - - 18 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 17 50 90% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD - - 15 40 87% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Status 1 100% An opponent Raises the target's Attack by two stat ranks. Leaves the target confused.

Past description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Sharply raises the opponent's Attack. Leaves the target confused.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts the Confused status on the target, but also raises its Attack by two levels.
MDTDS Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Confused status condition and also boosts its Attack by 2 levels.
BSL てきポケモンを こんらんじょうたいにかえるが こうげきが 2だんかい あがってしまう
MDGtI It causes the Confused status condition to an enemy, but it also sharply raises its Attack.
SMD It makes an enemy confused, but it also sharply raises its Attack.


In the anime

 
Politoed
 
Opponents confused
The user enrages the foe into confusion. However, it also sharply raises the foe's Attack stat.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Politoed crosses its arms and looks at the opponent in an intimidating manner while glowing red, confusing the opponent and making them stronger as well. While confused, the opponent's eyes glow red.
Misty's Politoed Outrageous Fortunes Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 虛張聲勢 Hēuijēungsīngsai *
逞威風 Chíng Wāifūng *
裝腔作勢 Jōnghōngjoksai *
Mandarin 虛張聲勢 / 虚张声势 Xūzhāngshēngshì *
逞威風 Chěng Wēifēng *
裝腔作勢 / 装腔作势 Zhuāngqiāngzuòshì *
  French Vantardise
  German Angeberei
  Greek Καύχηση
  Italian Bullo
  Korean 뽐내기 Ppomnaegi
Portuguese   Brazil Arrogância
  Portugal Presunção
Arrogância
  Serbian Šepurenje
Spanish   Latin America Descontrol
  Spain Contoneo
  Vietnamese Kiêu Ngạo


Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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Generation IV TMs
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7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
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Generation VI TMs
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5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
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Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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