Swift Swim (Ability)

Swift Swim	すいすい
	Smooth Swim
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

#		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	Sniper^{Gen 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	Sniper^{Gen 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	Oblivious^{Gen 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 Rush^{Gen 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 Swim^{Gen 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.
MDTD S	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

Pokémon	Method
Luvdisc Buizel Seismitoad Ludicolo
The Pokémon can move faster than usual when it is raining.
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
	Kingdra's speed increases while it is raining, allowing it to move and attack faster.
Drayton's Kingdra	HZ116	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

Pokémon	Method
Feebas
The Pokémon moves twice as fast when hit by rain.
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.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	悠游自如 Yàuhyàuh Jihyùh * 輕快 Hīngfaai *
Chinese	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, Mega Evolution website) Balanço (BW070) Agilidade na Chuva (DP159) Estrela do Mar (DP068) Salamandra Aquática (AG111)
Portuguese	Portugal	Nadar Rápido (DP068–present) Mergulho Rápido (AG111)
Spanish	Latin America	Nado Rápido (games, DP159–present) Acuavelocidad (DP068) Nado Veloz (AG111)
Spanish	Spain	Nado Rápido
Swedish		Snabbsimma
Thai		ลื่นไหล Luenlai
Turkish		Hızlı Yüzme
Vietnamese		Thanh thoát

Variations of the Ability Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll • Swift Swim • Sand Rush • Slush Rush
Abilities affected by weather conditions
Sand Veil • Swift Swim • Chlorophyll • Rain Dish • Forecast • Snow Cloak • Dry Skin • Hydration • Solar Power • Leaf Guard • Ice Body • Flower Gift • Harvest • Sand Rush • Sand Force • Slush Rush • Ice Face • Protosynthesis • Orichalcum Pulse

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