Swift Swim (Ability): Difference between revisions

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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
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

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 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.

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	Sniper	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
0226		Mantine	Water	Flying	Swift Swim	Water Absorb	Water Veil
0230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	Swift Swim	Sniper	Damp
260M	Swampert	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	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	Swift Swim
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 the anime

Pokémon	Method
Seismitoad Buizel Luvdisc 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 atttack extremely fast while it is raining.
Tierno's Ludicolo	Valuable Experience for All!	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
File:Zeller Swift Swim.png Buizel
The Pokémon moves twice as fast when hit by rain.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Buizel moves twice as fast when it is raining.
Pearl's Zeller	Besting Buizel II	Debut

In volume 25, Yellow's Omny was revealed to have Swift Swim as his Ability.
In volume 42, Silver's Kingdra was revealed to have Swift Swim as her Ability.

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

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

With 39 Pokémon that can have this Ability, Swift Swim is the most prevalent Ability in the games.
Anorith, Armaldo, and Beartic are the only Pokémon capable of having this ability that aren't part Water-type.
- Anorith and Armaldo are, however, in the Water 3 Group egg group.
- In each case, Swift Swim is a Hidden Ability.

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 *
Dutch		Snelzwem
Finnish		Tyrskyuinti (AG) Pikauinti (DP)
French		Glissade
German		Wassertempo
Indonesian		Meluncur
Italian		Nuotovelox
Korean		쓱쓱 Sseuksseuk
Polish		Giętki Nurt
Portuguese		Nado Rápido
Spanish		Nado Rápido
Turkish		Hızlı Yüzme
Vietnamese		Thanh toát

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

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.

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 |text5=Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in rain.
 |text6=Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
+|text7=Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
 }}
-'''Swift Swim''' (Japanese: '''すいすい''' ''Smooth Swim'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. Thirty-eight {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} can have this Ability, making it the most prevalent Ability in the games.
+'''Swift Swim''' (Japanese: '''すいすい''' ''Smooth Swim'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]].
 ==Effect==
 ===In battle===
-Swift Swim doubles the user's {{stat|Speed}} stat in {{weather|rain}}.
+During [[rain]], the {{stat|Speed}} stat of Pokémon with this Ability is doubled.
 ===Outside of battle===
 Swift Swim has no effect outside of battle.
-==={{g|Mystery Dungeon}}===
+==={{g|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.
@@ Line 41: / Line 42: @@
 {{ability/entry|226|Mantine|Water|Flying|Swift Swim|Water Absorb|Water Veil}}
 {{ability/entry|230|Kingdra|Water|Dragon|Swift Swim|Sniper|Damp}}
+{{Ability/entry|260M|Swampert|Water|Ground|Swift Swim|None|None|Mega Swampert}}
 {{ability/entry|270|Lotad|Water|Grass|Swift Swim|Rain Dish|Own Tempo}}
 {{ability/entry|271|Lombre|Water|Grass|Swift Swim|Rain Dish|Own Tempo}}
@@ Line 62: / Line 64: @@
 {{ability/entry|564|Tirtouga|Water|Rock|Solid Rock|Sturdy|Swift Swim}}
 {{ability/entry|565|Carracosta|Water|Rock|Solid Rock|Sturdy|Swift Swim}}
-{{ability/entry|614|Beartic|Ice|Ice|Snow Cloak|None|Swift Swim}}
+{{ability/entry|614|Beartic|Ice|Ice|Snow Cloak|Slush Rush|Swift Swim}}
 {{Ability/foot|Water}}
 ==In the anime==
-{{moveanime|type=water|exp=yes|gen=The user can move faster than usual when it is raining.|image1=Ash Buizel Swift Swim.png|image1p=Buizel|image2=Juan Luvdisc Swift Swim.png|image2p=Luvdisc|image3=Edmund Seismitoad Swift Swim.png|image3p=Seismitoad}}
+{{moveanime|type=water|exp=yes|gen=The Pokémon can move faster than usual when it is raining.|image1=Ash Buizel Swift Swim.png|image1p=Buizel|image2=Juan Luvdisc Swift Swim.png|image2p=Luvdisc|image3=Edmund Seismitoad Swift Swim.png|image3p=Seismitoad|image4=Tierno Ludicolo Swift Swim.png|image4p=Ludicolo}}
 {{movep|type=water|ms=370|pkmn=Luvdisc|method=While it is raining out, Luvdisc can move extremely fast. It can even speed around above the water while it is raining.}}
 {{movemid|type=water|user=Juan|user1=Juan's Luvdisc|startcode=AG111|startname=Eight Ain't Enough|notes=Debut}}
@@ Line 72: / Line 74: @@
 {{movemid|type=water|user=Ash's Buizel|startcode=DP068|startname=A Triple Fighting Chance!}}
 {{movep|type=water|ms=537|pkmn=Seismitoad|method=Seismitoad can move extremely fast while it is raining.}}
-{{movebtm|type=water|user=Edmund|user1=Edmund's Seismitoad|startcode=BW070|startname=The Clubsplosion Begins!}}
+{{movemid|type=water|user=Edmund|user1=Edmund's Seismitoad|startcode=BW070|startname=The Clubsplosion Begins!}}
+{{movep|type=water|ms=272|pkmn=Ludicolo|method=Ludicolo can atttack extremely fast while it is raining.}}
+{{movebtm|type=water|user=Tierno (anime)|user1=Tierno's Ludicolo|startcode=XY126|startname=Valuable Experience for All!}}
 ==In the manga==
+===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
+{{movemanga|type=water|exp=yes|gen=The Pokémon moves twice as fast when hit by rain.|image1=Zeller Swift Swim.png|image1p=Buizel}}
+{{movep|type=water|ms=418|pkmn=Buizel|method=Buizel moves twice as fast when it is raining.}}
+{{movebtm|type=water|user=Pearl (Adventures)|user1=Pearl's Zeller|startcode=PS402|startname=Besting Buizel II|notes=Debut}}
+* In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 25}}, {{adv|Yellow}}'s {{p|Omastar|Omny}} was revealed to have Swift Swim as his Ability.
+* In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 42}}, {{adv|Silver}}'s {{p|Kingdra}} was revealed to have Swift Swim as her Ability.
 ===In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga===
-{{movemanga|type=water|exp=yes|gen=The user moves twice as fast when hit by rain.|image1=Enta Feebas Swift Swim CBF.png|image1p=Feebas}}
+{{movemanga|type=water|exp=yes|gen=The Pokémon moves twice as fast when hit by rain.|image1=Enta Feebas Swift Swim CBF.png|image1p=Feebas}}
 {{movep|type=water|ms=349|pkmn=Feebas|method=Feebas moves twice as fast when it is raining.}}
 {{movebtm|type=water|user=Enta (CBF)|user1=Enta's Feebas|startcode=CBF4|startname=Introducing the Frontier Brains!|notes=Debut}}
+==Trivia==
+* With 39 Pokémon that can have this Ability, Swift Swim is the most prevalent Ability in the games.
+* {{p|Anorith}}, {{p|Armaldo}}, and {{p|Beartic}} are the only Pokémon capable of having this ability that aren't part {{t|Water}}-type.
+** Anorith and Armaldo are, however, in the {{egg2|Water 3}} egg group.
+** In each case, Swift Swim is a {{DL|Ability|Hidden Ability}}.
 ==In other languages==
 {{langtable|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color dark}}
-|zh_cmn=輕快 ''Qīngkuài''
+|zh_yue=悠游自如 ''{{tt|Yàuhyàuh Jihyùh|Smooth Swim}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>輕快 ''{{tt|Hīngfaai|Brisk}}'' {{tt|*|M19 Website}}
+|zh_cmn=悠游自如 ''{{tt|Yōuyóu Zìrú|Smooth Swim}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>輕快 ''{{tt|Qīngkuài|Brisk}}'' {{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII Media}}
 |nl=Snelzwem
 |fi=Tyrskyuinti ([[Advanced Generation series|AG]])<br/>Pikauinti ([[Diamond & Pearl series|DP]])
@@ Line 91: / Line 110: @@
 |ko=쓱쓱 ''Sseuksseuk''
 |pl=Giętki Nurt
-|pt=Nadar Rápido
+|pt=Nado Rápido
-|pt_br=Agilidade na Chuva
 |es=Nado Rápido
+|tr=Hızlı Yüzme
+|vi=Thanh toát
 }}
 {{-}}
-{{
+{{AbilityVariations
-AbilityVariations
+|color=Water
-|Chlorophyll|Swift Swim|Sand Rush|
+|Chlorophyll|Swift Swim|Sand Rush|Slush Rush|
-|1color={{Grass color dark}}|2color={{Water color dark}}|3color={{Ground color dark}}|
+|1color={{Grass color dark}}|2color={{Water color dark}}|3color={{Ground color dark}}|4color={{Ice color dark}}
-|titlea={{cat|Abilities affected by weather conditions}}|
+|titlea={{cat|Abilities affected by weather conditions}}
-|1a=Sand Veil|2a=Swift Swim|3a=Chlorophyll|4a=Forecast|5a=Dry Skin|6a=Rain Dish|7a=Snow Cloak|8a=Hydration|9a=Solar Power|10a=Leaf Guard|11a=Ice Body|12a=Flower Gift|13a=Sand Force|14a=Sand Rush|
+|1a=Sand Veil|2a=Swift Swim|3a=Chlorophyll|4a=Forecast|5a=Dry Skin|6a=Rain Dish|7a=Snow Cloak|8a=Hydration|9a=Solar Power|10a=Leaf Guard|11a=Ice Body|12a=Flower Gift|13a=Sand Force|14a=Sand Rush|15a=Slush Rush
-|1acolor=542b77|2acolor={{Speed color dark}}|3acolor={{Speed color dark}}|4acolor={{Normal color dark}}|5acolor={{HP color dark}}|6acolor={{Water color dark}}|7acolor=542b77|8acolor={{Water color dark}}|9acolor={{Special Attack color dark}}|10acolor={{Grass color dark}}|11acolor={{Ice color dark}}|12acolor={{Grass color dark}}|13acolor={{Rock color dark}}|14acolor={{Speed color dark}}
+|1acolor=542b77|2acolor={{Speed color dark}}|3acolor={{Speed color dark}}|4acolor={{Normal color dark}}|5acolor={{HP color dark}}|6acolor={{Water color dark}}|7acolor=542b77|8acolor={{Water color dark}}|9acolor={{Special Attack color dark}}|10acolor={{Grass color dark}}|11acolor={{Ice color dark}}|12acolor={{Grass color dark}}|13acolor={{Rock color dark}}|14acolor={{Speed color dark}}|15acolor={{Speed color dark}}
 }}
 {{-}}
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 [[Category:Abilities affected by weather conditions]]
-[[Category:Stat raising Abilities]]
+[[Category:Stat increasing Abilities]]
 [[de:Wassertempo]]
-[[es:Nado Rápido]]
 [[fr:Glissade]]
 [[it:Nuotovelox (abilità)]]
 [[ja:すいすい]]
 [[pl:Swift Swim (Zdolność)]]
-[[pt:Swift Swim]]
+[[zh:悠游自如（特性）]]
-[[zh:轻快（特性）]]

Swift Swim (Ability): Difference between revisions

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Effect

In battle

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon with Swift Swim

In the anime

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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