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Swift Swim
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すいすい
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Smoothly
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Swift Swim (Japanese: すいすい Smoothly) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Thirty-eight Pokémon can have this Ability, which makes it the most prevalent Ability in the games.
Effect
In battle
Swift Swim doubles the user's Speed stat in rain.
Outside of battle
Swift Swim has no effect outside of battle.
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
In the anime
Seismitoad
Buizel
Luvdisc
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The user can move faster than usual when it is raining.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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While it is raining out, Luvdisc can move extremely fast. It can even speed around above the water while it is raining.
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Juan's Luvdisc
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Eight Ain't Enough
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Debut
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Buizel can move extremely fast while it is raining. When it runs, a trail of its colors can be seen behind it.
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Ash's Buizel
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A Triple Fighting Chance!
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None
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Seismitoad can move extremely fast while it is raining. When it runs, a trail of its colors can be seen behind it.
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Edmund's Seismitoad
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The Clubsplosion Begins!
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None
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
Trivia
- The three non-Water-type Pokémon to have Swift Swim as their Ability have it as a Hidden Ability.
In other languages