Aerial Ace (move)

Aerial Ace つばめがえし Turning Swallow Cut

The user confounds the foe with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail.

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM40 in Generation III TM40 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 The user gains triple the appeal points in the first round only.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Aerial Ace on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Aerial Ace on Eevee's Movedex

Aerial Ace (Japanese: つばめがえし Turning Swallow Cut) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Aerial Ace inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the Accuracy stat and Evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 021 Spearow Normal Flying 25 276 Taillow Normal Flying 34 277 Swellow Normal Flying 38 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM40

#   Pokémon Type 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 058 Growlithe Fire 059 Arcanine Fire 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 115 Kangaskhan Normal 123 Scyther Bug Flying 137 Porygon Normal 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 155 Cyndaquil Fire 156 Quilava Fire 157 Typhlosion Fire 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 188 Skiploom Grass Flying 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 190 Aipom Normal 193 Yanma Bug Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 200 Misdreavus Ghost 207 Gligar Ground Flying 212 Scizor Bug Steel 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 225 Delibird Ice Flying 226 Mantine Water Flying 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 233 Porygon2 Normal 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 255 Torchic Fire 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 269 Dustox Bug Poison 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 287 Slakoth Normal 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 290 Nincada Bug Ground 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 304 Aron Rock Steel 305 Lairon Rock Steel 306 Aggron Rock Steel 313 Volbeat Bug 314 Illumise Bug 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 335 Zangoose Normal 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 347 Anorith Rock Bug 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 352 Kecleon Normal 357 Tropius Grass Flying 359 Absol Dark 371 Bagon Dragon 372 Shelgon Dragon 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 379 Registeel Steel 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 021 Spearow Normal Flying 17 022 Fearow Normal Flying 17 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 13 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 13 276 Taillow Normal Flying 34 277 Swellow Normal Flying 38 278 Wingull Water Flying 42 396 Starly Normal Flying 25 397 Staravia Normal Flying 28 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 28 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM40

#   Pokémon Type 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 058 Growlithe Fire 059 Arcanine Fire 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 115 Kangaskhan Normal 123 Scyther Bug Flying 137 Porygon Normal 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 155 Cyndaquil Fire 156 Quilava Fire 157 Typhlosion Fire 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 188 Skiploom Grass Flying 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 190 Aipom Normal 193 Yanma Bug Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 200 Misdreavus Ghost 207 Gligar Ground Flying 212 Scizor Bug Steel 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 225 Delibird Ice Flying 226 Mantine Water Flying 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 233 Porygon2 Normal 237 Hitmontop Fighting 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 255 Torchic Fire 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 269 Dustox Bug Poison 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 276 Wingull Water Flying 277 Pelipper Water Flying 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 287 Slakoth Normal 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 290 Nincada Bug Ground 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 304 Aron Rock Steel 305 Lairon Rock Steel 306 Aggron Rock Steel 313 Volbeat Bug 314 Illumise Bug 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 335 Zangoose Normal 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 347 Anorith Rock Bug 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 352 Kecleon Normal 357 Tropius Grass Flying 359 Absol Dark 371 Bagon Dragon 372 Shelgon Dragon 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 379 Registeel Steel 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 390 Chimchar Fire 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 393 Piplup Water 394 Prinplup Water 395 Empoleon Water Steel 396 Starly Normal Flying 397 Staravia Normal Flying 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 402 Kricketune Bug 414 Mothim Bug Flying 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 424 Ambipom Normal 429 Mismagius Ghost 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 431 Glameow Normal 432 Purugly Normal 441 Chatot Normal Flying 443 Gible Dragon Ground 444 Gabite Dragon Ground 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 452 Drapion Poison Dark 458 Mantyke Water Flying 461 Weavile Dark Ice 465 Tangrowth Grass Poison 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 469 Yanmega Bug Flying 470 Leafeon Grass 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 474 Porygon-Z Normal 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 484 Palkia Water Dragon 486 Regigigas Normal 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 491 Darkrai Dark 493 Arceus Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Honchkrow	Beautifly	Staravia	Gabite
The user is engulfed by light and hits the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Pidgeotto	Pidgeotto flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Vladimir's Pidgeotto	Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry!		Debut
Beautifly	Beautifly flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
May's Beautifly	Strategy With a Smile!		None
Swellow	Swellow flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Ash's Swellow	Lessons in Lilycove!		None
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Arcanine	Arcanine jumps straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed by white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Tucker's's Arcanine	Tactics Theatrics!		None
Wingull	Wingull flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Holly's Wingull	Tag! We're It...!		None
Starly	Starly flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Paul's Starly	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
Ash's Starly	A Staravia is Born!		None
Staravia	Staravia flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Ash's Staravia	A Staravia is Born!		None
Honchkrow	Honchkrow flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Paul's Honchkrow	Aiding the Enemy!		None
Gabite	Gabite flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Ursula's Gabite	Another One Gabites the Dust!		None
Staraptor	Staraptor flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Ash's Staraptor	Sliding Into Seventh!		None

Trivia

• 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 Sasaki Kojirō (the namesake of Team Rocket'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). Its name came from Kojirō's observations of the motion of a swallow's tail in flight.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Ataque Aéreo, Ás Aéreo
• French: Aeropique
• German: Aero-ass
• Italian: Aeroassalto
• Spanish: Golpe Aéreo
• Latin American Spanish (anime): As Aéreo
• Dutch: Lucht Troef
• Hindi: Havaee Hamla

Variations on the move Swift
	Faint Attack | Aerial Ace | Shadow Punch | Magnet Bomb
	Swift | Magical Leaf | Shock Wave

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