Aerial Ace (move)
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| 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. | ||||||||||||
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Aerial Ace (Japanese: つばめがえし Turning Swallow Cut) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation III.
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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
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
In the anime
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| Honchkrow | Beautifly | Staravia | Gabite |
| The user is engulfed by light and hits the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| 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 | |
 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 | |
| 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. | ||
| Urara's Gabite | Another One Gabites the Dust! | 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 | |
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| Faint Attack | Aerial Ace | Shadow Punch | Magnet Bomb |
| Swift | Magical Leaf | Shock Wave |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | |
| 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
