Agility (move)

This article is about the move Agility. For the field move, see Field Move.

Agility こうそくいどう High-speed Movement

The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. It sharply boosts the Speed stat.

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0 Turns the next round to the first round of appeals.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Agility on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Agility on Eevee's Movedex

Agility (Japanese: こうそくいどう High-speed Movement) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Agility increases the user's Speed by two stages.

Agility will do nothing if the user's Speed has reached a level +6 or a value of 999.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 35 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 36 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 40 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 44 021 Spearow Normal Flying 36 022 Fearow Normal Flying 43 025 Pikachu Electric 33 058 Growlithe Fire 39 077 Ponyta Fire 48 078 Rapidash Fire 55 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 31 084 Doduo Normal Flying 44 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 51 107 Hitmonchan Fighting -- 116 Horsea Water 37 117 Seadra Water 41 118 Goldeen Water 54 119 Seaking Water 54 123 Scyther Bug Flying 42 135 Jolteon Electric 44RGB 135 Jolteon Electric 47Y 137 Porygon Normal 35 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 144 Articuno Ice Flying 55 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 55 146 Moltres Fire Flying 55 147 Dratini Dragon 20 148 Dragonair Dragon --,20 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying --,20 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 40 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 37 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 43 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 46 021 Spearow Normal Flying 43 022 Fearow Normal Flying 47 025 Pikachu Electric 33 058 Growlithe Fire 42 077 Ponyta Fire 43 078 Rapidash Fire 47 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 31 084 Doduo Normal Flying 37 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 47 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 7 116 Horsea Water 36 117 Seadra Water 40 118 Goldeen Water 52 119 Seaking Water 61 123 Scyther Bug Flying 24 135 Jolteon Electric 47 137 Porygon Normal 9 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 8 144 Articuno Ice Flying 25 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 25 146 Moltres Fire Flying 25 147 Dratini Dragon 36 148 Dragonair Dragon 38 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 38 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 43 166 Ledian Bug Flying 51 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 45C 168 Ariados Bug Poison 53C 190 Aipom Normal 46 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 20 212 Scizor Bug Steel 24 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 41 226 Mantine Water Flying 32 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 25 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 40 233 Porygon2 Normal 9 237 Hitmontop Fighting 37 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 190 Aipom Normal Pikachu, Raichu Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Farfetch'd Jolteon Aipom Girafarig Sneasel Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 40 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 39 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 43 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 48 021 Spearow Normal Flying 43 022 Fearow Normal Flying 47 025 Pikachu Electric 33 058 Growlithe Fire 43 077 Ponyta Fire 38 078 Rapidash Fire 38 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 36 084 Doduo Normal Flying 45 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 60 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 7 116 Horsea Water 36 117 Seadra Water 40 118 Goldeen Water 52 119 Seaking Water 61 123 Scyther Bug Flying 21 135 Jolteon Electric 47 137 Porygon Normal 9 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 8 144 Articuno Ice Flying 25 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 25 146 Moltres Fire Flying 25 147 Dratini Dragon 36 148 Dragonair Dragon 38 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 38 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 43 166 Ledian Bug Flying 51 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 45 168 Ariados Bug Poison 53 190 Aipom Normal 50 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 31 212 Scizor Bug Steel 21 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 36 226 Mantine Water Flying 29 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 16 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 40 233 Porygon2 Normal 9 237 Hitmontop Fighting 37 252 Treecko Grass 31 253 Grovyle Grass 35 254 Sceptile Grass 35 276 Taillow Normal Flying 43 277 Swellow Normal Flying 49 278 Wingull Water Flying 55 283 Surskit Bug Water 31 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 38 311 Plusle Electric 47 312 Minun Electric 47 318 Carvanha Water Dark 43 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 53 368 Gorebyss Water 15 370 Luvdisc Water 16 375 Metang Steel Psychic 56 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 66 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 35 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 190 Aipom Normal Pikachu, Raichu Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Farfetch'd Jolteon Girafarig Sneasel 278 Wingull Water Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Aerodactyl Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Mantine Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper Surskit, Masquerain Gorebyss 333 Swablu Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Aerodactyl Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Skarmory Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 31 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 29 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 32 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 32 021 Spearow Normal Flying 25 022 Fearow Normal Flying 29 025 Pikachu Electric 34 058 Growlithe Fire 39 077 Ponyta Fire 34DP 077 Ponyta Fire 33PtHGSS 078 Rapidash Fire 34DP 078 Rapidash Fire 33PtHGSS 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 31 084 Doduo Normal Flying 37 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 41 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 6 116 Horsea Water 23 117 Seadra Water 23 118 Goldeen Water 47 119 Seaking Water 56 123 Scyther Bug Flying 17 135 Jolteon Electric 64 137 Porygon Normal 12 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 17 144 Articuno Ice Flying 36 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 43 146 Moltres Fire Flying 15 147 Dratini Dragon 25 148 Dragonair Dragon 25 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 25 160 Feraligatr Water 30 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 30 166 Ledian Bug Flying 36 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 33 168 Ariados Bug Poison 37 190 Aipom Normal 29 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 14 212 Scizor Bug Steel 17 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 24 226 Mantine Water Flying 19 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 14DP 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 12PtHGSS 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 23 233 Porygon2 Normal 12 237 Hitmontop Fighting 37 252 Treecko Grass 31 253 Grovyle Grass 35 254 Sceptile Grass 35 276 Taillow Normal Flying 43 277 Swellow Normal Flying 49 278 Wingull Water Flying 37 283 Surskit Bug Water 31 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 38 311 Plusle Electric 44 312 Minun Electric 44 318 Carvanha Water Dark 36 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 45 368 Gorebyss Water 10 370 Luvdisc Water 9 375 Metang Steel Psychic 44 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 44 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 73 396 Starly Normal Flying 33 397 Staravia Normal Flying 38 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 41 418 Buizel Water 28 419 Floatzel Water 29 424 Ambipom Normal 29 427 Buneary Normal 33 428 Lopunny Normal 33 458 Mantyke Water Flying 19 474 Porygon-Z Normal 12 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 046 Paras Bug Poison Beedrill Scyther, Scizor Ledyba, Ledian Spinarak, Ariados Surskit, Masquerain NinjaskHGSS 048 Venonat Bug Poison Beedrill Scyther, Scizor Ledyba, Ledian Spinarak, Ariados Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 098 Krabby* Water Skorupi, DrapionHGSS 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Aerodactyl Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper Starly, Staravia, Staraptor 170 Chinchou Water Electric Goldeen, Seaking Carvanha, Sharpedo Luvdisc 190 Aipom Normal Pikachu, Raichu Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Farfetch'd Jolteon Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Sneasel Buizel, Floatzel Buneary, Lopunny 206 Dunsparce Normal Pikachu, Raichu Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Farfetch'd Jolteon Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Sneasel Buizel, Floatzel Buneary, LopunnyHGSS 207 Gligar Ground Flying Beedrill Scyther, Scizor Ledyba, Ledian Spinarak, Ariados Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 255 Torchic Fire Pikachu, Raichu Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Farfetch'd Jolteon Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Sneasel Buizel, Floatzel Buneary, Lopunny 278 Wingull Water Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Aerodactyl Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Feraligatr Mantine Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper Surskit, Masquerain Gorebyss Starly, Staravia, Staraptor Buizel, Floatzel 333 Swablu Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Aerodactyl Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Skarmory Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper Starly, Staravia, Staraptor 393 Piplup Water Pikachu, Raichu Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Farfetch'd Jolteon Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Sneasel Mantine Wingull, Pelipper Buizel, Floatzel Buneary, Lopunny 441 Chatot Normal Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Aerodactyl Feraligatr Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper Starly, Staravia, Staraptor 447 Riolu Fighting Pikachu, Raichu Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Farfetch'd Hitmonchan Jolteon Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Sneasel Hitmontop Buizel, Floatzel Buneary, Lopunny 451 Skorupi Poison Bug Beedrill Scyther, Scizor Ledyba, Ledian Spinarak, Ariados Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 456 Finneon Water Goldeen, Seaking Carvanha, Sharpedo Luvdisc Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

	Farfetch'd	Seadra
The user moves quickly to evade attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu starts to run forward on all fours, leaping from side to side. Other times, Pikachu appears to repeatedly vanish and immediately reappears in different spots while running.
Ash's Pikachu	Electric Shock Showdown		Debut
Sparky	A Friend in Deed		None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Hello, Pummelo!		None
Farfetch'd	Farfetch'd runs after the opponent with great speed. If the opponent tries to hit Farfetch'd, it disappears, then reappears seconds later.
Keith's Farfetch'd	So Near, Yet so Farfetch'd		None
Jolteon	Jolteon runs toward the opponent, disappearing and reappearing seconds later.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Jolteon	The Ultimate Test		None
Vulpix	Vulpix runs after its opponent, disappearing and reappearing as it runs.
Brock's Vulpix	The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis		None
Seadra	Seadra swerves back and forth through the water at great speed.
Mandi's Seadra	Round One - Begin!		None
Goldeen	Goldeen swims swiftly through the water to avoid enemy attacks.
Misty's Goldeen	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
Dragonite	Dragonite runs after the opponent with great speed. If the opponent tries to hit Dragonite, it disappears, then reappears seconds later.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite!		Only seen in the Japanese Version
Dodrio	Dodrio runs quickly at the opponent.
Falkner's Dodrio	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Pidgeot	Pidgeot flies at the speed of Mach 2 and can avoid any attacks.
Falkner's Pidgeot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Scizor	Scizor jumps around the opponent at a fast speed, making it look like there are two or three copies of it.
Shingo's Scizor (Blade)	Wired for Battle		None
Skarmory	Skarmory flies towards the opponent. If the opponent tries to hit Skarmory, it disappears, then reappears a second later, dodging the attack.
Miki's Skarmory	Hot Matches!		None
Cyndaquil	Cyndaquil runs quickly, disappearing and reappearing everytime an opponent attacks.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Hot Matches!		None
Umbreon	Umbreon hops from side to side and flips in the air to avoid the foe's attack, or it tackles the opponent with a white aura around it.
Gary's Umbreon	Power Play!		None
Tamao's Umbreon	Trouble's Brewing		None
Articuno	Articuno flies towards the opponent, disappearing and reappearing when the opponent tries to attack it.
A wild Articuno	Freeze Frame		None
Beedrill	Beedrill flies towards the opponent, quickly flying around the foe to confuse it.
Jimmy's Beedrill	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Fearow	Fearow flies quickly after the opponent, leaving a white trail of energy behind.
Tyson's two Fearow	Rage of Innocence		None
Rico's Fearow	A Poached Ego!		None
Kingdra	Kingdra disappears then reappears seconds later.
Clair's Kingdra	Fangs for Nothin'		None
Mantine	Mantine disappears as an opponents about to hit it. Seconds later, it reappears again.
Dorian's Mantine	Just Add Water		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Behendigheid
• French: Hâte
• German: Agilität
• Italian: Agilità
• Spanish: Agilidad
• Hindi: Phudti

Variations on the move Acid Armor
	Acid Armor | Agility | Amnesia | Barrier Swords Dance | Iron Defense | Tail Glow Acupressure | Nasty Plot | Rock Polish

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