Rapid Spin
こうそくスピン Rapid Spin
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| A spin attack that can also eliminate such moves as Bind, Wrap, Leech Seed, and Spikes.
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| Battles
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Target
| Foe
| Foe
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| Self
| Ally
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| May affect anyone but the user
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| Availability
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| Contests
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| Super Contests
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Rapid Spin (Japanese: こうそくスピン Rapid Spin) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.
Effect
Rapid Spin inflicts damage and removes the effects of the following:
Learnset
Generation II
By leveling up
By breeding
| #
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| Pokémon
| Type
| Father
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| 027
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| Sandshrew
| Ground
| Donphan
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| 072
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| Tentacool*
| Water | Poison
| Shellder, Cloyster
Kabuto, Kabutops
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| 090
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| Shellder*
| Water
| Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops
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| 140
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| Kabuto
| Rock | Water
| Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
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| 225
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| Delibird
| Ice | Flying
| Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Donphan
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| 236
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| Tyrogue
| Fighting
| Hitmontop
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| 347
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| Anorith*
| Rock | Bug
| Shellder, Cloyster
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops
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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.
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By leveling up
By breeding
| #
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| Pokémon
| Type
| Father
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| 027
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| Sandshrew
| Ground
| Sandshrew, Sandslash
Donphan
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| 072
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| Tentacool*
| Water | Poison
| Shellder, Cloyster
Kabuto, Kabutops
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| 090
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| Shellder*
| Water
| Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops
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| 140
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| Kabuto
| Rock | Water
| Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
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| 225
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| Delibird
| Ice | Flying
| Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Donphan
Torkoal
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| 236
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| Tyrogue
| Fighting
| Hitmontop
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| 347
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| Anorith*
| Rock | Bug
| Shellder, Cloyster
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops
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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.
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In the anime
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| Forretress
| Hitmontop
| Staryu
| Dusknoir
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| The Pokémon spins and becomes a twister. This move can be used offensively and defensively
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| Pokémon
| Method
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| First Episode Used In
| Notes
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 Blastoise
| Blastoise pulls its head, arms, legs and cannons into its shell and spins like a disc.
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| Cloned Blastoise
| Mewtwo Strikes Back
| Debut
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| Gary's Blastoise
| Can't Beat the Heat!
| None
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| Sid's Blastoise
| Destiny Deoxys
| None
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 Staryu
| Staryu spins like a saw blade, using the tips of its appendages as a cutting edge, or if stuck in a whirlpool, it spins around in the opposite direction as the whirlpool.
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| Misty's Staryu
| Spell of the Unown
| None
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 Hitmontop
| Hitmontop does a headstand, spins, and tackles the opponent.
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| Chigusa's Hitmontop
| Two Hits and a Miss
| None
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| Butch's Hitmontop
| A Promise is a Promise
| None
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| Terri's Hitmontop
| Pasta La Vista!
| None
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| Unknown Trainer's Hitmontop
| The Ole' Berate and Switch!
| None
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 Forretress
| Forretress spins and tackles the opponent. Sometimes, it pulls its horns into its body and closes up its shell to attack.
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| Brock's Forretress
| A Crowning Achivement
| None
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 Baltoy
| Baltoy spins rapidly, deflecting attacks.
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| Calista's Baltoy
| Me, Myself and Time
| None
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 Claydol
| Claydol spins around quickly, repelling any attack back at the opponent, or Claydol spins around quickly and floats into the opponent.
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| A giant Claydol
| Claydol Big and Tall
| None
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| Spenser's Claydol
| Ka Boom with a View!
| None
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 Squirtle
| Squirtle pulls its limbs into its shell and spins around, hitting the opponent.
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| May's Squirtle
| On Olden Pond
| None
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| Ash's Squirtle
| Gathering the Gang of Four!
| None
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 Dusknoir
| It spins and tackles the foe.
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| Dusknoir
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky
| Dusknoir cannot legally learn Rapid Spin.
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 Wartortle
| Wartortle pulls its head and arms into its shell and spins like a disc.
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| May's Wartortle
| Staging a Heroes' Welcome!
| None
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Trivia
- Although it is a Normal-type move, no Normal-type Pokémon other than Smeargle, due to Sketch, can learn Rapid Spin.
In other languages
- Spanish: Giro Rápido
- German: Turbodreher
- Italian: Rapigiro
- Hindi: Tez Ghoomo
