Rapid Spin (move)

Rapid Spin こうそくスピン Rapid Spin

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  40 (max. 64) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others once.

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

Rapid Spin on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Rapid Spin on Eevee's Movedex

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 any moves that partially trap, as well as entry hazards, from the user and allies. The following moves are affected by Rapid Spin:

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Rapid Spin cannot remove Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Stealth Rock trap on the floor. In addition, Rapid Spin also removes these effects from the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	23			23			19				19
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	25			25			20				20
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	25			25			20				20
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	no			no			13				13
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	no			no			13				13
120		Staryu	Water		Water	13			10			10				10
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	--			--			--				--
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug	22			22			12		17	17
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	22			22			12		17	17
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	41			41			6				6
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	25			25			24				24
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	no			no			23				23
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic	no			5			5				7
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic	no			--, 5			--, 5				--, 7
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground	no			no			no				5
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel	no			no			no				--, 5
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice	no			no			no				13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground
072		Tentacool*	Water	Poison
090		Shellder*	Water		Water
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	no			no			no
347		Anorith*	Rock	Bug	no
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 074 Geodude Rock Ground New York Pokémon Center 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

Forretress	Claydol	Staryu	Wartortle
The Pokémon spins and becomes a twister. This move can be used offensively and defensively
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Blastoise	Blastoise pulls its head, arms, legs and cannons into its shell and spins like a disc. It either deflects the opponent's attack or spins into the opponent.
Mewtwo's Blastoise	Mewtwo Strikes Back!		Debut
Gary's Blastoise	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
Sid's Blastoise	Destiny Deoxys		None
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.
Misty's Staryu	Spell of the Unown		None
Hitmontop	Hitmontop does a headstand, spins, and tackles the opponent.
Chigusa's Hitmontop	Two Hits and a Miss		None
Butch's Hitmontop	A Promise is a Promise		None
Terri's Hitmontop	Pasta La Vista!		None
Unknown Trainer's Hitmontop	The Ole' Berate and Switch!		None
A Coordinator's Hitmontop	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		None
Forretress	Forretress spins and tackles the opponent. Sometimes, it pulls its horns into its body and closes up its shell to attack.
Brock's Forretress	A Crowning Achivement		None
Baltoy	Baltoy spins rapidly, deflecting attacks.
Calista's Baltoy	Me, Myself and Time		None
Claydol	Claydol spins around quickly, repelling any attack back at the opponent, or Claydol lifts its arms, spins around quickly and floats into the opponent.
A giant Claydol	Claydol Big and Tall		None
Spenser's Claydol	Ka Boom with a View!		None
Buck's Claydol	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None
Squirtle	Squirtle pulls its limbs into its shell and spins around, hitting the opponent.
May's Squirtle	On Olden Pond		None
Ash's Squirtle	Gathering the Gang of Four!		None
Wartortle	Wartortle pulls all of its limbs into its shell and it spins like a disk.
May's Wartortle	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!		None
Dusknoir	Dusknoir spins its body rapidly, knocking the opponent away from it.
Dusknoir (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		Dusknoir cannot legally learn Rapid Spin
Excadrill	Excadrill opens its claws. The claws then glow white and Excadrill spins itself or the claws around quickly, releasing orange jolts of energy and repelling attacks.
Clay's Excadrill	BW061		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Starmie
The user spins its body, repelling attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Starmie	Starmie jumps into the air and spins its body rapidly, then charges at the opponent, spinning like a frisbee.
Misty's Starmie	Mighty Flight, Noctowl!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Rapid Spin was one of the first Generation II moves introduced and named. It was seen being used by Mewtwo's Blastoise in Mewtwo Strikes Back, prior to the release of Gold and Silver.
• Spinda is the only Normal-type Pokémon to learn Rapid Spin, and thus is the only one to receive STAB for it.
  • Smeargle can also learn it, but via Sketch.
• No Generation IV Pokémon can learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 高速迴轉 Gāosù Huízhuǎn French Tour Rapide German Turbodreher Greek Γρήγορος Στροβιλισμός Hindi तेज़ घूमो Tez Ghoomo Indonesian Putaran Kecepatan Tinggi Italian Rapigiro Korean 고속스핀 Gosok Spin Portuguese Giro Rápido Serbian Brzo Okretanje Spanish Giro Rápido

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