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Swords Dance (move)

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Swords Dance
つるぎのまい Swords Dance
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Battles
Type  Normal
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 King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Contests
Category  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition and helps prevent nervousness.
Super Contests
Category  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.

Swords Dance (Japanese: つるぎのまい Swords Dance) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Contents

Effect

Swords Dance increases the user's Attack stat by two stages.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V
020 Raticate Raticate Normal Normal no no no -- --
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Normal Flying 23 25 31 25 25
123 Scyther Scyther Bug Flying 35 42 36 57 57
127 Pinsir Pinsir Bug Bug 54 43 49 38 38
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying no no no 34 34
212 Scizor Scizor Bug Steel no 42 36 57 57
291 Ninjask Ninjask Bug Flying no no 25 25 25
335 Zangoose Zangoose Normal Normal no no 10 9 9
341 Corphish Corphish Water Water no no 38 37 44 44
342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt Water Dark no no 44 43 52 52
359 Absol Absol Dark Dark no no 26 25 25
395 Empoleon Empoleon Water Steel no no no 11 11
448 Lucario Lucario Fighting Steel no no no 33 37
470 Leafeon Leafeon Grass Grass no no no   78 78
472 Gliscor Gliscor Ground Flying no no no 34 38
475 Gallade Gallade Psychic Fighting no no no 25 31
501 Oshawott Oshawott Water Water no no no no 41
502 Dewott Dewott Water Water no no no no 49
503 Samurott Samurott Water Water no no no no 57
529 Drilbur Drilbur Ground Ground no no no no 36
530 Excadrill Excadrill Ground Steel no no no no 42
542 Leavanny Leavanny Bug Grass no no no no 46
588 Karrablast Karrablast Bug Bug no no no no 52
589 Escavalier Escavalier Bug Steel no no no no 52
610 Axew Axew Dragon Dragon no no no no 46
611 Fraxure Fraxure Dragon Dragon no no no no 48
612 Haxorus Haxorus Dragon Dragon no no no no 50
624 Pawniard Pawniard Dark Steel no no no no 57
625 Bisharp Bisharp Dark Steel no no no no 63
626 Bouffalant Bouffalant Normal Normal no no no no 56
638 Cobalion Cobalion Steel Fighting no no no no 49
639 Terrakion Terrakion Rock Fighting no no no no 49
640 Virizion Virizion Grass Fighting no no no no 49
645 Landorus Landorus Ground Flying no no no no 37
647 Keldeo Keldeo Water Fighting no no no no 49
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
TM03
II
--
III
--
IV
TM75
V
TM75
001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur Grass Poison
002 Ivysaur Ivysaur Grass Poison
003 Venusaur Venusaur Grass Poison
004 Charmander Charmander Fire Fire
005 Charmeleon Charmeleon Fire Fire
006 Charizard Charizard Fire Flying
015 Beedrill Beedrill Bug Poison
020 Raticate Raticate Normal Normal
027 Sandshrew Sandshrew Ground Ground
028 Sandslash Sandslash Ground Ground
043 Oddish Oddish Grass Poison
044 Gloom Gloom Grass Poison
045 Vileplume Vileplume Grass Poison
046 Paras Paras Bug Grass
047 Parasect Parasect Bug Grass
069 Bellsprout Bellsprout Grass Poison
070 Weepinbell Weepinbell Grass Poison
071 Victreebel Victreebel Grass Poison
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Normal Flying
098 Krabby Krabby Water Water
099 Kingler Kingler Water Water
104 Cubone Cubone Ground Ground
105 Marowak Marowak Ground Ground
108 Lickitung Lickitung Normal Normal
111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Ground Rock
112 Rhydon Rhydon Ground Rock
114 Tangela Tangela Grass Grass
123 Scyther Scyther Bug Flying
127 Pinsir Pinsir Bug Bug
140 Kabuto Kabuto Rock Water
141 Kabutops Kabutops Rock Water
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic
152 Chikorita Chikorita Grass Grass
153 Bayleef Bayleef Grass Grass
154 Meganium Meganium Grass Grass
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Water
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water
165 Ledyba Ledyba Bug Flying
166 Ledian Ledian Bug Flying
182 Bellossom Bellossom Grass Grass
187 Hoppip Hoppip Grass Flying
188 Skiploom Skiploom Grass Flying
189 Jumpluff Jumpluff Grass Flying
191 Sunkern Sunkern Grass Grass
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying
212 Scizor Scizor Bug Steel
214 Heracross Heracross Bug Fighting
215 Sneasel Sneasel Dark Ice
216 Teddiursa Teddiursa Normal Normal
217 Ursaring Ursaring Normal Normal
227 Skarmory Skarmory Steel Flying
251 Celebi Celebi Grass Psychic
252 Treecko Treecko Grass Grass
253 Grovyle Grovyle Grass Grass
254 Sceptile Sceptile Grass Grass
255 Torchic Torchic Fire Fire
256 Combusken Combusken Fire Fighting
257 Blaziken Blaziken Fire Fighting
270 Lotad Lotad Water Grass
271 Lombre Lombre Water Grass
272 Ludicolo Ludicolo Water Grass
273 Seedot Seedot Grass Grass
274 Nuzleaf Nuzleaf Grass Dark
275 Shiftry Shiftry Grass Dark
285 Shroomish Shroomish Grass Grass
286 Breloom Breloom Grass Fighting
291 Ninjask Ninjask Bug Flying
303 Mawile Mawile Steel Steel
315 Roselia Roselia Grass Poison
331 Cacnea Cacnea Grass Grass
332 Cacturne Cacturne Grass Dark
335 Zangoose Zangoose Normal Normal
341 Corphish Corphish Water Water
342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt Water Dark
345 Lileep Lileep Rock Grass
346 Cradily Cradily Rock Grass
347 Anorith Anorith Rock Bug
348 Armaldo Armaldo Rock Bug
357 Tropius Tropius Grass Flying
359 Absol Absol Dark Dark
383 Groudon Groudon Ground Ground
384 Rayquaza Rayquaza Dragon Flying
387 Turtwig Turtwig Grass Grass
388 Grotle Grotle Grass Grass
389 Torterra Torterra Grass Ground
390 Chimchar Chimchar Fire Fire
391 Monferno Monferno Fire Fighting
392 Infernape Infernape Fire Fighting
395 Empoleon Empoleon Water Steel
402 Kricketune Kricketune Bug Bug
406 Budew Budew Grass Poison
407 Roserade Roserade Grass Poison
408 Cranidos Cranidos Rock Rock
409 Rampardos Rampardos Rock Rock
420 Cherubi Cherubi Grass Grass
421 Cherrim Cherrim Grass Grass
445 Garchomp Garchomp Dragon Ground
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting
448 Lucario Lucario Fighting Steel
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug
452 Drapion Drapion Poison Dark
454 Toxicroak Toxicroak Poison Fighting
455 Carnivine Carnivine Grass Grass
459 Snover Snover Grass Ice
460 Abomasnow Abomasnow Grass Ice
461 Weavile Weavile Dark Ice
463 Lickilicky Lickilicky Normal Normal
464 Rhyperior Rhyperior Ground Rock
465 Tangrowth Tangrowth Grass Grass
470 Leafeon Leafeon Grass Grass
472 Gliscor Gliscor Ground Flying
475 Gallade Gallade Psychic Fighting
491 Darkrai Darkrai Dark Dark
492 Shaymin Shaymin Grass Grass
493 Arceus Arceus Normal Normal
495 Snivy Snivy Grass Grass
496 Servine Servine Grass Grass
497 Serperior Serperior Grass Grass
501 Oshawott Oshawott Water Water
502 Dewott Dewott Water Water
503 Samurott Samurott Water Water
504 Patrat Patrat Normal Normal
505 Watchog Watchog Normal Normal
529 Drilbur Drilbur Ground Ground
530 Excadrill Excadrill Ground Steel
542 Leavanny Leavanny Bug Grass
545 Scolipede Scolipede Bug Poison
549 Lilligant Lilligant Grass Grass
557 Dwebble Dwebble Bug Rock
558 Crustle Crustle Bug Rock
570 Zorua Zorua Dark Dark
571 Zoroark Zoroark Dark Dark
586 Sawsbuck Sawsbuck Normal Grass
588 Karrablast Karrablast Bug Bug
589 Escavalier Escavalier Bug Steel
597 Ferroseed Ferroseed Grass Steel
598 Ferrothorn Ferrothorn Grass Steel
610 Axew Axew Dragon Dragon
611 Fraxure Fraxure Dragon Dragon
612 Haxorus Haxorus Dragon Dragon
614 Beartic Beartic Ice Ice
619 Mienfoo Mienfoo Fighting Fighting
620 Mienshao Mienshao Fighting Fighting
624 Pawniard Pawniard Dark Steel
625 Bisharp Bisharp Dark Steel
626 Bouffalant Bouffalant Normal Normal
638 Cobalion Cobalion Steel Fighting
639 Terrakion Terrakion Rock Fighting
640 Virizion Virizion Grass Fighting
645 Landorus Landorus Ground Flying
647 Keldeo Keldeo Water Fighting
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
004 Charmander Charmander* Fire Fire no Rhyhorn no  
027 Sandshrew Sandshrew Ground Ground no RaticateFarfetch'dZangooseAbsol no  
043 Oddish Oddish* Grass Poison BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomVileplumeParasParasectBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelTangela Chikorita no  
069 Bellsprout Bellsprout* Grass Poison BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomVileplumeParasParasectBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelTangela Chikorita no  
098 Krabby Krabby Water Water no CorphishCrawdaunt no  
104 Cubone Cubone* Ground Ground no Rhyhorn no  
111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Ground Rock no RaticateFarfetch'dZangooseAbsol no  
152 Chikorita Chikorita* Grass Grass BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomVileplumeParasParasectBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelTangelaBellossom Rhyhorn no  
303 Mawile Mawile Steel Steel no RaticateFarfetch'dZangooseAbsol no  
347 Anorith Anorith Rock Bug no CorphishCrawdaunt 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 move tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
FRLG E XD
001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur Grass Poison
002 Ivysaur Ivysaur Grass Poison
003 Venusaur Venusaur Grass Poison
004 Charmander Charmander Fire Fire
005 Charmeleon Charmeleon Fire Fire
006 Charizard Charizard Fire Flying
015 Beedrill Beedrill Bug Poison
027 Sandshrew Sandshrew Ground Ground
028 Sandslash Sandslash Ground Ground
043 Oddish Oddish Grass Poison
044 Gloom Gloom Grass Poison
045 Vileplume Vileplume Grass Poison
046 Paras Paras Bug Grass
047 Parasect Parasect Bug Grass
069 Bellsprout Bellsprout Grass Poison
070 Weepinbell Weepinbell Grass Poison
071 Victreebel Victreebel Grass Poison
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Normal Flying
098 Krabby Krabby Water Water
099 Kingler Kingler Water Water
104 Cubone Cubone Ground Ground
105 Marowak Marowak Ground Ground
108 Lickitung Lickitung Normal Normal
111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Ground Rock
112 Rhydon Rhydon Ground Rock
114 Tangela Tangela Grass Grass
123 Scyther Scyther Bug Flying
127 Pinsir Pinsir Bug Bug
141 Kabutops Kabutops Water Rock
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic
152 Chikorita Chikorita Grass Grass
153 Bayleef Bayleef Grass Grass
154 Meganium Meganium Grass Grass
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Water
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water
165 Ledyba Ledyba Bug Flying
166 Ledian Ledian Bug Flying
182 Bellossom Bellossom Grass Grass
187 Hoppip Hoppip Grass Flying
188 Skiploom Skiploom Grass Flying
189 Jumpluff Jumpluff Grass Flying
191 Sunkern Sunkern Grass Grass
192 Sunflora Sunflora Grass Grass
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying
211 Qwilfish Qwilfish Water Poison
212 Scizor Scizor Bug Steel
214 Heracross Heracross Bug Fighting
215 Sneasel Sneasel Dark Ice
216 Teddiursa Teddiursa Normal Normal
217 Ursaring Ursaring Normal Normal
251 Celebi Celebi Psychic Grass
252 Treecko Treecko Grass Grass
253 Grovyle Grovyle Grass Grass
254 Sceptile Sceptile Grass Grass
255 Torchic Torchic Fire Fire
256 Combusken Combusken Fire Fighting
257 Blaziken Blaziken Fire Fighting
270 Lotad Lotad Water Grass
271 Lombre Lombre Water Grass
272 Ludicolo Ludicolo Water Grass
273 Seedot Seedot Grass Grass
274 Nuzleaf Nuzleaf Grass Dark
275 Shiftry Shiftry Grass Dark
285 Shroomish Shroomish Grass Grass
286 Breloom Breloom Grass Fighting
291 Ninjask Ninjask Bug Flying
303 Mawile Mawile Steel Steel
315 Roselia Roselia Grass Poison
331 Cacnea Cacnea Grass Grass
332 Cacturne Cacturne Grass Dark
335 Zangoose Zangoose Normal Normal
341 Corphish Corphish Water Water
342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt Water Dark
347 Anorith Anorith Rock Bug
348 Armaldo Armaldo Rock Bug
357 Tropius Tropius Grass Flying
359 Absol Absol Dark Dark
383 Groudon Groudon Ground Ground
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
118 118 Goldeen Water New York City 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

Farfetch'd Swords Dance.png Tracey Scyther Swords Dance.png Paul Weavile Swords Dance.png Zoey Gallade Swords Dance.png
Farfetch'd Scyther Weavile Gallade
A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
123 Scyther Scyther crosses its claws across its chest and spins rapidly.
Yas's Scyther Showdown at Dark City Debut
Tracey's Scyther Tracey Gets Bugged None
Bugsy's Scyther Gettin' the Bugs Out None
071 Victreebel Victreebel uses the large leaves on the side of its body as swords and repeatedly swipes at the opponent with them.
James's Victreebel Flower Power None
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd flies into the air and spins rapidly.
A Coordinator's Farfetch'd Weekend Warrior None
402 Kricketune Kricketune's crosses its sycthes and they glow blue and slightly thicker blocking it from attacks.
Nando's Kricketune Dawn's Early Night! None
461 Weavile Weavile's claws glow purple, and they grow longer.
Paul's Weavile Pedal to the Mettle! None
475 Gallade Gallade's forearms glow light purple and the backs grow longer. Then, it moves them around in a hypnotizing way, making it stronger.
Zoey's Gallade A Grand Fight for Winning! None

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
EP097 Swords Dance Ash's Pokédex Swords Dance, Scyther's special attack. Scyther spins furiously to focus its energy and increase its attack power.
This concludes the entries from the original series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Swords Dance I.png Swords Dance II.png Swords Dance III.png Swords Dance IV.png
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
Swords Dance Stadium.png Battle CD 07 Machamp Swords Dance XD.png
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

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 劍舞 Jiànwǔ
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Zwaardendans
Finland Flag.png Finnish Miekkatanssi
France Flag.png French Danse-Lames
Germany Flag.png German Schwerttanz
Greece Flag.png Greek Χορός Σπαθιών
India Flag.png Hindi तलवार का नाच Talwaar Ka Naach
Italy Flag.png Italian Danzaspada
South Korea Flag.png Korean 칼춤 Kalchum
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Dança de espadas
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Ples Mačeva
Spain Flag.png Spanish Danza Espada (Gen III-present)
Danza-Espada (Gen I-II)


Variations of the move Agility
Status AgilityBarrierSwords Dance


Generation I TMs
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 I HMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05


Generation IV TMs
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 (DPPt | HGSS) | 06 | 07 | 08


Generation V TMs
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 | 93 | 94 | 95
Generation V HMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06


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