Swords Dance (move)

Swords Dance つるぎのまい Swords Dance

A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user's Attack stat.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM03 in Generation I Move tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen TM75 in Generation IV

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Swords Dance on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

Swords Dance increases the user's Attack stat by two stages. Swords Dance will do nothing if the user's Attack stat has reached a stage of +6 or a value of 999.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 23 123 Scyther Bug Flying 35 127 Pinsir Bug 54 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 TM03

#   Pokémon Type 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 043 Oddish Grass Poison 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 071 Victreebel Grass Poison 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 108 Lickitung Normal 114 Tangela Grass 123 Scyther Bug Flying 127 Pinsir Bug 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 151 Mew Psychic 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 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 25 123 Scyther Bug Flying 42 127 Pinsir Bug 43 212 Scizor Bug Steel 42 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 043 Oddish Grass Poison Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Bellossom 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Bellossom 104 Cubone* Ground Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rhyhorn, RhydonC 152 Chikorita Grass Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela BellossomC 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 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 31 123 Scyther Bug Flying 36 127 Pinsir Bug 49 212 Scizor Bug Steel 36 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 25 335 Zangoose Normal 10 341 Corphish Water 38RSE 341 Corphish Water 37FRLG 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 44RSE 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 43FRLG 359 Absol Dark 26 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 004 Charmander Fire Cubone, Marowak Rhyhorn, Rhydon 027 Sandshrew Ground Raticate Farfetch'd Zangoose Absol 043 Oddish Grass Poison Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Bellossom Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Shroomish, Breloom Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Bellossom Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Shroomish, Breloom Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius 098 Krabby Water Corphish, Crawdaunt 104 Cubone Ground Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rhyhorn, Rhydon 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock Raticate Farfetch'd Zangoose Absol 303 Mawile Steel Raticate Farfetch'd Zangoose Absol 347 Anorith Rock Bug Corphish, Crawdaunt 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.

By move tutor

In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald

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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 020 Raticate Normal -- 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 25 123 Scyther Bug Flying 57 127 Pinsir Bug 38 207 Gligar Ground Flying 34 212 Scizor Bug Steel 57 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 25 335 Zangoose Normal 9 341 Corphish Water 44 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 52 359 Absol Dark 25 395 Empoleon Water Steel 11 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 33 470 Leafeon Grass 78PtHGSS 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 34 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 25 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 TM75

#   Pokémon Type 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 020 Raticate Normal 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 043 Oddish Grass Poison 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 071 Victreebel Grass Poison 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 114 Tangela Grass 123 Scyther Bug Flying 127 Pinsir Bug 141 Kabutops Rock Water 151 Mew Psychic 152 Chikorita Grass 153 Bayleef Grass 154 Meganium Grass 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 182 Bellossom Grass 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 188 Skiploom Grass Flying 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 191 Sunkern Grass 207 Gligar Ground Flying 212 Scizor Bug Steel 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 251 Celebi Grass Psychic 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 255 Torchic Fire 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 270 Lotad Water Grass 271 Lombre Water Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 273 Seedot Grass 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 303 Mawile Steel 315 Roselia Grass Poison 331 Cacnea Grass 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 335 Zangoose Normal 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 345 Lileep Rock Grass 346 Cradily Rock Grass 347 Anorith Rock Bug 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 357 Tropius Grass Flying 359 Absol Dark 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 387 Turtwig Grass 388 Grotle Grass 389 Torterra Grass Ground 390 Chimchar Fire 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 395 Empoleon Water Steel 402 Kricketune Bug 406 Budew Grass Poison 407 Roserade Grass Poison 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 420 Cherubi Grass 421 Cherrim Grass 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 447 Riolu Fighting 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 452 Drapion Poison Dark 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 455 Carnivine Grass 459 Snover Grass Ice 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 461 Weavile Dark Ice 463 Lickilicky Normal 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 465 Tangrowth Grass 470 Leafeon Grass 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 491 Darkrai Dark 492 Shaymin Land Forme Grass 492 Shaymin Sky Forme Grass Flying 493 Arceus Rock 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 004 Charmander Fire Cubone, Marowak Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior 027 Sandshrew Ground Raticate Farfetch'd Zangoose Absol Empoleon Lucario 043 Oddish Grass Poison Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Bellossom Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Shroomish, Breloom Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius Tangrowth 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Bellossom Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Shroomish, Breloom Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius Tangrowth 098 Krabby Water Corphish, Crawdaunt 104 Cubone Ground Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock Raticate Farfetch'd Zangoose Absol Empoleon Lucario 303 Mawile Steel Raticate Farfetch'd Zangoose Absol Empoleon Lucario 347 Anorith Rock Bug Corphish, Crawdaunt 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

	Scyther	Weavile
A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Scyther	Scyther crosses its claws across its chest and spins rapidly.
Yas Gym Leader's Scyther	Showdown at Dark City		Debut
Tracey's Scyther	Tracey Gets Bugged		None
Bugsy's Scyther	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
Victreebel	Victreebel uses its large leaves as swords and repeatedly swipes at the opponent.
James's Victreebel	Flower Power		None
Weavile	Weavile's claws grow longer and glow purple, increasing its attack power.
Paul's Weavile	Pedal to the Mettle!		None

Trivia

• Every Grass-type Pokémon, besides Wormadam's Plant Cloak, can learn Swords Dance.

In other languages

• French: Danse-Lames
• German: Schwerttanz
• Hindi: Talvaar Ka Naach
• Italian: Danzaspada
• Spanish: Danza Espada
• Chinese: 舞剑

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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