From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Swarm
|
むしのしらせ
|
Bug Notification
|
Flavor text
|
Generation VI
|
|
Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon is in trouble.
|
|
Swarm (Japanese: むしのしらせ Bug Notification) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All Pokémon that have this Ability are Bug types.
Effect
In battle
Generations III to IV
When a Pokémon with Swarm uses a Bug-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.
Generations V onwards
Instead of boosting Bug-type moves' power, Swarm now technically boosts the Pokémon's Attack or Special Attack by 50% during damage calculation if a Bug-type move is being used, resulting in effectively the same effect.
Outside of battle
From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Swarm is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), the wild Pokémon encounter rate increases by 100%. It shares this trait with Illuminate and Arena Trap. In Pokémon Emerald, this Ability also increases the frequency that cries of wild Pokémon are heard in the overworld.
If a Pokémon with Swarm is below 25% of its HP, its Bug-type moves hit for double damage.
Pokémon Conquest
In Pokémon Conquest, Swarm will increase user's Attack if the Pokémon using it is below ⅓ of its HP.
Pokémon with Swarm
In the anime
Leavanny
|
The Pokémon's Bug-type moves become more powerful when it gets tired or weak.
|
Pokémon
|
Method
|
User
|
First Used In
|
Notes
|
|
When Leavanny becomes tired out or weak, its body becomes surrounded by a light-green aura, powering up its Bug-type moves.
|
Ash's Leavanny
|
Strong Strategy Steals the Show!
|
Debut
|
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In other languages