Rapid Spin (move)

Rapid Spin こうそくスピン Rapid Spin

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  40 (max. 64) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Rapid Spin (Japanese: こうそくスピン Rapid Spin) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Rapid Spin inflicts damage and removes the effects of the following:

Move	Type	Cat.
Bind	Normal	Physical
Clamp	Water	Physical
Fire Spin	Fire	Special
Leech Seed	Grass	Status
Magma Storm	Fire	Special
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical
Spikes	Ground	Status
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status
Whirlpool	Water	Special
Wrap	Normal	Physical

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 23 0008 Wartortle Water 25 0009 Blastoise Water 25 0120 Staryu Water 13 0121 Starmie Water Psychic -- 0204 Pineco Bug 22 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 22 0232 Donphan Ground 41 0237 Hitmontop 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Donphan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0072 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
Kabuto, Kabutops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Donphan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmontop

|- | colspan="6" | 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 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.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 23 0008 Wartortle Water 25 0009 Blastoise Water 25 0120 Staryu Water 10 0121 Starmie Water Psychic -- 0204 Pineco Bug 22 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 22 0232 Donphan Ground 41 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 25 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 5 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic -- 5 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Donphan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0072 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
Kabuto, Kabutops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Donphan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmontop |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0347 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Anorith
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops

|- | colspan="6" | 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 19 0008 Wartortle Water 20 0009 Blastoise Water 20 0027 Sandshrew Ground 13 0028 Sandslash Ground 13 0120 Staryu Water 10 0121 Starmie Water Psychic -- 0204 Pineco Bug 12 0204 Pineco Bug 17 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 12 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 17 0232 Donphan Ground 6 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 24 0324 Torkoal Fire 23 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 5 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic -- 5 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Donphan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0072 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
Kabuto, Kabutops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Donphan
Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmontop |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0347 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Anorith
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Kabuto, Kabutops

|- | colspan="6" | 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 19 0008 Wartortle Water 20 0009 Blastoise Water 20 0027 Sandshrew Ground 13 0028 Sandslash Ground 13 0120 Staryu Water 10 0121 Starmie Water Psychic -- 0204 Pineco Bug 17 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 17 0232 Donphan Ground 6 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 24 0324 Torkoal Fire 23 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 7 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic -- 7 0529 Drilbur Ground 5 0530 Excadrill Ground Steel -- 5 0615 Cryogonal Ice 13 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" |


|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0072 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |



|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0327 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinda
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |



|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0347 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Anorith
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0529 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Drilbur
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | 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

File:Forretress rapid spin.png Forretress File:Claydol Rapid Spin.png Claydol Staryu Dusknoir
The Pokémon spins and becomes a twister. This move can be used offensively and defensively
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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 cloned Blastoise	Mewtwo Strikes Back		Debut
Gary's Blastoise	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
Sid's Blastoise	Destiny Deoxys		None
	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 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 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 spins rapidly, deflecting attacks.
Calista's Baltoy	Me, Myself and Time		None
	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 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 pulls all of its limbs into its shell and it spins like a disk.
May's Wartortle	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!		None
	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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Starmie Rapid Spin Adventures.png Starmie
The user spins its body, repelling attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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

Trivia

• Rapid Spin was one of the first Generation II moves introduced and named. It was seen being used by Neesha'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.

In other languages

• French: Tour Rapide
• German: Turbodreher
• Greek: Γρήγορος Στροβιλισμός
• Hindi: Tez Ghoomo
• Italian: Rapigiro
• Korean: 고속스핀 Gosok Spin
• Spanish: Giro Rápido
• Portuguese (European): Giro Rápido
• Serbian: Brzo Okretanje

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.