Agility (move)

This article is about the move Agility. For the field move, see Field Move.

Agility こうそくいどう High-speed Movement

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   The next appeal can be made earlier next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Agility (Japanese: こうそくいどう High-speed Movement) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Agility increases the user's Speed by two stages.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user and all of its allies in the room will receive a boost in movement speed by one stage.

Description

Games Description A special technique that greatly boosts the user's Speed. Can normally be used up to three times. A special move that greatly boosts the user's Speed. Normally used up to three times. Sharply increases the user's Speed. RSE Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed. FRLG The user relaxes and lightens its body to sharply boost its Speed. The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. It sharply boosts the Speed stat. The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply raises the Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	35			40			40			31				31			31
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	36			37			39			29				29			29
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	40			43			43			32				32			32
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	44			46			48			32				32			'
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	36			43			43			25				25			'
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	43			47			47			29				29			'
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	33			33			33			34				37			37
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	39			42			43			39				42	30	'
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	48			43			38			34		33	37			37
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	55			47			38			34		33	37			'
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	31			31			36			31				31			'
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	44			37			45			37				37			'
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	51			47			60			41				41			'
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	--			7			7			6				6			'
116		Horsea	Water		Water	37			36			36			23				23			'
117		Seadra	Water		Water	41			40			40			23				23			'
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	54			52			52			47				47			'
119		Seaking	Water		Water	54			61			61			56				56			'
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	42			24			21			17				17			'
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	44	47	47			47			64				64	29	'
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	35			9			9			12				12			'
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	--			8			8			17				17			'
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	55			25			25			36				36			'
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	55			25			25			43				43			'
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	55			25			25			15				15			'
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	20			36			36			25				25			'
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	--, 20			38			36			25				25			'
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	--, 20			38			38			25				25			'
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water										30				30			'
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				43			43			30				30			'
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				51			51			36				36			'
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison					45	45			33				33			'
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison					53	53			37				37			'
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				46			50			29				29			'
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic				20			31			14				14			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				24			21			17				17			'
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				41			36			24				24	20	'
226		Mantine	Water	Flying				32			29			19				19	32	'
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying				25			16			14	12		12			'
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon				40			40			23				23			'
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				9			9			12				12			'
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting				37			37			37				37			'
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass							31			31				31			'
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass							35			35				35			'
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass							35			35				35			'
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying							43			43				43			'
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying							49			49				49			'
278		Wingull	Water	Flying							55			37				37	38	'
283		Surskit	Bug	Water							31			31				31			'
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							38			38				38			'
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric							47			44				48			'
312		Minun	Electric		Electric							47			44				48			'
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark							43			36				36			'
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark							53			45				45			'
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water							15			10				10			'
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water							16			9				9			'
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic							56			44				44	38	38
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic							66			44				44	38	'
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic							35			73				73			'
396		Starly	Normal	Flying										33				33			'
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying										38				38			'
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying										41				41			'
418		Buizel	Water		Water										28				28	41	'
419		Floatzel	Water		Water										29				29	51	'
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal										29				29			'
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal										33				33			'
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal										33				33			'
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying										19				19	32	'
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal										12				12			'
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric														36			'
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric														42			'
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison														29			'
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison														32			'
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison														33			'
566		Archen	Rock	Flying														21			21
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying														21			'
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark														37			'
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark														39			'
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying														46			'
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric														37			'
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric														40			'
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug														32			'
632		Durant	Bug	Steel														16			'
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying														37			'
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying														37			'
659		Bunnelby	Normal		Normal																	--
660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground																	--
661		Fletchling	Normal	Flying																	13
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon																	18
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon																	18
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison
098		Krabby*	Water		Water
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
278		Wingull	Water	Flying
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
393		Piplup	Water		Water
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
456		Finneon	Water		Water
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass
550		Basculin	Water		Water
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass
694		Helioptile	Electric	Normal
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0083 Farfetch'dLv.5 Normal Flying Pokémon Stadium 2 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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel New York Pokémon Center 0100 Voltorb Electric New York Pokémon Center 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 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.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0550 Basculin Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 550B Basculin Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

Growlithe Accelgor Hitmonchan Ninjask
The user moves quickly to evade attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pikachu starts to run forward on all fours, leaping from side to side. Other times, Pikachu appears to repeatedly vanish and immediately reappears in different spots while running. The opponent may become confused.
Ash's Pikachu	Electric Shock Showdown		Debut
Ritchie's Sparky	A Friend in Deed		None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Hello, Pummelo!		Used via Transform
	Hitmonchan appears to repeatedly vanish and immediately reappears in different spots while running, or Hitmonchan runs quickly to get in front of the opponent.
Anthony's Hitmonchan	The Punchy Pokémon		None
Kyle Hamm's Hitmonchan	Pasta La Vista!		None
	Farfetch'd runs after the opponent with great speed. If the opponent tries to hit Farfetch'd, it disappears, then reappears seconds later.
Keith's Farfetch'd	So Near, Yet so Farfetch'd		None
	Jolteon runs toward the opponent, disappearing and reappearing seconds later.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Jolteon	The Ultimate Test		None
	Seadra swerves back and forth through the water at great speed.
Mandi's Seadra	Round One - Begin!		None
	Goldeen swims swiftly through the water to avoid the opponent's attacks.
Misty's Goldeen	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
	Dragonite flies after the opponent with great speed. If the opponent tries to hit Dragonite, it disappears, then reappears seconds later.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite!		Japanese version only
	Dodrio runs quickly at the opponent.
Falkner's Dodrio	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	When an attack is about to hit Pidgeot, it disappears and reappears behind the opponent.
Falkner's Pidgeot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Scizor jumps around the opponent at a fast speed, making it look like there are two or three copies of it, or Scizor flies at the opponent. While flying, it leaves behind a white trail of energy.
Shingo's Blade	Wired for Battle		None
Luna's Red Lightning	Curbing the Crimson Tide!		None
	Skarmory flies towards the opponent. If the opponent tries to hit Skarmory, it disappears, then reappears a second later, dodging the attack.
Miki's Skarmory	Hot Matches!		None
	Cyndaquil runs quickly, disappearing and reappearing every time an opponent attacks.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Hot Matches!		Cyndaquil cannot legally learn Agility
	Umbreon's body becomes surrounded by a white aura and it tackles the opponent.
Tamao's Umbreon	Trouble's Brewing		Umbreon cannot legally learn Agility
	Articuno flies towards the opponent, disappearing and reappearing when the opponent tries to attack it.
A wild Articuno	Freeze Frame		None
	Beedrill wings buzz loudly and it flaps them at top speed. It then flies towards the opponent and flies around it in circles, confusing it.
Jimmy's Beedrill	The Legend of Thunder!		None
	Fearow flies quickly after the opponent, leaving a white trail of energy behind as it flies.
Tyson's two Fearow	Rage of Innocence		None
Rico's Fearow	A Poached Ego!		None
	Kingdra disappears then reappears seconds later.
Clair's Kingdra	Fangs for Nothin'		None
	Mantine disappears as an opponents about to hit it. Seconds later, it reappears again.
Dorian's Mantine	Just Add Water		None
	Surskit moves quickly to dodge an attack.
Max's Surskit	Maxxed Out!		None
Brianna's Surskit	Spontaneous Combusken!		None
	Luvdisc moves quickly to dodge an attack.
Misty's Caserin	Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!		None
Daisy's Luverin	Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!		None
	Gorebyss disappears as soon as it's about to get hit by an attack, then reappears seconds later.
Nancy's Gorebyss	The Evolutionary War		None
	Growlithe moves quickly to dodge an attack.
Morrison's Growlithe	Choose It or Lose it!		None
	Sceptile jumps out of the way to dodge an attack.
Ash's Sceptile	Curbing the Crimson Tide!		None
	Ninjask's outlines briefly glow white as it disappears and reappears multiple times around the opponent.
Paul's Ninjask	A Real Rival Rouser!		None
	Accelgor shoots through the air straight at the opponent at an extremely fast speed. Accelgor moves so fast that it leaves behind a transparent blue afterimage as it flies.
Charles's Accelgor	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Pikachu
The user gathers energy and runs at a fast speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu gathers electricity in its body and static electricity appears around its tail. Its fur then gets slightly more spiky and it dashes forward. As it runs, it leaves behind little trails of energy from its back feet.
Ash's Pikachu	Haunting my Dreams		Debut
Ritchie's Chuchino	The Indigo Finals		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Ledian Dragonair Aipom
The user increases its speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	An orb of energy appears in front of Dragonair's horn, and it calls upon a strong gust of wind. It then rides and controls the wind to speed itself up. It also can spin around the opponent to trap them in a tornado.
Lance's two Dragonair	Draggin' In Dragonair		Debut
	When Skarmory is about to get hit by an attack, it disappears.
Falkner's Skarmory	Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I		None
	Aipom's speed increases, and it runs extremely fast.
Gold's Aibo	The Last Battle VI		None
	Beedrill flies around so fast that it creates a faded afterimage behind it as it moves around, boosting its speed.
Giovanni's Beedrill	Reason to Fight		None
	Ledian flies around the opponent as fast as it can, raising its speed.
The Battle Factory's Ledian	VS. Ledian		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Rapidash
The user dodges an attack easily.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rapidash runs as fast as it can dodging any attack.
Flint's Rapidash	Hareta's Heart Desire		Debut

In the Pokémon Get da ze! manga

File:Shuu Pikachu Agility GDZ.png Pikachu
The user dodges an attack easily.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu runs around quickly, dodging attacks and confusing the foe.
Shū's Pikachu	Get Poliwag!! The Grand Plan		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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	BW	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 高速移動 Gāosù Yídòng Danish Spændstighed Dutch Behendigheid Finnish Ketteryys French Hâte German Agilität Greek Ευκινησία Hindi फुर्ती fudti Indonesian Gerak Cepat Italian Agilità Korean 고속이동 Gosok Idong Brazilian Portuguese Agilidade Serbian Agilnost Spanish Agilidad

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