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In {{game|Emerald}}, this Ability | In {{game|Emerald}}, if the first Pokémon in the player's party has this Ability, the frequency of [[Cry|cries]] of [[wild Pokémon]] that are heard in the overworld is increased. Despite the fact this mechanic also exists in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]], Swarm has no overworld effect there. | ||
==Pokémon with Swarm== | ==Pokémon with Swarm== | ||
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Swarm (Japanese: むしのしらせ Bug Notification) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
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 onward
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
In Pokémon Emerald, if the first Pokémon in the player's party has this Ability, the frequency of cries of wild Pokémon that are heard in the overworld is increased. Despite the fact this mechanic also exists in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Swarm has no overworld effect there.
Pokémon with Swarm
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
If a Pokémon with Swarm is below 25% of its HP, the power of Bug-type moves increases by 2-timesRBTDS or 1.5-timesGtISMD.
Pokémon Conquest
In Pokémon Conquest, Swarm will increase user's Attack if the Pokémon using it is below ⅓ of its HP.
Description
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In the anime
 Leavanny
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| The Pokémon's Bug-type moves become more powerful when it gets tired or weak. | |||
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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 A Connoisseur's Revenge!, Burgundy told Ash that his Leavanny, who at the time was a Sewaddle, had Swarm as his Ability. However, he was never seen using it as a Sewaddle.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- In volume 23, Blue's Scizor was revealed to have Swarm as his Ability.
- Moon's Grubbin was revealed to have Swarm as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
- Giovanni's Beedrill was revealed to have Swarm as his Ability.
- Winona's Beautifly was revealed to have Swarm as its Ability.
- Alder's Escavalier was revealed to have Swarm as its Ability.
- Emmet's Durant was revealed to have Swarm as its Ability.
- A Roughneck's Mothim was revealed to have Swarm as his Ability.
- A Scolipede controlled by Colress was revealed to have Swarm as its Ability.
Trivia
- The Japanese name for Swarm, むしのしらせ Mushi no Shirase (Bug Notification), is a Japansese expression that translates to "foreboding; premonition; gut feeling". This is reflected by the way the Ability works, as the Pokémon is preparing itself for a tough fight by making itself stronger.
In other languages
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| Variations of the Ability Swarm | |
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| Swarm • Overgrow • Blaze • Torrent | |
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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. |
