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Swift スピードスター Speed Star
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Range
Opponent
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Opponent
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Opponent
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field
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Availability
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Swift (Japanese: スピードスター Speed Star) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. In Generation I and II, it is available as TM39. In Generation III and IV, it is available from a move tutor.
Effect
Generation I
Swift inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the Accuracy stat and Evasion stat. It can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig and Fly.
Generation II
Same as Generation I, but Swift does not make contact if the target uses a move such as Protect.
Generation III and on
Swift hits both opposing Pokémon in a double battle.
Learnset
Generation I
By TM39
Generation II
By leveling up
By TM39
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beedrill
Venonat, Venomoth
Scyther, Scizor
Ledyba, Ledian
Spinarak, Ariados
Yanma
Gligar
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| 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.
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Generation III
By leveling up
By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Beedrill
Venonat, Venomoth
Scyther, Scizor
Ledyba, Ledian
Spinarak, Ariados
Yanma
Gligar
Beautifly
Dustox
Surskit, Masquerain
Ninjask
Volbeat
Vibrava, Flygon
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| 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.
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By leveling up
By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba, Ledian
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Aipom, Ambipom
Espeon
Pachirisu
Buizel, Floatzel
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| 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.
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In the anime
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The Pokémon fires multiple gold stars at the target. It does not always make contact with the target.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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Staryu fires multiple white stars from the gem in the center of its body at the opponent.
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Misty's Staryu
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Clefairy and the Moon Stone
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Debut
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Scyther repeatedly slashes the air and it fires green cresent energy rays from its blades at the opponent.
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Jeanette Fisher's Scyther
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The Fourth Round Rumble
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Japanese version only
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Gligar waves its wing and multiple white stars come out of it at the opponent.
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Gligarman's Gligar
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The Superhero Secret
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None
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Mareep shoots multiple white stars out from its wool at the opponent.
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Mary's Mareep
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Mild 'n Wooly
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None
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Sandslash rolls into a ball and spins, firing white stars out of its quills at the opponent.
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Koji's Sandslash
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Good 'Quil Hunting
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None
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Jenaro's Sandslash
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Hi Ho Silver... Away!
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None
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Skarmory opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out at the opponent, or Skarmory opens its mouth and a yellow ball appears inside of it. It then fires yellow stars from the ball at the opponent.
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Miki's Skarmory
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Hot Matches!
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None
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A wild Skarmory
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All Torkoal, No Play
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None
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A Coordinator's Skarmory
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Going for Choke!
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None
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A wild Skarmory
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Steeling Peace of Mind!
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None
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Taylor's Skarmory
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Pursuing a Lofty Goal!
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None
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Ledian lowers its head and fires yellow stars from the black dot on its forehead at the opponent.
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Benji's father's Ledian
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Mountain Time
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None
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Benji's Ledian
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Mountain Time
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None
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A Coordinator's Ledian
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Deceit and Assist
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None
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Cyndaquil fires yellow stars from its mouth at the opponent.
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Ash's Cyndaquil
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From Ghost to Ghost
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None
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Dawn's Cyndaquil
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Gone With the Windworks!
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None
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The cresent moon on Teddiursa's forehead glows yellow and it fires multiple yellow stars at the opponent.
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A wild Teddiursa
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UnBEARable
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None
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Electabuzz opens its mouth and yellow starts shoot out of it at the opponent.
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Electric Company's Electabuzz
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Current Events
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None
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Espeon opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent.
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Sakura's Espeon
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Espeon, Not Included
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None
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Annie's Espeon
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Pokémon Heroes
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None
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Lilian Meridian's Espeon
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The Saffron Con
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None
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Tyrogue crouches its body into a ball, then it opens back up quickly and multiple yellow stars fly out of its body at the opponent.
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Kiyo's Tyrogue
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A Tyrogue Full of Trouble
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None
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Murkrow opens its beak and yellow stars shoot out from it at the opponent.
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Lily's Murkrow
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Hocus Pokémon
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None
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Kingdra shoots out multiple yellow stars from its mouth at the opponent.
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Clair's Kingdra
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Better Eight Than Never
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None
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Misdreavus opens its mouth and fires yellow stars from its mouth at the opponent.
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Nelson's Misadreavus
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Entei at Your Own Risk
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None
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Aipom shoots white stars out of its mouth at the opponent, or Aipom's tail glows white, then it swings tail and yellow stars shoot out and hit the opponent.
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A wild Aipom
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Entei at Your Own Risk
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None
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Dawn's Aipom
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Channeling the Battle Zone!
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None
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Furret opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent.
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Salvador's Furret
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A Claim to Flame!
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None
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Quilava opens its mouth and white or yellow stars come out of it at the opponent.
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Macey's Quilava
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Love, Pokémon Style
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None
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Ryan's Quilava
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The Champ Twins!
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None
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Scizor opens one or both of its claws and fires white or yellow stars out of them at the opponent.
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Gary's Scizor
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Can't Beat the Heat!
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None
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Luna's Red Lightning
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Curbing the Crimson Tide!
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None
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Yanma shoots multiple white stars from its mouth at the opponent.
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Forrester Franklin's Yanma
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All in a Day's Wurmple
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None
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Pokéringer's Yanma
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That's Just Swellow
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None
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Magnemite releases blue stars from its body at the opponent.
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Wattson's Magnemite
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Watt's with Wattson
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None
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Flareon opens its mouth and yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent.
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Savannah's Flareon
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Cruisin' for a Losin'
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None
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Houndoom opens its mouth and multiple yellow stars shoot out of it at the opponent.
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Joshua's Houndoom
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Mean With Envy
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None
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The hands at the end of Ambipom's tails glow yellow, and it swings them, making multiple golden stars shoot out of them at the opponent.
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Dawn's Ambipom
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Journey to the Unown!
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None
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The white fluff on Glameow's tail glows white and it releases multiple yellow stars at the opponent from its tail.
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Johanna's Glameow
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Strategy Begins at Home!
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None
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The black tip of Umbreon's tail glows yellow and it releases multiple yellow stars from it at the opponent.
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Johanna's Umbreon
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Strategy Begins at Home!
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None
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In other languages
- Dutch: Snelle Aanval / Snel
- Finnish: Pikahyökkäys
- French: Météores
- German: Sternschauer Star Shower
- Hindi: Tezy / Taare Choro
- Italian: Comete
- Portuguese (Brazillian): Estrela Cadente Shooting Star / Rápido
- Spanish (Latin American anime): Ataque de Estrellas (in the original series) / Velocidad (in Diamond & Pearl)
- Spanish: Rapidez
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