Swords Dance (move)

Swords Dance つるぎのまい Swords Dance

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Battles Type  Normal 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 King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM03 in Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen TM75 in Generation IV TM75 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition and helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty 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

Swords Dance (Japanese: つるぎのまい Swords Dance) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Swords Dance increases the user's Attack stat by two stages. Swords Dance will fail if the user's Attack stat has reached a stage of +6. It will also fail when the stat reaches 999 in Generation I.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal										--				--			'
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	23			25			31			25				25			'
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	35			42			36			57				57			'
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	54			43			49			38				38			'
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying										34				34			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				42			36			57				57			'
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							25			25				25			'
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal							10			9				9			'
341		Corphish	Water		Water							38	37	44				44			'
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark							44	43	52				52			'
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							26			25				25			'
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										11				11			'
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel										33				37			'
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass												78	78			'
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying										34				38			'
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting										25				31			'
501		Oshawott	Water		Water														41			'
502		Dewott	Water		Water														49			'
503		Samurott	Water		Water														57			'
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground														36			'
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel														42			'
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass														46			'
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug														52			'
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel														52			'
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon														46			'
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon														48			'
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon														50			'
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel														57			'
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel														63			'
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal														56			'
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting														49			'
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting														49			'
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting														49			'
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying														37			'
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting														49			'
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM03		II --		III --		IV TM75		V TM75		VI TM08
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔									✔				✔		✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔									✔				✔		✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔									✔				✔		✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔									✔				✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔									✔				✔		✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	✔									✔				✔		✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔									✔				✔		✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔									✔				✔		✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔									✔				✔		✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔									✔				✔		✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔									✔				✔		✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground										✔				✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground										✔				✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔									✔				✔		✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock										✔				✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock										✔				✔		✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	✔									✔				✔		✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔									✔				✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔									✔				✔		✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	✔															✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔									✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔									✔				✔		✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying										✔				✔		✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying										✔				✔		✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying										✔				✔		✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying										✔				✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel										✔				✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice										✔				✔		✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying										✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass										✔				✔		✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass										✔				✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass										✔				✔		✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark										✔				✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark										✔				✔		✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel										✔				✔		✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison										✔				✔		✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark										✔				✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark										✔				✔		✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass										✔				✔		✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass										✔				✔		✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug										✔				✔		✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug										✔				✔		✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying										✔				✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark										✔				✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground										✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying										✔				✔		✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground										✔				✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										✔				✔		✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug										✔				✔		✔
406		Budew	Grass	Poison										✔				✔		✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison										✔				✔		✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock										✔				✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock										✔				✔		✔
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground										✔				✔		✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting										✔				✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel										✔				✔		✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug										✔				✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark										✔				✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice										✔				✔		✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice										✔				✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice										✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock										✔				✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying										✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark										✔				✔		✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water														✔		✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water														✔		✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water														✔		✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground														✔		✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel														✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison														✔		✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock														✔		✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock														✔		✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark														✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark														✔		✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass														✔		✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug														✔		✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel														✔		✔
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel														✔		✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel														✔		✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice														✔		✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting														✔		✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting														✔		✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel														✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel														✔		✔
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting														✔		✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting														✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting														✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying														✔		✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting														✔		✔
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
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire														'
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground														'
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison														'
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison														'
098		Krabby	Water		Water														'
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground														'
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock														'
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass														'
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel														'
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug														'
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 move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire				✔	✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire				✔	✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying				✔	✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison				✔	✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground				✔	✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground				✔	✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass				✔	✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass				✔	✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison				✔	✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison				✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying				✔	✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water				✔	✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water				✔	✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground				✔	✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground				✔	✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal				✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock				✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock				✔	✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying				✔	✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug				✔	✔
141		Kabutops	Water	Rock				✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water				✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				✔	✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				✔	✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				✔	✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying				✔	✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				✔	✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				✔	✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				✔	✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison				✔	✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				✔	✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting				✔	✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				✔	✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				✔	✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				✔	✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass				✔	✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire				✔	✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting				✔	✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting				✔	✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass				✔	✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass				✔	✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass				✔	✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark				✔	✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark				✔	✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting				✔	✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying				✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel				✔	✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison				✔	✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass				✔	✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark				✔	✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal				✔	✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water				✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark				✔	✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug				✔	✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug				✔	✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying				✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark				✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground				✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0118 Goldeen Water 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.

In the anime

Farfetch'd Scyther Weavile Gallade
A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Scyther crosses its claws across its chest and spins rapidly.
Yas's Scyther	Showdown at Dark City		Debut
Tracey's Scyther	Tracey Gets Bugged		None
Bugsy's Scyther	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
	Victreebel uses the large leaves on the side of its body as swords and repeatedly swipes at the opponent with them.
James's Victreebel	Flower Power		None
	Farfetch'd flies into the air and spins rapidly.
A Coordinator's Farfetch'd	Weekend Warrior		None
	Kricketune's crosses its sycthes and they glow blue and slightly thicker blocking it from attacks.
Nando's Kricketune	Dawn's Early Night!		None
	Weavile's claws glow purple, and they grow longer.
Paul's Weavile	Pedal to the Mettle!		None
	Gallade's forearms glow light purple and the backs grow longer. Then, it moves them around in a hypnotizing way, making it stronger.
Zoey's Gallade	A Grand Fight for Winning!		None

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP097 Swords Dance Ash's Pokédex Swords Dance, Scyther's special attack. Scyther spins furiously to focus its energy and increase its attack power.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Vileplume
A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vileplume jumps into the air and spins its body extremely fast.
Erika's Vileplume	Meanwhile... Vileplume!		Debut
	One of the leaves on Bellsprout's body becomes sharp and Bellsprout stabs the opponent with it.
Peaceful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Mindful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Faithful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Careful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
Thoughtful's Bellsprout	Bellsprout Rout		None
	Pinsir grabs the opponent using its two horns, lifts it up and then slams it down to the ground.
The Battle Factory's Pinsir	VS. Pinsir		None

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

Trivia

A Machamp with Swords Dance

• In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Battle CD 07 includes a Machamp that knows Swords Dance, a move which Machamp cannot learn.
• In Generation V, some notable Pokémon that were capable of learning Swords Dance through breeding in previous generations, are now unable to do so. This is probably due to the fact that TMs in Generation V have unlimited uses. These Pokémon are able to learn this move via TM directly.
• No Pokémon of the Ghost type is capable of learning this move by any means.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 劍舞 Jiànwǔ Dutch Zwaardendans Finnish Miekkatanssi French Danse-Lames German Schwerttanz Greek Χορός Σπαθιών Hindi तलवार का नाच Talwaar Ka Naach Italian Danzaspada Korean 칼춤 Kalchum Portuguese Dança de espadas Serbian Ples Mačeva Spanish Danza Espada (Gen III-present) Danza-Espada (Gen I-II)

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