Aerial Ace (move)

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Aerial Ace
つばめがえし Turning Swallow Cut
Type  Flying
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  60
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Unknown
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The user gains triple the appeal points in the first round only.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Aerial Ace (Japanese: つばめがえし Turning Swallow Cut) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Aerial Ace inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the Accuracy stat and Evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.




















In the anime

Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Vladimir's Pidgeotto Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry! Debut
Swellow Swellow flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Ash's Swellow Lessons in Lilycove! None
Starly Starly flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Ash's Starly Episode unknown None
Staravia Staravia flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Ash's Staravia A Staravia is Born! None
Beautifly Beautifly flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
May's Beautifly Strategy With a Smile! None
Honchkrow Honchkrow flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Paul's Honchkrow Aiding the Enemy! None
Gabite Gabite flies straight, then quickly ascends straight up into the sky. As it is engulfed in white streaks of light, it flies down onto the foe.
Urara's Gabite DP114 None


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Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying 25
0276 Taillow Taillow
Normal Flying 34
0277 Swellow Swellow
Normal Flying 38
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 TM40

#   Pokémon Type
0004 Charmander Charmander
Fire
0005 Charmeleon Charmeleon
Fire
0006 Charizard Charizard
Fire Flying
0012 Butterfree Butterfree
Bug Flying
0015 Beedrill Beedrill
Bug Poison
0016 Pidgey Pidgey
Normal Flying
0017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto
Normal Flying
0018 Pidgeot Pidgeot
Normal Flying
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying
0027 Sandshrew Sandshrew
Ground
0028 Sandslash Sandslash
Ground
0029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀
Poison
0030 Nidorina Nidorina
Poison
0031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
Poison Ground
0041 Zubat Zubat
Poison Flying
0042 Golbat Golbat
Poison Flying
0046 Paras Paras
Bug Grass
0047 Parasect Parasect
Bug Grass
0049 Venomoth Venomoth
Bug Poison
0050 Diglett Diglett
Ground
0051 Dugtrio Dugtrio
Ground
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal
0053 Persian Persian
Normal
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting
0058 Growlithe Growlithe
Fire
0059 Arcanine Arcanine
Fire
0083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd
Normal Flying
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying
0104 Cubone Cubone
Ground
0105 Marowak Marowak
Ground
0115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
Normal
0123 Scyther Scyther
Bug Flying
0137 Porygon Porygon
Normal
0140 Kabuto Kabuto
Rock Water
0141 Kabutops Kabutops
Rock Water
0142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying
0149 Dragonite Dragonite
Dragon Flying
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
0155 Cyndaquil Cyndaquil
Fire
0156 Quilava Quilava
Fire
0157 Typhlosion Typhlosion
Fire
0158 Totodile Totodile
Water
0159 Croconaw Croconaw
Water
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water
0163 Hoothoot Hoothoot
Normal Flying
0164 Noctowl Noctowl
Normal Flying
0165 Ledyba Ledyba
Bug Flying
0166 Ledian Ledian
Bug Flying
0169 Crobat Crobat
Poison Flying
0176 Togetic Togetic
Normal Flying
0177 Natu Natu
Psychic Flying
0178 Xatu Xatu
Psychic Flying
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
Grass Flying
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
Grass Flying
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
Grass Flying
0190 Aipom Aipom
Normal
0193 Yanma Yanma
Bug Flying
0198 Murkrow Murkrow
Dark Flying
0200 Misdreavus Misdreavus
Ghost
0207 Gligar Gligar
Ground Flying
0212 Scizor Scizor
Bug Steel
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
Dark Ice
0216 Teddiursa Teddiursa
Normal
0217 Ursaring Ursaring
Normal
0225 Delibird Delibird
Ice Flying
0226 Mantine Mantine
Water Flying
0227 Skarmory Skarmory
Steel Flying
0233 Porygon2 Porygon2
Normal
0248 Tyranitar Tyranitar
Rock Dark
0249 Lugia Lugia
Psychic Flying
0250 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh
Fire Flying
0251 Celebi Celebi
Psychic Grass
0252 Treecko Treecko
Grass
0253 Grovyle Grovyle
Grass
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
Grass
0256 Combusken Combusken
Fire Fighting
0257 Blaziken Blaziken
Fire Fighting
0267 Beautifly Beautifly
Bug Flying
0269 Dustox Dustox
Bug Poison
0275 Shiftry Shiftry
Grass Dark
0276 Taillow Taillow
Normal Flying
0277 Swellow Swellow
Normal Flying
0278 Wingull Wingull
Water Flying
0279 Pelipper Pelipper
Water Flying
0284 Masquerain Masquerain
Bug Flying
0287 Slakoth Slakoth
Normal
0288 Vigoroth Vigoroth
Normal
0289 Slaking Slaking
Normal
0290 Nincada Nincada
Bug Ground
0291 Ninjask Ninjask
Bug Flying
0292 Shedinja Shedinja
Bug Ghost
0302 Sableye Sableye
Dark Ghost
0304 Aron Aron
Rock Steel
0305 Lairon Lairon
Rock Steel
0306 Aggron Aggron
Rock Steel
0313 Volbeat Volbeat
Bug
0314 Illumise Illumise
Bug
0333 Swablu Swablu
Normal Flying
0334 Altaria Altaria
Dragon Flying
0335 Zangoose Zangoose
Normal
0341 Corphish Corphish
Water
0342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt
Water Dark
0347 Anorith Anorith
Rock Bug
0348 Armaldo Armaldo
Rock Bug
0352 Kecleon Kecleon
Normal
0357 Tropius Tropius
Grass Flying
0359 Absol Absol
Dark
0371 Bagon Bagon
Dragon
0372 Shelgon Shelgon
Dragon
0373 Salamence Salamence
Dragon Flying
0375 Metang Metang
Steel Psychic
0376 Metagross Metagross
Steel Psychic
0379 Registeel Registeel
Steel
0380 Latias Latias
Dragon Psychic
0381 Latios Latios
Dragon Psychic
0383 Groudon Groudon
Ground
0384 Rayquaza Rayquaza
Dragon Flying
0385 Jirachi Jirachi
Steel Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying 17
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying 17
0083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd
Normal Flying 13
0214 Heracross Heracross
Bug Fighting 13
0276 Taillow Taillow
Normal Flying 34
0277 Swellow Swellow
Normal Flying 38
0278 Wingull Wingull
Water Flying 42
0396 Starly Starly
Normal Flying 25
0397 Staravia Staravia
Normal Flying 28
0398 Staraptor Staraptor
Normal Flying 28
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 TM40

#   Pokémon Type
0004 Charmander Charmander
Fire
0005 Charmeleon Charmeleon
Fire
0006 Charizard Charizard
Fire Flying
0012 Butterfree Butterfree
Bug Flying
0015 Beedrill Beedrill
Bug Poison
0016 Pidgey Pidgey
Normal Flying
0017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto
Normal Flying
0018 Pidgeot Pidgeot
Normal Flying
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying
0027 Sandshrew Sandshrew
Ground
0028 Sandslash Sandslash
Ground
0029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀
Poison
0030 Nidorina Nidorina
Poison
0031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
Poison Ground
0041 Zubat Zubat
Poison Flying
0042 Golbat Golbat
Poison Flying
0046 Paras Paras
Bug Grass
0047 Parasect Parasect
Bug Grass
0049 Venomoth Venomoth
Bug Poison
0050 Diglett Diglett
Ground
0051 Dugtrio Dugtrio
Ground
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal
0053 Persian Persian
Normal
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting
0058 Growlithe Growlithe
Fire
0059 Arcanine Arcanine
Fire
0083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd
Normal Flying
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying
0104 Cubone Cubone
Ground
0105 Marowak Marowak
Ground
0115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
Normal
0123 Scyther Scyther
Bug Flying
0137 Porygon Porygon
Normal
0140 Kabuto Kabuto
Rock Water
0141 Kabutops Kabutops
Rock Water
0142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying
0149 Dragonite Dragonite
Dragon Flying
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
0155 Cyndaquil Cyndaquil
Fire
0156 Quilava Quilava
Fire
0157 Typhlosion Typhlosion
Fire
0158 Totodile Totodile
Water
0159 Croconaw Croconaw
Water
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water
0163 Hoothoot Hoothoot
Normal Flying
0164 Noctowl Noctowl
Normal Flying
0165 Ledyba Ledyba
Bug Flying
0166 Ledian Ledian
Bug Flying
0169 Crobat Crobat
Poison Flying
0176 Togetic Togetic
Normal Flying
0177 Natu Natu
Psychic Flying
0178 Xatu Xatu
Psychic Flying
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
Grass Flying
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
Grass Flying
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
Grass Flying
0190 Aipom Aipom
Normal
0193 Yanma Yanma
Bug Flying
0198 Murkrow Murkrow
Dark Flying
0200 Misdreavus Misdreavus
Ghost
0207 Gligar Gligar
Ground Flying
0212 Scizor Scizor
Bug Steel
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
Dark Ice
0216 Teddiursa Teddiursa
Normal
0217 Ursaring Ursaring
Normal
0225 Delibird Delibird
Ice Flying
0226 Mantine Mantine
Water Flying
0227 Skarmory Skarmory
Steel Flying
0233 Porygon2 Porygon2
Normal
0237 Hitmontop Hitmontop
Fighting
0248 Tyranitar Tyranitar
Rock Dark
0249 Lugia Lugia
Psychic Flying
0250 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh
Fire Flying
0251 Celebi Celebi
Psychic Grass
0252 Treecko Treecko
Grass
0253 Grovyle Grovyle
Grass
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
Grass
0256 Combusken Combusken
Fire Fighting
0257 Blaziken Blaziken
Fire Fighting
0267 Beautifly Beautifly
Bug Flying
0269 Dustox Dustox
Bug Poison
0275 Shiftry Shiftry
Grass Dark
0276 Taillow Taillow
Normal Flying
0277 Swellow Swellow
Normal Flying
0276 Wingull Wingull
Water Flying
0277 Pelipper Pelipper
Water Flying
0284 Masquerain Masquerain
Bug Flying
0287 Slakoth Slakoth
Normal
0288 Vigoroth Vigoroth
Normal
0289 Slaking Slaking
Normal
0290 Nincada Nincada
Bug Ground
0291 Ninjask Ninjask
Bug Flying
0292 Shedinja Shedinja
Bug Ghost
0302 Sableye Sableye
Dark Ghost
0304 Aron Aron
Rock Steel
0305 Lairon Lairon
Rock Steel
0306 Aggron Aggron
Rock Steel
0313 Volbeat Volbeat
Bug
0314 Illumise Illumise
Bug
0333 Swablu Swablu
Normal Flying
0334 Altaria Altaria
Dragon Flying
0335 Zangoose Zangoose
Normal
0341 Corphish Corphish
Water
0342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt
Water Dark
0347 Anorith Anorith
Rock Bug
0348 Armaldo Armaldo
Rock Bug
0352 Kecleon Kecleon
Normal
0357 Tropius Tropius
Grass Flying
0359 Absol Absol
Dark
0371 Bagon Bagon
Dragon
0372 Shelgon Shelgon
Dragon
0373 Salamence Salamence
Dragon Flying
0375 Metang Metang
Steel Psychic
0376 Metagross Metagross
Steel Psychic
0379 Registeel Registeel
Steel
0380 Latias Latias
Dragon Psychic
0381 Latios Latios
Dragon Psychic
0383 Groudon Groudon
Ground
0384 Rayquaza Rayquaza
Dragon Flying
0385 Jirachi Jirachi
Steel Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0390 Chimchar Chimchar
Fire
0391 Monferno Monferno
Fire Fighting
0392 Infernape Infernape
Fire Fighting
0393 Piplup Piplup
Water
0394 Prinplup Prinplup
Water
0395 Empoleon Empoleon
Water Steel
0396 Starly Starly
Normal Flying
0397 Staravia Staravia
Normal Flying
0398 Staraptor Staraptor
Normal Flying
0402 Kricketune Kricketune
Bug
0414 Mothim Mothim
Bug Flying
0416 Vespiquen Vespiquen
Bug Flying
0424 Ambipom Ambipom
Normal
0429 Mismagius Mismagius
Ghost
0430 Honchkrow Honchkrow
Dark Flying
0431 Glameow Glameow
Normal
0432 Purugly Purugly
Normal
0441 Chatot Chatot
Normal Flying
0443 Gible Gible
Dragon Ground
0444 Gabite Gabite
Dragon Ground
0445 Garchomp Garchomp
Dragon Ground
0451 Skorupi Skorupi
Poison Bug
0452 Drapion Drapion
Poison Dark
0458 Mantyke Mantyke
Water Flying
0461 Weavile Weavile
Dark Ice
0465 Tangrowth Tangrowth
Grass Poison
0468 Togekiss Togekiss
Normal Flying
0469 Yanmega Yanmega
Bug Flying
0470 Leafeon Leafeon
Grass
0472 Gliscor Gliscor
Ground Flying
0474 Porygon-Z Porygon-Z
Normal
0475 Gallade Gallade
Psychic Fighting
0483 Dialga Dialga
Steel Dragon
0484 Palkia Palkia
Water Dragon
0486 Regigigas Regigigas
Normal
0487 Giratina Giratina
Ghost Dragon
0487 Giratina Giratina
Ghost Dragon
0491 Darkrai Darkrai
Dark
0493 Arceus Arceus
Normal
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Trivia

  • The Japanese name of this move, つばめがえし Swallow Return (more commonly known in English as the "Turning Swallow Cut"), is probably taken from the signature technique of the legendary swordsman Sasaki Kojirō (the namesake of Team Rocket's James). It is widely believed that it consisted of first a rapid downward slash from above, immediately followed by an upward slash on the same line (this same motion is used for the move's animation in Generation IV). Its name came from Kojirō's observations of the motion of a swallow's tail in flight.
  • In Pokemon Battle Revolution, the anouncer commonly exclaims "Aerial Ace hits!" when this move is used, even though the move is always sure to hit.

In other languages

  • French: Aeropique
  • German: Aero-ass
  • Italian: Aeroassalto
  • Spanish: Golpe Aéreo
  • Latin American Spanish (anime): As Aéreo
  • Dutch: Lucht Troef


Variations of the move Swift
PhysicalIC HOME.png Feint AttackShadow PunchAerial AceMagnet Bomb
SpecialIC HOME.png SwiftMagical LeafShock Wave
Generation III TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
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2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708

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