Aerial Ace

Aerial Ace

(つばめがえし Swallow Return)

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	60
Accuracy:	-%
PP:	20
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Aerial Ace is a Flying-type move introduced in Generation III that is unaffected by Accuracy and/or Evasion modifications. It was Swellow's signature move before the start of Generation IV.

Description

Effect

In Battle

Aerial Ace is an attack that will always hit the opponent Pokémon if they are visible. The user confounds the foe with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail.

In Contests

Aerial Ace in contests falls under the category Cool and gains two appeal points when used. If it is used during the first turn of any round, it will gain an extra two points.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
			III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Spearow	flying	25	17	17	17	15
	Fearow	flying		17	17	17	15
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying		13	13	9	9
	Heracross	bug/fighting		13	13 (BW) 10 (B2W2)	10	10
	Taillow	flying	34	34	34	34 (XY) 21 (ORAS)	21
	Swellow	flying	38	38	38	38 (XY) 21 (ORAS)	21
	Wingull	water/flying		42	42	42 (XY) 29 (ORAS)	29
	Starly	normal/flying		25	25	25	25
	Staravia	normal/flying		28	28	28	28
	Staraptor	normal/flying		28	28	28	28
	Gallade	psychic/fighting					17
	Ducklett	water/flying			15	15	15
	Swanna	water/flying			15	15	15
	Rufflet	normal/flying			23	23	23
	Braviary	normal/flying			23	23	23
	Gogoat	grass				1, 65	1
	Honedge	steel/ghost				22	22
	Doublade	steel/ghost				22	22
	Aegislash	steel/ghost				1	1
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying				16	16
	Type: Null	normal					20
	Silvally	normal					20
	Kartana	grass/steel					23
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

Main games

• Aerial Ace depicted in Generation III
• Aerial Ace depicted in Generation V

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Main series

• Aerial Ace being used by Vladimir's Pidgeotto
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Swellow
• Aerial Ace being used by Drake's Altaria
• Aerial Ace being used by Winona's Swellow
• Aerial Ace being used by Angela's Shiftry
• Aerial Ace being used by Tucker's Arcanine
• Aerial Ace being used by Brandon's Ninjask
• Aerial Ace being used by Solidad's Pidgeot
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Starly
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Staravia
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Staraptor
• Aerial Ace being used by Holly's Wingull
• Aerial Ace being used by Paul's Honchkrow
• Aerial Ace being used by May's Beautifly
• Aerial Ace being used by Ursula's Gabite
• Aerial Ace being used by Zoey's Leafeon
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Quilava
• Aerial Ace being used by Trip's Tranquill
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Unfezant
• Aerial Ace being used by Brycen's Beartic
• Aerial Ace being used by Elesa's Emolga
• Aerial Ace being used by Skyla's Unfezant
• Aerial Ace being used by Soren's Braviary
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Krookodile
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Frogadier
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Greninja
• Aerial Ace being used by Ash's Ash-Greninja
• Aerial Ace being used by Kiawe's Charizard

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