Swift

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Swift ({{{kanji}}} {{{romaji}}})
Introduced:	Generation I
Battle Data
Type:
Category:
Power:	60
Accuracy:	N/A%
PP:	20
Priority:	0
Contact:	No
Affected by
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
King's Rock:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Magic Coat:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Contest Data
Contests
Condition:	Cool
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0
The appeal works great if performed first.
Super Contests
Condition:	Cool
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Contest Spectaculars
Condition:	Cool
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0
Works great if the user performs first this turn.

Swift (スピードスター Speed Star) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was available as TM39 in Generations I and II.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	An attack that never misses.
RSE	Sprays star-shaped rays that never miss.
FRLG	Star-shaped rays that never miss are fired at all foes in battle.
DPPtHGSS	Star-shaped rays are shot at the foe. This attack never misses.
BWB2W2 XYORAS	Star-shaped rays are shot at the opposing team. This attack never misses.
SMUSUMPE SWSH	Star-shaped rays are shot at the opposing Pokémon. The attack never misses.

Effect

In battle

Foe	Foe	Foe
User	Ally	Ally

Swift ignores accuracy and deals damage to the target. It can even be used if the target is in a semi-invulnerable turn using moves such Dig, Dive or Fly.

In a Double Battle, Swift targets both adjacent foes.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Pikachu	electric	Field/Fairy	26RGBJP
	Sandshrew	ground	Field	31	30	30	15	15BW 11B2W2	11XY 17ORAS	17SMUSUM 12PE	21
	Sandshrew	ice/steel	Field							17SMUSUM 12PE	21
	Sandslash	ground	Field	36	33	33	15	15BW 11B2W2	11XY 17ORAS	17SMUSUM 12PE	21
	Sandslash	ice/steel	Field								1
	Zubat	poison/flying	Flying					23B2W2	23	23SMUSUM 12PE
	Golbat	poison/flying	Flying					24B2W2	24	24SMUSUM 12PE
	Persian	normal	Field					28B2W2	28	1, Evo.
	Persian	dark	Field							1, Evo.
	Magnemite	electric/steel	Mineral	41	33	38
	Magneton	electric/steel	Mineral	46	35GS
	Voltorb	electric	Mineral	36	37	42	33	36	36XY 20ORAS	20SMUSUM 14PE
	Electrode	electric	Mineral	40	40	48	35	40	40XY 20ORAS	20SMUSUM 14PE
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like							20PE
	Staryu	water	Water 3	32	25	24	24	24BW 18B2W2	18XY 16ORAS	16SMUSUM 13PE	20
	Starmie	water/psychic	Water 3			1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM	1
	Electabuzz	electric	Human-Like		25	25	16	16BW 12B2W2	12	12SMUSUM 17PE	12
	Eevee	normal	Field						10	17SMUSUM 21PE	20
	Vaporeon	water	Field								1
	Jolteon	electric	Field								1
	Flareon	fire	Field								1
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered	1	22	22RSE 33FRLG	15	8	8	8SMUSUM 33PE	1
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered							11PE
	Cyndaquil	fire	Field		36	36	28	31	31	31
	Quilava	fire	Field		42	42	31	31	31	31
	Typholsion	fire	Field		45	45	31	31	31	31
	Ledyba	bug/flying	Bug		36	36	33	33	33	8
	Ledian	bug/flying	Bug		42	42	41	41	41	1, 8
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying					24B2W2	24	24
	Aipom	normal	Field		27	38	22	22	22	22
	Yanma	bug/flying	Bug		37GS
	Espeon	psychic	Field		30	30	29	29BW 17B2W2	17	17	20
	Umbreon	dark	Field								1
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying		19	13	11DP 9PtHGSS	9	9XY 23ORAS	23
	Elekid	electric	Undiscovered		25	25	16	16BW 12B2W2	12	12	12
	Lugia	psychic/flying	Undiscovered		66	66	43DPPt
	Ho-Oh	fire/flying	Undiscovered		66	66	43DPPt
	Plusle	electric	Fairy				29	31	31XY 16ORAS	16
	Minun	electric	Fairy				29	31	31XY 16ORAS	16
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3				30	30	30	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered			10	10	10	10	10	7
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			30	49	49	49XY 37ORAS	37
	Pachirisu	electric	Field/Fairy				21	21	21	21
	Buizel	water	Water 1/Field				15	15BW 21B2W2	21	21
	Floatzel	water	Water 1/Field				15	15BW 21B2W2	21	21
	Ambipom	normal	Field				22	22	22	22
	Electivire	electric	Human-Like				16	16BW 12B2W2	12	12	12
	Leafeon	grass	Field								1
	Glaceon	ice	Field								1
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered				21PtHGSS	21	21	21	7
	Mesprit	psychic	Undiscovered				21PtHGSS	21	21	21	7
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered				21PtHGSS	21	21	21	7
	Minccino	normal	Field					19	19	19	20
	Cinccino	normal	Field								1
	Accelgor	bug	Bug					25	25	25	20
	Mienfoo	fighting	Field/Human-Like					21	21	21
	Mienshao	fighting	Field/Human-Like					21	21	21
	Sylveon	fairy	Field						17	17	20
	Minior	rock/flying	Mineral							15
	Pheromosa	bug/fighting	Undiscovered							7
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
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Main games

• As depicted in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow
• As depicted in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal
• As depicted in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen and Emerald.
• As depicted in Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• As depicted in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Moon and Ultra Sun.

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Main series

• Used by Misty's Staryu.
• Used by Ash's Cyndaquil.
• Used by Gary's Scizor.
• Used by Wattson's Magnemite.
• Used by Dawn's Ambipom/
• Used by Dawn's Quilava.
• Used by Bianca's Minccino.
• Used by Clemont's Luxray.
• Used by Serena's Sylveon.
• Used by Ilima's Eevee.
• Used by Risa's Eevee.
• Used by Team Rocket's Minccino.

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Spin-offs & shorts

• Used by Red's Mewtwo.
• Used by Red's Mega Charizard.

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Pokémon Adventures

• Used by Falkner's Skarmory.

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