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Swords Dance

General

Swords Dance
normal none

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user's Attack stat.
Eevine summary
Raises the user's Attack by two levels.

Damage normal Inflicts

0× against
ghost
½× against
rock steel
2× against

Stats

Power
n/a
Accuracy
100%
PP
30; maximum is 48
Target
user
Effect chance
n/a
Power × accuracy
n/a
Power percentile
0
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
つるぎのまい
Romaji
Tsuruginomai

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
TM03 (¥), location: find on right side of 7F of Silph Co.
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
Not a TM
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
Not a TM
Diamond/Pearl DP TM
TM75 (¥0), location: Veilstone Game Corner (4000 Coins)

Effect Details

Raises the user's Attack by two levels.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

A fighting dance that sharply raises ATTACK.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
beauty
Appeal
1 1
Jam
0
Flavor text
User gains one star.

Similar Moves

beauty
Bulk Up, Growth, Meditate, Silver Wind, Tail Glow
cool
Cosmic Power, Dragon Dance, Howl
cute
Amnesia, Belly Drum, Refresh, Sharpen
tough
Acid Armor, AncientPower, Swallow

Combos

Use Swords Dance before
Crabhammer, Crush Claw, Cut, False Swipe, Fury Cutter, Slash
Use Swords Dance after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 125 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

15 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
26 26 25 Absol 3'11.2" 103.6 lb dark Ground Pressure
Super Luck
65 130 60 75 60 75 77.5
38 37 44 Corphish 1'11.6" 25.4 lb water Water 1
Water 3
Hyper Cutter
Shell Armor
43 80 65 50 35 35 51.3
44 43 52 Crawdaunt 3'7.3" 72.3 lb water dark Water 1
Water 3
Hyper Cutter
Shell Armor
63 120 85 90 55 55 78.0
11 Empoleon 5'6.9" 186.3 lb water steel Water 1
Ground
Torrent 84 86 88 111 101 60 88.3
23 23 25 25 31 31 25 Farfetch'd 2'7.5" 33.1 lb normal flying Flying
Ground
Inner Focus
Keen Eye
52 65 55 58 62 60 58.7
25 Gallade 5'3" 114.6 lb psychic fighting Indeterminate Steadfast
Steadfast
68 125 65 65 115 80 86.3
34 Gligar 3'7.3" 142.9 lb ground flying Bug Sand Veil
Hyper Cutter
65 75 105 35 65 85 71.7
34 Gliscor 6'6.7" 93.7 lb ground flying Bug Sand Veil
Hyper Cutter
75 95 125 45 75 95 85.0
33 Lucario 3'11.2" 119 lb fighting steel Ground
Humanshape
Inner Focus
Steadfast
70 110 70 115 70 90 87.5
25 25 25 Ninjask 2'7.5" 26.5 lb bug flying Bug Speed Boost 61 90 45 50 50 160 76.0
54 54 43 43 49 49 38 Pinsir 4'11.1" 121.3 lb bug Bug Hyper Cutter
Mold Breaker
65 125 100 55 70 85 83.3
-- Raticate 2'3.6" 40.8 lb normal Ground Run Away
Guts
55 81 60 50 70 97 68.8
42 42 36 36 57 Scizor 5'10.9" 260.1 lb bug steel Bug Swarm
Technician
70 130 100 55 80 65 83.3
35 35 42 42 36 36 57 Scyther 4'11.1" 123.5 lb bug flying Bug Swarm
Technician
70 110 80 55 80 105 83.3
10 10 9 Zangoose 4'3.2" 88.8 lb normal Ground Immunity 73 115 60 60 60 90 76.3

Machine

Too many to list!

Egg

10 Pokémon

Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Anorith 2'3.6" 27.6 lb rock bug Water 3 Battle Armor 45 95 50 40 50 75 59.2
Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Bellsprout 2'3.6" 8.8 lb grass poison Plant Chlorophyll 50 75 35 70 30 40 50.0
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Charmander 1'11.6" 18.7 lb fire Monster
Dragon
Blaze 39 52 43 60 50 65 51.5
Crystal Chikorita 2'11.4" 14.1 lb grass Monster
Plant
Overgrow 45 49 65 49 65 45 53.0
Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Cubone 1'3.7" 14.3 lb ground Monster Lightningrod
Rock Head
50 50 95 40 50 35 53.3
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Krabby 1'3.7" 14.3 lb water Water 3 Hyper Cutter
Shell Armor
30 105 90 25 25 50 54.2
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Mawile 1'11.6" 25.4 lb steel Ground
Fairy
Intimidate
Hyper Cutter
50 85 85 55 55 50 63.3
Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Oddish 1'7.7" 11.9 lb grass poison Plant Chlorophyll 45 50 55 75 65 30 53.3
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Rhyhorn 3'3.4" 253.5 lb ground rock Monster
Ground
Lightningrod
Rock Head
80 85 95 30 30 25 57.5
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Sandshrew 1'11.6" 26.5 lb ground Ground Sand Veil 50 75 85 20 30 40 50.0

Tutor

Too many to list!

Other

1 Pokémon

Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
Goldeen 1'11.6" 33.1 lb water Water 2 Swift Swim
Water Veil
45 67 60 35 50 63 53.3

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