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General

Swords Dance

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY

Quick Description

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 Inflicts

0× against
½× against
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

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: TM03 (¥), location: find on right side of 7F of Silph Co.
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: TM75 (¥0), location: Veilstone Game Corner (4000 Coins)

Effect Details

Raises the user's Attack by two levels.

Flavor Text

A fighting dance that sharply raises ATTACK.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

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

Similar Moves

: Bulk Up, Growth, Meditate, Silver Wind, Tail Glow
: Cosmic Power, Dragon Dance, Howl
: Amnesia, Belly Drum, Refresh, Sharpen
: 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

16 Pokémon

								Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
				26	26	25	25	Absol	3'11.2"	103.6 lb		Ground	Pressure Super Luck	65	130	60	75	60	75	77.5
				38	37	44	44	Corphish	1'11.6"	25.4 lb		Water 1 Water 3	Hyper Cutter Shell Armor	43	80	65	50	35	35	51.3
				44	43	52	52	Crawdaunt	3'7.3"	72.3 lb		Water 1 Water 3	Hyper Cutter Shell Armor	63	120	85	90	55	55	78.0
						11	11	Empoleon	5'6.9"	186.3 lb		Water 1 Ground	Torrent	84	86	88	111	101	60	88.3
23	23	25	25	31	31	25	25	Farfetch'd	2'7.5"	33.1 lb		Flying Ground	Inner Focus Keen Eye	52	65	55	58	62	60	58.7
						25	25	Gallade	5'3"	114.6 lb		Indeterminate	Steadfast Steadfast	68	125	65	65	115	80	86.3
						34	34	Gligar	3'7.3"	142.9 lb		Bug	Sand Veil Hyper Cutter	65	75	105	35	65	85	71.7
						34	34	Gliscor	6'6.7"	93.7 lb		Bug	Sand Veil Hyper Cutter	75	95	125	45	75	95	85.0
							78	Leafeon	3'3.4"	56.2 lb		Ground	Leaf Guard Leaf Guard	65	110	130	60	65	95	87.5
						33	33	Lucario	3'11.2"	119 lb		Ground Humanshape	Inner Focus Steadfast	70	110	70	115	70	90	87.5
				25	25	25	25	Ninjask	2'7.5"	26.5 lb		Bug	Speed Boost	61	90	45	50	50	160	76.0
54	54	43	43	49	49	38	38	Pinsir	4'11.1"	121.3 lb		Bug	Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker	65	125	100	55	70	85	83.3
						--	--	Raticate	2'3.6"	40.8 lb		Ground	Run Away Guts	55	81	60	50	70	97	68.8
		42	42	36	36	57	57	Scizor	5'10.9"	260.1 lb		Bug	Swarm Technician	70	130	100	55	80	65	83.3
35	35	42	42	36	36	57	57	Scyther	4'11.1"	123.5 lb		Bug	Swarm Technician	70	110	80	55	80	105	83.3
				10	10	9	9	Zangoose	4'3.2"	88.8 lb		Ground	Immunity	73	115	60	60	60	90	76.3

Machine

Too many to list!

Egg

10 Pokémon

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

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