Swords Dance
Normal-type status move.
- Type
- normal
- Category
- Status
- Power
- —
- Accuracy
- Never misses
- PP
- 20
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- User
- Introduced
- Generation 1
Effect
A fighting dance that sharply raises ATTACK.
Properties: Ignores protect, Mirror move banned, Dance move, Snatch affected.
The battle runs the Gen 3 effect, with type, category, power, accuracy, PP and priority from the Gen 9 games.
Taught by 
TM Swords Dance.
Learned by
By level up
- Raticate (Lv 1)
- Sandshrew (Lv 28)
- Sandslash (Lv 36)
- Victreebel (Lv 1)
- Farfetch'd (Lv 36)
- Doduo (Lv 32)
- Dodrio (Lv 34)
- Krabby (Lv 40)
- Kingler (Lv 48)
- Marowak (evo., Lv 1)
- Scyther (Lv 44)
- Pinsir (Lv 32)
- Kabutops (Lv 63)
- Ariados (evo., Lv 1)
- Gligar (Lv 50)
- Scizor (Lv 44)
- Heracross (Lv 50)
- Sneasel (Lv 34)
- Ninjask (Lv 57)
- Zangoose (Lv 47)
- Seviper (Lv 36)
- Corphish (Lv 36)
- Crawdaunt (Lv 40)
- Absol (Lv 45)
By TM or HM
- Bulbasaur
- Ivysaur
- Venusaur
- Charmander
- Charmeleon
- Charizard
- Beedrill
- Raticate
- Sandshrew
- Sandslash
- Oddish
- Gloom
- Vileplume
- Paras
- Parasect
- Diglett
- Dugtrio
- Bellsprout
- Weepinbell
- Victreebel
- Tentacool
- Tentacruel
- Rapidash
- Farfetch'd
- Doduo
- Dodrio
- Krabby
- Kingler
- Exeggcute
- Exeggutor
- Cubone
- Marowak
- Hitmonlee
- Hitmonchan
- Lickitung
- Rhyhorn
- Rhydon
- Tangela
- Goldeen
- Seaking
- Scyther
- Pinsir
- Kabutops
- Mew
- Chikorita
- Bayleef
- Meganium
- Totodile
- Croconaw
- Feraligatr
- Ledyba
- Ledian
- Ariados
- Bellossom
- Hoppip
- Skiploom
- Jumpluff
- Sunkern
- Sunflora
- Yanma
- Gligar
- Qwilfish
- Scizor
- Heracross
- Sneasel
- Teddiursa
- Ursaring
- Skarmory
- Celebi
- Treecko
- Grovyle
- Sceptile
- Torchic
- Combusken
- Blaziken
- Lotad
- Lombre
- Ludicolo
- Seedot
- Nuzleaf
- Shiftry
- Shroomish
- Breloom
- Ninjask
- Shedinja
- Mawile
- Roselia
- Gulpin
- Swalot
- Cacnea
- Cacturne
- Zangoose
- Seviper
- Solrock
- Corphish
- Crawdaunt
- Lileep
- Cradily
- Anorith
- Armaldo
- Banette
- Tropius
- Absol
- Walrein
- Groudon
- Rayquaza
As an egg move
None.
From a move tutor
None.
As of v0.75.0 · engine 22ba612f