Move Reference · Gen I

Swords Dance

Normal Status
Power-
Accuracy-
PP20
Priority0
TargetUser
GenerationGen I

Effect

Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.

Description

A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.

Learned by 279 Pokémon

Pokémon that can learn Swords Dance via level-up, TM, breeding, or move tutor across the mainline games.

+ 255 more Pokémon
Doduo No. 084 Doduo Dodrio No. 085 Dodrio Krabby No. 098 Krabby Kingler No. 099 Kingler Exeggcute No. 102 Exeggcute Exeggutor No. 103 Exeggutor Cubone No. 104 Cubone Marowak No. 105 Marowak Hitmonlee No. 106 Hitmonlee Hitmonchan No. 107 Hitmonchan Lickitung No. 108 Lickitung Rhyhorn No. 111 Rhyhorn Rhydon No. 112 Rhydon Tangela No. 114 Tangela Goldeen No. 118 Goldeen Seaking No. 119 Seaking Scyther No. 123 Scyther Pinsir No. 127 Pinsir Kabutops No. 141 Kabutops Mew No. 151 Mew Chikorita No. 152 Chikorita Bayleef No. 153 Bayleef Meganium No. 154 Meganium Totodile No. 158 Totodile Croconaw No. 159 Croconaw Feraligatr No. 160 Feraligatr Ledyba No. 165 Ledyba Ledian No. 166 Ledian Ariados No. 168 Ariados Bellossom No. 182 Bellossom Hoppip No. 187 Hoppip Skiploom No. 188 Skiploom Jumpluff No. 189 Jumpluff Sunkern No. 191 Sunkern Sunflora No. 192 Sunflora Yanma No. 193 Yanma Gligar No. 207 Gligar Qwilfish No. 211 Qwilfish Scizor No. 212 Scizor Heracross No. 214 Heracross Sneasel No. 215 Sneasel Teddiursa No. 216 Teddiursa Ursaring No. 217 Ursaring Skarmory No. 227 Skarmory Celebi No. 251 Celebi Treecko No. 252 Treecko Grovyle No. 253 Grovyle Sceptile No. 254 Sceptile Torchic No. 255 Torchic Combusken No. 256 Combusken Blaziken No. 257 Blaziken Lotad No. 270 Lotad Lombre No. 271 Lombre Ludicolo No. 272 Ludicolo Seedot No. 273 Seedot Nuzleaf No. 274 Nuzleaf Shiftry No. 275 Shiftry Shroomish No. 285 Shroomish Breloom No. 286 Breloom Ninjask No. 291 Ninjask Mawile No. 303 Mawile Roselia No. 315 Roselia Gulpin No. 316 Gulpin Swalot No. 317 Swalot Cacnea No. 331 Cacnea Cacturne No. 332 Cacturne Zangoose No. 335 Zangoose Seviper No. 336 Seviper Solrock No. 338 Solrock Corphish No. 341 Corphish Crawdaunt No. 342 Crawdaunt Lileep No. 345 Lileep Cradily No. 346 Cradily Anorith No. 347 Anorith Armaldo No. 348 Armaldo Banette No. 354 Banette Tropius No. 357 Tropius Absol No. 359 Absol Walrein No. 365 Walrein Groudon No. 383 Groudon Rayquaza No. 384 Rayquaza Turtwig No. 387 Turtwig Grotle No. 388 Grotle Torterra No. 389 Torterra Chimchar No. 390 Chimchar Monferno No. 391 Monferno Infernape No. 392 Infernape Empoleon No. 395 Empoleon Bidoof No. 399 Bidoof Bibarel No. 400 Bibarel Kricketune No. 402 Kricketune Budew No. 406 Budew Roserade No. 407 Roserade Cranidos No. 408 Cranidos Rampardos No. 409 Rampardos Cherubi No. 420 Cherubi Cherrim No. 421 Cherrim Lopunny No. 428 Lopunny Gible No. 443 Gible Gabite No. 444 Gabite Garchomp No. 445 Garchomp Riolu No. 447 Riolu Lucario No. 448 Lucario Skorupi No. 451 Skorupi Drapion No. 452 Drapion Toxicroak No. 454 Toxicroak Carnivine No. 455 Carnivine Snover No. 459 Snover Abomasnow No. 460 Abomasnow Weavile No. 461 Weavile Lickilicky No. 463 Lickilicky Rhyperior No. 464 Rhyperior Tangrowth No. 465 Tangrowth Yanmega No. 469 Yanmega Leafeon No. 470 Leafeon Gliscor No. 472 Gliscor Gallade No. 475 Gallade Darkrai No. 491 Darkrai Shaymin No. 492 Shaymin Arceus No. 493 Arceus Snivy No. 495 Snivy Servine No. 496 Servine Serperior No. 497 Serperior Oshawott No. 501 Oshawott Dewott No. 502 Dewott Samurott No. 503 Samurott Patrat No. 504 Patrat Watchog No. 505 Watchog Drilbur No. 529 Drilbur Excadrill No. 530 Excadrill Leavanny No. 542 Leavanny Scolipede No. 545 Scolipede Lilligant No. 549 Lilligant Dwebble No. 557 Dwebble Crustle No. 558 Crustle Scrafty No. 560 Scrafty Zorua No. 570 Zorua Zoroark No. 571 Zoroark Sawsbuck No. 586 Sawsbuck Karrablast No. 588 Karrablast Escavalier No. 589 Escavalier Ferrothorn No. 598 Ferrothorn Axew No. 610 Axew Fraxure No. 611 Fraxure Haxorus No. 612 Haxorus Beartic No. 614 Beartic Mienfoo No. 619 Mienfoo Mienshao No. 620 Mienshao Pawniard No. 624 Pawniard Bisharp No. 625 Bisharp Bouffalant No. 626 Bouffalant Cobalion No. 638 Cobalion Terrakion No. 639 Terrakion Virizion No. 640 Virizion Landorus No. 645 Landorus Keldeo No. 647 Keldeo Meloetta No. 648 Meloetta Chespin No. 650 Chespin Quilladin No. 651 Quilladin Chesnaught No. 652 Chesnaught Frogadier No. 657 Frogadier Greninja No. 658 Greninja Bunnelby No. 659 Bunnelby Diggersby No. 660 Diggersby Fletchling No. 661 Fletchling Fletchinder No. 662 Fletchinder Talonflame No. 663 Talonflame Pancham No. 674 Pancham Pangoro No. 675 Pangoro Honedge No. 679 Honedge Doublade No. 680 Doublade Aegislash No. 681 Aegislash Binacle No. 688 Binacle Barbaracle No. 689 Barbaracle Clauncher No. 692 Clauncher Clawitzer No. 693 Clawitzer Hawlucha No. 701 Hawlucha Rowlet No. 722 Rowlet Dartrix No. 723 Dartrix Decidueye No. 724 Decidueye Litten No. 725 Litten Torracat No. 726 Torracat Incineroar No. 727 Incineroar Pikipek No. 731 Pikipek Trumbeak No. 732 Trumbeak Toucannon No. 733 Toucannon Oricorio No. 741 Oricorio Rockruff No. 744 Rockruff Lycanroc No. 745 Lycanroc Fomantis No. 753 Fomantis Lurantis No. 754 Lurantis Stufful No. 759 Stufful Bewear No. 760 Bewear Golisopod No. 768 Golisopod Type: Null No. 772 Type: Null Silvally No. 773 Silvally Komala No. 775 Komala Mimikyu No. 778 Mimikyu Bruxish No. 779 Bruxish Dhelmise No. 781 Dhelmise Jangmo-o No. 782 Jangmo-o Hakamo-o No. 783 Hakamo-o Kommo-o No. 784 Kommo-o Tapu Bulu No. 787 Tapu Bulu Kartana No. 798 Kartana Necrozma No. 800 Necrozma Grookey No. 810 Grookey Thwackey No. 811 Thwackey Rillaboom No. 812 Rillaboom Raboot No. 814 Raboot Cinderace No. 815 Cinderace Inteleon No. 818 Inteleon Greedent No. 820 Greedent Dubwool No. 832 Dubwool Drednaw No. 834 Drednaw Hatterene No. 858 Hatterene Perrserker No. 863 Perrserker Sirfetch'd No. 865 Sirfetch'd Falinks No. 870 Falinks Duraludon No. 884 Duraludon Zacian No. 888 Zacian Kubfu No. 891 Kubfu Urshifu No. 892 Urshifu Zarude No. 893 Zarude Glastrier No. 896 Glastrier Kleavor No. 900 Kleavor Ursaluna No. 901 Ursaluna Sneasler No. 903 Sneasler Overqwil No. 904 Overqwil Quaquaval No. 914 Quaquaval Lokix No. 920 Lokix Ceruledge No. 937 Ceruledge Shroodle No. 944 Shroodle Grafaiai No. 945 Grafaiai Klawf No. 950 Klawf Tinkatink No. 957 Tinkatink Tinkatuff No. 958 Tinkatuff Tinkaton No. 959 Tinkaton Flamigo No. 973 Flamigo Kingambit No. 983 Kingambit Iron Hands No. 992 Iron Hands Iron Thorns No. 995 Iron Thorns Frigibax No. 996 Frigibax Arctibax No. 997 Arctibax Baxcalibur No. 998 Baxcalibur Chien-Pao No. 1002 Chien-Pao Iron Valiant No. 1006 Iron Valiant Koraidon No. 1007 Koraidon Miraidon No. 1008 Miraidon Iron Leaves No. 1010 Iron Leaves Fezandipiti No. 1016 Fezandipiti Ogerpon No. 1017 Ogerpon Archaludon No. 1018 Archaludon Iron Boulder No. 1022 Iron Boulder Iron Crown No. 1023 Iron Crown

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