Swift (move)

Swift (Japanese: スピードスター Speed Star) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. It was TM39 in Generations I and II, TM40 in , and is TM032 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
===Generation I===
In the Western versions of the Generation I handheld games, Swift inflicts damage and bypasses checks to always hit. It can hit a Pokémon even during the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as or .
In the Japanese versions of the Generation I handheld games, Swift functions as a 100% accuracy move due to a glitch, unless the opponent is behind a ; if it is, Swift can never miss, even if the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.
===Generation II onwards===
Swift now bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as or .
Swift hits opposing adjacent Pokémon in battles featuring multiple Pokémon.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM/Move Tutor===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation V====
===By ===
====Generation II====
==In other games==
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===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* July 30, 2016
** Power: 25 → 30
* February 16, 2017
** Power: 30 → 60
** Energy cost: 25 → 50
** Duration: 3 → 2.8 seconds
** Damage window: 2.3 - 2.8 → 2 - 2.6 seconds
;Trainer Battles
* June 1, 2024
** Power: 60 → 55
** Energy cost: 55 → 40
* September 3, 2024:
** Energy cost: 40 → 35
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max	 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable
Swift	2	— 	48 	57 	—% 	All opponents	Sure Hit	Never misses.	(pre-sync move only) (Support role only) (Strike role only) (Support role only)	
Notes:
* Swift is a move when used by due to their passive .
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In Pokémon UNITE, Swift is and 's first move.
Espeon starts with this move as an . The user launches three stars at target location. Stars start in a horizontal line perpendicular to Eevee's facing. Stars continue to fly in the direction once past the target location until the maximum range is reached. When an enemy is hit by a star, subsequent stars deal 70% less damage. Upon evolution at level 4, this move is replaced by either or .
Sylveon starts with this move as an . The user shoots star-shaped rays at enemies, dealing damage to them. Upon evolution at level 4, this move is replaced by either or .
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
* has been confirmed to know Swift. However, it has only been used in the radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo, so it has never been seen using it.
===Pokémon Origins===
===POKÉTOON===
==In the manga==
===Aim to Be a Card Master!!===
===Ash & Pikachu===
* Ash's Pikachu was commanded to use Swift in The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling, but it was not shown using the move.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
===Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder===
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In Scizor Defends, 's , Veevee, was mentioned to known Swift, but the move was used off-panel.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* Its Japanese name, Speed Star, can also mean "Speedster," hence its English name being "Swift."
* Prior to Generation VI, Swift was the only that hits both opponents during a Double Battle. Starting in Generation VI, also meets these conditions.
* All Fire-type first partner Pokémon and their evolutions can learn Swift via Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Move Tutors.
* In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, 's Swift is referred to as Speed Star, a literal translation of its Japanese name.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can hit semi-invulnerable Pokémon
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Sternschauer
es:Meteoros
fr:Météores
it:Comete
ja:スピードスター
zh:高速星星（招式）