Swift

Type

Normal

Category

special

Power

60

Accuracy

—

PP

20

Priority

0

Target

all-foes

Contact

No

Spread

Yes

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

Yes

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard.

• Metagross Mega
• Blaziken Mega
• Gardevoir Mega
• Floette Mega
• Hawlucha Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Drampa Mega
• Houndoom Mega
• Delphox Mega
• Ampharos Mega
• Chesnaught Mega
• Gallade Mega
• Scizor Mega
• Garchomp Mega Z
• Garchomp Mega
• Sceptile Mega
• Aerodactyl Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Pidgeot Mega
• Malamar Mega
• Dragapult
• Eelektross Mega
• Dragonite Mega
• Florges
• Altaria Mega
• Charizard Mega Y
• Charizard Mega X
• Sharpedo Mega
• Lucario Mega Z
• Lucario Mega
• Alakazam Mega
• Empoleon
• Palafin Hero
• Crabominable Mega
• Glaceon
• Infernape
• Leafeon
• Whimsicott
• Lopunny Mega
• Arcanine
• Dragonite
• Charizard Gmax
• Noivern
• Garchomp
• Zoroark
• Aerodactyl
• Quaquaval
• Starmie Mega
• Decidueye Hisui
• Pelipper
• Staraptor Mega
• Flareon
• Pyroar Male
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Jolteon
• Floette Eternal
• Skarmory Mega
• Typhlosion
• Vaporeon
• Hatterene Gmax
• Charizard
• Blaziken
• Alakazam
• Greninja
• Absol Mega
• Ninetales
• Raichu Mega Y
• Meowscarada
• Tsareena
• Absol Mega Z
• Manectric Mega
• Victreebel Mega
• Farigiraf
• Weavile
• Lycanroc Midday
• Raichu Mega X
• Delphox
• Gardevoir
• Musharna
• Raichu Alola
• Sceptile
• Scizor
• Clefable Mega
• Politoed
• Primarina
• Rotom Mow
• Samurott Hisui
• Talonflame
• Luxray
• Roserade
• Slowking Galar
• Chimecho Mega
• Heliolisk
• Bellibolt
• Oranguru
• Pidgeot
• Rotom Fan
• Zoroark Hisui
• Samurott
• Ampharos
• Arcanine Hisui
• Milotic
• Rotom Frost
• Typhlosion Hisui
• Hatterene
• Chesnaught
• Rotom Wash
• Eelektross
• Beedrill Mega
• Rotom Heat
• Altaria
• Clefable
• Crabominable
• Slowbro Galar
• Malamar
• Houndoom
• Meowstic Female
• Sylveon
• Decidueye
• Corviknight Gmax
• Gallade
• Sneasler
• Lucario
• Metagross
• Slowbro
• Annihilape
• Umbreon
• Sharpedo
• Toucannon
• Wyrdeer
• Manectric
• Serperior
• Espeon
• Reuniclus
• Salazzle
• Starmie
• Hawlucha
• Drampa
• Medicham Mega
• Espathra
• Gliscor
• Ninetales Alola
• Raichu
• Kleavor
• Absol
• Lopunny
• Klefki
• Slowking
• Palafin Zero
• Corviknight
• Forretress
• Victreebel
• Staraptor
• Chimecho
• Meowstic Male
• Skarmory
• Maushold Family Of Three
• Salazzle Totem
• Liepard
• Maushold Family Of Four
• Qwilfish
• Rotom
• Morpeko Hangry
• Qwilfish Hisui
• Emolga
• Morpeko Full Belly
• Dedenne
• Pikachu Starter
• Azumarill
• Castform Snowy
• Castform Rainy
• Castform Sunny
• Castform
• Vivillon
• Medicham
• Beedrill
• Floette
• Pikachu
• Pikachu Alola Cap
• Pikachu Belle
• Pikachu Cosplay
• Pikachu Gmax
• Pikachu Hoenn Cap
• Pikachu Kalos Cap
• Pikachu Libre
• Pikachu Original Cap
• Pikachu Partner Cap
• Pikachu Phd
• Pikachu Pop Star
• Pikachu Rock Star
• Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
• Pikachu Unova Cap
• Pikachu World Cap

Swift is a Normal-type special attack. It has 60 base power, —% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target. As a spread move it can affect multiple Pokémon at once. Swift is a Normal-type special attack. It has 60 base power, —% accuracy, 20 PP and targets both opposing Pokémon. As a spread move it can hit multiple Pokémon at once.

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard.

Consider Swift when you want to pressure both opponents simultaneously. Spread attacks are powerful in doubles, but remember that they can be blocked by Wide Guard and may hit your own partner if they target all adjacent Pokémon. Pair it with Pokémon that are immune or resistant to its type, or protect your partner with Follow Me, Rage Powder or a well-timed Protect.

In team building, Swift helps compress coverage into a single moveslot because it threatens two foes at once. It works best on teams that can control the board with speed, redirection or Protect. Make sure your team does not rely too heavily on the same defensive typing, because a spread weakness can be punished by Wide Guard or an immune switch-in.

Common mistakes with Swift include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Hitting your own partner with friendly fire in spread matchups. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. Wide Guard blocks the spread effect. Spread moves hit both foes but may also damage your ally. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Swift in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: blocks this spread move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).