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Swords Dance

In Pokémon ChampionsGen I
Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalStatus

Raises the user's Attack by 2.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Hits
The user
On Showdown
2.9% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties

Changes over time

How Swords Dance changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen VI

    PP 30 → 20 Nerfed

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Raises the user's Attack by 2 stages.

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

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Swords Dance, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

1

Good to know

Who runs Swords Dance on Showdown

  1. Mega Golisopod38.8% of its sets
  2. Kingambit21.0% of its sets
  3. Sneasler6.2% of its sets
  4. Ceruledge47.8% of its sets
  5. Mega Baxcalibur27.8% of its sets
  6. Mega Mawile30.0% of its sets
  7. Mega Absol Z12.5% of its sets
  8. Excadrill3.4% of its sets
  9. Garchomp1.9% of its sets
  10. Overqwil36.6% of its sets
  11. Mega Scizor65.1% of its sets
  12. Mega Blaziken8.4% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Swords Dance among their most used moves.

Kingambit, ladder rank #9Golisopod, ladder rank #13Excadrill, ladder rank #27Mawile, ladder rank #62Ceruledge, ladder rank #67Mimikyu, ladder rank #78Scizor, ladder rank #85Overqwil, ladder rank #93Scolipede, ladder rank #180

Who learns Swords Dance

104 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 104 in Champions
VenusaurCharizardBeedrillVileplumeVictreebelPinsirMeganiumFeraligatrAriadosQwilfishScizorHeracrossSkarmorySceptileBlazikenMawileBanetteAbsolTorterraInfernapeEmpoleonRoseradeRampardosLopunnyGarchompLucarioToxicroakAbomasnowWeavileRhyperiorLeafeonGliscorGalladeSerperiorSamurottWatchogExcadrillScolipedeScraftyZoroarkBearticChesnaughtGreninjaDiggersbyTalonflamePangoroAegislashBarbaracleClawitzerHawluchaDecidueyeIncineroarToucannonLycanrocMimikyuKommo-oHattereneFalinksKleavorSneaslerOverqwilQuaquavalCeruledgeTinkatonKingambitArchaludonBlade AegislashMega VenusaurMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega PinsirMega ScizorMega HeracrossMega BlazikenMega MawileMega BanetteMega AbsolMega GarchompMega LucarioMega AbomasnowMega SceptileMega GalladeMega LopunnyMega BeedrillMidnight LycanrocDusk LycanrocHisuian SamurottHisuian ZoroarkHisuian DecidueyeMega VictreebelMega MeganiumMega FeraligatrMega SkarmoryMega ExcadrillMega ScolipedeMega ScraftyMega ChesnaughtMega GreninjaMega BarbaracleMega HawluchaMega FalinksMega Absol ZMega Garchomp ZMega Lucario Z

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