normalstatus

Swords Dance

Power

—

Accuracy

—

Target

User

Effect

Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.

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

Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.

TM03taught in
Red BlueYellowRed Green JapanBlue Japan
Generation I
- R B YSilph Co.
TM75taught in
Diamond PearlPlatinumHeartgold SoulsilverBlack WhiteBlack 2 White 2X YOmega Ruby Alpha SapphireSun MoonUltra Sun Ultra Moon
Generation IV
- D P PtVeilstone Game Corner(4000 C)
- HG SSGoldenrod Game Corner(4000 C)
Generation V
- B WDreamyard
- B2 W2Battle Subway · Pokémon World Tournament(18 BP)
Generation VI
- X YLumiose City Poké Mart ( South Boulevard )($ 10,000)
- OR ASLavaridge Town
Generation VII
- S MMalie City($ 10,000)
- US UMPoni Meadow
TR00taught in
Sword Shield
Generation VIII
- Sw ShWild Area Watt Traders 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Bridge Field , East Lake Axewell , Motostoke Riverbank , Rolling Fields , Stony Wilderness ) Only in The Isle of Armor : 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Soothing Wetlands , Courageous Cavern , Training Lowlands ) Cram-o-matic ( Normal : 122-130 points) Only in The Crown Tundra : Snowslide Slope Watt Trader 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Slippery Slope , Giant's Bed , Giant's Foot , Ballimere Lake )(2,000 W)
TM88taught in
Scarlet VioletThe Indigo Disk
Generation IX
- S VCasseroya Lake · North Province (Area One) · North Province (Area Two) · West Province (Area One) · TM Machine Only in The Indigo Disk : Blueberry Academy Store · Savanna Biome(TM Machine: 5,000 LP Zangoose Claw ×3 Gible Scales ×3 Scyther Claw ×3 Blueberry Academy Store: 25 BP)
TM30taught in
Legends Za
Generation IX
- ZAReward for attaining research level 21

Introduced in Generation I· Learned by 364 Pokémon