| Type | normal |
| Category | Status |
| Power | 0 |
| Accuracy | — |
| PP | 20 |
| Introduced | Generation 1 |
Swords Dance raises the user's Attack by two stages.
Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.
When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Swords Dance turns into Z-Swords Dance and eliminates any stat drops applied to the user, in addition to its usual effect as above.
| Gold Silver Crystal | A dance that increases ATTACK. |
| Ruby Sapphire Emerald | A fighting dance that sharply raises ATTACK. |
| FireRed LeafGreen | A frenetic dance of fighting. It sharply raises the ATTACK stat. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu L.G. Eevee | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. |
| English | Swords Dance |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Danza Espada |
| Italian | Danzaspada |
| Japanese | つるぎのまい (Tsurugi no Mai) |
| German | Schwerttanz |
| French | Danse-Lames |