Swarm (Ability)

Swarm (Japanese: むしのしらせ Bug Notification) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All that have this Ability are Bug types.

Generations III to IV
When a Pokémon with Swarm uses a move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.

Generations V onwards
Instead of boosting Bug-type moves' power, Swarm now technically boosts the Pokémon's or  by 50% during damage calculation if a Bug-type move is being used, resulting in effectively the same effect.

Outside of battle
In, this Ability also increases the frequency cries of wild Pokémon that are heard in the overworld.

From onwards, if a Pokémon with Swarm is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), the wild Pokémon encounter rate of all Pokémon is doubled. It shares this trait with and.

If a Pokémon with Swarm is below 25% of its HP, the power of moves increases by 2-times or 1.5-times.

Pokémon Conquest
In, Swarm will increase user's Attack if the Pokémon using it is below ⅓ of its HP.

Description

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In the anime

 * In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, Burgundy told his  had Swarm as his Ability. However, he never used it in that form.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In, Blue's Scizor was revealed to have Swarm as his Ability.
 * 's was revealed to have Swarm as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
 * Giovanni's Beedrill is revealed to have Swarm as his Ability.
 * Winona's is revealed to have Swarm as its Ability.

In other languages
Hexaplaga Enjambre Essaim (talent) Aiutinsetto むしのしらせ 蟲之預感（特性）