Swift Feather

The Swift Feather (Japanese: しゅんぱつのハネ Instant Feather), known as Swift Wing prior to Pokémon Sword and Shield, is a type of medicine introduced in Generation V. It is a feather that slightly increases the Speed of a Pokémon.

Swift Feather
しゅんぱつのハネ
Instant Feather
Bag Swift Feather Sprite.png
Swift Feather
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation V
Pocket
Generation V Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VI Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VII Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VIII Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Generation IX Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Fling
Power 20

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
BWB2W2
XYORAS
N/A $1,500
SMUSUM
SwSh
N/A $150
SV N/A $75

Effect

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, adds 1 Speed EV to the target Pokémon per use. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

The Swift Feather is consumed upon use and cannot be used in battle.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
An item for use on a Pokémon. It slightly increases the base Speed stat of a single Pokémon.
SwShBDSPLA An item for use on a Pokémon. It slightly increases the Speed base points of a single Pokémon.
SV An item to be used on a Pokémon. This feather slightly increases base points for a Pokémon's Speed stat.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
BW Driftveil Drawbridge, Marvelous Bridge (Flying Pokémon's shadow)
B2W2 Driftveil Drawbridge, Marvelous Bridge (Flying Pokémon's shadow)
Black Tower/White Treehollow (Area 6-9 reward)
Route 4W2
DW* Dream Park
XY Secret Super Training
Battle Institute
ORAS Secret Super Training
PMC* Graffiti Eraser (Lv. 3)
SMUSUM Tide Song HotelUSUM Ambush encounters (Fearow on Route 10 and Poni Plains; Swanna in Ultra Space WildsUSUM)
SwSh Hidden recurring item (Route 5, Motostoke Outskirts)
SwShIA Hidden recurring item (Soothing Wetlands, Workout Sea, Honeycalm Sea)
SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Frigid Sea)
SV Porto Marinada auction
Tera Raid Battles (1★, 2★, 3★, 4★, 5★, 6★)
Sparkling overworld item (South Province (Area Five), West Province (Area Two), Casseroya Lake)
SVTM Sparkling overworld item (Crystal Pool, Fellhorn Gorge)
Ogre Oustin' (all difficulties)
SVID Sparkling overworld item (Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Polar Biome, Savanna Biome)

Gallery

Artwork

Bag Swift Feather SV Sprite.png
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!, a Swift Feather was included in the full set of feathers promised as a prize for winning the Club Battle tournament. The set was eventually won by Iris, who later sent it to the Village of Dragons.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 瞬發之羽 Seunfaat-jī Yúh
Mandarin 瞬發之羽 / 瞬发之羽 Shùnfā-zhī Yǔ
Finland Flag.png Finnish Vauhtisulka
France Flag.png French Plume Sprint*
Aile Sprint*
Germany Flag.png German Flinkfeder
Italy Flag.png Italian Piumreazione
South Korea Flag.png Korean 순발력날개 Sunballyeok Nalgae
Poland Flag.png Polish Pióro Zwinności
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pluma Ímpetu*
P. Ímpetu*



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