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Travel Speed (Japanese:いどうそくどTravel Speed), referred to asMovement Speed prior toPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, is a mechanic of thePokémon Mystery Dungeon series that governs the number of movement actions a Pokémon may take in a given turn.

Normally, Pokémon may take only one action in a given turn; however, Pokémon may have their Travel Speeds boosted or dropped. A Pokémon may move or wait on one additional tile per turn for each boost in Travel Speed. Conversely, a Pokémon can only move every two turns if there is a drop in Travel Speed. A Pokémon can reach up to three boosts or one drop in Travel Speed; the infliction of one polarity will reduce the other, and each individual boost and drop has its own duration. Additionally, for as long as a Pokémon isParalyzed, it suffers from a speed drop.

Prior to Gates to Infinity, boosts in Movement Speed last between 4-5 full turns, while drops last 3-4 full turns. Various effects permanently increase speed by one level, such as snowy weather (forIce-type Pokémon), theAbilitySpeed Boost, the Time TripperIQ skill, orDeoxysSpeed Forme's boost, and someexclusive items grant Movement Speed boosts when activated.

The leader Pokémon is also affected differently by speed boosts and drops. When the leader applies a speed boost to themselves or their teammates, they can immediately act again and perform two attacks in a single turn, effectively refreshing their turns; a similar effect occurs when the leader slows an enemy. Other Pokémon are additionally limited to attacking or using an item every other turn when slowed, while the leader is not. Prior to Gates to Infinity, however, the order in which actions are carried out appears to be inconsistent and depending on how exactly the Pokémon acts with boosted Movement Speed, it can result in oddities, such as the Pokémon losing two speed boosts at once or performing two attacks in a row outside of the initial boost turn.

In Gates to Infinity onward, the leader Pokémon cannot use a second attack or item with a Travel Speed boost, though previous effects such as turn-refreshing still apply. This is especially noticeable when using a speed-boosting move in anAlliance, or whenlinking an attacking move with a speed-boosting move such asAgility, as they allow a follow-up action afterward. Boosts and drops in Travel Speed respectively last 6 and 3 full turns, or 5 turns each inPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. If the leader is switched with one action remaining in a speed boost, the turn will advance.

A drop in Travel Speed is considered astatus condition and not a stat reduction (as even afterSuper Mystery Dungeon introduced theSpeed stat to the series, Travel Speed retained its function, with the traditional Speed working completely different). Any change in Travel Speed will not be removed by stepping on aWonder Tile, and any moves that affect stat alterations (such asHaze) do not affect Travel Speed. Abilities such asGuts andShed Skin are affected by Travel Speed drops, and the exclusive item forRegigigas is able to negate the effect ofSlow Start.

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