Air Slash (move)

Air Slash エアスラッシュ Air Slash

File:Air Slash.png

Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  75 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Air Slash (Japanese: エアスラッシュ Air Slash) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move, introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Air Slash inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Generation V

Air Slash can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 49 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 57 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 62 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 41 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 51 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 37 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 53 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 50 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 29 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 32 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 51 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 54 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 40 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 39 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 53 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 61 0278 Wingull Water Flying 47 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 47 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 47 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 35 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 41 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying -- 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 49 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 54 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying 64 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Skarmory
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull
Togekiss

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0245 Suicune Water 13th Movie Event Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 49 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 57 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 62 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 45 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 57 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 49 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 53 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 50 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 33 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 37 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 57 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 54 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 42 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 53 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 61 0278 Wingull Water Flying 47 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 47 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 51 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 35 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 41 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying -- 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 54 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying 64 0519 Pidove Normal Flying 29 0520 Hatooboo Hatooboo Normal Flying 32 0521 Kenhorou Kenhorou Normal Flying 33 0527 Koromori Koromori Psychic Flying 32 0528 Kokoromori Kokoromori Psychic Flying 32 0561 Shinbora Shinbora Psychic Flying 31 0580 Koaruhie Koaruhie Water Flying 27 0581 Swanna Water Flying 27 0627 Washibon Washibon Normal Flying 41 0628 Wargle Wargle Normal Flying 41 0629 Baruchai Baruchai Dark Flying 41 0630 Barujiina Barujiina Dark Flying 41 0641 Tornelos Tornelos Flying 43 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Skarmory
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull
Togekiss
Pidove, Hatooboo, Kenhorou
Koromori, Kokoromori
Koaruhie, Swanna, Washibon, Wargle
Baruchai, Barujiina |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0501 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oshawott
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd, Koromori, Kokoromori |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0540 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kurumiru | style="background: #FFF" | Kurumiru
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma, Mothim, Yanmega |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0587 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Emonga | style="background: #FFF" | Emonga
| colspan="1" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd, Koromori, Kokoromori

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

Shaymin File:Koromori Air Slash.png Koromori File:Togekiss Air Slash.png Togekiss File:Noctowl Air Slash.png Noctowl
The user forms a ball and throws it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Farfetch'd points its leek in the air and waves it around, creating a ball of wind that it throws at the opponent.
Holly's Farfetch'd	Smells Like Team Spirit!		Debut
	A ball of wind gathers in front of one of Skarmory's wings, and it throws it at the opponent.
A wild Skarmory	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None
	Shaymin flies around in a circle until wind starts forming in the middle of the circle. Then, the wind starts glowing light blue, and forms into a light blue energy ball. Finally, Shaymin flies back and flies into the energy ball, sending a light blue blast from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Shaymin	Keeping in Top Forme		None
	Togekiss spins its body in place, and its body glows light blue. Then, light blue energy appears around Togekiss and spirals around it, slashing the opponent, or a light blue energy ball appears in front of Togekiss's body and it fires it at the opponent. As the ball fires at the opponent, it turns into a beam, or Togekiss lifts up one wing and starts waving it around. Light blue energy streaks then appear and swirl around, forming into a ball above the tip of Togekiss's wing. It then tosses the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Togekiss	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
	Suicune forms a spiraling gray orb of energy in front of it. It then shoots the ball at the opponent.
Suicune (movie 13)	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Noctowl raises its wings above its head and a spiraling light blue orb of energy forms in between them. It then throws the ball at the opponent. As it shoots towards the opponent, the ball becomes surrounded by a light blue aura.
Ash's Noctowl	Working on a Right Move!		None
	Koromori's wings glow blue and it fires gray shurikens covered in blue at the opponent.
Jessie's Koromori	BW002		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Mothim Air Slash Adventures.png Mothim
The user cuts the air with blades of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mothim flaps its wings, creating blades of air.
A Roughneck's Mothim	VS. Vespiquen and Mothim I		Debut

In other languages

• Chinese: 空氣砍 Kōng​qì​ Kǎn​
• French: Lame d'Air
• German: Luftschnitt
• Greek: Κόψη Ανέμου
• Italian: Eterelama
• Korean: 에어슬래시 Air Slash
• Spanish: Tajo Aéreo

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