Defog (move)

This article is about the move Defog. For the field move Demist, see Field Move.

Defog きりばらい Fog Wipe

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock Usable outside of battle

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IV HM05 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Pokémon after self cannot raise any voltage in that turn

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Defog (Japanese: きりばらい Fog Wipe) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move, introduced in Generation IV. It is HM05 in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, moving the traditional HM05, Flash, to TM70. However, in HeartGold and SoulSilver, it loses its HM status in favor of Whirlpool.

Defog cannot be used outside of battle without the Pastoria City Gym badge in Diamond and Pearl and the Hearthome City Gym badge in Platinum.

Effect

In battle

Generation IV

Defog lowers the target's Evasion one stage, even if the target is behind a Substitute. It clears away fog. It also clears away Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Mist, Spikes, Toxic Spikes and Stealth Rock present on the target's side of the field.

Generation V

Defog can now be reflected with Magic Coat and no longer lowers the evasion of a Pokémon behind a Substitute.

Out of battle

Defog clears away fog from the area. The effect lasts until the player leaves the area.

Learnset

Generation IV

By HM05 (Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum)

#   Pokémon Type 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Ice 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 0580 Ducklett Water Flying 6 0581 Swanna Water Flying -- 6 0627 Rufflet Normal Flying 32 0628 Braviary Normal Flying 32 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 32 0630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 32 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" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0123 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0425 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Drifloon
| colspan="1" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0441 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chatot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0566 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Archen
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | 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

File:Honchkrow Defog 1.png Outlined wings File:Honchkrow Defog 2.png Honchkrow File:Honchkrow Defog 3.png Outlined again File:Honchkrow Defog 4.png Go for target
Obstacles are moved, reducing the foe's evasion stat. It can also be used to clear deep fog, etc.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Honchkrow's wings become outlined in light blue. The outline disappears as it releases multiple light blue crescents by flapping its wings. Its wings then become outlined again as the crescents go for the target.
Allegra's Honchkrow	The Rise of Darkrai		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Honchkrow
The user clears fog with air.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Honchkrow waves its wing, clearing any fog near it.
Cyrus's Honchkrow	VS Probopass and Magnezone III		Debut

In other generations

														File:Defog IV.png.png
Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• The bag sprite for the HM containing Defog is mistakenly that of a Template:Type2 HM, rather than a Template:Type2 one.
  • Coincidentally, it was replaced as an HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver by the Water-type move, Whirlpool.
• While it is not the first HM move to lose its status as one, Defog is the first HM move to lose its status before the end of a generation.
• Like Flash was in Generations I, II, and III, Defog is not actually critical to the completion of the game, as a player can traverse foggy areas without using the move. However, unlike with dark caves requiring Flash to light them, foggy areas affect battles within them, making Defog's use somewhat more convenient.
• Before Defog's introduction, Ash would often use his Pidgeotto's and Noctowl's Gust or Whirlwind, respectively, in a similar manner.
• If one teaches a Pokémon that can only learn Defog by HM in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and trades it to HeartGold and SoulSilver, they can freely be imported to Black and White via the Pokéshifter, due to Defog not being needed outside of battle in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Whirlpool has a simlar trick.

In other languages

• Chinese: 清除濃霧 Qīngchú Nóngwù
• Dutch: Ontmist
• French: Anti-Brume
• German: Auflockern
• Greek: Απονέφωση
• Italian: Scacciabruma
• Korean: 안개제거 Angaejegeo
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Desneblinar
• Spanish: Despejar

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