Air Slash (move)

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Air Slash エアスラッシュ Air Slash

Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  75 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move 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  1 ♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

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 Flying-type 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.

Generation VI

Air Slash's PP changed from 20 to 15.

Description

Games Description The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. It may also make the target flinch. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with the Cringe status condition, making its actions fail. The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. This may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	--				--			--
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	49				49			49
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	57				57			57
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	62				62			62
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	41				45			45 41
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	51				57	52	52 48
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	37				49			49
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	53				53			50
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	50				50			50
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	29				33			33
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	32				37			37
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	51				57	52	52 48
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying								25
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	54				54			54
226		Mantine	Water	Flying						36	36
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	40		39	42			42 45
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	53				53			53 33
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	61				61			--, 61 --, 45
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	47				47	46	46 40
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	47				47			47 38
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	47				51			50 36
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying		35		35			35 30
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	41				41			41
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying						37	37
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying						36	36
468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying	--				--			--
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	49		54	54			--, 54
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying			64	64			64
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying					29			29
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying					32			32
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying					33			33
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying					32			32
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying					32			32
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying					41			41
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying					27			27
581		Swanna	Water	Flying					27			27
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying					41			41
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying					41			41
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying					41			41
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying					41			41
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying					43			43
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon								48
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon								53
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying								10
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	no
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost Upon changing into this form 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Flying Upon changing into this form 0587 Emolga Electric Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Flying Upon changing into this form 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

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0245 Suicune Water 13th Movie Event GameStop Event English Winter 2011 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Shaymin Unfezant Togekiss Tornadus
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 opens its mouth and raises its head. Then, a circle of clear spinning energy forms in front of its mouth. Suicune then whips its head down, firing the circle like a vertical disc at the opponent.
Suicune (M13)	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		Game event-based specimen
Noctowl	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
	Woobat's wings glow light blue and it crosses them in front of its body. It then opens them up quickly, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Jessie's Woobat	Enter Iris and Axew!		None
Two wild Woobat	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		None
	Both of Mandibuzz's wings glow light blue and its waves them repeatedly. Every time Mandibuzz waves its wings, two saw-like energy blades shoot out from its wings at the opponent, or one of Mandibuzz's wings glows light blue, and a saw-like energy blade forms on its tip. It then waves its wing, firing the energy blade at the opponent.
Katharine's Mandibuzz	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!		None
A wild Mandibuzz	Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story		None
	Tornadus crosses its arms in front of its body and then opens its arms, opening its hands so its palms are facing up. In each hand, two light blue saw-like energy blades form, and Tornadus swings its arms, throwing the four energy blades at the opponent.
A wild Tornadus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1		None
	Unfezant's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Skyla's Unfezant	Cilan Takes Flight!		None
	Pidove's wings glow white and it flaps them, releasing multiple white glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Multiple wild Pidove	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Three wild Pidove	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
	Rufflet flaps its wings, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Nursery's Rufflet	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
	Tornadus's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
A wild Tornadus	Unova's Survival Crisis!		None
	Braviary's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Radley's Braviary	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
	Rotom's fan blades glow light blue, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its fan at the opponent.
A wild Rotom	To Catch a Rotom!		None
	Golbat's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Multiple wild Golbat	XY052		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mothim Braviary
The user cuts the air with blades of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mothim flaps its wings repeatedly, releasing multiple crescent blades of air from its wings all around it.
A Roughneck's Mothim	Vexing Vespiquen and Unmanageable Mothim I		Debut
	Rotom spins the fan on the top of its head at top speed, causing a powerful twister to come out and spiral around the opponent. A powerful wind also comes out of the fan and blows the opponent away.
Dia's Rotom	Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)		None
	Braviary waves its wings, sending blades of air at the opponent.
Black's Brav	Battle at the Museum		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Golbat
The user attacks the opponent with a blade of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Golbat attacks the opponent with a blade of wind.
Jupiter's Golbat	Challenge! The Fortress of Steel!!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga

Charizard
The user flaps its wings to form a blade of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard flaps its wings to form a blade of wind.
Lance's Charizard	Betting on the Name of the Strongest!		Debut

In other generations

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 空氣砍 Kōng​qì​ Kǎn​ Dutch Lucht Klief French Lame d'Air German Luftschnitt Greek Κόψη Ανέμου Indonesian Air Slash Mengiris Udara Italian Eterelama Korean 에어슬래시 Air Slash Polish Powietrzne Cięcie Portuguese Brazil Lâmina Aérea Portugal Lâmina Aérea Golpe de Ar (BW series) Spanish Latin America Rasguño Aéreo (DP052) Tajo Aéreo (DP168-DP191) Corte Aéreo (BW002-present) Spain Tajo Aéreo

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