Hurricane (move)

Windstorm ぼうふう Windstorm

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  70% 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 V

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

(Japanese: ぼうふう Windstorm) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Windstorm deals damage and has a 30% chance of confusing the target. It can't confuse a target that has a Substitute. Windstorm can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Windstorm has 100% accuracy when used during heavy rain, and has 50% accuracy if used during bright sunlight. It can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of moves such as Fly, Bounce, and Freefall .

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 53 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 62 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 68 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 81 0278 Wingull Water Flying 50 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 63 0547 Erufuun Erufuun Grass 46 0580 Koaruhii Koaruhii Water Flying 46 0581 Swanna Water Flying 55 0637 Urugamoth Urugamoth Bug Fire 90 0641 Torunerosu Torunerosu Flying 67 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 other languages

Variations of the move Blizzard
Blizzard • Thunder • Hurricane Formerly a variation Gunk Shot Focus Blast

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