Hurricane (move)

Hurricane 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

Hurricane (Japanese: ぼうふう Windstorm) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V. It could be seen as a more powerful version of Gust.

Effect

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

Hurricane cannot miss when used during heavy rain, but has an accuracy of 50% during intense sunlight. Hurricane can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of moves such as Fly, Bounce, and Sky Drop.

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 Whimsicott Grass 46 0580 Ducklett Water Flying 46 0581 Swanna Water Flying 55 0637 Volcarona Bug Fire 90 0641 Tornadus 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.

Trivia

• Both Hurricane and Thunder never miss during heavy rain. This may be a relation to a thunderstorm.
• Whimsicott and Volcarona are the only non-flying types to learn this move, thus making them the only Pokémon to not receive STAB from it.
  • Coincidentally, both are weak to Flying.
• No Generation II Pokémon can learn this move, even ironically Suicune, who is said to be the embodiment of the North Wind.
  • Lugia cannot learn this move either, who ironically is said to be able to whip up a 40-day storm when flapping its wings.

In other languages

Language Title French Canada Vent Violent Europe Vent Violent German Orkan Italian Tifone Spanish Latin America Vendaval Spain Vendaval

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

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