Razor Wind (move)

Razor Wind かまいたち Kamaitachi

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% 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 Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM02 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Razor Wind (Japanese: かまいたち Kamaitachi) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Razor Wind does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than state that the user created a whirlwind. On the following turn, Razor Wind inflicts damage, PP is deducted, and it will count as the last move used. Once Razor Wind is selected, the user will be unable to switch out until Razor Wind has been disrupted or fully executed.

If Razor Wind is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted, and it will not count as the last move used. If the target uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user creates a whirlwind, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Razor Wind (or fail if it cannot).

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Razor Wind.

In Template:En, Mirror Move will copy Razor Wind on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Razor Wind has an increased critical hit ratio.

Razor Wind hits both opponents in a double battle. In a triple battle, Razor Wind will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

Generation I

By TM02

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 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 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 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 II

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0001 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr |- | 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" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0158 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Totodile
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto, Kabutops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth

|- | 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. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 37 0359 Absol Dark 17 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" | 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" | Scyther, Scizor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor |- | 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" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Absol |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Absol |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry

|- | 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. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 33 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 33 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 37 0359 Absol Dark 17 0418 Buizel Water 45 0419 Floatzel Water 50 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" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Buizel, Floatzel |- | 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" | Scyther, Scizor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0203 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Absol
Buizel, Floatzel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Tropius |- | 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" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Absol
Buizel, Floatzel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Absol
Buizel, Floatzel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry

|- | 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. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 33 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 33 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 37 0359 Absol Dark 17 0418 Buizel Water 45 0419 Floatzel Water 50 0519 Pidove Normal Flying 32 0520 Tranquill Normal Flying 36 0521 Unfezant Normal Flying 38 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" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Buizel, Floatzel |- | 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" | Scyther, Scizor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0203 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Absol
Buizel, Floatzel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Tropius |- | 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" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Absol
Buizel, Floatzel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Absol
Buizel, Floatzel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Nuzleaf, Shiftry |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0540 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sewaddle
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0610 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Axew
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Tropius

|- | 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

Scyther File:Floatzel Razor Wind.png Floatzel Nuzleaf Shiftry
The user shoots crescent blades of wind at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Golbat flaps its wings and a wind is created with sharp white energy inside it.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin		Debut
	The scythe on Absol's head glows white and it swings its head, sending out a white cresent blade of energy at the opponent.
A wild Absol	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
A wild Absol	Absol-ute Disaster		None
Mollie's Absol	What I Did For Love!		None
Drew's Absol	Thinning the Hoard!		None
	Shiftry waves its fan-like hands and it creates a strong wind which forms into a tornado around the opponent, or Shiftry's fan-like hands glow white and it swings them, releasing a white cresent blade energy at the opponent.
Angela's Shiftry	From Cradle to Save		None
A wild Shiftry	Leave it to Brocko!		None
	Buizel's tail glows white and it whips its body around, releasing a white cresent-shaped energy blade from its tail at the opponent.
A wild Buizel	Pikachu's Island Adventure		None
	The leaf on Nuzleaf's head glows white and it swings it, releasing multiple white cresent blades of energy at the opponent.
A wild Nuzleaf	Leave it to Brocko!		None
	Scyther crosses its scythes and they start to glow white. It then brings them forward and multiple white cresent shaped energy beams come out and hit the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Scyther	Tag! We're It...!		None
	Zangoose waves its claw and releases a white, cresent-shaped energy from its claw at the opponent.
A wild Zangoose	Glory Blaze!		None
	The two fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and it swings them, firing two or multiple white, crescent-shaped energy disks from them at the opponent.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
Kenny's Floatzel	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Scizor crosses its arms and both of its claws glow white. It then slashes the air in front of it, causing a powerful wind to appear and blow the opponent away. As it slashes, it leaves behind a white trail of energy.
Goone's Scizor	Zoroark: Master of Illusion		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Golbat Razor Wind Adventures.png Golbat
The user slashes the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Golbat slashes the opponent with one of its wings.
Koga's Golbat	Go for the Golbat!		Debut
Agatha's Golbat	Muk Raking		None
	Shiftry waves one of its arms and a huge cyclone of wind comes out of it and hits the opponent.
A wild Shiftry	VS. Shiftry		None
	Buizel spins its tails like a propeller, creating a huge tornado of wind.
Uji's Buizel	Vs. Croagunk and Abra II		None
Pearl's Zeruhiko	VS Grimer		None

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

Trivia

• Despite being introduced in Generation I, no Pokémon could learn it via level-up until Generation III. In fact, the only way a Pokémon introduced in Generation II could have Razor Wind as a move was to teach it to a Pokémon via TM in a Generation I game, trade it onto a Generation II game, and then breed it.
• Oddly, despite its Japanese name being Kamaitachi, the two Pokémon based on this yōkai, Sneasel and Weavile, are unable to learn the move at all.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 旋風刀 Xuànfēng Dāo Dutch Messenstorm Finnish Viiltotuuli French Coupe-Vent German Klingensturm Greek Άνεμος Θεριστής Hindi Tez Dhaar Havaaen Italian Ventagliente Korean 칼바람 Kalbaram Portuguese Lâmina de Vento Serbian Razorni Vetar Spanish V. Cortante

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