Wing Attack (move)

Wing Attack つばさでうつ Wing Strike

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes 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 I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

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

Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Wing Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Wing Attack has a Base Power of 35 in this generation.

Generation II to IV

The effects of Wing Attack are the same as Generation I; however, the Base Power increases to 60.

Generation V

Wing Attack can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges at the target. A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges. Strikes the target with wings. RSE Strikes the foe with wings spread wide. FRLG The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide. Strikes the target with wings spread wide. The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage. Conq The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying				36			36			36				36			''''
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	28			29			25			33				33			''''
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	31			33			27			37				37			''''
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	--, 31			33			27			38				38			''''
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	28			27			21			17				17	15	''''
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	32			30			21			17				17	15	''''
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying		50	30			26			21				21			''''
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	--			--			--			--				--			''''
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying				--			--			--				--			''''
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying				55			55			55				55			''''
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying				30			21			17				17	15	''''
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying					37	43	39	43				43			''''
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying										15				15			''''
226		Mantine	Water	Flying				40			36			22				22	14	''''
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying							13			13				13			''''
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying							13			13				13			''''
278		Wingull	Water	Flying							13			11				11	9	''''
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying							--, 13			--, 11				--, 11	--, 9	''''
396		Starly	Normal	Flying										9				9			''''
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying										9				9			''''
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying										--, 9				--, 9			''''
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying										--				--			''''
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying										22				22	14	''''
566		Archen	Rock	Flying														--			''''
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying														--			''''
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying														9			''''
581		Swanna	Water	Flying														--			''''
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying														10			''''
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying														--			''''
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
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
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 0397 Staravia Normal Flying My Pokémon Ranch 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 games

Pokémon Conquest

Wing Attack is the only move of Zubat, Staravia, and Rufflet.

In the anime

Starly Crobat Swanna Swellow
The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pidgeotto hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Ash's Pidgeotto	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City		Debut
	Golbat repeatedly dives down and strikes the opponent with one of its wings, or Golbat deflects an opponent's attacks with its wings. Sometimes, its wings glow white.
Koga's Golbat	The Ninja Poké-Showdown!		None
Brock's Golbat	Hassle in the Castle		None
J's henchmen's Golbat	Ill-Will Hunting!		None
	Pidgeot hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Falkner's Pidgeot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Zubat flies down at hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Brock's Zubat	Spell of the Unown		None
	Four or two of Crobat's four wings glow white and its hits the opponent with them.
Brock's Crobat	Control Freak!		None
J's henchmen's Crobat	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1		None
	Dragonite flaps its wings and white energy is released from them, hitting the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite	Rage of Innocence		None
	Mantine hits the opponent many times with one of its wings, or both of Mantine's wings glow white and white energy shines off them. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Dorian's Mantine	Just Add Water		None
Marlon's Mantine	The Road to Humilau!		None
	Taillow hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Ash's Taillow	A Tail with a Twist		None
	Pelipper strikes the opponent with one of its wings.
Anthony's Pelipper	You Said a Mouthful!		None
	Pidgey's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with one of them.
A Pidgey Anita borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School	Gonna Rule the School!		None
	Swellow's wings glow white and it slashes the opponent with one of them.
Vito Winstrate's Swellow	Candid Camerupt!		None
Ash's Swellow	That's Just Swellow		None
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	Starly slaps the opponent across the face multiple times with one of its wings.
Ash's Starly	Two Degrees of Separation!		None
	Staravia's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Staravia	Cooking up a Sweet Story!		None
	The branches on Sudowoodo's head and the orbs on its hands glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of its hands.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Tears For Fears!		Used via Mimic
	Staraptor's wings shine, then glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them.
Reggie's Staraptor	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
Barry's Staraptor	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
	Yanma's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Tyler's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
	Both of Ducklett's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Three wild Ducklett	Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!		None
	Both of Tranquill's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Tranquill	An Amazing Aerial Battle!		Japanese version only Tranquill cannot legally learn Wing Attack
	Both of Archen's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Four wild Archen	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1		None
	Both of Braviary's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Soren's Braviary	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!		None
A wild Braviary	Saving Braviary		None
	Both of Swanna's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent.
Cameron's Swanna	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None
	Both of Charizard's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the wingtips. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Charizard	BW116		None

In the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

Braviary
The user uses one of its wings to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Braviary flails one of its wings and strikes it at the foe.
Bōsōzoku King's Braviary	Advance! The Road to the Strongest!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pidgeot Aerodactyl
The user hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgeot slaps the opponent with one of its wings.
Blue's Pidgeot	The Primeape Directive		Debut
	Aerodactyl slices the opponent repeatedly with its wings.
Lance's Aerodactyl	Draggin' In Dragonair		None
	Crobat slices the opponent with one of its wings.
Janine's Crobat	Crossing Crobat		None

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Pidgeot
The opponent is hit by one of the user's wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgeot glides in the air and glows at the same time. It then slams into the opponent.
Falkner's Pidgeot	Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga

File:Proton Zubat Wing Attack JBA.png Zubat
The user attacks the foe with one of its wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Zubat strikes the opponent with one of its wings.
Proton's Zubat	The Revived Team Rocket		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

File:Falkner Pidgeot Wing Attack PMHGSS.png Pidgeot
The user slams the foe with one of its wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgeot slaps the opponent with one of its wings.
Falkner's Pidgeot	PMHGSS05		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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 翅膀攻擊 Chìbǎng Gōngjī Danish Vingeangreb Dutch Vleugel Aanval Finnish Siipi-isku French Cru-Aile German Flügelschlag Greek Πτερωτή Hindi पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar Indonesian Kepakan Sayap Italian Att. d'Ala Korean 날개치기 Nalgae Chigi Polish Atak Skrzydłami Portuguese Brazil Ataque de Asa Portugal Ataque de Asa Romanian Atacul Aripilor Serbian Napad Krilima Spanish Latin America Ataque de Ala (Original Series, DP Galactic Battles) Aletazo (Advanced Generation Series- DP Battle Dimencion) Spain Ataque Ala (Gen III-present) Ataque-Ala (Gen I-II)

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