Vacuum Wave (move)

Vacuum Wave しんくうは Vacuum Wave

File:Vacuum Wave.png

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Special PP  30 (max. 48) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Vacuum Wave (Japanese: しんくうは Vacuum Wave) is a damage dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Vacuum Wave inflicts damage and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Vacuum Wave will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Vacuum Wave, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Vacuum Wave is (or attempts to be) used, Vacuum Wave's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Description

Games Description The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the foe. This move always goes first. The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	26				26			''''
123		Scyther	Bug	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
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting								✔	✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting								✔	✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting								✔	✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic								✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic								✔	✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel								✔	✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting								✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Croagunk charging The shape Gallade Riolu
It spins around to gather air. It then releases it by punching the gathered air in the form of a shape.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Croagunk jumps into the air and spins around, causing pink wind to appear and surround it. It then turns towards the opponent and puts its arms around its head, firing the wind from around its body in the shape of a heart.
Nurse Joy's Chrissy	Cream of the Croagunk Crop!		Debut
	Gallade jumps into the air and its forearms glow white. Then, it spins around with its head and its arms extended facing the opponent and it fires a horizontal tornado from its body at the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade	A Grand Fight for Winning!		None
	Riolu waves its arms, causing light blue wind to appear and surround it. Riolu then jumps into the air, crosses its arms and then opens them, firing the wind from around its body in the form of a shockwave.
Cameron's Riolu	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Riolu Empoleon
The user creates a powerful tornado by punching.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Riolu waves both of its arms above its body and back down to one side, creating a cyclone of energy from its hand and firing it at the opponent.
Maylene's Riolu	Magnificent Meditite and Really Riolu II		Debut
	Empoleon waves one of its wings at the opponent, firing a powerful wave of energy from its wing at the opponent.
Platinum's Empoleon	Floatzel and Jetsam		Empoleon cannot legally learn Vacuum Wave

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

Trivia

• Vacuum Wave is the only special increased priority move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 真空波 Zhēnkōng Bō Dutch Vacuum Golf French Onde Vide German Vakuumwelle Greek Κυματοκενό Indonesian Gelombang Hampa Italian Vuotonda Polish Ssąca fala Portuguese Brazil Onda de Vácuo Portugal Onda de Vácuo Spanish Onda Vacío

Variations of the move Quick Attack
Quick Attack • Mach Punch • Bullet Punch Ice Shard • Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave

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