Gust (move)

Gust かぜおこし Stir Up Wind

Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  35 (max. 56) Power  40 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 Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart 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

Gust (Japanese: かぜおこし Stir Up Wind) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was a Normal-type move. Prior to Pokémon Yellow, it was the signature move of the Pidgey evolutionary line.

Effect

Generation I

Gust deals damage and has no secondary effect. It is a Normal-type move in this Generation.

Generations II on

Gust is now a Flying-type move. Gust can hit Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of Fly, Bounce, and Sky Drop, and if it does it will deal double damage.

Gust can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description A Normal-type attack used by bird Pokémon. A powerful wind is generated by flapping wings. A Flying-type attack. The bird Pokémon flaps its wings to create a powerful wind. Whips up a strong gust of wind. RSEFRLG Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings. Hits target with a gust of wind whipped up by wings. PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target. Doubles damage on a flying or bouncing Pokémon. A gust of wind is whipped up by wings and launched at the foe to inflict damage. A gust of wind is whipped up by wings and launched at the target to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
012		Butterfree*	Bug	Flying		28	28			28			16				16			16
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	--			9			9			9				9			9
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	--			--, 9			--, 9			--, 9				--, 9			--, 9
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	--			--, 9			--, 9			--, 9				--, 9			--, 9
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison				31			31			31				31			31
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying				--			--			--				--			--
245		Suicune	Water		Water				31			31			22				22			22
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				22			22			15	9		9			9
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				22			22			15	9		9			9
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying							13			13				13			13
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison							13			13				13			13
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying							26			22				22			22
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying							--			--				--			--
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying										26				26			26
415		Combee	Bug	Flying										--				--			--
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying										--				--			--
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying										11				11	8	8
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										--, 11				--, 11	--, 8	--, 8
456		Finneon	Water		Water										17				17			17
457		Lumineon	Water		Water										17				17			--
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying														--			--
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying														--			--
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying														--			--
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying														8			8
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying														--, 8			--, 8
547		Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy														10			10
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying														--			--
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying														--			--
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying														--			--
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire														--			--, 20
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying														--			--
666		Vivillon	Bug	Flying																	--
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon																	11
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon																	11
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
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
278		Wingull	Water	Flying
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground
580		Ducklett	Water	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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0226 Mantine Water Flying New York City Pokémon Center 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 the anime

In the main series

Pidgeotto Vivillon Vespiquen Tropius
A gust of wind is whipped up by wings and launched at the foe to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pidgey flaps its wings at a high speed and creates a miniature tornado that sucks up and blows away the opponent.
A wild Pidgey	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Professor Oak's Pidgey	Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?		None
	Pidgeotto flaps its wings at a high speed to create a miniature tornado or gusts of wind or Pidgeotto flies in circles around the opponent at a high speed, causing a tornado to kick up inside the circle.
Ash's Pidgeotto	Ash Catches a Pokémon		None
Multiple Pidgeotto	Battle Aboard the St. Anne		None
Benji's father's Pidgeotto	Mountain Time		None
	Pidgeot flaps its wings and white energy is released, hitting the opponent, or Pidgeot flaps its wings at a high speed and releases a strong gust of wind from them.
Ash's Pidgeot	Pallet Party Panic		None
A wild Pidgeot	Riding the Winds of Change!		None
	Two strong winds come out of Clefairy's fingers and they form into a tornado.
Whitney's Clefairy	A Goldenrod Opportunity		Used via Metronome
	Beautifly flaps its wings at a high speed to create large gusts of wind.
Janet's Beautifly	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
May's Beautifly	Seeing is Believing!		None
Multiple wild Beautifly	Pikachu's Exploration Club		None
Two wild Beautifly	Riding the Winds of Change!		None
Aaron's Beautifly	A Trainer and Child Reunion!		None
	Venomoth flaps its wings at a high speed and creates gusts of wind from them.
Chaz's Venomoth	All Things Bright and Beautifly		None
A Coordinator's Venomoth	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!		None
	Taillow flaps its wings at a high speed and creates a huge gust of wind from them.
Ritchie's Rose	Oaknapped		Taillow cannot legally learn Gust
	Skitty releases a huge gust of wind from a white orb on its paw.
May's Skitty	Game Winning Assist		Used via Assist
	Wingull flaps its wings at a high speed and creates a gust of wind.
Multiple wild Wingull	Destiny Deoxys		None
	Pelipper flaps its wings at a high speed and creates a gust of wind.
Multiple wild Pelipper	Destiny Deoxys		None
	Masquerain flaps its wings at a high speed and creates a gust of wind.
Audrey's Masquerain	Destiny Deoxys		None
	Tropius flaps its top or all four of its wings at a high speed to create a huge gust of wind.
Dominick's Tropius	From Brags to Riches		None
A wild Tropius	Odd Pokémon Out!		None
	Butterfree flaps its wings and creates a gust of wind from them. Sometimes, its eyes glow purple.
Drew's Butterfree	The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!		None
Two wild Butterfree	Riding the Winds of Change!		None
A Butterfree an Unknown Trainer used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
	Starly flaps its wings at a high speed and a strong gust is created from them.
Ash's Starly	Two Degrees of Separation!		Japanese version only Starly cannot legally learn Gust Referred as Whirlwind in the English dub
	Dustox flaps its wings quickly and creates a strong gust of wind.
Jessie's Dustox	A Staravia is Born!		None
	The green orbs on Bonsly's head glows light blue and it releases a strong gust of wind from them.
Brock's Bonsly	A Staravia is Born!		Used via Mimic
	Staravia flaps its wings at a high speed to create a gust of wind from them.
Ash's Staravia	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!		Staravia cannot legally learn Gust
	Drifblim's body glows light blue and its body becomes surrounded by a tornado. It then shoots the tornado at the opponent.
Tonio's Drifblim	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Drifloon's body glows light blue and its body becomes surrounded by a tornado. It then shoots the tornado at the opponent.
Multiple wild Drifloon	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Spearow flaps its wings and creates a gust of wind from them.
Two wild Spearow	Riding the Winds of Change!		Spearow cannot legally learn Gust
	Vespiquen lifts its arms up and waves them down, creating a strong gust of wind and sending it at the opponent, or Vespiquen flaps its wings at a fast speed and creates a strong gust of wind.
Aaron's Vespiquen	A Trainer and Child Reunion!		None
	Pidove flaps its wings and a strong gust of wind comes out of them and blows the opponent away, or both of Pidove's wings glow light blue and it waves its wings one at a time. As it does, sparkling light blue streams of energy come out of the wings and turn into a powerful wind or tornado that blows the opponent away.
Ash's Pidove	Enter Iris and Axew!		None
Multiple wild Pidove	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
	Half of Woobat's wings glow light blue and it waves them, releasing a powerful wind from them that blows away the opponent. Sometimes, Woobat's wings do not even glow at all, or the whole wing will glow.
Jessie's Woobat	Enter Iris and Axew!		None
	Tranquill flaps its wings once, which releases a powerful gust of wind from them at the opponent, or Tranquill's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind that blows the opponent away.
Ash's Tranquill	A Venipede Stampede!		None
Multiple wild Tranquill	Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?		None
	Swoobat's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind that blows the opponent away.
Skyla's Swoobat	Cilan Takes Flight!		None
	Unfezant's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind that blows the opponent away.
Ash's Unfezant	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1		None
	Whimsicott blows a stream of wind from its mouth at the opponent.
Nursery's Whimsicott	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
	Vivillon's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind that blows the opponent away.
Viola's Vivillon	A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!		None
	Noivern's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind that blows the opponent away.
Alexa's Noivern	A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!		None

In Pokémon Origins

Pidgey
A gust of wind is whipped up by wings and launched at the foe to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pidgey flaps its wings, creating a strong gust of wind.
A wild Pidgey	File 1 - Red		Debut

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Beautifly
The user flaps its wings and creates a gust with them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Beautifly flaps its wings and creates a gust with them.
May's Beautifly	The Enchanting Pokémon Soul!		Debut

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Drifblim
The user creates a powerful tornado.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Drifblim waves its arms around, creating a powerful tornado to blow away the opponent.
Hiori's Drifblim	Showdown With An Assasin		Debut.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Thu-Fi-Zer
The user flaps their wings and creates a powerful gust to blow away the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Thu-Fi-Zer waves its wing and a powerful gust comes out of it and surrounds the opponent like a tornado.
Thu-Fi-Zer	The Winged Legends		Debut Cannot legally use Gust
	Suicune releases a powerful gust of wind from its mouth at the opponent. It also freezes the water vapors in the air and turns them into little ice shards that it puts inside the gust of wind.
Crys's Suicune	Debonaire Dragonair		None

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Pidgey Pidgeotto
The user flaps its wings and creates a gust from them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgey flaps its wings and creates a strong gust.
Gold's Pidgey	Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship		Debut
	Pidgeotto flaps its wings and creates a strong gust.
Gold's Pidgeotto	Escape From The Mystery Forest!		None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Lugia Pidgeotto
The user flaps its wings which creates a strong wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lugia flaps its wings and a strong wind comes out.
A wild Lugia	Clefairy Rangers to the Rescue!!		Debut
	Pidgeotto flaps its wings and a strong wind comes out.
Falkner's Pidgeotto	PMHGSS05		None
	Tornadus flaps its wings and a strong wind comes out.
A wild Tornadus	PMBW18		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

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

• Gust is one of the four moves to have its type changed in Generation II, the others being Karate Chop, Bite, and Sand Attack. They were all Normal-type moves in Generation I.
• Despite the move's description stating that the wind is whipped up by wings, some wingless Pokémon can learn this move as well.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 烈暴風 Lièbàofēng Danish Storm Dutch Windvlaag Finnish Tuulispää (original series) Puhuri (Advanced Generation series) French Tornade German Windstoß Greek Ανεμοστρόβιλος Hindi हवा का झोंका Hava Ka Jhonka, Toofani Hawa Indonesian Pusaran Angin Angin Kencang Italian Raffica Korean 바람일으키기 Baram Il'eukigi Norwegian Vindangrep Polish Podmuch wiatru Portuguese Brazil Ventania Portugal Rajada Romanian Rafala Serbian Nalet Vetra Spanish Latin America Ráfaga de Aire Spain Tornado Turkish Rüzgâr

Variations of the move Pound
Pound • Scratch • Tackle • Leafage • Branch Poke Gust • Fairy Wind

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