Steel Wing (move)

Steel Wing はがねのつばさ Steel Wing

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Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 40) Power  70 Accuracy  90% 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM47 in Generation II TM47 in Generation III TM47 in Generation IV TM51 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works better if the previous appealer also used a Cool move.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

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

Steel Wing (Japanese: はがねのつばさ Steel Wing) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM47 from Generation II to Generation IV. It regained its TM status in Generation VI, albeit as TM51.

Effect

Steel Wing inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Defense by one stage.

Description

Games Description Strikes the target with stiff wings. Has a one-in-ten chance of raising the user's Defense. Stiff wings strike the foe. RSE Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide.* Spreads hard-edged wings and slams into the foe.* FRLG The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user’s Defense. Strikes target with wings. May raise Defense.* Spreads hard-edged wings and slams into the target.* The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user's Defense stat. The target is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user's Defense stat. The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	49			32			38		34	34			34
661		Fletchling	Normal	Flying														48
662		Fletchinder	Fire	Flying														55
663		Talonflame	Fire	Flying														60
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
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
123		Scyther*	Bug	Flying
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
396		Starly	Normal	Flying
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying
566		Archen	Rock	Flying
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying
629		Vullaby	Dark	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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM47		III TM47		IV TM47		V --		VI TM51
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔			✔			✔						✔	✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon				✔			✔						✔	✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon				✔			✔						✔	✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying				✔			✔						✔	✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic				✔			✔						✔	✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic				✔			✔						✔	✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel							✔						✔	✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying							✔						✔	✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying							✔						✔	✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying							✔						✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying							✔						✔	✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying							✔						✔	✔
468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying							✔						✔	✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							✔						✔	✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying							✔						✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon							✔						✔	✔
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying													✔	✔
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying													✔	✔
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying													✔	✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying													✔	✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying													✔	✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass													✔	✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying													✔	✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying													✔	✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying													✔	✔
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying													✔	✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying													✔	✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic													✔	✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic													✔	✔
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying													✔	✔
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying													✔	✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying													✔	✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying													✔	✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon													✔	✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire													✔	✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric													✔	✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice													✔	✔
661		Fletchling	Normal	Flying													✔	✔
662		Fletchinder	Fire	Flying													✔	✔
663		Talonflame	Fire	Flying													✔	✔
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying													✔	✔
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon													✔	✔
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon													✔	✔
717		Yveltal	Dark	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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0021 Spearow Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0193 Yanma Bug 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

Scizor Latias Fletchling Skarmory
The foe is hit with wings of steel.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	One or both of Skarmory's wings glow white, and it slams it into the opponent, or Skarmory's body glows white, and it slams into the opponent.
Miki's Skarmory	Hot Matches!		Debut
Attila's Skarmory	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Winona's Skarmory	Who's Flying Now?		None
A wild Skarmory	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!		None
Green Army's Skarmory	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
A Coordinator's Skarmory	Going for Choke!		None
Unknown Trainer's Skarmory	Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!		None
A wild Skarmory	Steeling a Peace of Mind!		None
	Scizor's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Gary's Scizor	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
	One of Pelipper's wings glows white. Pelipper then slams its wing into the opponent.
Winona's Pelipper	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	Both of Flygon's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Drew's Flygon	Rhapsody in Drew		None
	The blue parts of Gligar's wings glow white, and it hits the opponent with them. While flying, it leaves a white streak behind it.
Morrison's Gligar	From Brags to Riches		None
Ash's Gligar	The Bells are Singing!		None
	Both of Articuno's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with them.
Noland's Articuno	The Symbol Life		None
A mirage Articuno	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	Both of Charizard's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with them.
Clark's Charizard	Shocks and Bonds		None
Ash's Charizard	Gathering the Gang of Four!		None
	The leaves on Tropius's back glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
A wild Tropius	Odd Pokémon Out!		None
	Both of Golbat's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
J's henchmen's Golbat	Mutiny in the Bounty!		None
	Both of Yanma's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Unknown Trainer's Yanma	Tag! We're it...!		None
	Both of Staraptor's wings glow white, and it hits the opponent with them.
Reggie's Staraptor	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
	The black parts of Gliscor's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Ash's Gliscor	Fighting Fear with Fear!		None
	Both of Yanmega's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Jessie's Yanmega	Hungry for the Good Life!		None
	Both or one of Empoleon's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Barry's Empoleon	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
	Both of Chatot's wings glow white and it repeatedly hits the opponent with them.
Officer Jenny's Buddy	Stealing the Conversation!		None
	Both of Latias's wings glow white and it repeatedly hits the opponent with them.
Nurse Joy's Latias	SS025		None
	Fletchling's wings glow a metal-gray color and it hits the opponent with them.
Ash's Fletchling	Battling on Thin Ice!		None
Chester's Fletchling	Breaking Titles at the Chateau!		None
	Mega Charizard X's wings expand and glow a metal-gray color. It then hits the opponent with them.
Alain's Charizard	Mega Evolution Special I		None
	Talonflame's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with them.
Moria's Talonflame	Battles in the Sky!		None
	Fletchinder's wings glow a metal-gray color and it hits the opponent with them.
Ash's Fletchinder	Showdown at the Shalour Gym!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Skarmory Scizor Dragonite
The user's wings turn metallic and it hits the opponent with them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Skarmory's wings turn metallic and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Falkner's Skarmory	Really Raikou & Entirely Entei II		Debut
	Scizor slices the opponent with one of its wings.
Blue's Scizor	Double Dealing with Deoxys		None
	One of Dragonite's wings glow white and it slashes the opponent with it.
The Battle Hall's Dragonite	Dealing with Dragonite		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, and Sky	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, and Sky	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 鋼翼 Gāngyì Dutch Staalvleugel Finnish Terässiipi French Aile d'Acier German Stahlflügel Greek Ατσάλινα Φτερά Hindi स्टील के पंख Steel kay Pankh Indonesian Sayap Baja Sayap Besi Italian Alacciaio Korean 강철날개 Gangcheol Nalgae Polish Stalowe Skrzydło Portuguese Brazil Asa de Aço Portugal Asa de Aço Romanian Aripa de Metal Serbian Čelično Krilo Spanish Ala de Acero

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