Wing Attack (move)

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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 Mirror Move 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  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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 power of 35.

Generations II onwards

Wing Attack's power increases to 60. Wing Attack can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description Stad A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges at the target. Stad2 A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges. GSC Strikes the target with wings. RSE Strikes the foe with wings spread wide. FRLG The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide. ColoXD Strikes the target with wings spread wide. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage. BWB2W2 XYORAS SM The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon		36	36	36	36	36	1, Evo.
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	28	29	25	33	33	33	33
0017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying	31	33	27	37	37	37	37
0018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying	31	33	27	38	38	38	38
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	28	27	21	17	17BW 15B2W2	15XY 13ORAS	13
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	32	30	21	17	17BW 15B2W2	15XY 13ORAS	13
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	50Y	30	26	21	21	21	21
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0146		Moltres		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1	1
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon		55	55	55	55	55	1, Evo.
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		30	21	17	17BW 15B2W2	15XY 13ORAS	13
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		37C	43RSE 39FRLG	43	43	43	43
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying				15	15	15	15
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1		40	36	22	22BW 14B2W2	14	14
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			13	13	13	13	13
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying			13	13	13	13	13
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying			13	11	11BW 9B2W2	9XY 8ORAS	8
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying			1, 13	1, 11	1, 11BW 1, 9B2W2	1, 9XY 1, 9ORAS	1, 8
0396		Starly		Flying		Flying				9	9	9	9
0397		Staravia		Flying		Flying				9	9	9	9
0398		Staraptor		Flying		Flying				1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
0430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying				1	1	1	1
0458		Mantyke		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				22	22BW 14B2W2	14	14
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3					1	1	1
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3					1	1	1
0580		Ducklett		Water 1	Flying					9	9	9
0581		Swanna		Water 1	Flying					1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying					10	10	10
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying					1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
0701		Hawlucha		Human-Like		Human-Like						8	8
0714		Noibat		Flying		Flying						16	16
0715		Noivern		Flying		Flying						16	16
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0207		Gligar		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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 II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0207		Gligar		Bug		Bug	Pokémon Stadium 2
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.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 31 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: None

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Wing Attack
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 8 Energy boost 9 Duration 0.8 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Wing Attack had a power of 12.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Wing Attack had a power of 9, an energy gain of 7%, and a duration of 0.75 seconds.

Charizard and Pidgeot may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description MDRB MDS Inflicts damage on the target. Conq. The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.

In the anime

In the main series

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: Entei		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
Xerosic's Crobat	Facing the Needs of the Many!		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. Sometimes, its wings glow white.
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
	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	The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!		None

• In Try for the Family Stone!, Mitchell was seen trying to teach his Murkrow Wing Attack, but his attempts were unsuccessful.

In Pokémon Generations

Pidgeot
The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Both of Pidgeot's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the wingtips. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Blue's Pidgeot	The Challenger		Debut

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Swellow
The user slams its wings into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Swellow charges forward and slam the opponent with its wings.
Ash's Swellow	Battle Till The End! Drake, One Of The Elite Four!!		Debut

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W 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.
Biker King's Braviary	Advance Toward the Path of the Strongest!		Debut

In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga

Charizard
The user slams the opponent with its wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard slams the opponent with its wings.
Manabu's Charizard	Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Crobat Pidgeot Aerodactyl Murkrow
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
	Murkrow slaps the opponent with one of its wings.
Silver's Murkrow	Tyranitar War		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 Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Charizard
The user slams the opponent with its wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard slams the opponent with its wings.
Nagi's Charizard	A Grand, Mid-air Battle with a Rival!		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Pidgeotto
The user slams the foe with one of its wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgeotto slaps the opponent with one of its wings.
Falkner's Pidgeotto	PMHGSS05		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

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 Arabic هجوم الجناح hujum aljanah Chinese Cantonese 翅膀攻擊 Chibóng Gūnggīk Mandarin 翅膀攻擊 / 翅膀攻击 Chìbǎng Gōngjí Danish Vingeangreb Dutch Vleugelaanval Finnish Siipi-isku French Cru-Aile German Flügelschlag Greek Πτερωτή Pterutí Hindi पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar Indonesian Kepakan Sayap Italian Attacco d'Ala* Att. d'Ala* Korean 날개치기 Nalgae Chigi Polish Atak Skrzydeł Portuguese Brazil Ataque de Asa (anime, TCG) Ataque com Asa (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Ataque de Asas (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Ataque de Asas Romanian Atacul Aripilor Serbian Napad krilima Spanish Ataque Ala* Ataque-Ala* Swedish Vingattack Turkish Kanat Saldırısı Vietnamese Tấn Công Bằng Cánh

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