Wish (move)

If you were looking for the ending theme of the Korean dub of M22, see Wish (song).

Wish ねがいごと Wish

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience a lot if used last.

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

Wish (Japanese: ねがいごと Wish) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

The turn Wish is used, the user will make a wish. At the end of the next turn, the Pokémon in the user's current position will be healed by half its own maximum HP.

Wish can still be used even if the user's HP is full, but it will do nothing if the Pokémon that should be healed has full HP.

Wish cannot be blocked by Protect.

Generation IV

Wish will now cast its healing effect before a Pokémon switches in for a Pokémon knocked out in that turn.

Generation V onward

Wish now heals for half of the user's maximum HP rather than the recipient's. Wish can now be stolen by Snatch.

Wish can be used as a part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Bestow, Fling and Present to give an extra three appeal points if any of them is used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Wish, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description RSEColoXD A wish that restores HP. It takes time to work. FRLG A self-healing move that restores half the full HP on the next turn. DPPtHGSSPBR A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP in the next turn. BWB2W2 One turn after this move is used, the target's HP is restored by half the user's maximum HP. XYORAS One turn after this move is used, the target's HP is restored by half the user's max HP. SMUSUM SwSh One turn after this move is used, the user's or its replacement's HP is restored by half the user's max HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0175		Togepi		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	31RSE 29FRLG	28	29	29	29	52
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	31RSE 29FRLG	28	29	29	29	52
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying	30	28	28	28	28	40
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	35	30	30	30XY 29ORAS	29	48
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous		17	17	17XY 14ORAS	14	28
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	21	21	21	21XY 22ORAS	22
0380		Latias		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	5	5	5	5XY 1ORAS	1	30
0385		Jirachi		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
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy						1
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2			37	37	37
0669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy				20	20
0670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy				20	20
670E		Floette Eternal Flower		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				20	20
0671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy				1	1
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy				45	45	30
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy				45	45	30
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
0133		Eevee		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0172		Pichu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0238		Smoochum		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0433		Chingling		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0519		Pidove		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔
0653		Fennekin		Field		Field				✔	✔
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0775		Komala		Field		Field					✔
0777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy					✔	✔
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		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0174		Igglybuff		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	Pokéwalker - Amity Meadow
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.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0655		Delphox		Field		Field	Island Scan - Ancient Poni PathUSUM
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 III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	Wish Egg
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	Wish Egg
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	Wish Egg
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	Wish Egg
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	Wish Egg
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	Wish Egg
0172		Pichu		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	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary
0280		Ralts		Amorphous		Amorphous	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary
0359		Absol		Field		Field	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary Pokémon Stamp Ruby and Sapphire
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary
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.

Generation VIII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	KIBO's Pikachu
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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, Wish is a move with 15PP. It causes the user to gain the Wish status for 10-11 turns, increasing natural HP recovery to 3.3% of the Pokémon's maximum HP each turn. This move is affected is affected by Taunt.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the user gains the Wish status on the first turn and then recovers 75% of max HP to the user and to all adjacent allies on the next turn.

Description

Games Description MDRB The user gains the Wish status. It boosts the user's HP recovery rate. MDTDS Gives the user a Wish status. A Pokémon with the Wish status has its natural HP recovery rate boosted. BSL じぶんを ねがいごとじょうたいにかえる ねがいごとじょうたいになると ＨＰが しぜんに かいふくするのが はやくなる MDGtI UNUSED SMD You'll make a wish! When your wish comes true, your HP and your teammates' HP will be restored.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Smeargle Jirachi
The user can heal its allies by wishing it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jirachi's body gives off an extremely bright flash of light.
Guile Hideout's Jirachi	You Need to Chill Out, Regice		Debut
	Smeargle puts its hands together in front of its chest, looks into the sky and sings. A bright and sparkly aura with multiple stars in it then appears around Smeargle's body.
Noland's three Smeargle	A Cheeky Charizard Change-Up II		Learned via Sketch

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

Side 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

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

Trivia

• In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 祈願 Kèihyuhn * 祈求 Kèikàuh * Mandarin 祈願 / 祈愿 Qíyuàn * 祈求 Qíqiú * French Vœu German Wunschtraum Greek Ευχή Éuhe Italian Desiderio Korean 희망사항 Huimang Sahang Portuguese Brazil Desejo Portugal Desejo Serbian Želja Spanish Deseo Vietnamese Nguyện Ước

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