Wing Attack (move)

Wing Attack つばさでうつ Wing Strike

File:WingAttack.png

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 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 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  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

Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Wing Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Wing Attack has a Base Power of 35 in this generation.

Generation II and on

The effects of Wing Attack are the same as Generation I; however, the Base Power increases to 60.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 28 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 31 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying --, 31 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 28 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 32 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 50 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 36 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 29 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 33 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 33 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 27 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 30 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 30 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 55 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 30 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 37 0226 Mantine Water Flying 40 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 36 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 25 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 27 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 27 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 21 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 21 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 26 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 55 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 21 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 43 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 39 0226 Mantine Water Flying 36 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 13 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 13 0278 Wingull Water Flying 13 0279 Pelipper Water Flying --, 13 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 36 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 33 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 37 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 38 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 17 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 17 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 21 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 55 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 17 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 43 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 15 0226 Mantine Water Flying 22 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 13 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 13 0278 Wingull Water Flying 11 0279 Pelipper Water Flying --, 11 0396 Starly Normal Flying 9 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 9 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying --, 9 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying -- 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 22 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Murkrow, Honchkrow
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma, Yanmega

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0397 Staravia Normal Flying My Pokémon Ranch 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

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File:Staravia AerialAce.jpg Staravia File:Wing Attack Anime.jpg Swellow File:Starly Wing Attack.JPG Starly
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 its wing.
Ash's Pidgeotto	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City		Debut
	It attacks the opponent from the air at a high speed, or it defelcts an opponent's attacks with its wings.
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 its opponent with its wings.
Falkner's Pidgeot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Zubat flies down at hits the opponent with its wing.
Brock's Zubat	Spell of the Unown		None
	Crobat's four wings glow white and its slices the opponent with them.
Brock's Crobat	Control Freak!		None
J's henchmen's Crobat	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)		None
	Taillow's wings turn white and it hits the opponent with huge velocity.
Ash's Taillow	You Never Can Taillow!		None
	It's wings glow white and then slashes the foe at high speed.
Ash's Swellow	That's Just Swellow		None
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	It slaps around the foe with its wing.
Ash's Starly	Two Degrees of Separation!		None
	Its wings glow white and it hits the opponent with great speed.
Ash's Staravia	A Staravia is Born!		None
	Its wings glow white and it hits the opponent with great speed.
Reggie's Staraptor	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
Barry's Staraptor	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
	Its wings glow white and it hits the opponent with great speed.
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!		None

In other languages

• French: Cru-aile
• German: Flügelschlag
• Italian: Att. d'Ala
• Spanish: Ataque Ala
• Dutch: Vleugel Aanval
• Hindi: पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar
• European Portuguese: Ataque de Asa