Wish (move)

Wish ねがいごと Wish

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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 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  0   Jamming  0

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 will do nothing if the Pokémon that should be healed has full HP.

Generation IV

While the effects of Wish have stayed the same, the order in which events happen in a given turn have changed, and Wish now kicks in before a Pokémon switches in for a Pokémon knocked out in that turn, meaning Wish can be wasted in such a situation.

Generation V

Wish is now affected by the move Snatch and heals half of the user's maximum HP rather than the recipient's.

Description

Games Description RSE 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. A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP in the next turn. One turn after this move is used, the target's HP is restored by half the user's maximum HP. One turn after this move is used, the target's HP is restored by half the user's max HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	31	29	28				29			'
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	31	29	28				29			'
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	30			28				28			'
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	35			30				30			'
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic				17				17			'
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	21			21				21			'
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	5			5				5			'
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	--			--				--			'
594		Alomomola	Water		Water								37			'
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
133		Eevee*	Normal		Normal
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal
203		Girafarig*	Normal	Psychic									*
238		Smoochum*	Ice	Psychic
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric
312		Minun	Electric		Electric
327		Spinda*	Normal		Normal
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying
531		Audino	Normal		Normal
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 Type Obtained with 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Wish Egg 0096 Drowzee Psychic Wish Egg 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic Wish Egg 0108 Lickitung Normal Wish Egg 0113 Chansey Normal Wish Egg 0115 Kangaskhan Normal Wish Egg 0172 Pichu Electric Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary 0280 Ralts Psychic Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary 0359 Absol Dark Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary Pokémon Stamp Ruby and Sapphire 0371 Bagon Dragon Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0174 Igglybuff Normal Pokéwalker - Amity Meadow 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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Smeargle
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	VS. 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	VS. Charizard II		Used via Sketch

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 祈求 Qíqiú French Vœu German Wunschtraum Greek Ευχή Italian Desiderio Korean 희망사항 Hyimang Sahang Portuguese Brazil Desejo Portugal Desejo Serbian Želja Spanish Deseo

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