Silver Wind (move)

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Silver Wind ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind

Battles Type  Bug Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make 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 III TM62 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition and helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Silver Wind (Japanese: ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM62 in Generation IV.

Effect

Silver Wind inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising all of the user's stats excluding accuracy and evasion (i.e. Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed) by one stage.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon

Silver Wind will hit all enemies in the room, or visible space.

Description

Games Description RSE A powdery attack that may raise abilities. FRLG The foe is attacked with a silver dust. It may raise all the user’s stats. The foe is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats. The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats. The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. This may also raise all the user's stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	47			28				28			28
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	--			--				--			--
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				25				25			25
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				29				29			29
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	34			34				34			34
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	34			34				34			34
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	47			40				40			40
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying				38				38			38
456		Finneon	Water		Water				49				49			49
457		Lumineon	Water		Water				59				59			59
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire								50			50
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
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass
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 --		III --		IV TM62		V --		VI --
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison				✔						✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison				✔						✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				✔						✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				✔						✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying				✔						✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔						✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔						✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying				✔						✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				✔						✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				✔						✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				✔						✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass				✔						✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison				✔						✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark				✔						✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug				✔						✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug				✔						✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon				✔						✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon				✔						✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying				✔						✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug				✔						✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying				✔						✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying				✔						✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark				✔						✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water				✔						✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water				✔						✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying				✔						✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon				✔						✔
493		Arceus	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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0193 Yanma Bug 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.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0357 Tropius Grass 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark Pokémon Game Show 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

Mothim Beautifly Yanmega Kricketune
The foe is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Beautifly flaps its wings and a wind with silver crescents in it are released at the opponent. Sometimes, its wings flash white, or Beautifly's wings glow white and then only the yellow, blue, and red parts glow white. It then flaps its wings and a powerful gust with silver sparkles comes out of them and hits the opponent.
May's Beautifly	Now That's Flower Power!		Debut
Kiko's Beautifly	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Skitty releases a wind with silver crescents from a white orb on its paw at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Game Winning Assist		Used via Assist
	Masquerain flaps its wings and it releases a cyclone of wind that has silver crescent in it at the opponent.
Drew's Masquerain	Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?		None
	Finneon's tailfins glow white and it releases a wind with silver crescents from them at the opponent.
Zoey's Finneon	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!		None
	Yanmega's wings flash white and it flaps them, releasing a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	Fighting Fear with Fear!		None
	Mothim flaps its wings, releasing a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Mothim	Fighting Ire with Fire!		None
	Kricketune crosses its scythes and they flash light blue. Then, it opens them and they release a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Nando's Kricketune	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Illumise
A powdery wind is released from the user's wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Illumise flaps its wings and releases a powdery wind at the opponent.
Enta's Illumise	Battle Between Student and Master!		Debut

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

Trivia

• Silver Wind is the only variant of Ancient Power which cannot be learned via Move Tutor.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 銀色旋風 Yínsè Xuànfēng Dutch Zilverwind Finnish Hopeatuuli French Vent Argenté German Silberhauch Greek Ασημένιος Άνεμος Hindi चांदी की हवा Chandi Ki Hava Chamkili Hawaein Indonesian Angin Silver Angin Perak Italian Ventargenteo Korean 은빛바람 Eunbit Baram Polish Srebrny wiatr Portuguese Brazil Vento de Prata Portugal Vento Prateado Romanian Vânt Argintiu Serbian Srebrni Vetar Spanish Latin America Viento de Plata Spain Viento Plata

Variations of the move Ancient Power
Ancient Power • Silver Wind • Ominous Wind

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