Razor Wind (move)

Razor Wind かまいたち Razor Wind

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 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 Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM02 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

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

Razor Wind (Japanese: かまいたち Razor Wind) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM02 in said generation.

Effect

Generation I

Razor Wind does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than saying "<Pokémon> made a whirlwind!". On the following turn, Razor Wind inflicts damage, PP is deducted, and it will count as the last move used. Once Razor Wind is selected, the user will be unable to switch out until Razor Wind has been disrupted or fully executed. Accuracy in this Generation is 75%.

If Razor Wind is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted, and it will not count as the last move used. If the target uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user creates a whirlwind, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Razor Wind (or fail if it cannot).

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Razor Wind.

In Pokémon Stadium, Mirror Move will copy Razor Wind on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Generation II

Razor Wind now has an increased critical hit ratio.

Generation III

Razor Wind now has an accuracy of 100%. Charging turn now says "<Pokémon> whipped up a whirlwind!"

Generation IV and on

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Razor Wind can be executed in one turn.

Razor Wind hits both opponents in a Double Battle. In a Triple Battle, Razor Wind will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Description

Games Description A two-turn attack with the wind attack in the second turn. Learned by many Flying-type Pokémon. A two-turn attack with the wind attack in the second turn. Learned by many Flying types. 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack RSE A 2-turn move that strikes the foe on the 2nd turn. FRLG Blades of wind hit the foe on the 2nd turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio. A 2-turn move that strikes the target on the 2nd turn. A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit the foe on the second turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio. A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying										33				33			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel										33				33			'
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark							37			37				37			'
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							17			17				17	57	'
418		Buizel	Water		Water										45				45	35	'
419		Floatzel	Water		Water										50				50	41	'
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying														32			'
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying														36			'
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying														38			'
661		Fletchling	Normal	Flying																	25
662		Fletchinder	Fire	Flying																	27
663		Talonflame	Fire	Flying																	27
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon																	31
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon																	31
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
001		Bulbasaur*	Grass	Poison
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying
116		Horsea	Water		Water
123		Scyther*	Bug	Flying
158		Totodile*	Water		Water
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic
207		Gligar*	Ground	Flying
252		Treecko*	Grass		Grass
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass
610		Axew*	Dragon		Dragon
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 TM02		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI --
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔															✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	✔															✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	✔															✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔															✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔															✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔															✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	✔															✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔															✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔															✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0123 Scyther Bug Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 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

Scyther Floatzel Absol Shiftry
The user shoots crescent blades of wind at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Golbat flaps its wings and a wind is created with sharp white energy inside it.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin!		Debut
	The scythe on Absol's head glows white and it swings its head, sending out a white crescent blade of energy at the opponent.
A wild Absol	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
A wild Absol	Absol-ute Disaster		None
Mollie's Absol	What I Did For Love!		None
Drew's Absol	Thinning the Hoard!		None
	Shiftry waves its fan-like hands and it creates a strong wind which forms into a tornado around the opponent, or Shiftry's fan-like hands glow white and it swings them, releasing a white crescent blade energy at the opponent.
Angela's Shiftry	From Cradle to Save		None
A wild Shiftry	Leave it to Brocko!		None
	Buizel's tail glows white and it whips its body around, releasing a white crescent-shaped energy blade from its tail at the opponent.
A wild Buizel	Pikachu's Island Adventure		None
	The leaf on Nuzleaf's head glows white and it swings it, releasing multiple white crescent blades of energy at the opponent.
A wild Nuzleaf	Leave it to Brocko!		None
	Scyther crosses its scythes and they start to glow white. It then brings them forward and multiple white crescent shaped energy beams come out and hit the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Scyther	Tag! We're It...!		None
	Zangoose waves its claw and releases a white, crescent-shaped energy from its claw at the opponent.
A wild Zangoose	Glory Blaze!		None
	The two fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and it swings them, firing two or multiple white, crescent-shaped energy disks from them at the opponent.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
Kenny's Floatzel	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Scizor crosses its arms and both of its claws glow white. It then slashes the air in front of it, causing a powerful wind to appear and blow the opponent away. As it slashes, it leaves behind a white trail of energy.
Goone's Scizor	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Golbat Unfezant
The user slashes the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Golbat slashes the opponent with one of its wings.
Koga's Golbat	Go for the Golbat!		Debut
	Unfezant fires a blade of razor sharp air from its wing at the opponent.
Skyla's Unfezant	Museum Showdown		None

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

• Despite being introduced in Generation I, no Pokémon could learn it by leveling up until Generation III.
  • No Pokémon are able to learn Razor Wind in Generation II without the player trading with a Generation I game first.
• Razor Wind has the lowest index number of all special moves.
• The Japanese name of the move, Kamaitachi, is a direct reference to the Japanese yōkai of the same name. Kamaitachi is a weasel that depicted with sharp claws, riding on a gust of wind and cutting people's skin on the legs.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 旋風刀 Xuànfēngdāo Dutch Messenstorm Finnish Viiltotuuli French Coupe-Vent German Klingensturm Greek Άνεμος Θεριστής Hindi तेज़ धार हवाए Tez Dhaar Havaae Italian Ventagliente Korean 칼바람 Kalbaram Portuguese Brazil Lâmina de Vento Portugal Lâmina de Vento Romanian Razor Wind Serbian Razorni Vetar Spanish Viento Cortante (Gen. VI) V. Cortante (Prior to Gen. VI) Turkish Jilet Rüzgâr

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