Sky Attack (move)

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Effect

Generation I

Sky Attack deals damage, has a 9.8% chance of causing the target to flinch, and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Sky Attack does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than say that the user is glowing. On the following turn, Sky Attack will deal damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Sky Attack is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

If Sky Attack is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the target uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user is glowing, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Sky Attack (or fail if it can't).

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

In Stadium, Mirror Move will copy Sky Attack on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Generation II-III

Sky Attack now has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch. Otherwise, it is exactly the same as Generation I.

Generation IV

Sky Attack now displays "<name> became cloaked in a harsh light!" instead of "<name> is glowing!". Otherwise, it is exactly the same as Generation II and III.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying 60
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 TM43

#   Pokémon Type
0016 Pidgey Pidgey
Normal Flying
0017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto
Normal Flying
0018 Pidgeot Pidgeot
Normal Flying
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying
0142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
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
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying 73
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;" | Hoothoot | 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
Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Murkrow | 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
Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio
Aerodactyl
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Skarmory |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Skarmory | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio
Aerodactyl

|- | 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
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying 85
0334 Altaria Altaria
Dragon Flying 59
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" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Spearow | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Hoothoot | 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" | Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Murkrow | 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" | Spearow, Fearow
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Skarmory
Taillow, Swellow
Swablu, Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Skarmory | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Taillow | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Altaria

|- | 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 move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
#   Pokémon Type
0016 Pidgey Pidgey
Normal Flying
0017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto
Normal Flying
0018 Pidgeot Pidgeot
Normal Flying
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying
0142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
0163 Hoothoot Hoothoot
Normal Flying
0164 Noctowl Noctowl
Normal Flying
0176 Togetic Togetic
Normal Flying
0177 Natu Natu
Psychic Flying
0178 Xatu Xatu
Psychic Flying
0198 Murkrow Murkrow
Dark Flying
0225 Delibird Delibird
Ice Flying
0227 Skarmory Skarmory
Steel Flying
0250 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh
Fire Flying
0276 Taillow Taillow
Normal Flying
0277 Swellow Swellow
Normal Flying
0278 Wingull Wingull
Water Flying
0279 Pelipper Pelipper
Water Flying
0333 Swablu Swablu
Normal Flying
0334 Altaria Altaria
Dragon 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying 78
0164 Noctowl Noctowl
Normal Flying --
0249 Lugia Lugia
Psychic Flying 99
0250 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh
Fire Flying 99
0334 Altaria Altaria
Dragon Flying 70
0468 Togekiss Togekiss
Normal 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.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Spearow | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Noctowl
Altaria
Togekiss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Hoothoot | 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" | Noctowl
Altaria
Togekiss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Murkrow | 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" | Spearow, Fearow
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Skarmory
Taillow, Swellow
Swablu, Altaria
Togekiss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Skarmory | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Noctowl
Altaria
Togekiss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Taillow | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Noctowl
Altaria
Togekiss

|- | 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 move tutor

In HeartGold and SoulSilver
#   Pokémon Type
0018 Pidgeot Pidgeot
Normal Flying
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying
0142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
0164 Noctowl Noctowl
Normal Flying
0169 Crobat Crobat
Poison Flying
0178 Xatu Xatu
Psychic Flying
0225 Delibird Delibird
Ice Flying
0227 Skarmory Skarmory
Steel Flying
0249 Lugia Lugia
Psychic Flying
0250 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh
Fire Flying
0277 Swellow Swellow
Normal Flying
0279 Pelipper Pelipper
Water Flying
0334 Altaria Altaria
Dragon Flying
0398 Staraptor Staraptor
Normal Flying
0430 Honchkrow Honchkrow
Dark Flying
0441 Chatot Chatot
Normal Flying
0468 Togekiss Togekiss
Normal Flying
0472 Gliscor Gliscor
Ground 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.


In the anime

The user glows silver and attacks the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Skarmory Skarmory's body glows white or orange and flies into the opponent at top speed.
Attila's Skarmory The Legend of Thunder! Debut
A wild Skarmory All Torkoal, No Play None
Altaria Altaria's body becomes surrounded in red flames and it flies into the opponent.
Drake's Altaria Vanity Affair None
Murkrow Murkrow's body becomes surrounded by a white aura and it flies into the opponent
Paul's Murkrow Top-Down Training! None
Honchkrow Honchkrow's body becomes surrounded by a white aura and it flies into the opponent.
Paul's Honchkrow Lost Leader Strategy! None
Togekiss Togekiss's body becomes surrounded by a white aura and it flies into the opponent.
Dawn's Togekiss DP171 None


Trivia

  • Except Mew, all Pokémon who can learn Sky Attack are Template:Type2 Pokémon, and thus receive STAB for using it.
  • Sky Attack has the highest base power of any Flying-type attack.
  • Sky Attack and Brave Bird share similar in-game animations; the only major difference is that where the former has a blue aura, the latter's is red.
  • Mew, Crobat and Gliscor are the only non-archosaurian Pokémon to learn this move.

In other languages

  • Dutch: Luchtaanval
  • French: Piqué
  • German: Himmelsfeger
  • Hindi: Aasmani Hamla
  • Italian: Aeroattacco
  • Spanish: Ataque Aereo
  • Brazilian Portuguese: Ataque Aéreo
  • Latin America: Ataque Celestial
Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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