Razor Wind (move)

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Razor Wind
かまいたち Razor Wind
Type  Normal
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

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 Generation I.

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%. It has no increased critical hit ratio in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald. The charging turn now says "<Pokémon> whipped up a whirlwind!"

In battles with multiple opponents, it targets all adjacent opponents.

Generations IV to VII

Razor Wind again has an increased critical hit ratio.

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

Generation VIII

Razor Wind cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
Stad A two-turn attack with the wind attack in the second turn. Learned by many Flying-type Pokémon.
Stad2 A two-turn attack with the wind attack in the second turn. Learned by many Flying types.
GSC 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.
ColoXD A 2-turn move that strikes the target on the 2nd turn.
DPPtHGSSPBR A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit the foe on the second turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily.
SMUSUMPE In this two-turn attack, blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily.
SwSh This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0016 Pidgey
Flying Flying 29PE
0017 Pidgeotto
Flying Flying 45PE
0018 Pidgeot
Flying Flying 53PE
0123 Scyther
Bug Bug 33 33 33 33SMUSUM
32PE
0212 Scizor
Bug Bug 33 33 33 33
0274 Nuzleaf
Field Grass 37 37 37 37XY
20ORAS
20
0359 Absol Field Field 17 17 17BW
57B2W2
1, 57XY
49ORAS
49
0418 Buizel Water 1 Field 45 45BW
35B2W2
35 35
0419 Floatzel Water 1 Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41
0519 Pidove
Flying Flying 32 32 32
0520 Tranquill
Flying Flying 36 36 36
0521 Unfezant
Flying Flying 38 38 38
0661 Fletchling
Flying Flying 25 25
0662 Fletchinder
Flying Flying 27 27
0663 Talonflame
Flying Flying 27 27
0694 Helioptile
Monster Dragon 22 22
0695 Heliolisk
Monster Dragon 1 1
0714 Noibat
Flying Dragon 31 31
0715 Noivern
Flying Dragon 31 31
0717 Yveltal
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1 1
0772 Type: Null style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 70
0773 Silvally style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 70
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass
0021 Spearow
Flying Flying
0116 Horsea Water 1 Dragon HGSS
0123 Scyther
Bug Bug
0158 Totodile Monster Water 1
0203 Girafarig
Field Field HGSS
0207 Gligar
Bug Bug
0252 Treecko Monster Dragon HGSS
0273 Seedot Field Grass
0335 Zangoose Field Field
0357 Tropius
Monster Grass
0540 Sewaddle
Bug Bug
0610 Axew Monster Dragon
0780 Drampa
Monster 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 Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM02
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
--
IX
--
0012 Butterfree
Bug Bug
0016 Pidgey
Flying Flying
0017 Pidgeotto
Flying Flying
0018 Pidgeot
Flying Flying
0021 Spearow
Flying Flying
0022 Fearow
Flying Flying
0041 Zubat
Flying Flying
0042 Golbat
Flying Flying
0049 Venomoth
Bug Bug
0083 Farfetch'd
Flying Field
0141 Kabutops
Water 1 Water 3
0142 Aerodactyl
Flying Flying
0144 Articuno
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0145 Zapdos
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0146 Moltres
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0149 Dragonite
Water 1 Dragon
0151 Mew style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0123 Scyther
Bug Bug Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Razor Wind is a move with 16 base power, 100% accuracy, and 13 PP, attacking enemy in the front, cutting corners; this move's damage is doubled at the end of damage calculation. Due to being a two-turn move, this move cannot be linked. This move has an increased critical hit ratio.

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Razor Wind status, and it looses a powerful attack with a high critical-hit rate on the next turn. It is not possible to link this move.
MDTDS Gives the user the Razor Wind status, which causes the Pokémon to charge power for 1 turn and then try a powerful attack with a high critical-hit rate on the next turn. You can't link this move.
BSL かまいたちじょうたいになり つぎの こうどうで いりょくがたかく きゅうしょに あたりやすい こうげきを くりだす このわざは ポケモンタワーでは くりだせない
MDGtI UNUSED
SMD You'll get the Razor Wind status condition, which lets you charge power to try a powerful move on the next turn. It has a high critical-hit rate.


In the anime


Scyther

Floatzel

Absol

Fletchling
The user shoots crescent blades of wind at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Golbat Golbat flaps its wings and a wind is created with sharp white energy inside it.
Mandi's Golbat Round One - Begin! Debut
Absol The scythe on Absol's head glows white and it swings its head, sending out a white or purple 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
Lusamine's Absol Rescuing the Unwilling! None
Shiftry 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 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
Nuzleaf 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 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.
A Trainer's Scyther Tag! We're It...! None
Zangoose Zangoose waves its claw and releases a white, crescent-shaped energy from its claw at the opponent.
A wild Zangoose Glory Blaze! None
Floatzel 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 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
Fletchling Fletchling's wings glow bright white and it repeatedly waves them, causing bright white, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Fletchling A Battle of Aerial Mobility! None
Fletchinder Fletchinder's wings glow bright white and it repeatedly waves them, causing bright white, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Fletchinder Showdown at the Shalour Gym! None
Talonflame Talonflame's wings glow bright light blue and it repeatedly waves them, causing light blue, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Talonflame Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In FireRed and LeafGreen, Razor Wind's in-game description states it has an increased critical hit ratio. However, Razor Wind does not have an increased critical hit ratio in Generation III.
  • Despite being introduced in Generation I, no Pokémon could learn it by leveling up until Generation III.
  • 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 is depicted with sharp claws, riding on a gust of wind and cutting people's skin on the legs.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 旋風刀 Syùhnfūng Dōu *
鐮刀急風 Lìhmdōu Gāpfūng *
Mandarin 旋風刀 / 旋风刀 Xuànfēngdāo *
旋風力 / 旋风力 Xuànfēng Lì *
Dutch Meswind
Finnish Viiltotuuli
French Coupe-Vent
German Klingensturm
Greek Άνεμος Θεριστής
Hebrew רוח תער Roohakh Tahar
Hindi तेज़ धार हवाए Tez Dhaar Havaae
Italian Ventagliente
Korean 칼바람 Kalbaram
Polish Cios Wiatru*
Huraganowy Atak*
Portuguese Brazil Lâmina de Vento
Vento Cortante (TCG and manga)
Portugal Vento Cortante
Romanian Razor Wind
Serbian Razorni Vetar
Spanish Latin America Viento Cortante
Viento Navaja (AG107)
Tornado* (EP075)
Spain Viento Cortante*
V. Cortante*
Swedish Rakbladsvind
Turkish Jilet Rüzgâr
Vietnamese Lưỡi Dao Gió


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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