Twister (move)

Twister たつまき Twister

File:Twister demo.png

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  40 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 Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles the order of the appeals on the next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Twister (Japanese: たつまき Twister) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Twister inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch. It hits both opposing Pokémon in a double battle.

If used against a target in the aerial stage (first turn) of Fly or Bounce, Twister will deal double damage (just like Gust).

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0116 Horsea Water 29 0117 Seadra Water 29 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 42 0147 Dratini Dragon 15 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 15 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 15 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 29 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" | 0226 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantine
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite

|- | 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 0116 Horsea Water 29 0117 Seadra Water 29 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 35 0147 Dratini Dragon 15 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 15 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 15 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 29 0350 Milotic Water 25 0384 Rayquaza 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.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0226 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantine
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0278 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wingull
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0371 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bagon
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic

|- | 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 21 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 22 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 22 0116 Horsea Water 26 0117 Seadra Water 26 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 29 0147 Dratini Dragon 11 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 11 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 11 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 26 0350 Milotic Water 17 0384 Rayquaza 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.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0226 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantine
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0278 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wingull
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0371 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bagon
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0443 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gible
| colspan="1" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Gyarados
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0458 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantyke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic

|- | 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 Platinum

#   Pokémon Type 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0350 Milotic Water 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0371 Bagon Dragon 0372 Shelgon Dragon 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Ghost 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

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File:Dragonite twister.png Dragonite
The user hurls a tornado at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The orbs on its tail glow. It then waves its tail to create a tornado.
Clair's Dragonair	Beauty is Skin Deep		None
	It creates a tornado by flapping its wings. The tornado then hits the foe.
Lance's Dragonite	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution		Debut
Professor Oak's Dragonite	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	It creates a tornado with its tail. The tornado then hits the foe.
Cynthia's Rayquaza	Malice in Wonderland!		None

Trivia

• Twister is a dragon-type move and not a flying-type one because the Japanese word for a twister or tornado is たつまき

tatsumaki or literally, "dragon coil" or "winding dragon."

In other languages

• French: Ouragan
• German: Windhose
• Italian: Tornado
• Spanish: Ciclón