Twister (move)

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

Twister
たつまき Twister

Battles

Type	Dragon
Category	Special
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
Scrambles the order of 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	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generations II and III

Twister inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing each target to flinch. It will hit all adjacent opponents in battles featuring multiple Pokémon.

Twister can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of Fly and Bounce, and if it does, will deal double the damage.

Generation IV

If Twister hits a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of Fly or Bounce, its power will now be doubled instead of the damage dealt (resulting in virtually the same effect).

Generation V onward

Twister can now hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of Fly, Bounce and Sky Drop, and if it does, will deal double the damage (rather than double in power).

Twister will knock down Berries growing on Berry trees found in the background of battles.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A Dragon-type attack. Has a one-in-five chance of causing the target to flinch.
GS C	Whips up a tornado to attack.
RS E	Whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe.
FRLG	A vicious twister attacks the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
Colo.XD	Whips up a vicious twister which may cause flinching.
DP PtPBR	The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
HGSS	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
BW B2W2	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing team. It may also make targets flinch.
XY ORAS SM USUM	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
SwSh BDSP	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying			21	21	21	21^SMUSUM	21^BDSP
017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying			22	22	22	22^SMUSUM	22^BDSP
018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying			22	22	22	22^SMUSUM	22^BDSP
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	29	29	26	26	26^XY 17^ORAS	17^SMUSUM	10
117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	29	29	26	26	26^XY 17^ORAS	17^SMUSUM	1
130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	35	35	29	29	29	24^SMUSUM	1^SwSh^BDSP 5^LA
147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	15	15	11	11	11	11^SMUSUM	5
148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	1, 15	1, 15	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11^SMUSUM	1
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	1, 15	1, 15	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11^SMUSUM	1
230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	29	29	26	26	26^XY 17^ORAS	17	1
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon		25	17	17	17^XY 14^ORAS	14	8
384		Rayquaza		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1	1
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon							5^LA
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon							5^LA
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon							5^LA
483		Dialga		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1^LA
484		Palkia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1^LA
627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying							11^LA
628		Braviary Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying							11^LA
641		Tornadus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							11^LA
642		Thundurus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							11^LA
645		Landorus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							11^LA
691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon					1, 67	1, Evo.
780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						5	5
841		Flapple		Grass	Dragon							1
895		Regidrago		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1
905		Enamorus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							11^LA
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
458		Mantyke		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
495		Snivy		Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔
690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		DP	Pt	HGSS
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	✔	✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
144		Articuno		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
145		Zapdos		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
146		Moltres		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
249		Lugia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔	✔
276		Taillow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
277		Swellow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔
279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug	✔	✔
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon	✔	✔
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon	✔	✔
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔
372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔
380		Latias		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
381		Latios		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
384		Rayquaza		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
396		Starly		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
397		Staravia		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
398		Staraptor		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
441		Chatot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
483		Dialga		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
484		Palkia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
487		Giratina Altered Forme		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
487		Giratina Origin Forme		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
493		Arceus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying	Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Twister is a move with 8 base power, 90% accuracy and 15 PP. The user damages enemy in the front, doubling the damage if they're in middle of Fly or Bounce, and might make cause them to cringe.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	2	—	45	54	100%	All opponents	—	Has a chance (20%) of making the target flinch.*

Past Description

Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a small chance of making the target flinch.

Pokémon GO

Twister

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	45
Energy cost	33
Duration	2.8 seconds
Damage window	0.95 - 2.6 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	45
Energy cost	45
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Charged TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 15 → 25
February 16, 2017
- Power: 25 → 45
- Energy cost: 20 → 33
- Duration: 2.7 → 2.8 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause the target to cringe, making it incapable of action. Doubles damage on a flying or bouncing Pokémon.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status condition, which makes its actions fail. It will inflict double damage on a Flying or Bouncing target.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるしかもいっていのかくりつでひるみじょうたいにかえるそらをとぶじょうたいととびはねじょうたいのポケモンには２ばいのダメージをあたえる
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD	It damages an enemy. It can hit an enemy that is in the air using a move such as Fly. It could also cause the enemy to flinch.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Milotic	Rayquaza	Drampa	Dragonair
The user hurls a tornado at the opponent.
User	First Used In		Notes
Kingdra	Kingdra points its head up and spins around quickly, making itself into a twister. If the user is in the water, it creates a water tornado and the opponent becomes trapped in the tornado, or Kingdra moves its back fins and a twister appears. Kingdra can also control where the Twister can go.
Christopher's Kingdra	Dueling Heroes		Debut
Clair's Kingdra	Fangs for Nothin'		None
Dragonite	Dragonite creates a tornado by flapping its wings. The tornado then hits the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite	Rage of Innocence		None
Professor Oak's Dragonite	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
Dragonair	The orbs on Dragonair's tail glow. Then it waves its tail and creates a tornado from it, sending it at the opponent.
Clair's Dragonair	Beauty is Skin Deep		None
Milotic	An orb of wind appears in front of the end of Milotic's tail. A tornado is released from the orb and hits the opponent, or Milotic spins its tailfins like a fan and a tornado comes out at the opponent, or Milotic floats into the air and starts to spin its body, creating a twister around itself.
Robert's Milotic	Win, Lose or Drew!		None
Juan's Milotic	The Great Eight Fate!		None
Lucy's Milotic	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
Wallace's Milotic	Our Cup Runneth Over!		None
Jinny's Feeby	The Cuteness Quotient!		None
Rayquaza	Rayquaza points its tail at the opponent and creates a twister from its tail that shoots at the opponent.
An illusion created by Mismagius	Malice in Wonderland!		None
Arceus	Arceus raises its head and light purple wind is gathered into a small tornado above its head. It then lowers its head and fires a larger twister at the opponent from its face.
Arceus (M12)	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Rayquaza	Mega Rayquaza soars high into the sky and starts rapidly flying in a circular motion, creating a massive tornado that surrounds the opponent.
A Rayquaza summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None
Drampa	Drampa roars at the opponent, generating wind, creating a massive tornado that surrounds the opponent.
Grandpa Forest	Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!		None

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

	Milotic

A twister is created by the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Milotic	Milotic jumps up and forms a twister.
Lucy's Milotic	An Infinite Bond!!	Debut

Movie adaptations

	Mega Rayquaza

The user creates a twister.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Rayquaza	Rayquaza spins around and forms a twister.
A wild Rayquaza	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Seadra	Kingdra	Dragonite

The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing team.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Kingdra	Kingdra releases a spiraling twister from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Kingdra	Delibird Delivery - 1	Debut
Seadra	Seadra creates a spiraling twister in front of its body. It then waves its pectoral fins, firing the twister at the opponent.
Ryu's Seadra	Debonaire Dragonair	None
Dragonite	Dragonite releases a spiraling twister from its mouth at the opponent.
Ultima's Dragonite	Meet Deoxys, and Deoxys, and Deoxys, and...	None
Milotic	Milotic releases a spiraling twister from its mouth at the opponent.
Cynthia's Milotic	Shunning Spiritomb	None
Gyarados	Gyarados creates a spiraling twister around its body.
Silver's Gyarados	Fortunately for Feraligatr	None

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

	Milotic

A twister is created by the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Milotic	Milotic forms a twister on its tail.
A wild Milotic	Ash and Dawn Huge Quarrel!?	Debut

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

	Dragonite

The user creates a twister from the body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Dragonite	Dragonite waves its arms, firing a spiraling twister at the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite	Jō VS Team Rocket	Debut
Gyarados	Gyarados releases a spiraling twister from its mouth at the opponent.
The Red Gyarados	Jō VS Team Rocket	None

In The True Road to Becoming the Strongest!!, Blue told his Pidgeot to use Twister, but it was defeated before it could use the move.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Gyarados

The user fires a twister.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Gyarados	Gyarados creates a spiraling twister shot from the mouth. Any opponent that it made contact with gets sucked in.
A wild Gyarados	PMDP54	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

The Japanese name of Twister, たつまき (竜巻) Tatsumaki, literally means "dragon spiral", and refers to the belief that dragons spiral around themselves to form the shapes of twisters.
At 40 base power, Twister has the lowest base power of all Dragon-type moves.
In French, the Lake of Outrage is named after this move.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	龍捲風 Lùhnggyúnfūng
Chinese	Mandarin	龍捲風 / 龙卷风 Lóngjuǎnfēng
Dutch		Cycloon
Finnish		Pyörre Kierre (AG123)
French		Ouragan
German		Windhose
Greek		Κυκλώνας
Indonesian		Angin Puyuh Puting Beliung
Italian		Tornado
Korean		회오리 Hoe'ori
Polish		Tornado* Wirowanie* Wir* Wiry* Twister*
Brazilian Portuguese		Twister (games, TCG, manga) Ciclone (early anime)
Serbian		Uragan
Spanish	Latin America	Tornado*
Spanish	Spain	Ciclón
Thai		พายุหมุน
Vietnamese		Vòi Rồng

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