Vacuum Wave (move)

Vacuum Wave (Japanese: しんくうは Vacuum Wave) is a damage dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Vacuum Wave
しんくうは Vacuum Wave

Battles

Type	Fighting
Category	Special
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	+1
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
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

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

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Vacuum Wave inflicts damage. It has a priority of +1, so it is used before all moves that do not have increased priority.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the foe. This move always goes first.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like	Human-Like	26	26	26	26	1
123		Scyther		Bug	Bug	1^PtHGSS	1	1	1
798		Kartana		Undiscovered	Undiscovered				1	1
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
236		Tyrogue		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
447		Riolu		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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
056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔
057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔	✔
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
236		Tyrogue		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
256		Combusken		Field		Field	✔	✔
257		Blaziken		Field		Field	✔	✔
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
447		Riolu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔
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 Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Vacuum Wave is a move with 11 base power, 88% accuracy, and 14 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, from up to 2 tiles away, even if there's an ally inbetween.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	1	—	20	24	100%	An opponent	—	No additional effect.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on a target up to 2 tiles away.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえる２マスまでとどく
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Croagunk charging	The shape	Gallade	Riolu
The user whirls a part of its body to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target.
User	First Used In		Notes
Croagunk	Croagunk jumps into the air and spins around, causing pink wind to appear around it. It then turns towards the opponent and puts its arms around its head, firing the wind from around its body in the shape of a heart.
Nurse Joy's Chrissy	Cream of the Croagunk Crop!		Debut
Gallade	Gallade jumps into the air and his forearms glow white. Then, he spins around with his head and his arms extended facing the opponent and he fires a horizontal tornado from his body at the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade	A Grand Fight for Winning!		None
Riolu	A light blue wind forms around Riolu. It then jumps in the air and fires the wind in the form of a blade, or Riolu creates a sphere of wind in its hands. Riolu then fires the wind in the form of a beam at the opponent.
Cameron's Riolu	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!		None
Ash's Riolu	Caring for a Mystery!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Croagunk	Riolu

The user whirls a part of its body to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Riolu	Riolu waves both of its arms above its body and back down to one side, creating a cyclone of energy from its hand and firing it at the opponent.
Maylene's Riolu	Magnificent Meditite and Really Riolu II	Debut
Empoleon	Empoleon waves one of its wings at the opponent, firing a powerful wave of energy from its wing at the opponent.
Platinum's Empoleon	Floatzel and Jetsam	Empoleon cannot legally learn Vacuum Wave
Croagunk	Croagunk waves both of its arms, firing a blade of air at the opponent.
Looker's Croagunk	Into the Quarterfinals!	None

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

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

Despite being able to learn it by level up in these games, Scyther cannot learn this move by Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	真空波 Jānhūng Bō
Chinese	Mandarin	真空波 Zhēnkōng Bō
Dutch		Vacuümgolf
French		Onde Vide
German		Vakuumwelle
Greek		Κυματοκενό
Indonesian		Gelombang Hampa
Italian		Vuotonda
Korean		진공파 Jin-gong Pa
Polish		Ssąca Fala
Portuguese		Onda de Vácuo
Spanish	Latin America	Onda de Vacío
Spanish	Spain	Onda Vacío
Vietnamese		Sóng Chân Không

Variations of the move Quick Attack

	Quick Attack • Mach Punch • Aqua Jet Bullet Punch • Ice Shard • Shadow Sneak • Accelerock
	Vacuum Wave

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