Wing Attack (move)

Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Wing Attack
つばさでうつ Wing Strike
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Type  Flying
Category  Physical
PP  35 (max. 56)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Effect

Generation I

Wing Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. It has a power of 35.

Generations II onwards

Wing Attack's power increases to 60. It can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges at the target.
Stad2 A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges.
GSC Strikes the target with wings.
RSE Strikes the foe with wings spread wide.
FRLG The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide.
Colo.XD Strikes the target with wings spread wide.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
006 Charizard

Monster Dragon 36 36 36 36 36 1, Evo.
016 Pidgey

Flying Flying 28 29 25 33 33 33 33SMUSUM
15PE
33BDSP
017 Pidgeotto

Flying Flying 31 33 27 37 37 37 37SMUSUM
15PE
37BDSP
018 Pidgeot

Flying Flying 31 33 27 38 38 38 38SMUSUM
15PE
38BDSP
021 Spearow

Flying Flying 18BDSP
022 Fearow

Flying Flying 18BDSP
041 Zubat

Flying Flying 28 27 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13SMUSUM
4PE
042 Golbat

Flying Flying 32 30 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13SMUSUM
1, 4PE
084 Doduo

Flying Flying 15BDSP
085 Dodrio

Flying Flying 15BDSP
123 Scyther

Bug Bug 50Y 30 26 21 21 21 21SMUSUM
16PE
12
142 Aerodactyl

Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
146 Moltres

Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 15
146 Moltres
Galarian Form

Undiscovered Undiscovered 15SwSh
149 Dragonite

Water 1 Dragon 55 55 55 55 55 1, Evo. 1
169 Crobat

Flying Flying 30 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13
193 Yanma

Bug Bug 37C 43RSE
39FRLG
43 43 43 43 43BDSP
198 Murkrow

Flying Flying 15 15 15 15 15BDSP
212 Scizor

Bug Bug 1
226 Mantine

Water 1 Water 1 40 36 22 22BW
14B2W2
14 14 1
227 Skarmory

Flying Flying 20
276 Taillow

Flying Flying 13 13 13 13 13 13BDSP
277 Swellow

Flying Flying 13 13 13 13 13 13BDSP
278 Wingull

Water 1 Flying 13 11 11BW
9B2W2
9XY
8ORAS
8 15
279 Pelipper

Water 1 Flying 1, 13 1, 11 1, 11BW
1, 9B2W2
1, 9XY
1, 8ORAS
1, 8 15
396 Starly

Flying Flying 9 9 9 9 9BDSP
397 Staravia

Flying Flying 9 9 9 9 9BDSP
398 Staraptor

Flying Flying 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9BDSP
430 Honchkrow

Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
458 Mantyke

Undiscovered Undiscovered 22 22BW
14B2W2
14 14 8
469 Yanmega

Bug Bug 1BDSP
566 Archen

Flying Water 3 1 1 1 6SwSh
567 Archeops

Flying Water 3 1 1 1 1SwSh
580 Ducklett

Water 1 Flying 9 9 9
581 Swanna

Water 1 Flying 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
627 Rufflet

Flying Flying 10 10 10 12SwSh
628 Braviary

Flying Flying 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1SwSh
701 Hawlucha

Flying Human-Like 8 8 4SwSh
714 Noibat

Flying Dragon 16 16 16SwSh
715 Noivern

Flying Dragon 16 16 16SwSh
841 Flapple

Grass Dragon 1, Evo.SwSh
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII
004 Charmander
Monster Dragon
041 Zubat

Flying Flying
163 Hoothoot

Flying Flying
198 Murkrow

Flying Flying BDSP
207 Gligar

Bug Bug BDSP
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
207 Gligar

Bug Bug Earthquake GligarStad2
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, Wing Attack is a move with base power of 6, 22PP and 95% accuracy. The user attacks enemy in the front.

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 20.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
Users:      
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

 Wing Attack
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 8
Energy boost 9
Duration 0.8 seconds
Damage window 0.55 - 0.75 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 5
Energy boost 7
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 12 → 9
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 9 → 10
    • Energy boost: 7 → 10
    • Duration: 0.75 → 1.25 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Power: 10 → 8
    • Energy boost: 10 → 9
    • Duration: 1.25 → 0.8 seconds

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
Conq. The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In the anime

Main series

Zubat Pidgeotto Swanna Pelipper
The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Ash's Pidgeotto The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Debut
Golbat Golbat repeatedly dives down and strikes the opponent with one of its wings, or Golbat deflects an opponent's attacks with its wings. Sometimes, its wings glow white.
Koga's Golbat The Ninja Poké-Showdown None
Brock's Golbat Hassle in the Castle None
J's henchmen's Golbat Ill-Will Hunting! None
Pidgeot Pidgeot hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Falkner's Pidgeot Fighting Flyer with Fire None
Zubat Zubat flies down at hits the opponent with one of its wings. Sometimes its wings glow white.
Brock's Zubat Spell of the Unown: Entei None
Rapp's Zubat Turning Heads and Training Hard! None
Crobat Four or two of Crobat's four wings glow white and its hits the opponent with them.
Brock's Crobat Control Freak! None
J's henchmen's Crobat Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 None
Xerosic's Crobat Facing the Needs of the Many! None
Dragonite Dragonite flaps its wings and white energy is released from them, hitting the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite Rage of Innocence None
Mantine Mantine hits the opponent many times with one of its wings, or both of Mantine's wings glow white and white energy shines off them. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Dorian's Mantine Just Add Water None
Marlon's Mantine The Road to Humilau! None
Taillow Taillow hits the opponent with one of its wings. Sometimes, its wings glow white.
Ash's Taillow A Tail with a Twist None
Pelipper Pelipper strikes the opponent with one of its wings. Sometimes, Pelipper's wings glow light blue while using the move.
Anthony's Pelipper You Said a Mouthful! None
Team Rocket's Pelipper To Train, or Not to Train! None
Pidgey Pidgey's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with one of them.
A Pidgey Anita borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School Gonna Rule the School! None
Swellow Swellow's wings glow white and it slashes the opponent with one of them.
Vito Winstrate's Swellow Candid Camerupt! None
Ash's Swellow That's Just Swellow None
Starly Starly slaps the opponent across the face multiple times with one of its wings.
Ash's Starly Two Degrees of Separation! None
Staravia Staravia's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Staravia Cooking up a Sweet Story! None
Sudowoodo The branches on Sudowoodo's head and the orbs on its hands glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of its hands.
Brock's Sudowoodo Tears For Fears! Used via Mimic
Staraptor Staraptor's wings shine, then glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them.
Reggie's Staraptor Lost Leader Strategy! None
Barry's Staraptor Barry's Busting Out All Over! None
Yanma Yanma's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Jessie's Yanma The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! None
Tyler's Yanma The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! None
Ducklett Both of Ducklett's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Three wild Ducklett Dancing With the Ducklett Trio! None
Tranquill Both of Tranquill's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Tranquill An Amazing Aerial Battle! Japanese version only
Tranquill cannot legally learn Wing Attack
Archen Both of Archen's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Four wild Archen A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 None
Braviary Both of Braviary's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. He then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Soren's Braviary A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None
A wild Braviary Saving Braviary! None
Swanna Both of Swanna's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent.
Cameron's Swanna Cameron's Secret Weapon! None
Charizard Both of Charizard's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the wingtips. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Charizard The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! None
Noctowl Noctowl's wings glow light blue and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Ilunas's Noctowl Night and Day, You are the Ones! None
Hawlucha Hawlucha's wings glow light blue and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Bea's Hawlucha Battle Three With Bea! None


Pokémon Generations

Pidgeot
The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Pidgeot Both of Pidgeot's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the wingtips. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Blue's Pidgeot The Challenger Debut


In the manga

Ash & Pikachu


Be the Best! Pokémon B+W


Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys


Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Arabic هجوم الجناح hujum aljanah
Chinese Cantonese 翅膀攻擊 Chibóng Gūnggīk
Mandarin 翅膀攻擊 / 翅膀攻击 Chìbǎng Gōngjí / Chìbǎng Gōngjī
Czech Křídlový útok
Danish Vingeangreb
Dutch Vleugelaanval
Finnish Siipi-isku
French Cru-Ailes*
Cru-Aile*
German Flügelschlag
Greek Πτερωτή Pterutí
Hindi पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar
Icelandic Vængárás
Indonesian Kepakan Sayap
Italian Attacco d'Ala*
Att. d'Ala*
Korean 날개치기 Nalgaechigi
Norwegian Vingangrep
Polish Atak Skrzydeł*
Atak Skrzydłem*
Atak Wiatru*
Portuguese Brazil Ataque de Asa (games, anime, TCG, manga)
Ataque com Asa (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Ataque de Asas (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Ataque de Asas
Romanian Atacul Aripilor
Serbian Napad krilima
Spanish Latin America Ataque de alas
Ala ataque
Aletazo
Spain Ataque Ala*
Ataque-Ala*
Swedish Vingattack
Thai โจมตีด้วยปีก
Turkish Kanat Saldırısı
Vietnamese Tấn Công Bằng Cánh



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