Wish (move)

Wish (Japanese: ねがいごと Wish) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

If you were looking for the ending theme of the Korean dub of M22, see Wish (song).

Wish
ねがいごと Wish

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	0
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Excites the audience a lot if used last.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation III

The turn Wish is used, the user will make a wish. At the end of the next turn, the Pokémon in the user's current position will be healed by half its own maximum HP.

Wish can still be used even if the user's HP is full, but it will do nothing if the Pokémon that should be healed has full HP.

Wish cannot be blocked by Protect.

Generation IV

Wish will now cast its healing effect before a Pokémon switches in for a Pokémon knocked out in that turn.

Generation V onward

Wish now heals for half of the user's maximum HP rather than the recipient's. Wish can now be stolen by Snatch.

Wish can be used as a part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Bestow, Fling and Present to give an extra three appeal points if any of them is used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Wish, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColo.XD	A wish that restores HP. It takes time to work.
FRLG	A self-healing move that restores half the full HP on the next turn.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP in the next turn.
BW B2W2	One turn after this move is used, the target's HP is restored by half the user's maximum HP.
XY ORAS	One turn after this move is used, the target's HP is restored by half the user's max HP.
SM USUM SwSh	One turn after this move is used, the user's or its replacement's HP is restored by half the user's max HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
175		Togepi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	31^RSE 29^FRLG	28	29	29	29	52
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	31^RSE 29^FRLG	28	29	29	29	52
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	30	28	28	28	28	40
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	35	30	30	30^XY 29^ORAS	29	48
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous		17	17	17^XY 14^ORAS	14	28
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	21	21	21	21^XY 22^ORAS	22	22^BDSP
380		Latias		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	5	5	5	5^XY 1^ORAS	1	30
385		Jirachi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	1	1	1	1	1	1
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy						1
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2			37	37	37
669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy				20	20
670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy				20	20
670		Floette Eternal Flower		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				20	20
671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy				1	1
684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy				45	45	30^SwSh
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy				45	45	30^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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
133		Eevee		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
172		Pichu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
238		Smoochum		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
433		Chingling		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
519		Pidove		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
653		Fennekin		Field		Field				✔	✔
682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔	✔^SwSh
775		Komala		Field		Field					✔
777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy					✔	✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
174		Igglybuff		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Pokéwalker - Amity Meadow
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
655		Delphox		Field		Field	Island Scan - Ancient Poni Path^USUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation III

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
083	Farfetch'd	Flying	Field	Wish Egg
096	Drowzee	Human-Like		Human-Like	Wish Egg
102	Exeggcute	Grass		Grass	Wish Egg
108	Lickitung	Monster		Monster	Wish Egg
113	Chansey	Fairy		Fairy	Wish Egg
115	Kangaskhan	Monster		Monster	Wish Egg
172	Pichu	Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary
280	Ralts	Human-Like	Amorphous	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary
359	Absol	Field		Field	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary Pokémon Stamp Ruby and Sapphire
371	Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VIII

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
025	Pikachu	Field	Fairy	KIBO's Pikachu ★Sgr6746 Gigantamax Factor Pikachu
133	Eevee	Field		Field	★Sgr7194 Gigantamax Factor Eevee
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, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, Wish is a move with 15PP. It causes the user to gain the Wish status for 10-11 turns, increasing natural HP recovery to 3.3% of the Pokémon's maximum HP each turn. This move is affected is affected by Taunt.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the user gains the Wish status on the first turn and then recovers 75% of max HP to the user and to all adjacent allies on the next turn.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	The user gains the Wish status. It boosts the user's HP recovery rate.
MDTD S	Gives the user a Wish status. A Pokémon with the Wish status has its natural HP recovery rate boosted.
BSL	じぶんをねがいごとじょうたいにかえるねがいごとじょうたいになるとＨＰがしぜんにかいふくするのがはやくなる
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD	You'll make a wish! When your wish comes true, your HP and your teammates' HP will be restored.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Espeon	Healing
The user can heal its allies by wishing it.
User	First Used In		Notes
Espeon	Espeon cries out, and an image of a shoothing star appears behind it and a white light shoots up around its body. If Espeon or its ally is hurt afterwards, the image of the shooting star reappears behind them and they become surrounded by white light, healing them.
Soleil's Espeon	Night and Day, You are the Ones!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Smeargle

The user can heal its allies by wishing it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jirachi	Jirachi's body gives off an extremely bright flash of light.
Guile Hideout's Jirachi	You Need to Chill Out, Regice	Debut
Smeargle	Smeargle puts its hands together in front of its chest, looks into the sky and sings. A bright and sparkly aura with multiple stars in it then appears around Smeargle's body.
Noland's three Smeargle	A Cheeky Charizard Change-Up II	Learned via Sketch

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

In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	祈願 Kèihyuhn * 祈求 Kèikàuh *
Chinese	Mandarin	祈願 / 祈愿 Qíyuàn * 祈求 Qíqiú *
French		Vœu
German		Wunschtraum
Greek		Ευχή Éuhe
Italian		Desiderio
Korean		희망사항 Huimang Sahang
Portuguese	Brazil	Desejo
Portuguese	Portugal	Desejo
Serbian		Želja
Spanish		Deseo
Vietnamese		Nguyện Ước

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