Gust

Essentials

Gust

special

Generation 1

Summary

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 40; percentile 17.2
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 35, up to 56 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples

In triple battles, this move can be used on either side to target the farthest away opposing Pokémon.
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

If the target is under the effect of Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop, this move will hit with double power.

History

Before: Type is . Effect is: <bound method MarkdownString.as_text of <pokedex.db.markdown.MarkdownString object at 0xc1963ac>>
Before: Does not hit Pokémon under the effects of Fly.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Whips up a strong gust of wind.

: Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.

: A gust of wind is whipped up by wings and launched at the foe to inflict damage.

: A gust of wind is whipped up by wings and launched at the target to inflict damage.

Foreign Names

German: Windstoß
French: Tornade
Italian: Raffica
Czech: Vzdušný vír
Spanish: Tornado
Japanese: かぜおこし (kazeokoshi)

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Flavor text: A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Gust.

Pokémon

Flying Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Gust's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
	28	28	28	16	16	16	Butterfree		Compoundeyes Tinted Lens		Bug	60	45	50	80	80	70	385
—	—	9	9	9	9	9	Pidgey		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	40	45	40	35	35	56	251
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Pidgeotto		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	63	60	55	50	50	71	349
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Pidgeot		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	83	80	75	70	70	91	469
		31	31	31	31	31	Venomoth		Shield Dust Tinted Lens Wonder Skin		Bug	70	65	60	90	75	90	450
		—	—	—	—	—	Articuno		Pressure Snow Cloak		No Eggs	90	85	100	95	125	85	580
		31	31	22	22	22	Suicune		Pressure Water Absorb		No Eggs	100	75	115	90	115	85	580
		22	22	15	9	9	Lugia		Pressure Multiscale		No Eggs	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
		22	22	15	9	9	Ho-Oh		Pressure Regenerator		No Eggs	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
			13	13	13	13	Beautifly		Swarm Rivalry		Bug	60	70	50	90	50	65	385
			13	13	13	13	Dustox		Shield Dust Compoundeyes		Bug	60	50	70	50	90	65	385
			26	22	22	22	Masquerain		Intimidate Unnerve		Water 1 Bug	70	60	62	80	82	60	414
			—	—	—	—	Tropius		Chlorophyll Solar Power Harvest		Monster Plant	99	68	83	72	87	51	460
				26	26	26	Mothim		Swarm Tinted Lens		Bug	70	94	50	94	50	66	424
				—	—	—	Combee		Honey Gather Hustle		Bug	30	30	42	30	42	70	244
				—	—	—	Vespiquen		Pressure Unnerve		Bug	70	80	102	80	102	40	474
				11	11	11	Drifloon		Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost		Indeterminate	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
				—	—	—	Drifblim		Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost		Indeterminate	150	80	44	90	54	80	498
				17	17	17	Finneon		Swift Swim Storm Drain Water Veil		Water 2	49	49	56	49	61	66	330
				17	17	17	Lumineon		Swift Swim Storm Drain Water Veil		Water 2	69	69	76	69	86	91	460
						—	Pidove		Big Pecks Super Luck Rivalry		Flying	50	55	50	36	30	43	264
						—	Tranquill		Big Pecks Super Luck Rivalry		Flying	62	77	62	50	42	65	358
						—	Unfezant		Big Pecks Super Luck Rivalry		Flying	80	105	80	65	55	93	478
						8	Woobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Ground	55	45	43	55	43	72	313
						—	Swoobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Ground	67	57	55	77	55	114	425
						10	Whimsicott		Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll		Fairy Plant	60	67	85	77	75	116	480
						—	Sigilyph		Wonder Skin Magic Guard Tinted Lens		Flying	72	58	80	103	80	97	490
						—	Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370
						—	Mandibuzz		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	110	65	105	55	95	80	510
						—	Volcarona		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	85	60	65	135	105	100	550
						—	Tornadus		Prankster Defiant		No Eggs	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
							Zubat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
							Farfetch'd		Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant		Flying Ground	52	65	55	58	62	60	352
							Wingull		Keen Eye Rain Dish		Water 1 Flying	40	30	30	55	30	85	270
							Nincada		Compoundeyes Run Away		Bug	31	45	90	30	30	40	266
							Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
							Ducklett		Keen Eye Big Pecks Hydration		Water 1 Flying	62	44	50	44	50	55	305