Whirlwind

Essentials

Whirlwind

status

Generation 1

Summary

Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: -6 (slow)

Flags

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

This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
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
Heals
Ignores Substitute

This move ignores the target's Substitute.
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: TM04
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Switches the target out for another of its trainer's Pokémon selected at random. Wild battles end immediately.

Doesn't affect Pokémon with Suction Cups or under the effect of Ingrain.

History

Before: Has 100% accuracy.
Before: Has 85% accuracy.
Before: Does nothing in trainer battles.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Blows away the foe & ends battle.

: Blows away the foe with wind and ends the battle.
: The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.

: The foe is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.

: The target is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
: The target is blown away and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.

: The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

: The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ふきとばし (fukitobashi)
: ふきとばし
Korean: 날려버리기
Chinese: 吹飛
: 吹飞
French: Cyclone
German: Wirbelwind
Spanish: Remolino
Italian: Turbine
Czech: Odfouknutí

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: Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Whirlwind.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Roar			20	—	—	-6	Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Pokémon

										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
26	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	29	29	Butterfree		Compound Eyes Tinted Lens		Bug	60	45	50	90	80	70	395
19	19	21	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	Pidgey		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	40	45	40	35	35	56	251
21	21	23	20	17	17	17	17	17	17	Pidgeotto		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	63	60	55	50	50	71	349
21	21	23	20	17	17	17	17	17	17	Pidgeot		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	83	80	75	70	70	101	479
							17	17	17	Mega Pidgeot		No Guard		Flying	83	80	80	135	80	121	579
		77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lugia		Pressure Multiscale		Undiscovered	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
		77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ho-Oh		Pressure Regenerator		Undiscovered	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
			27	27	27	27	30	30	30	Beautifly		Swarm Rivalry		Bug	60	70	50	100	50	65	395
			27	27	27	27	30	30	30	Dustox		Shield Dust Compound Eyes		Bug	60	50	70	50	90	65	385
				—	—	—	—	—	—	Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
			53	54	54	—	—	—	—	Masquerain		Intimidate Unnerve		Water 1 Bug	70	60	62	100	82	80	454
			22	16	16	16	16	16	16	Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
			22	16	16	16	16	16	16	Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
			27	27	27	27	21	21	21	Tropius		Chlorophyll Solar Power Harvest		Monster Grass	99	68	83	72	87	51	460
				21	21	21	21	21	21	Starly		Keen Eye Reckless		Flying	40	55	30	30	30	60	245
				23	23	23	23	23	23	Staravia		Intimidate Reckless		Flying	55	75	50	40	40	80	340
				23	23	23	23	23	23	Staraptor		Intimidate Reckless		Flying	85	120	70	50	60	100	485
					14	14	14	14	14	Sigilyph		Wonder Skin Magic Guard Tinted Lens		Flying	72	58	80	103	80	97	490
					55	55	55	55	55	Rufflet		Keen Eye Sheer Force Hustle		Flying	70	83	50	37	50	60	350
					57	—	—	—	—	Braviary		Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant		Flying	100	123	75	57	75	80	510
					55	55	55	55	55	Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370
					57	—	—	—	—	Mandibuzz		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	110	65	105	55	95	80	510
					40	40	40	40	40	Volcarona		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	85	60	65	135	105	100	550
						40	40	40	40	Noibat		Frisk Infiltrator Telepathy		Flying	40	30	35	45	40	55	245
						40	40	40	40	Noivern		Frisk Infiltrator Telepathy		Flying	85	70	80	97	80	123	535
								—	—	Tapu Bulu		Grassy Surge Telepathy		Undiscovered	70	130	115	85	95	75	570
										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.
										Spearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	40	60	30	31	31	70	262
										Zubat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
										Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
										Mega Aerodactyl		Tough Claws		Flying	80	135	85	70	95	150	615
										Munchlax		Pickup Thick Fat Gluttony		Undiscovered	135	85	40	40	85	5	390
										Snorlax		Immunity Thick Fat Gluttony		Monster	160	110	65	65	110	30	540
										Hoothoot		Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens		Flying	60	30	30	36	56	50	262
										Yanma		Speed Boost Compound Eyes Frisk		Bug	65	65	45	75	45	95	390
										Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
										Skarmory		Keen Eye Sturdy Weak Armor		Flying	65	80	140	40	70	70	465
										Taillow		Guts Scrappy		Flying	40	55	30	30	30	85	270
										Whismur		Soundproof Rattled		Monster Field	64	51	23	51	23	28	240
										Spoink		Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony		Field	60	25	35	70	80	60	330
										Cranidos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
										Hippopotas		Sand Stream Sand Force		Field	68	72	78	38	42	32	330
										Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
04	04									Butterfree		Compound Eyes Tinted Lens		Bug	60	45	50	90	80	70	395
04	04									Pidgey		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	40	45	40	35	35	56	251
04	04									Pidgeotto		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	63	60	55	50	50	71	349
04	04									Pidgeot		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	83	80	75	70	70	101	479
04	04									Spearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	40	60	30	31	31	70	262
04	04									Fearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	65	90	65	61	61	100	442
04	04									Zubat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
04	04									Golbat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	75	80	70	65	75	90	455
04	04									Venomoth		Shield Dust Tinted Lens Wonder Skin		Bug	70	65	60	90	75	90	450
04	04									Farfetch’d		Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant		Flying Field	52	90	55	58	62	60	377
04	04									Doduo		Run Away Early Bird Tangled Feet		Flying	35	85	45	35	35	75	310
04	04									Dodrio		Run Away Early Bird Tangled Feet		Flying	60	110	70	60	60	110	470
04	04									Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
04	04									Articuno		Pressure Snow Cloak		Undiscovered	90	85	100	95	125	85	580
04	04									Zapdos		Pressure Static		Undiscovered	90	90	85	125	90	100	580
04	04									Moltres		Pressure Flame Body		Undiscovered	90	100	90	125	85	90	580
04	04									Mew		Synchronize		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600

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