Air Slash (move)

Air Slash
エアスラッシュ Air Slash

Battles

Type	Flying
Category	Special
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	75
Accuracy	95%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

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

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Air Slash (Japanese: エアスラッシュ Air Slash) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move, introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Air Slash inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0006	Charizard	Fire	Flying	--
0016	Pidgey	Normal	Flying	49
0017	Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	57
0018	Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	62
0041	Zubat	Poison	Flying	41
0042	Golbat	Poison	Flying	51
0083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	37
0123	Scyther	Bug	Flying	53
0146	Moltres	Fire	Flying	50
0163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	29
0164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	32
0169	Crobat	Poison	Flying	51
0193	Yanma	Bug	Flying	54
0227	Skarmory	Steel	Flying	40
0227	Skarmory	Steel	Flying	39
0276	Taillow	Normal	Flying	53
0277	Swellow	Normal	Flying	61
0278	Wingull	Water	Flying	47
0284	Masquerain	Bug	Flying	47
0357	Tropius	Grass	Flying	47
0384	Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	35
0414	Mothim	Bug	Flying	41
0468	Togekiss	Normal	Flying	--
0469	Yanmega	Bug	Flying	49
0469	Yanmega	Bug	Flying	54
0492	Shaymin	Grass	Flying	64
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

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| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Skarmory
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull
Togekiss

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Special move

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost	Pokémon Platinum
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0245		Suicune	Water		13th Movie Event
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Shaymin File:Farfetchd Air Slash.png Farfetch'd File:Togekiss Air Slash.png Togekiss File:Noctowl Air Slash.png Noctowl
The user forms a ball and throws it at the opponent.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Farfetch'd points its leek in the air and waves it around, creating a ball of wind that it throws at the opponent.
Holly's Farfetch'd	Smells Like Team Spirit!	Debut
	A ball of wind gathers in front of one of Skarmory's wings, and it throws it at the opponent.
A wild Skarmory	Steeling Peace of Mind!	None
	Shaymin spins round and round creating wind currents, which turn into a ball and is launched at the opponent.
A wild Shaymin	Keeping in Top Forme	None
	Wind currents spiral in front of Togekiss, forming a ball of wind that it launches at the opponent.
Dawn's Togekiss	DP171	None
	Wind currents spiral in front of Noctowl, forming a ball of wind that it launches at the opponent.
Ash's Noctowl	DP185	None