Air Slash (move)

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Air Slash エアスラッシュ Air Slash

Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  75 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move 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.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

Effect

Generations IV and V

Air Slash inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch. It can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Generation VI onward

Air Slash's PP changed from 20 to 15.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. It may also make the target flinch. XYORAS SM The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. This may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	1	1	1	1
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug				43
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	49	49	49	49
0017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying	57	57	57	57
0018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying	62	62	62	62
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	41	45	45XY 41ORAS	41
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	51	57BW 52B2W2	52XY 48ORAS	48
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	37	49	49	49
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	53	53	50	50
0146		Moltres		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	50	50	50	50
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying	29	33	33	31
0164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying	32	37	37	35
0165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug				36
0166		Ledian		Bug		Bug				42
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying	51	57BW 52B2W2	52XY 48ORAS	48
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying			25ORAS	1, Evo.
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	54	54	54	54
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field				41
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1		36B2W2	36	36
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	40DP 39PtHGSS	42	42XY 45ORAS	45
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying	53	53	53XY 33ORAS	33
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying	61	61	1, 61XY 1, 45ORAS	1, 39
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying	47	47BW 46B2W2	46XY 40ORAS	40
0284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug	47	47	47XY 38ORAS	38
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	47	51	50XY 36ORAS	36
0384		Rayquaza		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	35HGSS	35	35XY 30ORAS	30
0414		Mothim		Bug		Bug	41	41	41	41
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug		37B2W2	37	37
0458		Mantyke		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		36B2W2	36	36
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	1	1	1	1
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug	49DP 54PtHGSS	54	1, 54	1, 54
492S		Shaymin Sky Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	64PtHGSS	64	64	64
0519		Pidove		Flying		Flying		29	29	29
0520		Tranquill		Flying		Flying		32	32	32
0521		Unfezant		Flying		Flying		33	33	33
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying		32	32	32
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying		32	32	32
0561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying		41	41	41
0580		Ducklett		Water 1	Flying		27	27	27
0581		Swanna		Water 1	Flying		27	27	27
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying		41	41	41
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying		41	41	41
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying		41	41	41
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying		41	41	41
0641		Tornadus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		43	43	37
0714		Noibat		Flying		Flying			48	48
0715		Noivern		Flying		Flying			53	53
0717		Yveltal		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			10	10
0738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug				1
0741		Oricorio		Flying		Flying				36
0772		Type: Null		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				60
0773		Silvally		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				60
0792		Lunala		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				19
0797		Celesteela		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				1
0798		Kartana		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				59
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
0587		Emolga		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Form change

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479F		Rotom Fan Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this formPtHGSS
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479F		Rotom Fan Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479F		Rotom Fan Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479F		Rotom Fan Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0587		Emolga		Field		Field	Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0169		CrobatLv. 30		Flying		Flying	2010 World Championships Crobat
0245		Suicune		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Shiny Crown Suicune Korean Crown Suicune GameStop Suicune Winter 2011 Suicune
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0492		ShayminLv. 15 Land Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Pokémon Scrap Shaymin Full Story Shaymin
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon GO

Air Slash
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 14 Energy boost 10 Duration 1.2 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Air Slash had a power of 12.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with the Cringe status condition, making its actions fail.

In the anime

In the main series

Shaymin Unfezant Togekiss Tornadus
The user forms a ball and throws it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
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 flies around in a circle until wind starts forming in the middle of the circle. Then, the wind starts glowing light blue, and forms into a light blue energy ball. Finally, Shaymin flies back and flies into the energy ball, sending a light blue blast from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Shaymin	Keeping in Top Forme		None
	Togekiss spins its body in place, and its body glows light blue. Then, light blue energy appears around Togekiss and spirals around it, slashing the opponent, or a light blue energy ball appears in front of Togekiss's body and it fires it at the opponent. As the ball fires at the opponent, it turns into a beam, or Togekiss lifts up one wing and starts waving it around. Light blue energy streaks then appear and swirl around, forming into a ball above the tip of Togekiss's wing. It then tosses the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Togekiss	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
	Suicune opens its mouth and raises its head. Then, a circle of clear spinning energy forms in front of its mouth. Suicune then whips its head down, firing the circle like a vertical disc at the opponent.
A wild Suicune	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		Game event-based specimen
Noctowl	Noctowl raises its wings above its head and a spiraling light blue orb of energy forms in between them. It then throws the ball at the opponent. As it shoots towards the opponent, the ball becomes surrounded by a light blue aura.
Ash's Noctowl	Working on a Right Move!		None
	Woobat's wings glow light blue and it crosses them in front of its body. It then opens them up quickly, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Jessie's Woobat	Enter Iris and Axew!		None
Two wild Woobat	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		None
	Both of Mandibuzz's wings glow light blue and its waves them repeatedly. Every time Mandibuzz waves its wings, two saw-like energy blades shoot out from its wings at the opponent, or one of Mandibuzz's wings glows light blue, and a saw-like energy blade forms on its tip. It then waves its wing, firing the energy blade at the opponent.
Katharine's Mandibuzz	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!		None
A wild Mandibuzz	Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story		None
	Tornadus crosses its arms in front of its body and then opens its arms, opening its hands so its palms are facing up. In each hand, two light blue saw-like energy blades form, and Tornadus swings its arms, throwing the four energy blades at the opponent.
A wild Tornadus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1		None
	Unfezant's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Skyla's Unfezant	Cilan Takes Flight!		None
Alain's Unfezant	Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!		None
	Pidove's wings glow white and it flaps them, releasing multiple white glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Multiple wild Pidove	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Three wild Pidove	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
	Rufflet flaps its wings, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Nursery's Rufflet	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
	Tornadus's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
A wild Tornadus	Unova's Survival Crisis!		None
	Braviary's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Radley's Braviary	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
Baraz's Braviary	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None
	Rotom's fan blades glow light blue, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its fan at the opponent.
A wild Rotom	To Catch a Rotom!		None
	Golbat's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Multiple wild Golbat	A Stealthy Challenge!		None
	Crobat flaps its wings, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Xerosic's Crobat	The Right Hero for the Right Job!		None

In Pokémon Generations

Swanna
The user releases multiple saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Swanna releases multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Skyla's Swanna	The Uprising		Debut

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

Braviary
The user cuts the air with blades of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Braviary waves its wings, sending blades of air at the opponent.
Baraz's Braviary	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Fan Rotom Mothim Tornadus Unfezant
The user cuts the air with blades of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mothim flaps its wings repeatedly, releasing multiple crescent blades of air from its wings all around it.
A Roughneck's Mothim	Vexing Vespiquen and Unmanageable Mothim I		Debut
	Rotom spins the fan on the top of its head at top speed, causing a powerful twister to come out and spiral around the opponent. A powerful wind also comes out of the fan and blows the opponent away.
Diamond's Rotom	Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)		None
	Braviary waves its wings, sending blades of air at the opponent.
Black's Brav	Battle at the Museum		None
	Unfezant smacks the opponent with its wings.
Skyla's Unfezant	The Battle Within		None
	Therian Forme Tornadus releases multiple saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Team Plasma's Tornadus	PS532‎		None

• In Exit Empoleon, Dahlia's Togekiss was mentioned to know Air Slash, but it was never seen using the move.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Golbat
The user attacks the opponent with a blade of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Golbat attacks the opponent with a blade of wind.
Jupiter's Golbat	Challenge! The Fortress of Steel!!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

Charizard
The user flaps its wings to form a blade of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard flaps its wings to form a blade of wind.
Lance's Charizard	Betting on the Name of the Strongest!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 空氣斬 Hūnghei Jáam​ * 空氣砍 Hūnghei Hám​ * Mandarin 空氣斬 / 空气斩 Kōng​qì​ Zhǎn​ * 空氣砍 Kōng​qì​ Kǎn​ * Dutch Luchtslag French Lame d'Air German Luftschnitt Greek Κόψη Ανέμου Kopse Anemou Indonesian Air Slash Mengiris Udara Italian Eterelama Korean 에어슬래시 Air Slash Polish Powietrzne Cięcie Portuguese Brazil Golpe de Ar (games, BW103-present, TCG, manga) Corte Aéreo (early anime) Portugal Lâmina Aérea Golpe de Ar (Black and White series) Spanish Latin America Rasguño Aéreo (DP052) Tajo Aéreo (DP168-DP191) Corte Aéreo (BW002-present) Spain Tajo Aéreo Vietnamese Nhát Chém Không Khí

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