Razor Wind (move)

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Razor Wind かまいたち Razor Wind

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% 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 Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM02 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

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

Razor Wind (Japanese: かまいたち Razor Wind) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM02 in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Razor Wind does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than saying "<Pokémon> made a whirlwind!". On the following turn, Razor Wind inflicts damage, PP is deducted, and it will count as the last move used. Once Razor Wind is selected, the user will be unable to switch out until Razor Wind has been disrupted or fully executed. Accuracy in this Generation is 75%.

If Razor Wind is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted, and it will not count as the last move used. If the target uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user creates a whirlwind, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Razor Wind (or fail if it cannot).

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Razor Wind.

In Pokémon Stadium, Mirror Move will copy Razor Wind on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Generation II

Razor Wind now has an increased critical hit ratio.

Generation III onward

Razor Wind now has an accuracy of 100%. The charging turn now says "<Pokémon> whipped up a whirlwind!"

In battles with multiple opponents, it targets all adjacent opponents.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Razor Wind can be executed in one turn.

Description

Games Description Stad A two-turn attack with the wind attack in the second turn. Learned by many Flying-type Pokémon. Stad2 A two-turn attack with the wind attack in the second turn. Learned by many Flying types. GSC 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack RSE A 2-turn move that strikes the foe on the 2nd turn. FRLG Blades of wind hit the foe on the 2nd turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio. ColoXD A 2-turn move that strikes the target on the 2nd turn. DPPtHGSSPBR A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit the foe on the second turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio. BWB2W2 XYORAS A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily. SM In this two-turn attack, blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug				33	33	33	33
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug				33	33	33	33
0274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass			37	37	37	37XY 20ORAS	20
0359		Absol		Field		Field			17	17	17BW 57B2W2	1, 57XY 49ORAS	49
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field				45	45BW 35B2W2	35	35
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field				50	50BW 41B2W2	41	41
0519		Pidove		Flying		Flying					32	32	32
0520		Tranquill		Flying		Flying					36	36	36
0521		Unfezant		Flying		Flying					38	38	38
0661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying						25	25
0662		Fletchinder		Flying		Flying						27	27
0663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying						27	27
0694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon						22	22
0695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon						1	1
0714		Noibat		Flying		Flying						31	31
0715		Noivern		Flying		Flying						31	31
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						1	1
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							70
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							70
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
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔GS
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔GS
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0207		Gligar		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0335		Zangoose		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0610		Axew		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						✔
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM02	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	✔
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔
0017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying	✔
0018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying	✔
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	✔
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	✔
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	✔
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔
0144		Articuno		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	✔
0145		Zapdos		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	✔
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	✔
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0151		Mew		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	✔
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 III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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

Description

Games Description MDRB The user gains the Razor Wind status, and it looses a powerful attack with a high critical-hit rate on the next turn. It is not possible to link this move.

In the anime

Scyther Floatzel Absol Fletchling
The user shoots crescent blades of wind at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Golbat flaps its wings and a wind is created with sharp white energy inside it.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin!		Debut
	The scythe on Absol's head glows white and it swings its head, sending out a white crescent blade of energy at the opponent.
A wild Absol	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
A wild Absol	Absol-ute Disaster		None
Mollie's Absol	What I Did For Love!		None
Drew's Absol	Thinning the Hoard!		None
	Shiftry waves its fan-like hands and it creates a strong wind which forms into a tornado around the opponent, or Shiftry's fan-like hands glow white and it swings them, releasing a white crescent blade energy at the opponent.
Angela's Shiftry	From Cradle to Save		None
A wild Shiftry	Leave it to Brocko!		None
	Buizel's tail glows white and it whips its body around, releasing a white crescent-shaped energy blade from its tail at the opponent.
A wild Buizel	Pikachu's Island Adventure		None
	The leaf on Nuzleaf's head glows white and it swings it, releasing multiple white crescent blades of energy at the opponent.
A wild Nuzleaf	Leave it to Brocko!		None
	Scyther crosses its scythes and they start to glow white. It then brings them forward and multiple white crescent shaped energy beams come out and hit the opponent.
A Trainer's Scyther	Tag! We're It...!		None
	Zangoose waves its claw and releases a white, crescent-shaped energy from its claw at the opponent.
A wild Zangoose	Glory Blaze!		None
	The two fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and it swings them, firing two or multiple white, crescent-shaped energy disks from them at the opponent.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
Kenny's Floatzel	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Scizor crosses its arms and both of its claws glow white. It then slashes the air in front of it, causing a powerful wind to appear and blow the opponent away. As it slashes, it leaves behind a white trail of energy.
Goone's Scizor	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Fletchling's wings glow bright white and it repeatedly waves them, causing bright white, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Fletchling	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
	Fletchinder's wings glow bright white and it repeatedly waves them, causing bright white, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Fletchinder	Showdown at the Shalour Gym!		None
	Talonflame's wings glow bright white and it repeatedly waves them, causing bright white, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Talonflame	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Talonflame Golbat Unfezant
The user slashes the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Golbat slashes the opponent with one of its wings.
Koga's Golbat	Go for the Golbat!		Debut
	Unfezant fires a blade of razor sharp air from its wing at the opponent.
Skyla's Unfezant	Museum Showdown		None
	Talonflame slashes its wing at the opponent.
Malva's Talonflame	PAXY38		None

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

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

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

Trivia

• Despite being introduced in Generation I, no Pokémon could learn it by leveling up until Generation III.
  • No Pokémon are able to learn Razor Wind in Generation II without the player trading with a Generation I game first.
• Razor Wind has the lowest index number of all special moves.
• The Japanese name of the move, Kamaitachi, is a direct reference to the Japanese yōkai of the same name. Kamaitachi is a weasel that is depicted with sharp claws, riding on a gust of wind and cutting people's skin on the legs.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 旋風刀 Syùhnfūng Dōu * 鐮刀急風 Lìhmdōu Gāpfūng * Mandarin 旋風刀 / 旋风刀 Xuànfēngdāo * 旋風力 / 旋风力 Xuànfēng Lì * Dutch Meswind Finnish Viiltotuuli French Coupe-Vent German Klingensturm Greek Άνεμος Θεριστής Hebrew רוח תער Roo'ach Ta'ar Hindi तेज़ धार हवाए Tez Dhaar Havaae Italian Ventagliente Korean 칼바람 Kalbaram Polish Cios Wiatru Portuguese Brazil Lâmina de Vento Vento Cortante (TCG and manga) Portugal Vento Cortante Romanian Razor Wind Serbian Razorni Vetar Spanish Viento Cortante* V. Cortante* Turkish Jilet Rüzgâr Vietnamese Lưỡi Dao Gió

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