Wing Attack (move)

Wing Attack
つばさでうつ Wing Strike
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Type  Flying
Category  Physical
PP  35 (max. 56)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Wing Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Wing Attack has a Base Power of 35 in this generation.

Generation II to IV

The effects of Wing Attack are the same as Generation I; however, the Base Power increases to 60.

Generation V

Wing Attack can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description
A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges at the target.
A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges.
Strikes the target with wings.
RSE Strikes the foe with wings spread wide.
FRLG The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide.
Strikes the target with wings spread wide.
The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Conq
The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
006   Charizard Fire Flying   36 36 36 36 36
016   Pidgey Normal Flying 28 29 25 33 33 33
017   Pidgeotto Normal Flying 31 33 27 37 37 37
018   Pidgeot Normal Flying --, 31 33 27 38 38 38
041   Zubat Poison Flying 28 27 21 17 17 15 15
042   Golbat Poison Flying 32 30 21 17 17 15 15
123   Scyther Bug Flying   50 30 26 21 21 21
142   Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- -- -- -- -- --
146   Moltres Fire Flying   -- -- -- -- --
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying   55 55 55 55 55
169   Crobat Poison Flying   30 21 17 17 15 15
193   Yanma Bug Flying     37 43 39 43 43 43
198   Murkrow Dark Flying       15 15 15
226   Mantine Water Flying   40 36 22 22 14 14
276   Taillow Normal Flying     13 13 13 13
277   Swellow Normal Flying     13 13 13 13
278   Wingull Water Flying     13 11 11 9 9
279   Pelipper Water Flying     --, 13 --, 11 --, 11 --, 9 --, 9
396   Starly Normal Flying       9 9 9
397   Staravia Normal Flying       9 9 9
398   Staraptor Normal Flying       --, 9 --, 9 --, 9
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying       -- -- --
458   Mantyke Water Flying       22 22 14 14
566   Archen Rock Flying         -- --
567   Archeops Rock Flying         -- --
580   Ducklett Water Flying         9 9
581   Swanna Water Flying         -- --, 9
627   Rufflet Normal Flying         10 10
628   Braviary Normal Flying         -- --, 10
701   Hawlucha Fighting Flying           8
714   Noibat Flying Dragon           16
715   Noivern Flying Dragon           16
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
163   Hoothoot Normal Flying                                                            
198   Murkrow Dark Flying                                                              
207   Gligar Ground Flying            
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0207   Gligar
Ground Flying Pokémon Stadium 2
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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Wing Attack is the only move of Zubat, Staravia, and Rufflet.

In the anime

 
Starly
 
Crobat
 
Swanna
 
Swellow
The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pidgeotto hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Ash's Pidgeotto The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Debut
  Golbat repeatedly dives down and strikes the opponent with one of its wings, or Golbat deflects an opponent's attacks with its wings. Sometimes, its wings glow white.
Koga's Golbat The Ninja Poké-Showdown! None
Brock's Golbat Hassle in the Castle None
J's henchmen's Golbat Ill-Will Hunting! None
  Pidgeot hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Falkner's Pidgeot Fighting Flyer with Fire None
  Zubat flies down at hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Brock's Zubat Spell of the Unown None
  Four or two of Crobat's four wings glow white and its hits the opponent with them.
Brock's Crobat Control Freak! None
J's henchmen's Crobat Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 None
  Dragonite flaps its wings and white energy is released from them, hitting the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite Rage of Innocence None
  Mantine hits the opponent many times with one of its wings, or both of Mantine's wings glow white and white energy shines off them. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Dorian's Mantine Just Add Water None
Marlon's Mantine The Road to Humilau! None
  Taillow hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Ash's Taillow A Tail with a Twist None
  Pelipper strikes the opponent with one of its wings.
Anthony's Pelipper You Said a Mouthful! None
  Pidgey's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with one of them.
A Pidgey Anita borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School Gonna Rule the School! None
  Swellow's wings glow white and it slashes the opponent with one of them.
Vito Winstrate's Swellow Candid Camerupt! None
Ash's Swellow That's Just Swellow None
Winona's Swellow Sky High Gym Battle! None
  Starly slaps the opponent across the face multiple times with one of its wings.
Ash's Starly Two Degrees of Separation! None
  Staravia's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Staravia Cooking up a Sweet Story! None
  The branches on Sudowoodo's head and the orbs on its hands glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of its hands.
Brock's Sudowoodo Tears For Fears! Used via Mimic
  Staraptor's wings shine, then glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them.
Reggie's Staraptor Lost Leader Strategy! None
Barry's Staraptor Barry's Busting Out All Over! None
  Yanma's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Jessie's Yanma The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! None
Tyler's Yanma The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! None
  Both of Ducklett's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Three wild Ducklett Dancing With the Ducklett Trio! None
  Both of Tranquill's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Tranquill An Amazing Aerial Battle! Japanese version only
Tranquill cannot legally learn Wing Attack
  Both of Archen's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Four wild Archen A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 None
  Both of Braviary's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Soren's Braviary A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None
A wild Braviary Saving Braviary! None
  Both of Swanna's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent.
Cameron's Swanna Cameron's Secret Weapon! None
  Both of Charizard's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the wingtips. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Charizard The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! None


In the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 翅膀攻擊 Chìbǎng Gōngjī
  Danish Vingeangreb
  Dutch Vleugel Aanval
  Finnish Siipi-isku
  French Cru-Aile
  German Flügelschlag
  Greek Πτερωτή
  Hindi पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar
  Indonesian Kepakan Sayap
  Italian Att. d'Ala
  Korean 날개치기 Nalgae Chigi
  Polish Atak Skrzydłami
Portuguese   Brazil Ataque de Asa
  Portugal Ataque de Asa
  Romanian Atacul Aripilor
  Serbian Napad Krilima
  Spanish Ataque Ala (Gen III-present)
Ataque-Ala (Gen I-II)
  Turkish Kanat Saldırısı


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