Will-O-Wisp (move)

Will-O-Wisp
おにび Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-O-Wisp IX.png
Will-O-Wisp IX 2.png
Type  Fire
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

Will-O-Wisp (Japanese: おにび Will-o'-the-Wisp) is a non-damaging Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

It is:

Effect

Generation III

Will-O-Wisp inflicts a burn on the target. It has no effect on Fire-type Pokémon.

Will-O-Wisp can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Sunny Day was used in the previous turn.

Generations IV and V

Will-O-Wisp activates Flash Fire.

Generation VI onwards

Will-O-Wisp's accuracy changed from 75% to 85%.

Will-O-Wisp can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Firium Z, the user's Attack stat rises one stage.

Description

Games Description
RSE Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire.
FRLG A sinister, bluish white flame is shot at the foe to inflict a burn.
XDColo. Inflicts a burn on the target with intense fire.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user shoots a sinister, bluish white flame at the foe to inflict a burn.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The user shoots a sinister, bluish-white flame at the target to inflict a burn.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0037     Field Field 17 14 31BW
26B2W2
26XY
20ORAS
20 17 24 24 24
0038     Field Field 1 1 Rem.
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 14
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 14
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 14
0105  
Marowak
Alolan Form
 
 
Monster Monster 23 24 36
0353     Amorphous Amorphous 32 23 23BW
13B2W2
13XY
16ORAS
16 16 16
0354     Amorphous Amorphous 32 23 23BW
13B2W2
13XY
16ORAS
16 16 16
0355     Amorphous Amorphous 38 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25 24 24 24
0356     Amorphous Amorphous 41 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25 24 24 24
0477     Amorphous Amorphous 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25 24 24 24
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral 28 47 47 47
0562     Mineral Amorphous 21 21 21 16
0563     Mineral Amorphous 21 21 21 16
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 16 16 16 20 20
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 16 16 16 20 20
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1
0653     Field Field 38 38 38
0654     Field Field 45 45 45
0655    
 
Field Field 47 51 51
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous 31 31 16 16
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous 31 31 16 16
0806    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 55
0910     Field Field 42
0911    
 
Field Field 47
0935     Human-Like Human-Like 16
0936    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 16
0937    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 16
1004    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 15
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 Compatibility
TM61
0004     Monster Dragon
0005     Monster Dragon
0006    
 
Monster Dragon
0037     Field Field
0038     Field Field
0058     Field Field
0058  
Growlithe
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0059     Field Field
0059  
Arcanine
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0077     Field Field
0078     Field Field
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0105  
Marowak
Alolan Form
 
 
Monster Monster
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0110     Amorphous Amorphous
0110  
Weezing
Galarian Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0126     Human-Like Human-Like
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Blaze Breed)
 
 
Field Field
0136     Field Field
0146    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0155     Field Field
0156     Field Field
0157     Field Field
0157  
Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0218     Amorphous Amorphous
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0222  
Corsola
Galarian Form
  Water 1 Water 3
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0240     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0244     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0250    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0275    
 
Field Grass
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0292    
 
Mineral Mineral
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0322    
 
Field Field
0323    
 
Field Field
0324     Field Field
0334    
 
Flying Dragon
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0383     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0479  
Rotom
All available forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0485    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487  
Giratina
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0498     Field Field
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0554     Field Field
0554  
Darumaka
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0555     Field Field
0555  
Darmanitan
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0562  
Yamask
Galarian Form
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0570  
Zorua
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0571  
Zoroark
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0592  
Frillish
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593  
Jellicent
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0631     Field Field
0636    
 
Bug Bug
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0643    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0661    
 
Flying Flying
0662    
 
Flying Flying
0663    
 
Flying Flying
0667    
 
Field Field
0668  
Pyroar
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0721    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0725     Field Field
0726     Field Field
0727    
 
Field Field
0757    
 
Monster Dragon
0758    
 
Monster Dragon
0776    
 
Monster Dragon
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0792    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0802    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0806    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
0815     Field Human-Like
0837     Mineral Mineral
0838    
 
Mineral Mineral
0839    
 
Mineral Mineral
0851    
 
Bug Bug
0854  
Sinistea
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous
0855  
Polteageist
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous
0864     Water 1 Water 3
0867    
 
Mineral Amorphous
0886    
 
Amorphous Dragon
0887    
 
Amorphous Dragon
0897     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0909     Field Field
0910     Field Field
0911    
 
Field Field
0935     Human-Like Human-Like
0936    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0937    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0952    
 
Grass Grass
0972     Field Field
0988    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1004    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0228    
 
Field Field
0280     Human-Like Amorphous
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
0146    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 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.


Special move

Generation IX

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous Wild Tera Pokémon - North Province (Area Two)SV
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 Mystery Dungeon series

Will-O-Wisp leaves the target with a burn. This move is affected by Magic Coat.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes
MDTDS - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI - - 15 50 70% 98% Front Enemy Yes
SMD - - 15 30 70% 98% Front Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

In the Nintendo 3DS version's Smash Run mode, Chandelure appears as an enemy who can use Will-O-Wisp, which consists of three weak purple fireballs that home in on the player.

Pokkén Tournament

Chandelure also uses Will-O-Wisp in Pokkén. Chandelure sends weak purple flames that either fly forward or remain in place if charged. The flames cannot be nullified by other projectiles, and upon contact, the opponent's Attack is lowered, similar to a burn.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Status 2 90% An opponent Leaves the target burned. Flannery & Torkoal
Morty (Fall 2021) & Banette
Scottie/Bettie & Tech Magby/Magmar Egg

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Will-O-Wisp is Gengar's and Trevenant's first move.

Gengar starts with the move as Gastly. The user shoots three flames in a cone, damaging and burning enemies hit. Upon reaching level 7 as Haunter, it is replaced by either Shadow Ball or Sludge Bomb.

Trevenant starts with the move as Phantump. The user shoots sinister flames in the designated direction, dealing damage to enemies hit and leaving them burned for a short time. This burn reduces enemy Attack and Sp. Attack by 5% for 3s. The first wisp to hit a target deals full damage, and subsequent flame hits deal 50% damage. Upon evolving at level 5, it is replaced by either Wood Hammer or Curse.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts a burn on the target. A burn inflicts damage every few turns.
MDTDS Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Burn status condition. A Pokémon with the Burn status takes damage every few turns.
BSL てきポケモンを やけどじょうたいにかえる やけどじょうたいになると いっていターンごとに ダメージをうける
MDGtI It causes the Burn status condition to an enemy. With the Burn status, it keeps taking damage, and its Attack also goes down slightly.
SMD It leaves an enemy with a burn.


In the anime

 
Giratina Origin Forme
 
Koffing
 
Delphox
 
Gengar
The user shoots intense, sinister flames at the target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A blue fireball appears in between Dusclops's hands and it fires it at the opponent.
Butler's Dusclops Jirachi: Wish Maker Debut
Timmy Grimm's Dusclops Disaster of Disguise None
A wild Dusclops Pikachu's Ghost Carnival None
Brandon's Dusclops Gathering the Gang of Four! None
A Coordinator's Dusclops Team Shocker! None
  Banette raises its arms and balls of blue flames appear around it. Banette then shoots them at the opponent, or Banette opens its mouth and fires blue fireballs from its mouth at the opponent.
Harley's Banette Deceit and Assist None
A wild Banette Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  Duskull puts its hands together and a light blue fireball appears in between them. Duskull then fires the fireball at the opponent.
A wild Duskull Pikachu's Ghost Carnival None
  The headplates on Origin Forme Giratina's face opens and it opens its mouth and fires a blue fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Giratina (movie) Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
  Giratina opens its mouth and releases a blue fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Giratina (movie) Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
  The yellow markings on Dusknoir's body glow yellow and it holds out both of its hands. Two blue fireballs then appear in front of them and Dusknoir fires them at the opponent.
A wild Dusknoir Ghoul Daze! None
A wild Dusknoir Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
  Drifloon's body becomes surrounded by light blue fireballs. Drifloon then launches the fireballs at the opponent.
Fantina's Drifloon Playing the Leveling Field! None
  Drifblim's body becomes surrounded by light blue fireballs, and it launches the fireballs at the opponent.
Fantina's Drifblim Shield with a Twist! None
  Yamask forms a pink, light blue and dark blue fireball between its hands and fires it at the opponent. Yamask can also control where the fireball can go.
A wild Yamask A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! None
James's Yamask A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2 None
  Chandelure floats up to the opponent and starts spinning its body around. It then shoots multiple light blue fireballs from its body at the opponent; or, Chandelure starts spinning its body around and a light blue fireball forms in front of its body where it was facing before it started to spin. As it spins, the fireball grows bigger, and it launches the light blue fireball at the opponent. As it flies through the air, the fireball becomes surrounded in purple fire.
Ingo's Chandelure Battle For The Underground! None
  Cofagrigus creates a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball in its hands and fires it at the opponent.
A wild Cofagrigus Explorers of the Hero's Ruin! None
  Koffing creates a ring of pink, light blue, and dark blue fireballs around its body. It then spins rapidly, firing the fireballs at the opponent.
Roxie's Koffing Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 None
  Delphox forms a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball at the tip of its wand stick. It then swings the wand, firing the fireball at the opponent.
Wylie's Delphox An Appetite for Battle! None
  Trevenant forms a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball in between its hands. It then launches the fireball at the opponent.
A wild Trevenant Forging Forest Friendships! None
  Mega Banette forms three white, light-blue, purple, and dark-purple fireballs, one on each hand and one in front of its mouth. It then launches the fireballs at the opponent. The fireballs will follow the opponent until they hit.
Levi and Cherie's Banette Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  Gengar's body becomes outlined in orange energy. It then claps its hands together, forming a ring of light purple and pink fireballs with a white core around its body. It then launches the fireballs at the opponent, leaving them burned.
Ash's Gengar Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鬼火 Gwáifó
Mandarin 鬼火 Guǐhuǒ *
磷火 Línhuǒ *
  Dutch Dwaallicht
  Finnish Virvatuli
  French Feu Follet
  German Irrlicht
  Greek Φαντασμάφως Fantasmafos
  Indonesian Api Setan
  Italian Fuocofatuo
  Korean 도깨비불 Dokkaebi Bul
  Polish Ognik
Portuguese   Brazil Fogo Fátuo (UNITE, AG061AG062, BW115–present, TCG*, manga)
Labareda (AG175BW096)
Acender Pavio (AG122AG123)
  Portugal Fogo Fátuo
  Romanian Flăcăraie
  Serbian Magični plamen
Spanish   Latin America Golpe de Fuego (AG061)
Ilusión de Fuego (AG122)
Fogonazo (AG189)
Luz Fantasma (DP093, DP128)
Fuego Fatuo (DP102–present)
  Spain Fuego Fatuo
  Vietnamese Ma Trơi


Variations of the move Lovely Kiss
  Lovely KissSleep PowderSweet Kiss
Formerly a variation
  Will-O-Wisp


Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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