Hurricane (move)

Hurricane
ぼうふう Windstorm
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Type  Flying
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  110
Accuracy  70%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Hurricane (Japanese: ぼうふう Windstorm) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Hurricane deals damage and has a 30% chance of confusing the target. Hurricane can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Hurricane cannot miss when used during heavy rain, but has an accuracy of 50% during intense sunlight. Hurricane can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of air-based moves such as Fly, Bounce, and Sky Drop.

Generation VI

Hurricane's power changed from 120 to 110.

Description

Games Description
The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky. It may also confuse the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
016   Pidgey Normal Flying 53 '
017   Pidgeotto Normal Flying 62 '
018   Pidgeot Normal Flying 68 '
144   Articuno Ice Flying   92 '
146   Moltres Fire Flying   92 '
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying 81 '
278   Wingull Water Flying 50 49 '
279   Pelipper Water Flying 63 '
547   Whimsicott Grass Grass 46 '
580   Ducklett Water Flying 46 '
581   Swanna Water Flying 55 '
637   Volcarona Bug Fire 90 '
641   Tornadus Flying Flying 67 '
714   Noibat Flying Dragon   58
715   Noivern Flying Dragon   --, 62
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0150   Mewtwo Psychic Pokémon Hills Mewtwo
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

 
Tornadus
 
Swanna
The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Tornadus's tail glows white and it swings its tail, releasing multiple white crescent-shaped energy blades from its tail at the opponent. When the energy blades hit the opponent, they explode, causing a powerful wind to come out of them.
A wild Tornadus Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Debut
  Swanna's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind.
Skyla's Swanna Cilan Takes Flight! None
  Tornadus's wings glow light blue. It then flaps them, creating a strong gust of wind.
A wild Tornadus Unova's Survival Crisis!‎ None


Trivia

  • Both Hurricane and Thunder never miss during heavy rain. This may be a relation to a thunderstorm.
    • Excluding Smeargle, Dragonite and Mewtwo are the only Pokémon that can learn both moves, though the latter can only learn Hurricane through an event.
  • Despite being said to whip up a 40-day storm when flapping its wings, Lugia cannot learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 暴風 Bàofēng
  French Vent Violent
  German Orkan
  Italian Tifone
  Korean 폭풍 Pohkpoong
  Polish Huragan
  Portuguese Furacão
  Brazilian Portuguese Furacão
Spanish   Latin America Huracán
  Spain Vendaval


Variations of the move Blizzard
  BlizzardThunderHurricane
Formerly a variation
  Gunk Shot
  Focus Blast


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.