Silver Wind (move)

Silver Wind
ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind

Battles

Type	Bug
Category	Special
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	60
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
TM62 in Generation IV

Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	0
Ups the user's condition and helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Silver Wind (Japanese: ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM62 in Generation IV.

Effect

Silver Wind inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColoXD	A powdery attack that may raise abilities.
FRLG	The foe is attacked with a silver dust. It may raise all the user's stats.
DP Pt HGSS	The foe is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats.
BW B2W2	The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats.
XY ORAS	The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. This may also raise all the user's stats.
SM	The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by the wind. This may also raise all the user's stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	47	28	28	28
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1
0165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug		25	25	25
0166		Ledian		Bug		Bug		29	29	29
0267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug	34	34	34	34^XY 25^ORAS
0269		Dustox		Bug		Bug	34	34	34	34^XY 25^ORAS
0284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug	47	40	40	40^XY 32^ORAS
0414		Mothim		Bug		Bug		38	38	38
0456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2		49	49	49
0457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2		59	59	59
0637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug			50	50
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0313		Volbeat		Human-Like	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0314		Illumise		Human-Like	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug			✔	✔
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I [[\|]]	II [[\|]]	III --	IV TM62	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug		✔
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug		✔
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug		✔
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug		✔
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		✔
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying		✔
0164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying		✔
0165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug		✔
0166		Ledian		Bug		Bug		✔
0176		Togetic		Fairy	Flying		✔
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying		✔
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying		✔
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		✔
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		✔
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		✔
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		✔
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug		✔
0251		Celebi		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		✔
0267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug		✔
0269		Dustox		Bug		Bug		✔
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass		✔
0284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug		✔
0291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug		✔
0313		Volbeat		Human-Like	Bug		✔
0314		Illumise		Human-Like	Bug		✔
0329		Vibrava		Bug		Bug		✔
0330		Flygon		Bug		Bug		✔
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass		✔
0402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug		✔
0414		Mothim		Bug		Bug		✔
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug		✔
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2		✔
0457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2		✔
0468		Togekiss		Fairy	Flying		✔
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug		✔
0487		Giratina		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		✔
0493		Arceus		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 IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	My Pokémon Ranch
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
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	Pokémon Game Show
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

Silver Wind will hit all enemies in the room, or visible space.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on foes in the same room. It may also simultaneously raise by one level Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed.
MDS	Inflicts damage on all enemies in the room. It may also boost the user's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed by 1 level.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Mothim Beautifly Yanmega Kricketune
The foe is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Beautifly flaps its wings and a wind with silver crescents in it are released at the opponent. Sometimes, its wings flash white, or Beautifly's wings glow white and then only the yellow, blue, and red parts glow white. It then flaps its wings and a powerful gust with silver sparkles comes out of them and hits the opponent.
May's Beautifly	Now That's Flower Power!	Debut
Kiko's Beautifly	Arceus and the Jewel of Life	None
	Skitty releases a wind with silver crescents from a white orb on its paw at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Game Winning Assist	Used via Assist
	Masquerain flaps its wings and it releases a cyclone of wind that has silver crescent in it at the opponent.
Drew's Masquerain	Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?	None
	Finneon's tailfins glow white and it releases a wind with silver crescents from them at the opponent.
Zoey's Finneon	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!	None
	Yanmega's wings flash white and it flaps them, releasing a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	Fighting Fear with Fear!	None
	Mothim flaps its wings, releasing a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Mothim	Fighting Ire with Fire!	None
	Kricketune crosses its scythes and they flash light blue. Then, it opens them and they release a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Nando's Kricketune	Coming Full - Festival Circle!	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Masquerain
The user makes a powerful gust of wind.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Masquerain flaps its wings, sending a gust of bright wind at the opponent.
Winona's Masquerain	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon IV	Debut

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Pokémon	Method
Beautifly
The user blows a gust of bright wind at the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Beautifly flaps its wings, sending a gust of bright wind at the opponent.
May's Beautifly	The Enchanting Pokémon Soul!	Debut

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Pokémon	Method
Illumise
A powdery wind is released from the user's wings.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Illumise flaps its wings and releases a powdery wind at the opponent.
Enta's Illumise	Battle Between Student and Master!	Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Silver Wind is the only variant of Ancient Power which cannot be learned via Move Tutor, instead being learned via TM.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		銀色旋風 Yínsè Xuànfēng
Dutch		Zilverwind
Finnish		Hopeatuuli
French		Vent Argenté
German		Silberhauch
Greek		Ασημένιος Άνεμος
Hindi		चांदी की हवा Chandi Ki Hava Chamkili Hawaein
Indonesian		Angin Silver Angin Perak
Italian		Ventargenteo
Korean		은빛바람 Eunbit Baram
Polish		Srebrny Wiatr
Portuguese	Brazil	Vento de Prata Vento Prateado (TCG)
Portuguese	Portugal	Vento Prateado
Romanian		Vânt Argintiu
Serbian		Srebrni Vetar
Spanish	Latin America	Viento Plateado Viento de Plata
Spanish	Spain	Viento Plata

Variations of the move Ancient Power

Ancient Power • Silver Wind • Ominous Wind

Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

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