Defog (move)

This article is about the move Defog. For the field move Demist, see Field Move.

Defog きりばらい Fog Wipe

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect any foe, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation IV HM05 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Pokémon after self cannot raise any voltage in that turn

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Defog (Japanese: きりばらい Fog Wipe) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move, introduced in Generation IV. It is HM05 in this generation, moving the traditional HM05, Flash, to TM70.

Defog cannot be used outside of battle without the Pastoria City Gym badge in Diamond and Pearl and the Hearthome City Gym badge in Platinum.

Effect

In battle

Defog clears away fog and in-battle obstacles on the target's side of the field, including Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Mist, as well as Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Stealth Rock present on the target's side of the field. It also lowers the target's Evasion one stage.

Out of battle

Defog clears away fog from the area. The effect lasts until the player leaves the area.

Learnset

Generation IV

By HM05

#   Pokémon Type 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Ice 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

File:MakiHonchkrowuseDefog.PNG Honchkrow
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	It flaps its wings and a blue boomerang-like aura launches from its wings.
Allegra's Honchkrow	Episode unknown		Debut

Trivia

• The item icon for Defog is mistakenly colored blue, the color for Template:Type2 moves, instead of silver, the color for Template:Type2 moves.

In other languages

• Dutch: Ontmist
• Spanish: Despejar
• French: Anti-Brûme
• Italian: Scacciabruma
• German: Auflockern