Hurricane (move)

Hurricane
ぼうふう Windstorm

Battles

Type	Flying
Category	Special
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	110
Accuracy	70%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
TR89 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Hurricane (Japanese: ぼうふう Windstorm) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TR89 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Generation V

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

Hurricane can hit Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of Fly, Bounce, and Sky Drop.

When used during rain, Hurricane bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Dive. When used during harsh sunlight, it has an accuracy of 50%.

Generation VI

Hurricane's power changed from 120 to 110.

Hurricane can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move Rain Dance was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2	The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky. It may also confuse the target.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky. This may also confuse the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	53	53	53
0017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying	62	62	62
0018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying	68	1, 68	1, 68
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon			48	44
0144		Articuno		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	92^B2W2	1, 92	92
0146		Moltres		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	92^B2W2	1, 92	92
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	81	1, 81	1, 81
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass		32^ORAS	32	1
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying	50^BW 49^B2W2	49^XY 43^ORAS	43	45
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying	63	63^XY 1, 55^ORAS	1, 55	55
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous		45^ORAS	45
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy	46	46	46	1
0580		Ducklett		Water 1	Flying	46	46	46
0581		Swanna		Water 1	Flying	55	55	55
0637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug	90	1, 90	1, 90
0641		Tornadus		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	67	1, 67	1, 61
0666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug		50	50
0714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon		58	58	52
0715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon		1, 62	1, 62	56
0717		Yveltal		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		1	1
0741		Oricorio		Flying		Flying			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 TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR89	IX --
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon				✔
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug				✔
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon				✔
0150		Mewtwo		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				✔
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				✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1				✔
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass				✔
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying				✔
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying				✔
0521		Unfezant		Flying		Flying				✔
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy				✔
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying				✔
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying				✔
0714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon				✔
0715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon				✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				✔
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon				✔
0823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying				✔
0844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon				✔
0845		Cramorant		Water 1	Flying				✔
0873		Frosmoth		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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying			✔^USUM
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			✔
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon			✔
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
0150		Mewtwo		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	Pokémon Hills Mewtwo
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 VII

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0249	Lugia	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	Fula City Lugia
0780	Drampa	Monster	Dragon	Easter Egg Drampa Korean Egg Drampa
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 GO

Hurricane

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

110

Energy cost

100

Duration

2.7 seconds

Damage window

1.2 - 2.4 seconds

Trainer Battles

Power

110

Energy cost

65

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility
* *

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 60 → 80
February 16, 2017
- Power: 80 → 110
- Duration: 3.2 → 2.7 seconds
- Damage window: 1.03 - 2.8 → 1.2 - 2.4 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI	It damages an enemy. It can hit an enemy in the air using a move such as Fly. It could also cause the Confused status. The Confused status impairs its sense of direction.
SMD	It damages an enemy in the air using a move such as Fly. It could also make the enemy confused. During rain or heavy rain, it never misses. But if it's sunny or in harsh sunlight, it's hard to land this move.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Therian Forme Tornadus Tornadus Swanna Gyarados
The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Tornadus's tail glows white and he swings his tail, releasing multiple white crescent-shaped energy blades from his tail at the opponent. When the energy blades hit the opponent, they explode, causing a powerful wind to come out of them.
Tornadus (anime)	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1	Debut
	Swanna's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind at the opponent.
Skyla's Swanna	Cilan Takes Flight!	None
	Therian Forme Tornadus's wings glow light blue and he flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind at the opponent.
Tornadus (anime)	Unova's Survival Crisis!‎	None
	Gyarados releases a strong gust of wind from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Gyarados	When Regions Collide!	None
	Mega Gyarados creates a powerful cyclone of wind that encircles the opponent.
Misty's Gyarados	When Regions Collide!	None
	Dragonite flaps its wings and releases multiple green crecent-shaped blades of energy from them at the opponent.
Ash's Dragonite	SS014	None

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

Pokémon	Method

The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Yveltal flaps its wings, creating a big tornado that blows the opponent away.
Yveltal (M17)	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction	Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Vivillon
The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Vivillon flaps its wings, sending a powerful gust of wind at the opponent.
Yvette's fifteen Vivillon	Burning Fletchinder	Debut

Skyla's Swanna was revealed to know Hurricane in Homecoming, but the move was used off-panel.

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
																								File:Hurricane.png File:Hurricane 2.png

Trivia

Both Hurricane and Thunder never miss during rain. This may be a relation to a thunderstorm.
Despite being said to whip up a 40-day storm when flapping its wings, Fula City Lugia is the only Lugia that can have this move.
Hurricane will not lift Dugtrio or Diglett off the ground in the Generation VI animation like it does with other Pokémon.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	暴風 Bouhfūng
Chinese	Mandarin	暴風 / 暴风 Bàofēng
Dutch		Orkaan
French		Vent Violent
German		Orkan
Italian		Tifone
Korean		폭풍 Pokpung
Polish		Huragan
Portuguese		Furacão
Spanish	Latin America	Huracán
Spanish	Spain	Vendaval
Vietnamese		Cuồng Phong

Variations of the move Blizzard

Formerly a variation
	Blizzard • Thunder • Hurricane
	Gunk Shot
	Focus Blast

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 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 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
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 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 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 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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