Ominous Wind (move)

Ominous Wind あやしいかぜ Eerie Wind

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

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

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

Ominous Wind (Japanese: あやしいかぜ Eerie Wind) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Ominous 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 DPPtHGSS The user creates a gust of repulsive wind. It may also raise all the user's stats at once. BWB2W2 The user blasts the target with a gust of repulsive wind. It may also raise all the user's stats at once. XYORAS The user blasts the target with a gust of repulsive wind. This may also raise all the user's stats at once.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	39				44			44 20
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	47				54			54 20
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	1				1			1
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	30				33	20	20
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	32				37	20	20
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	25				25			25
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost	22				22			22 28
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost	29				29			29
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	10	6		6			6
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark			1	1			1
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost					25			25
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost					25			25
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost					27			27
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost					27			27
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
351		Castform	Normal		Normal
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	no
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying								✔	✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison								✔	✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison								✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying								✔	✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying								✔	✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying								✔	✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying								✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel								✔	✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying								✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water								✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying								✔	✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison								✔	✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark								✔	✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying								✔	✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying								✔	✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost								✔	✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug								✔	✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug								✔	✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon								✔	✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon								✔	✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying								✔	✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
415		Combee	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark								✔	✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water								✔	✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water								✔	✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost								✔	✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost								✔	✔
487		Giratina Altered Forme	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
487		Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying								✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0351 Castform Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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 other games

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Ominous Wind had a power of 25.

Description

Games Description MDTDS 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

Drifloon Drifblim Drifblim
The user creates a gust of repulsive wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Drifloon points the top of its head at the opponent and spins, creating a cyclone of purple wind and hitting the opponent.
Fantina's Drifloon	Playing the Leveling Field!		Debut
	Drifblim releases a purple wind from its mouth at the opponent, or Drifblim waves its arms and releases a purple wind at the opponent.
Fantina's Drifblim	Shield with a Twist!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Drifblim
The user makes a powerful gust of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Drifblim waves its arms back and forth, causing a powerful wind to come out of them and blow the opponent away.
Fantina's Drifblim	Mirages of Mismagius I		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

• Prior to Generation VI, this move and Heat Wave had the same in-game animation, the only difference being the color.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 奇異之風 Qíyì-zhī Fēng Dutch Onheilswind French Vent Mauvais German Unheilböen Greek Δυσοίωνος Άνεμος Italian Funestovento Korean 괴상한바람 Goesanghan Baram Polish Złowieszczy Umysł (DP093)* Złowieszczy Wiatr (DP102) Portuguese Brazil Vento Nefasto Portugal Vento Nevasto Romanian Vântul Amenințător Spanish Viento Aciago

Variations of the move Ancient Power
Ancient Power • Silver Wind • Ominous Wind

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