Steel Wing (move)

Steel Wing
はがねのつばさ Steel Wing
Type  Steel
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  70
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Works better if the previous appealer also used a Cool move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

Steel Wing (Japanese: はがねのつばさ Steel Wing) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM47 from Generation II to Generation IV. It regained its TM status in Generation VI, albeit as TM51. It was the signature move of Skarmory in Generation V.

Effect

Steel Wing inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Defense by one stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 Strikes the target with stiff wings. Has a one-in-ten chance of raising the user's Defense.
GSC Stiff wings strike the foe.
RSE Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide.*
Spreads hard-edged wings and slams into the foe.*
FRLG The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user's Defense.
ColoXD Strikes target with wings. May raise Defense.*
Spreads hard-edged wings and slams into the target.*
DPPtHGSS The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user's Defense stat.
BWB2W2 The target is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user's Defense stat.
XYORAS The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user's Defense stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
227   Skarmory Steel Flying 49 32 38 34 34 34
661   Fletchling Normal Flying         48
662   Fletchinder Fire Flying         55
663   Talonflame Fire Flying         60
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
016   Pidgey Normal Flying             
021   Spearow Normal Flying             
041   Zubat Poison Flying             
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying             
123   Scyther* Bug Flying                         
142   Aerodactyl Rock Flying             
177   Natu Psychic Flying             
276   Taillow Normal Flying             
333   Swablu Normal Flying             
396   Starly Normal Flying             
441   Chatot Normal Flying             
519   Pidove Normal Flying             
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying             
566   Archen Rock Flying             
580   Ducklett Water Flying             
629   Vullaby Dark Flying             
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 Type Machine
I
--
II
TM47
III
TM47
IV
TM47
V
--
VI
TM51
006   Charizard Fire Flying
016   Pidgey Normal Flying
017   Pidgeotto Normal Flying
018   Pidgeot Normal Flying
021   Spearow Normal Flying
022   Fearow Normal Flying
041   Zubat Poison Flying
042   Golbat Poison Flying
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying
084   Doduo Normal Flying
085   Dodrio Normal Flying
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
169   Crobat Poison Flying
176   Togetic Fairy Flying
177   Natu Psychic Flying
178   Xatu Psychic Flying
193   Yanma Bug Flying
198   Murkrow Dark Flying
207   Gligar Ground Flying
212   Scizor Bug Steel
227   Skarmory Steel Flying
249   Lugia Psychic Flying
250   Ho-Oh Fire Flying
276   Taillow Normal Flying
277   Swellow Normal Flying
278   Wingull Water Flying
279   Pelipper Water Flying
329   Vibrava Ground Dragon
330   Flygon Ground Dragon
333   Swablu Normal Flying
334   Altaria Dragon Flying
357   Tropius Grass Flying
373   Salamence Dragon Flying
380   Latias Dragon Psychic
381   Latios Dragon Psychic
395   Empoleon Water Steel
396   Starly Normal Flying
397   Staravia Normal Flying
398   Staraptor Normal Flying
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying
441   Chatot Normal Flying
468   Togekiss Fairy Flying
469   Yanmega Bug Flying
472   Gliscor Ground Flying
487   Giratina Ghost Dragon
519   Pidove Normal Flying
520   Tranquill Normal Flying
521   Unfezant Normal Flying
527   Woobat Psychic Flying
528   Swoobat Psychic Flying
542   Leavanny Bug Grass
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying
566   Archen Rock Flying
567   Archeops Rock Flying
580   Ducklett Water Flying
581   Swanna Water Flying
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic
627   Rufflet Normal Flying
628   Braviary Normal Flying
629   Vullaby Dark Flying
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon
643   Reshiram Dragon Fire
644   Zekrom Dragon Electric
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
661   Fletchling Normal Flying
662   Fletchinder Fire Flying
663   Talonflame Fire Flying
701   Hawlucha Fighting Flying
714   Noibat Flying Dragon
715   Noivern Flying Dragon
717   Yveltal Dark Flying
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0016   Pidgey Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0021   Spearow Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0193   Yanma Bug Flying New York City Pokémon Center
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

  Steel Wing
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 15
Energy boost 4
Duration 1.33 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
 
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also raise the user's Defense by one level.


In the anime

 
Scizor
 
Latias
 
Fletchling
 
Skarmory
The foe is hit with wings of steel.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  One or both of Skarmory's wings glow white, and it slams it into the opponent, or Skarmory's body glows white, and it slams into the opponent.
Miki's Skarmory Hot Matches! Debut
Attila's Skarmory The Legend of Thunder! None
Winona's Skarmory Who's Flying Now? None
A wild Skarmory Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! None
Green Army's Skarmory Lucario and the Mystery of Mew None
A Coordinator's Skarmory Going for Choke! None
Unknown Trainer's Skarmory Not on MY Watch Ya Don't! None
A wild Skarmory Steeling a Peace of Mind! None
  Scizor's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Gary's Scizor Can't Beat the Heat! None
  One of Pelipper's wings glows white. Pelipper then slams its wing into the opponent.
Winona's Pelipper Sky High Gym Battle! None
  Both of Flygon's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Drew's Flygon Rhapsody in Drew None
  The blue parts of Gligar's wings glow white, and it hits the opponent with them. While flying, it leaves a white streak behind it.
Morrison's Gligar From Brags to Riches None
Ash's Gligar The Bells are Singing! None
  Both of Articuno's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with them.
Noland's Articuno The Symbol Life None
A mirage Articuno The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon None
  Both of Charizard's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with them.
Clark's Charizard Shocks and Bonds None
Ash's Charizard Gathering the Gang of Four! None
Alain's Charizard A Meeting of Two Journeys! None
  The leaves on Tropius's back glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
A wild Tropius Odd Pokémon Out! None
  Both of Golbat's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
J's henchmen's Golbat Mutiny in the Bounty! None
  Both of Yanma's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Unknown Trainer's Yanma Tag! We're it...! None
  Both of Staraptor's wings glow white, and it hits the opponent with them.
Reggie's Staraptor Lost Leader Strategy! None
  The black parts of Gliscor's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Ash's Gliscor Fighting Fear with Fear! None
  Both of Yanmega's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Jessie's Yanmega Hungry for the Good Life! None
  Both or one of Empoleon's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Barry's Empoleon Barry's Busting Out All Over! None
  Both of Chatot's wings glow white and it repeatedly hits the opponent with them.
Officer Jenny's Buddy Stealing the Conversation! None
  Both of Latias's wings glow white and it repeatedly hits the opponent with them.
Nurse Joy's Latias SS025 None
  Fletchling's wings glow a metal-gray color and it hits the opponent with them.
Ash's Fletchling Battling on Thin Ice! None
Chester's Fletchling Breaking Titles at the Chateau! None
  Mega Charizard X's wings expand and glow a metal-gray color. It then hits the opponent with them.
Alain's Charizard Mega Evolution Special I None
  Talonflame's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with them.
Moria's Talonflame Battles in the Sky! None
Ash's Talonflame All Eyes on the Future! None
  Fletchinder's wings glow a metal-gray color and it hits the opponent with them.
Ash's Fletchinder Showdown at the Shalour Gym! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 鋼翼 Gāngyì
  Dutch Staalvleugel
  Finnish Terässiipi
  French Aile d'Acier
  German Stahlflügel
  Greek Ατσάλινα Φτερά
  Hindi स्टील के पंख Steel kay Pankh
  Indonesian Sayap Baja
Sayap Besi
  Italian Alacciaio
  Korean 강철날개 Gangcheol Nalgae
  Polish Stalowe Skrzydło
Portuguese   Brazil Asa de Aço
  Portugal Asa de Aço
  Romanian Aripa de Metal
  Serbian Čelično Krilo
  Spanish Ala de Acero


Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
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Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation VI TMs
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798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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