Vacuum Wave (move)

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Vacuum Wave
しんくうは Vacuum Wave
Vacuum Wave IV.png
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Type  Fighting
Category  Special
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  +1
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Vacuum Wave (Japanese: しんくうは Vacuum Wave) is a damage dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Vacuum Wave inflicts damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Vacuum Wave will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Vacuum Wave, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Vacuum Wave is (or attempts to be) used, Vacuum Wave's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0107   Hitmonchan
Fighting 26
0123   Scyther
Bug Flying --
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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Makuhita, Hariyama
Meditite, Medicham
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
Croagunk, Toxicroak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0447 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Riolu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Combusken, Blaziken
Makuhita, Hariyama
Meditite, Medicham
Lucario
Croagunk, Toxicroak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0453 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Croagunk
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Makuhita, Hariyama
Meditite, Medicham
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
Croagunk, Toxicroak

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
#   Pokémon Type
0056   Mankey
Fighting
0057   Primeape
Fighting
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting
0066   Machop
Fighting
0067   Machoke
Fighting
0068   Machamp
Fighting
0106   Hitmonlee
Fighting
0107   Hitmonchan
Fighting
0151   Mew
Psychic
0214   Heracross
Bug Fighting
0236   Tyrogue
Fighting
0237   Hitmontop
Fighting
0256   Combusken
Fire Fighting
0257   Blaziken
Fire Fighting
0286   Breloom
Grass Fighting
0296   Makuhita
Fighting
0297   Hariyama
Fighting
0307   Meditite
Fighting Psychic
0308   Medicham
Fighting Psychic
0390   Chimchar
Fire
0391   Monferno
Fire Fighting
0392   Infernape
Fire Fighting
0447   Riolu
Fighting
0448   Lucario
Fighting Steel
0453   Croagunk
Poison Fighting
0454   Toxicroak
Poison Fighting
0475   Gallade
Psychic Fighting
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0107   Hitmonchan
Fighting 26
0123   Scyther
Bug Flying --
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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Makuhita, Hariyama
Meditite, Medicham
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
Croagunk, Toxicroak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0447 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Riolu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Combusken, Blaziken
Makuhita, Hariyama
Meditite, Medicham
Lucario
Croagunk, Toxicroak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0453 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Croagunk
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Makuhita, Hariyama
Meditite, Medicham
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
Croagunk, Toxicroak

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

In the anime

It spins around to gather air. It then releases it by punching the gathered air in the form of a shape.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Croagunk jumps into the air and spins around, causing pink wind to appear and surround it. It then turns towards the opponent and puts its arms around its head, firing the wind from around its body in the shape of a heart.
Nurse Joy's Chrissy Cream of the Croagunk Crop! Debut
  Gallade jumps into the air and its forearms glow white. Then, it spins around with its head and its arms extended facing the opponent and it fires a horzontal tornado from its body at the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade A Grand Fight for Winning! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

In other languages

  • Chinese: 真空波 Zhēnkōng Bō
  • Dutch: Vacuum Golf
  • French: Onde Vide
  • German: Vakuumwelle
  • Greek: Κυματοκενό
  • Italian: Vuotonda
  • Norwegian: Vacum Bølge
  • Portuguese (Brazilian): Onda de Vácuo
  • Spanish: Onda Vacío


Variations of the move Quick Attack
  Quick AttackMach PunchBullet Punch
Ice ShardShadow Sneak
  Vacuum Wave
  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.