Will-O-Wisp (move)

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Will-O-Wisp
おにび Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-o-Wisp VII.png
Will-o-Wisp VII 2.png
Type  Fire
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

Will-O-Wisp (Japanese: おにび Will-o'-the-Wisp) is a non-damaging Fire-type move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM61 since Generation IV.

Effect

Generations III to V

Will-O-Wisp inflicts a burn on the target. It has no effect on Fire-type Pokémon.

Will-O-Wisp can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Sunny Day was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI onwards

Will-O-Wisp's accuracy changed from 75% to 85%.

Will-O-Wisp can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Firium Z into Z-Will-O-Wisp, the user's Attack stat rises one stage.

Description

Games Description
RSE Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire.
FRLG A sinister, bluish white flame is shot at the foe to inflict a burn.
XDColo Inflicts a burn on the target with intense fire.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user shoots a sinister, bluish white flame at the foe to inflict a burn.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user shoots a sinister, bluish-white flame at the target to inflict a burn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0037     Field Field 17 14 31BW
26B2W2
26XY
20ORAS
20
105A  
Marowak
Alola Form
 
 
Monster Monster 23
0353     Amorphous Amorphous 32 23 23BW
13B2W2
13XY
16ORAS
16
0354     Amorphous Amorphous 32 23 23BW
13B2W2
13XY
16ORAS
16
0355     Amorphous Amorphous 38 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25
0356     Amorphous Amorphous 41 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25
0477     Amorphous Amorphous 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral 28
0562     Mineral Amorphous 21 21 21
0563     Mineral Amorphous 21 21 21
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 16 16 16
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 16 16 16
0653     Field Field 38 38
0654     Field Field 45 45
0655    
 
Field Field 47 51
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous 31 31
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous 31 31
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0228    
 
Field Field
0280     Amorphous Amorphous
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 Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
TM61
V
TM61
VI
TM61
VII
TM61
VIII
--
IX
--
0004     Monster Dragon
0005     Monster Dragon
0006    
 
Monster Dragon
0037     Field Field
0038     Field Field
0058     Field Field
0059     Field Field
0077     Field Field
0078     Field Field
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
105A  
Marowak
Alola Form
 
 
Monster Monster
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0110     Amorphous Amorphous
0126     Human-Like Human-Like
0136     Field Field
0146    
 
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
0150     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     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
0155     Field Field
0156     Field Field
0157     Field Field
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0218     Amorphous Amorphous
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0240     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
0244     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
0250    
 
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
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0280    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0281    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0282    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0292    
 
Mineral Mineral
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0322    
 
Field Field
0323    
 
Field Field
0324     Field Field
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0475    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0479    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0485    
 
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
0487    
 
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
0491     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
0493     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
0494    
 
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
0498     Field Field
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0554     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0592    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0631     Field Field
0636    
 
Bug Bug
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0643    
 
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
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0662    
 
Flying Flying
0663    
 
Flying Flying
0667    
 
Field Field
0668    
 
Field Field
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0721    
 
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
0725     Field Field
0726     Field Field
0727    
 
Field Field
0757    
 
Monster Dragon
0758    
 
Monster Dragon
0776    
 
Monster Dragon
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0792    
 
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
0802    
 
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
0806    
 
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 USUM
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 III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0146    
 
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 Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

In the Nintendo 3DS version's Smash Run mode, Chandelure appears as an enemy who can use Will-O-Wisp, which consists of three weak purple fireballs that home in on the player.

Pokkén Tournament

Chandelure also uses Will-O-Wisp in Pokkén. Chandelure sends weak purple flames that either fly forward or remain in place if charged. The flames cannot be nullified by other projectiles, and upon contact, the opponent's Attack is lowered, similar to a burn.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts a burn on the target. A burn inflicts damage every few turns.
MDTDS Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Burn status condition. A Pokémon with the Burn status takes damage every few turns.
SMD It leaves an enemy with a burn.


In the anime

 
Dusclops
 
Drifloon
 
Koffing
 
Delphox
The user attacks the opponent with blue fireballs.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A blue fireball appears in between Dusclops's hands and it fires it at the opponent.
Butler's Dusclops Jirachi: Wish Maker Debut
Timmy Grimm's Dusclops Disaster of Disguise None
A wild Dusclops Pikachu's Ghost Carnival None
Brandon's Dusclops Gathering the Gang of Four! None
A Coordinator's Dusclops Team Shocker! None
  Banette raises its arms and balls of blue flames appear around it. Banette then shoots them at the opponent, or Banette opens its mouth and fires blue fireballs from its mouth at the opponent.
Harley's Banette Deceit and Assist None
A wild Banette Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  Duskull puts its hands together and a light blue fireball appears in between them. Duskull then fires the fireball at the opponent.
A wild Duskull Pikachu's Ghost Carnival None
  The headplates on Origin Forme Giratina's face opens and it opens its mouth and fires a blue fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Giratina (movie) Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
  Giratina opens its mouth and releases a blue fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Giratina (movie) Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
  The yellow markings on Dusknoir's body glow yellow and it holds out both of its hands. Two blue fireballs then appear in front of them and Dusknoir fires them at the opponent.
A wild Dusknoir Ghoul Daze! None
A wild Dusknoir Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
  Drifloon's body becomes surrounded by light blue fireballs. Drifloon then fires the fireballs at the opponent.
Fantina's Drifloon Playing the Leveling Field! None
  Drifblim's body becomes surrounded by light blue fireballs, and it fires the fireballs at the opponent.
Fantina's Drifblim Shield with a Twist! None
  Yamask forms a pink, light blue and dark blue fireball between its hands and fires it at the opponent. Yamask can also control where the fireball can go.
A wild Yamask A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! None
James's Yamask A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2 None
  Chandelure floats up to the opponent and starts spinning its body around. It then releases multiple light blue fireballs from its body at the opponent, or Chandelure starts spinning its body around and a light blue fireball forms in front of its body where it was facing before it started to spin. As it spins, the fireball grows bigger, and it launches the light blue fireball at the opponent. As it flies through the air, the fireball becomes surrounded in purple fire.
Ingo's Chandelure Battle For The Underground! None
  Cofagrigus creates a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball in its hands and fires it at the opponent.
A wild Cofagrigus Explorers of the Hero's Ruin! None
  Koffing creates a ring of pink, light blue, and dark blue fireballs around its body. It then spins rapidly, firing the fireballs at the opponent.
Roxie's Koffing Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 None
  Delphox forms a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball at the tip of its wand stick. It then swings the wand, firing the fireball at the opponent.
Wylie's Delphox An Appetite for Battle! None
  Trevenant forms a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball in between its hands. It then launches the fireball at the opponent.
A wild Trevenant Forging Forest Friendships! None
  Mega Banette forms three white, light-blue, purple, and dark-purple fireballs, one on each hand and one in front of its mouth. It throws the fireballs, which will follow the opponent until they hit.
Levi and Cherie's Banette Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Will-O-Wisp is the only status move capable of inflicting a burn.
  • In all handheld games starting from Generation IV, and in Pokémon Battle Revolution, the animation shows the flames being purple, although the description says they are bluish white.
  • Even though Will-O-Wisp is a status move, its depiction in the anime is similar to that of a damage-dealing move, never causing any burns at all, in one instance being shown to equal Flamethrower in terms of power.
  • In the dub versions of Jirachi: Wish Maker, when Butler calls for his Dusclops to use this attack, he calls it "Capitata" rather than "Will-O-Wisp". In the Japanese version, Butler says 'Onibi!' which is Will-O-Wisp's official Japanese name. It is unknown how the name "Capitata" got into the script or final product.
  • In the Latin American dub of the anime, this move was called Fogonazo in Gathering the Gang of Four!, which is the Spanish name for Seed Flare.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鬼火 Gwáifó
Mandarin 鬼火 Guǐhuǒ
  Dutch Dwaallicht
  Finnish Virvatuli
  French Feu Follet
  German Irrlicht
  Greek Φαντασμάφως Fantasmafos
  Indonesian Api Setan
  Italian Fuocofatuo
  Korean 도깨비불 Dokkaebi Bul
  Polish Ognik
Portuguese   Brazil Labareda
Fogo-fátuo (HeartGold & SoulSilver-Call of Legends)
Fogo-Fátuo (BW Promo)
Fogo Fátuo (Noble Victories-present)
  Portugal Fogo Fátuo
  Romanian Flăcăraie
  Serbian Magični plamen
Spanish   Latin America Golpe de Fuego (AG061)
Ilusión de Fuego (AG122)
Fogonazo (AG189)
Luz Fantasma (DP093, DP128)
Fuego Fatuo (DP102-present)
  Spain Fuego Fatuo
  Vietnamese Ma Trơi


Variations of the move Lovely Kiss
  Lovely KissSleep PowderSweet Kiss
Formerly a variation
  Will-O-Wisp


Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960


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