Wing Attack (move)

Wing Attack
つばさでうつ Wing Strike
Wing Attack VII.png
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Type  Flying
Category  Physical
PP  35 (max. 56)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Wing Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Wing Attack has a power of 35.

Generations II onwards

Wing Attack's power increases to 60. Wing Attack can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges at the target.
Stad2 A Flying-type attack. The attacking Pokémon spreads its wings and charges.
GSC Strikes the target with wings.
RSE Strikes the foe with wings spread wide.
FRLG The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide.
ColoXD Strikes the target with wings spread wide.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0006    
 
Monster Dragon 36 36 36 36 36 1, Evo.
0016    
 
Flying Flying 28 29 25 33 33 33 33
0017    
 
Flying Flying 31 33 27 37 37 37 37
0018    
 
Flying Flying 31 33 27 38 38 38 38
0041    
 
Flying Flying 28 27 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13
0042    
 
Flying Flying 32 30 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13
0123    
 
Bug Bug 50Y 30 26 21 21 21 21
0142    
 
Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0146    
 
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0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon 55 55 55 55 55 1, Evo.
0169    
 
Flying Flying 30 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13
0193    
 
Bug Bug 37C 43RSE
39FRLG
43 43 43 43
0198    
 
Flying Flying 15 15 15 15
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1 40 36 22 22BW
14B2W2
14 14
0276    
 
Flying Flying 13 13 13 13 13
0277    
 
Flying Flying 13 13 13 13 13
0278    
 
Water 1 Flying 13 11 11BW
9B2W2
9XY
8ORAS
8
0279    
 
Water 1 Flying 1, 13 1, 11 1, 11BW
1, 9B2W2
1, 9XY
1, 8ORAS
1, 8
0396    
 
Flying Flying 9 9 9 9
0397    
 
Flying Flying 9 9 9 9
0398    
 
Flying Flying 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
0430    
 
Flying Flying 1 1 1 1
0458    
 
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 22 22BW
14B2W2
14 14
0566    
 
Flying Water 3 1 1 1
0567    
 
Flying Water 3 1 1 1
0580    
 
Water 1 Flying 9 9 9
0581    
 
Water 1 Flying 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
0627    
 
Flying Flying 10 10 10
0628    
 
Flying Flying 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10
0701    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 8 8
0714    
 
Flying Flying 16 16
0715    
 
Flying Flying 16 16
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
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0207    
 
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.


Special move

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0207    
 
Bug Bug Earthquake GligarStad2
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 Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
Users:          
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

  Wing Attack
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 8
Energy boost 9
Duration 0.8 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
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Wing Attack had a power of 12.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Wing Attack had a power of 9, an energy gain of 7%, and a duration of 0.75 seconds.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Wing Attack had a power of 10, an energy gain of 10%, and a duration of 1.25 seconds.

Charizard and Pidgeot may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description
MDRB MDS Inflicts damage on the target.
Conq. The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
SMD It damages an enemy.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Zubat
 
Charizard
 
Swanna
 
Swellow
The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pidgeotto hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Ash's Pidgeotto The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Debut
  Golbat repeatedly dives down and strikes the opponent with one of its wings, or Golbat deflects an opponent's attacks with its wings. Sometimes, its wings glow white.
Koga's Golbat The Ninja Poké-Showdown! None
Brock's Golbat Hassle in the Castle None
J's henchmen's Golbat Ill-Will Hunting! None
  Pidgeot hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Falkner's Pidgeot Fighting Flyer with Fire None
  Zubat flies down at hits the opponent with one of its wings. Sometimes its wings glow white.
Brock's Zubat Spell of the Unown: Entei None
Rapp's Zubat SM065 None
  Four or two of Crobat's four wings glow white and its hits the opponent with them.
Brock's Crobat Control Freak! None
J's henchmen's Crobat Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 None
Xerosic's Crobat Facing the Needs of the Many! None
  Dragonite flaps its wings and white energy is released from them, hitting the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite Rage of Innocence None
  Mantine hits the opponent many times with one of its wings, or both of Mantine's wings glow white and white energy shines off them. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Dorian's Mantine Just Add Water None
Marlon's Mantine The Road to Humilau! None
  Taillow hits the opponent with one of its wings. Sometimes, its wings glow white.
Ash's Taillow A Tail with a Twist None
  Pelipper strikes the opponent with one of its wings.
Anthony's Pelipper You Said a Mouthful! None
  Pidgey's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with one of them.
A Pidgey Anita borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School Gonna Rule the School! None
  Swellow's wings glow white and it slashes the opponent with one of them.
Vito Winstrate's Swellow Candid Camerupt! None
Ash's Swellow That's Just Swellow None
  Starly slaps the opponent across the face multiple times with one of its wings.
Ash's Starly Two Degrees of Separation! None
  Staravia's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Staravia Cooking up a Sweet Story! None
  The branches on Sudowoodo's head and the orbs on its hands glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of its hands.
Brock's Sudowoodo Tears For Fears! Used via Mimic
  Staraptor's wings shine, then glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them.
Reggie's Staraptor Lost Leader Strategy! None
Barry's Staraptor Barry's Busting Out All Over! None
  Yanma's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Jessie's Yanma The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! None
Tyler's Yanma The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! None
  Both of Ducklett's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Three wild Ducklett Dancing With the Ducklett Trio! None
  Both of Tranquill's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Tranquill An Amazing Aerial Battle! Japanese version only
Tranquill cannot legally learn Wing Attack
  Both of Archen's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Four wild Archen A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 None
  Both of Braviary's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Soren's Braviary A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None
A wild Braviary Saving Braviary! None
  Both of Swanna's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent.
Cameron's Swanna Cameron's Secret Weapon! None
  Both of Charizard's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the wingtips. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Charizard The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! None


In Pokémon Generations

 
Pidgeot


The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Both of Pidgeot's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the wingtips. It then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Blue's Pidgeot The Challenger Debut


In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga


In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
  Arabic هجوم الجناح hujum aljanah
Chinese Cantonese 翅膀攻擊 Chibóng Gūnggīk
Mandarin 翅膀攻擊 / 翅膀攻击 Chìbǎng Gōngjí / Chìbǎng Gōngjī
  Czech Křídlový útok
  Danish Vingeangreb
  Dutch Vleugelaanval
  Finnish Siipi-isku
  French Cru-Aile
  German Flügelschlag
  Greek Πτερωτή Pterutí
  Hindi पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar
  Icelandic Vængárás
  Indonesian Kepakan Sayap
  Italian Attacco d'Ala*
Att. d'Ala*
  Korean 날개치기 Nalgae Chigi
  Norwegian Vingangrep
  Polish Atak Skrzydeł
Portuguese   Brazil Ataque de Asa (games, anime, TCG, manga)
Ataque com Asa (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Ataque de Asas (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Ataque de Asas
  Romanian Atacul Aripilor
  Serbian Napad krilima
Spanish   Latin America Ataque de alas
Ala ataque
Aletazo
  Spain Ataque Ala*
Ataque-Ala*
  Swedish Vingattack
  Turkish Kanat Saldırısı
  Vietnamese Tấn Công Bằng Cánh


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