Wing Attack (move)
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Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
Wing Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Wing Attack has a Base Power of 35 in this generation.
Generation II to IV
The effects of Wing Attack are the same as Generation I; however, the Base Power increases to 60.
Generation V
Wing Attack can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma
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| 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.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma
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| 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.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Murkrow, Honchkrow
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma, Yanmega
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| 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.
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By event
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Generation V
By leveling up
By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Murkrow, Honchkrow
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Aaken, Archeos
Koaruhie, Swanna
Washibon, Wargle
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Aaken, Archeos
Koaruhie, Swanna
Washibon, Wargle
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma, Yanmega
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| 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.
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In the anime
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| The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Pidgeotto hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Ash's Pidgeotto | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | Debut | |
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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 | |
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Pidgeot hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Falkner's Pidgeot | Fighting Flyer with Fire | None | |
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Zubat flies down at hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Brock's Zubat | Spell of the Unown | None | |
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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 | |
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Dragonite flaps its wings and white energy is released from them, hitting the opponent. | ||
| Lance's Dragonite | Rage of Innocence | None | |
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Mantine hits the opponent many times with one of its wings. | ||
| Dorian's Mantine | Just Add Water | None | |
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Taillow hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Ash's Taillow | A Tail with a Twist | None | |
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Pelipper strikes the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Anthony's Pelipper | You Said a Mouthful! | None | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
| Winona's Swellow | Sky High Gym Battle! | None | |
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Starly slaps the opponent across the face multiple times with one of its wings. | ||
| Ash's Starly | Two Degrees of Separation! | None | |
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Staravia's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Ash's Staravia | Cooking up a Sweet Story! | None | |
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Staraptor's wings shine, then glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them, or Staraptor hits the opponents with one of its wings. | ||
| Reggie's Staraptor | Lost Leader Strategy! | None | |
| Barry's Staraptor | Barry's Busting Out All Over! | None | |
| Ash's Staraptor | Bagged Then Tagged! | None | |
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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 | |
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Murkrow hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Mitchell's Murkrow | Try for the Family Stone! | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
| The user hits the opponent with one of its wings. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Pidgeot slaps the opponent with one of its wing. | ||
| Blue's Pidgeot | The Primeape Directive | Debut | |
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Aerodactyl slices the opponent repeatedly with its wings. | ||
| Lance's Aerodactyl | Draggin' In Dragonair | None | |
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Farfetch'd slaps the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Azalean Boy's Farfetch'd | You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour | Farfetch'd cannot legally learn Wing Attack. | |
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Crobat slices the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Janine's Crobat | Your Shadow, Crobat! | None | |
In other languages
- Dutch: Vleugel Aanval
- French: Cru-aile
- German: Flügelschlag
- Greek: Πτερωτή Επίθεση
- Hindi: पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar
- Italian: Att. d'Ala
- Korean: 날개치기 Nalgae Chigi
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Golpe Aéreo
- Portuguese (European): Ataque de Asa
- Spanish: Ataque Ala (Gen III-present), Ataque-Ala (Gen I-II)