Aeroblast (move)

Aeroblast エアロブラスト Aeroblast

Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  100 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience a lot if used last.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Aeroblast (Japanese: エアロブラスト Aeroblast) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation II. It is the signature move of Lugia.

Effect

Generations II to VII

Aeroblast deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Aeroblast can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Aeroblast can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

In Versions 1.0 to 1.2.1 of Pokémon Sword and Shield, Aeroblast could not be selected in a battle. Starting with Version 1.3.0, it is usable and functions the same as it did in previous generations.

Generation IX

Aeroblast cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A powerful Flying-type attack. It often becomes a critical hit. GSC Has a high critical hit ratio. RSEColo.XD Launches a vacuumed blast. High critical-hit ratio. FRLG A vortex of air is shot at the foe. It has a high critical-hit ratio. DPPtHGSSPBR A vortex of air is shot at the foe to inflict damage. It has a high critical-hit ratio. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. Critical hits land more easily. SV A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1	77	85DPPt 43HGSS	43	43	43	54
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Aeroblast has 20 base power, 12 PP and 84% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy. This move has an increased critical-hit ratio.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accuracy has been decreased to 79.8%.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Aeroblast is a Charged Attack that has been available since November 6, 2020.

Aeroblast also has two variants: Aeroblast+ and Aeroblast++. Aeroblast+ is the default Charged Attack for Apex Shadow Lugia. Upon purification, Aeroblast+ will change to Aeroblast++.

Aeroblast
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 180 Energy cost 100 Duration 3.4 seconds Damage window 3.2 - 3.4 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 170 Energy cost 75 Secondary effect 2 Attack Effect chance 12.5%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Aeroblast+

Aeroblast+
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 200 Energy cost 100 Duration 3.4 seconds Damage window 3.2 - 3.4 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 170 Energy cost 75 Secondary effect 2 Attack Effect chance 12.5%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Aeroblast++

Aeroblast++
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 225 Energy cost 100 Duration 3.4 seconds Damage window 3.2 - 3.4 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 170 Energy cost 75 Secondary effect 2 Attack Effect chance 12.5%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Aeroblast

★★★★★
Attack power	35.39595
Charge time	1.34 seconds
Range type	Square
Number of hits	3
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	3%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Aeroblast	Special	4	—	135	162	95%	An opponent*	—	Critical hits land more easily.*	Sygna Suit Ethan & Lugia (Direct Link)
Sync move
Shining Soul Aeroblast	Special	—	—	250	300	—%	Default: An opponent	—	No additional effect.	Sygna Suit Ethan & Lugia
							6★ EX: All opponents*

Description

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It has a high critical-hit rate. BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる きゅうしょに あたりやすい MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It even damages faraway Pokémon. It also has a high critical-hit rate.

In the anime

Lugia (M18)	Lugia (M02)	Lugia (original series)	Lugia (JN002)
The user releases a beam of energy from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Lugia	A yellow-orange ball of energy forms in front of Lugia's mouth. Lugia's body then starts to glow blue and it fires multiple beams of yellow-orange energy from its mouth, which eventually converge into a single destructive beam, surrounded by a vortex of wind, which is fired at the opponent. Alternatively, Lugia will open its mouth and gather blue energy inside it. It then fires a massive beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Lugia (M02)	The Power of One		Debut
Lugia (anime)	A Parent Trapped!		None
A Lugia summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None
A wild Lugia	Legend? Go! Friends? Go!		None
Recurring Mew in the form of Lugia	Dreams Are Made of These!		None

In the manga

Movie adaptations

	Lugia
The user fires a burst of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Lugia	Lugia opens its mouth and fires a burst of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Lugia	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Lugia
The user fires a blast of air from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Lugia	Lugia opens its mouth and takes a deep breath. It then fires the air as a beam from its mouth at the opponent.
The Masked Man's Lugia	Lively Lugia I		Debut

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

	Lugia
The user fires a burst of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Lugia	Lugia opens its mouth and fires a burst of energy at the opponent.
A wild Lugia	Guardian Deity of the Sea (Part Two)		Debut

Pokémon Try Adventure

	Lugia
The user fires a burst of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Lugia	Lugia opens its mouth and fires a burst of energy in the form of a beam at the opponent.
A wild Lugia	Rescue on the Stormy Seas		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	BW	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In several Japanese literatures, the beam attack used by the Lugia in the the second Pokémon movie was named Lugia Beam and was distinguished from actual Aeroblast.
• Aeroblast and Spacial Rend are variations of one another, and are the signature moves of a game mascot.
• In Generation II, the anime, and the second Pokémon movie, Aeroblast is portrayed as one or more beams of destructive energy. However, starting from Generation III and the Super Smash Bros. series, Aeroblast is depicted as a concentrated, hurricane-like vortex stream. The older depiction is used in Super Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX.
• Aeroblast is the only Flying-type move introduced in Generation II.
• According to the Power of One illustrated novelization, Aeroblast was capable of splitting seas and shattering continents as well as destroying Lawrence III's airship.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, this move was named by Lt. Surge.
• At 225 base power, Aeroblast++ has the highest power of any move in Pokémon GO.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 氣旋攻擊 Heisyùhn Gūnggīk * 空氣爆炸 Hūnghei Baauja * Mandarin 氣旋攻擊 / 气旋攻击 Qìxuán Gōngjí / Qìxuán Gōngjī * 空氣爆炸 Kōngqì Bàozhà Dutch Luchtschot French Aéroblast German Luftstoß Greek Αεροβόλο Italian Aerocolpo Korean 에어로블라스트 E-eorobeullaseuteu Portuguese Brazil Explosão Aérea Portugal Explosão Aérea Serbian Jak nalet vetra Spanish Aerochorro Thai แอโรบลาสท์ Vietnamese Xoáy Không Khí Đại pháo không khí

Variations of the move Aeroblast
Aeroblast • Spacial Rend

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