Razor Wind (move)

Razor Wind かまいたち Razor Wind

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% 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 Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM02 in Generation I

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

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

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

Razor Wind (Japanese: かまいたち Razor Wind) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM02 in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Razor Wind does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than saying "<Pokémon> made a whirlwind!". On the following turn, Razor Wind inflicts damage, PP is deducted, and it will count as the last move used. Once Razor Wind is selected, the user will be unable to switch out until Razor Wind has been disrupted or fully executed. Razor Wind has 75% accuracy.

If Razor Wind is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted, and it will not count as the last move used. If the target uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user creates a whirlwind, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Razor Wind (or fail if it cannot).

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Razor Wind.

In Pokémon Stadium, Mirror Move will copy Razor Wind on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Generation II

Razor Wind now has an increased critical hit ratio.

Generation III

Razor Wind now has an accuracy of 100%. It has no increased critical hit ratio. The charging turn now says "<Pokémon> whipped up a whirlwind!"

In battles with multiple opponents, it targets all adjacent opponents.

Generation IV to VII

Razor Wind again has an increased critical hit ratio.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Razor Wind can be executed in one turn.

Generation VIII onwards

Razor Wind cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description Stad A two-turn attack with the wind attack in the second turn. Learned by many Flying-type Pokémon. Stad2 A two-turn attack with the wind attack in the second turn. Learned by many Flying types. GSC 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack RSE A 2-turn move that strikes the foe on the 2nd turn. FRLG Blades of wind hit the foe on the 2nd turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio. Colo.XD A 2-turn move that strikes the target on the 2nd turn. DPPtHGSSPBR A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit the foe on the second turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio. BWB2W2 XYORAS A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily. SMUSUMPE In this two-turn attack, blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying							29PE
017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying							45PE
018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying							53PE
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug				33	33	33	33SMUSUM 32PE
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug				33	33	33	33
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass			37	37	37	37XY 20ORAS	20
359		Absol		Field		Field			17	17	17BW 57B2W2	1, 57XY 49ORAS	49
418		Buizel		Water 1	Field				45	45BW 35B2W2	35	35
419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field				50	50BW 41B2W2	41	41
519		Pidove		Flying		Flying					32	32	32
520		Tranquill		Flying		Flying					36	36	36
521		Unfezant		Flying		Flying					38	38	38
661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying						25	25
662		Fletchinder		Flying		Flying						27	27
663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying						27	27
694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon						22	22
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon						1	1
714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon						31	31
715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon						31	31
717		Yveltal		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						1	1
772		Type: Null		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							70
773		Silvally		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							70
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔
203		Girafarig		Field		Field			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
335		Zangoose		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
357		Tropius		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔
780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM02	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	✔
016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔
017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying	✔
018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying	✔
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	✔
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	✔
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	✔
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔
144		Articuno		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
145		Zapdos		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Razor Wind is a move with 16 base power, 100% accuracy, and 13 PP, attacking enemy in the front, cutting corners; this move's damage is doubled at the end of damage calculation. Due to being a two-turn move, this move cannot be linked. This move has an increased critical hit ratio.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Razor Wind

★★★★
Attack power	23.9135
Charge time	1.38 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Number of hits	4
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	3%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games Description MDRB The user gains the Razor Wind status, and it looses a powerful attack with a high critical-hit rate on the next turn. It is not possible to link this move. MDTDS Gives the user the Razor Wind status, which causes the Pokémon to charge power for 1 turn and then try a powerful attack with a high critical-hit rate on the next turn. You can't link this move. BSL かまいたちじょうたいになり つぎの こうどうで いりょくがたかく きゅうしょに あたりやすい こうげきを くりだす このわざは ポケモンタワーでは くりだせない MDGtI UNUSED SMD You'll get the Razor Wind status condition, which lets you charge power to try a powerful move on the next turn. It has a high critical-hit rate.

In the anime

Scyther	Floatzel	Absol	Fletchling
The user creates a whirlwind, then shoots crescent blades of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Golbat	Golbat flaps its wings, creating a wind with white blades of energy inside it that is launched at the opponent.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin!		Debut
Absol	Absol's horn glows white and it swings its head, sending out a white or purple crescent blade of energy at the opponent.
A wild Absol	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
A wild Absol	Absol-ute Disaster		None
Mollie's Absol	What I Did For Love!		None
Drew's Absol	Thinning the Hoard!		None
Lusamine's Absol	Rescuing the Unwilling!		None
Shiftry	Shiftry waves its fan-like hands and it creates a strong wind which forms into a tornado around the opponent, or Shiftry's fan-like hands glow white and it swings them, releasing a white crescent blade energy at the opponent.
Angela's Shiftry	From Cradle to Save		None
A wild Shiftry	Leave it to Brocko!		None
Buizel	Buizel's tail glows white and it whips its body around, releasing a white crescent-shaped energy blade from its tail at the opponent.
A wild Buizel	Pikachu's Island Adventure		None
Nuzleaf	The leaf on Nuzleaf's head glows white and it swings it, releasing multiple white crescent blades of energy at the opponent.
A wild Nuzleaf	Leave it to Brocko!		None
Scyther	Scyther crosses its scythes and they start to glow white. It then brings them forward and multiple white crescent shaped energy blades come out and hit the opponent.
A Trainer's Scyther	Tag! We're It...!		None
Zangoose	Zangoose waves its claw and releases a white, crescent-shaped energy from its claw at the opponent.
A wild Zangoose	Glory Blaze!		None
Floatzel	The two fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and it swings them, firing two or multiple white, crescent-shaped energy disks from them at the opponent.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
Kenny's Floatzel	Last Call - First Round!		None
Scizor	Scizor crosses its arms and both of its claws glow white. It then slashes the air in front of it, causing a powerful wind to appear and blow the opponent away. As it slashes, it leaves behind a white trail of energy.
Goone's Scizor	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
Fletchling	Fletchling's wings glow bright white and it repeatedly waves them, causing bright white, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Fletchling	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
Fletchinder	Fletchinder's wings glow bright white and it repeatedly waves them, causing bright white, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Fletchinder	Showdown at the Shalour Gym!		None
Talonflame	Talonflame's wings glow bright light blue and it repeatedly waves them, causing light blue, crescent-shaped energy waves to be fired at the target.
Ash's Talonflame	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Talonflame	Golbat	Unfezant
The user slashes the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Golbat	Golbat slashes the opponent with one of its wings.
Koga's Golbat	Go for the Golbat!		Debut
Unfezant	Unfezant fires a blade of razor sharp air from its wing at the opponent.
Skyla's Unfezant	Museum Showdown		None
Talonflame	Talonflame slashes its wing at the opponent.
Malva's Talonflame	PS592		None

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	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

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

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 FireRed and LeafGreen, Razor Wind's in-game description states it has an increased critical hit ratio. However, Razor Wind does not have an increased critical hit ratio in Generation III.
• Despite being introduced in Generation I, no Pokémon could learn it by leveling up until Generation III.
  • No Pokémon are able to learn Razor Wind in Generation II without the player trading with a Generation I game first.
• Razor Wind has the lowest index number of all special moves.
• The Japanese name of the move, Kamaitachi, is a direct reference to the Japanese yōkai of the same name. Kamaitachi is a weasel that is depicted with sharp claws, riding on a gust of wind and cutting people's skin on the legs.
  • Despite Sneasel being based on it, it cannot learn Razor Wind.
• Razor Wind is one of the two moves with a charging turn that cannot be used in Generation VIII, the other being Sky Drop.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 旋風刀 Syùhnfūng Dōu * 鐮刀急風 Lìhmdōu Gāpfūng * Mandarin 旋風刀 / 旋风刀 Xuànfēngdāo * 旋風力 / 旋风力 Xuànfēng Lì * Czech Větrná břitva Dutch Meswind Finnish Viiltotuuli French Coupe-Vent German Klingensturm Greek Άνεμος Θεριστής Hebrew רוח תער Roohakh Tahar Hindi तेज़ धार हवाए Tez Dhaar Havaae Italian Ventagliente Korean 칼바람 Kalbaram Polish Cios Wiatru* Huraganowy Atak* Portuguese Brazil Lâmina de Vento Vento Cortante (TCG and manga) Portugal Vento Cortante Romanian Razor Wind Serbian Razorni Vetar Spanish Latin America Viento Cortante Viento Navaja (AG107) Tornado* (EP075) Spain Viento Cortante* V. Cortante* Swedish Rakbladsvind Turkish Jilet Rüzgâr Vietnamese Lưỡi Dao Gió

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