Wing Attack (move)

Wing Attack
つばさでうつ Wing Strike
Wing Attack IX.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. It has a power of 35.

Generations II onwards

Wing Attack's power increases to 60. It 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.
Colo.XD Strikes the target with wings spread wide.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0006    
 
Monster Dragon 36 36 36 36 36 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0016    
 
Flying Flying 28 29 25 33 33 33 33 15 33
0017    
 
Flying Flying 31 33 27 37 37 37 37 15 37
0018    
 
Flying Flying 31 33 27 38 38 38 38 15 38
0021    
 
Flying Flying 18
0022    
 
Flying Flying 18
0041    
 
Flying Flying 28 27 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13 4
0042    
 
Flying Flying 32 30 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13 1, 4
0084    
 
Flying Flying 15
0085    
 
Flying Flying 15
0123    
 
Bug Bug 50Y 30 26 21 21 21 21 16 12 12 12
0142    
 
Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10
0146    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 15 15
0146  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 15 15
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon 55 55 55 55 55 1, Evo. 1, Evo. 1 1 1
0169    
 
Flying Flying 30 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13
0193    
 
Bug Bug 37C 43RSE
39FRLG
43 43 43 43 43 43
0198    
 
Flying Flying 15 15 15 15 15 15
0212    
 
Bug Bug 1 1 1
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1 40 36 22 22BW
14B2W2
14 14 1 1
0227    
 
Flying Flying 20 20 20
0276    
 
Flying Flying 13 13 13 13 13 13
0277    
 
Flying Flying 13 13 13 13 13 13
0278    
 
Water 1 Flying 13 11 11BW
9B2W2
9XY
8ORAS
8 15 15 15
0279    
 
Water 1 Flying 1, 13 1, 11 1, 11BW
1, 9B2W2
1, 9XY
1, 8ORAS
1, 8 15 15 15
0396    
 
Flying Flying 9 9 9 9 9 9
0397    
 
Flying Flying 9 9 9 9 9 9
0398    
 
Flying Flying 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1
0430    
 
Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1
0458    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 22 22BW
14B2W2
14 14 8 8
0469    
 
Bug Bug 1
0566    
 
Flying Water 3 1 1 1 6
0567    
 
Flying Water 3 1 1 1 1
0580    
 
Water 1 Flying 9 9 9 9
0581    
 
Water 1 Flying 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1
0627    
 
Flying Flying 10 10 10 12 12
0628    
 
Flying Flying 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1 1
0628  
Braviary
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying 1
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like 8 8 4 4
0714    
 
Flying Dragon 16 16 16 16
0715    
 
Flying Dragon 16 16 16 16
0841    
 
Grass Dragon 1, Evo. Evo.
0912     Flying Water 1 10
0913     Flying Water 1 10
0914    
 
Flying Water 1 10
0962    
 
Flying Flying 1
0973    
 
Flying Flying 12
1016    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 24
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0004     Monster Dragon
0041    
 
Flying Flying
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 Mystery Dungeon series

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 6 - 22 - 95% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS 6 - 20 - 95% - Front Enemy No
BSL 6 - 20 - 95% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI 8 99 25 99 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 8 99 25 99 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
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 0.55 - 0.75 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 5
Energy boost 8
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                       
By Elite Fast TM
  
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 12 → 9
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 9 → 10
    • Energy boost: 7 → 10
    • Duration: 0.75 → 1.25 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Power: 10 → 8
    • Energy boost: 10 → 9
    • Duration: 1.25 → 0.8 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • December 1, 2022
    • Energy boost: 7 → 8

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Wing Attack
★★★
Attack power 19.24752
Charge time 0.66 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 2
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
Conq. The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In the anime

Main series

 
Pidgeotto
 
Swanna
 
Zubat
 
Pelipper
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. Sometimes, its wings glow light blue while using the move.
Falkner's Pidgeot Fighting Flyer with Fire None
Ash's Pidgeot The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master! None
  Zubat flies down and 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 Turning Heads and Training Hard! None
  Four or two of Crobat's four wings glow white before it 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
Goh's Taillow Best Friend...Worst Nightmare! None
  Pelipper strikes the opponent with one of its wings. Sometimes, Pelipper's wings glow light blue while using the move.
Anthony's Pelipper You Said a Mouthful! None
Team Rocket's Pelipper To Train, or Not to Train! 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 and it hits the opponent with one of its hands.
Brock's Sudowoodo Tears For Fears! Used via Mimic
  Staraptor's wings shine and glow white and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Ash's Charizard The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! None
  Noctowl's wings glow light blue and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Ilunas's Noctowl Night and Day, You are the Ones! None
  Hawlucha's wings glow light blue and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Bea's Hawlucha Battle Three With Bea! None
  The front edges of Galarian Moltres's wings glow light blue and it hits the opponent with one of them.
Lucius's Moltres Charge! Galar Mine! None


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 wingtip and then slams into the opponent with one of them.
Blue's Pidgeot The Challenger Debut


In the manga

Ash & Pikachu


Be the Best! Pokémon B+W


Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys


Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

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-AilesVIII+
Cru-AileIVII
  German Flügelschlag
  Greek Πτερωτή Pterutí
  Hindi पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar
  Icelandic Vængárás
  Indonesian Kepakan Sayap
  Italian Attacco d'AlaIV+
Att. d'AlaIIII
  Korean 날개치기 Nalgaechigi
  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 AlaIII+
Ataque-AlaIII
  Swedish Vingattack
  Thai โจมตีด้วยปีก
  Turkish Kanat Saldırısı
  Vietnamese Tấn Công Bằng Cánh


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