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Razor Wind かまいたち Kamaitachi

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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 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  0   Jamming  0

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 Kamaitachi) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Razor Wind does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than state that the user created 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.

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 Template:En, Mirror Move will copy Razor Wind on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Razor Wind has an increased critical hit ratio.

Razor Wind hits both opponents in a double battle. In a triple battle, Razor Wind will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying										33				33			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel										33				33			'
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark							37			37				37			'
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							17			17				17			'
418		Buizel	Water		Water										45				45			'
419		Floatzel	Water		Water										50				50			'
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying														32			'
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying														36			'
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying														38			'
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM02		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔															✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	✔															✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	✔															✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	✔															✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔															✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water		✔													✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔															✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔															✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	✔															✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔															✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔															✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying
116		Horsea	Water		Water
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
158		Totodile	Water		Water
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon
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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0123 Scyther Bug Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Scyther Floatzel Absol Shiftry
The user shoots crescent blades of wind at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Golbat flaps its wings and a wind is created with sharp white energy inside it.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin		Debut
	The scythe on Absol's head glows white and it swings its head, sending out a white cresent 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
	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 cresent blade energy at the opponent.
Angela's Shiftry	From Cradle to Save		None
A wild Shiftry	Leave it to Brocko!		None
	Buizel's tail glows white and it whips its body around, releasing a white cresent-shaped energy blade from its tail at the opponent.
A wild Buizel	Pikachu's Island Adventure		None
	The leaf on Nuzleaf's head glows white and it swings it, releasing multiple white cresent blades of energy at the opponent.
A wild Nuzleaf	Leave it to Brocko!		None
	Scyther crosses its scythes and they start to glow white. It then brings them forward and multiple white cresent shaped energy beams come out and hit the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Scyther	Tag! We're It...!		None
	Zangoose waves its claw and releases a white, cresent-shaped energy from its claw at the opponent.
A wild Zangoose	Glory Blaze!		None
	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 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 Illusion		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Golbat
The user slashes the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Golbat slashes the opponent with one of its wings.
Koga's Golbat	Go for the Golbat!		Debut
Agatha's Golbat	Muk Raking		None
	Shiftry waves one of its arms and a huge cyclone of wind comes out of it and hits the opponent.
A wild Shiftry	VS. Shiftry		None
	Buizel spins its tails like a propeller, creating a huge tornado of wind to come out from them and blow away the opponent.
Uji's Buizel	Vs. Croagunk and Abra II		None
Pearl's Zelhiko	VS. Grimer		None

In other generations

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

• Despite being introduced in Generation I, no Pokémon could learn it via level-up until Generation III. In fact, the only way a Pokémon introduced in Generation II could have Razor Wind as a move was to teach it to a Pokémon via TM in a Generation I game, trade it onto a Generation II game, and then breed it.
• Despite its Japanese name being Kamaitachi, the two Pokémon based on this yōkai, Sneasel and Weavile, are unable to learn the move at all.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 旋風刀 Xuànfēng Dāo Dutch Messenstorm Finnish Viiltotuuli French Coupe-Vent German Klingensturm Greek Άνεμος Θεριστής Hindi तेज़ धार हवाए Tez Dhaar Havaae Italian Ventagliente Korean 칼바람 Kalbaram Portuguese Lâmina de Vento Serbian Razorni Vetar Spanish V. Cortante

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