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==In the manga==
==In the manga==

Revision as of 15:52, 22 December 2012

Vacuum Wave
しんくうは Vacuum Wave
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Type  Fighting
Category  Special
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  +1
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Vacuum Wave (Japanese: しんくうは Vacuum Wave) is a damage dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Vacuum Wave inflicts damage and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Vacuum Wave will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Vacuum Wave, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Vacuum Wave is (or attempts to be) used, Vacuum Wave's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Description

Games Description
The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the foe. This move always goes first.
The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan Fighting Fighting 26 26 ''''
123 Scyther Scyther Bug Flying   -- -- '
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
236 Tyrogue Tyrogue Fighting Fighting Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
DP Pt HGSS
056 Mankey Mankey Fighting Fighting
057 Primeape Primeape Fighting Fighting
062 Poliwrath Poliwrath Water Fighting
066 Machop Machop Fighting Fighting
067 Machoke Machoke Fighting Fighting
068 Machamp Machamp Fighting Fighting
106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting
107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan Fighting Fighting
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic
214 Heracross Heracross Bug Fighting
236 Tyrogue Tyrogue Fighting Fighting
237 Hitmontop Hitmontop Fighting Fighting
256 Combusken Combusken Fire Fighting
257 Blaziken Blaziken Fire Fighting
286 Breloom Breloom Grass Fighting
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting
297 Hariyama Hariyama Fighting Fighting
307 Meditite Meditite Fighting Psychic
308 Medicham Medicham Fighting Psychic
390 Chimchar Chimchar Fire Fire
391 Monferno Monferno Fire Fighting
392 Infernape Infernape Fire Fighting
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting
448 Lucario Lucario Fighting Steel
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting
454 Toxicroak Toxicroak Poison Fighting
475 Gallade Gallade Psychic Fighting
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Chrissy Vacuum Wave 1.png
Croagunk gathering air
Chrissy Vacuum Wave 2.png
Croagunk
Zoey Gallade Vacuum Wave glowing.png
Arms glow
Zoey Gallade Vacuum Wave.png
Gallade
It spins around to gather air. It then releases it by punching the gathered air in the form of a shape.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Croagunk Croagunk jumps into the air and spins around, causing pink wind to appear and surround it. It then turns towards the opponent and puts its arms around its head, firing the wind from around its body in the shape of a heart.
Nurse Joy's Chrissy Cream of the Croagunk Crop! Debut
Gallade Gallade jumps into the air and its forearms glow white. Then, it spins around with its head and its arms extended facing the opponent and it fires a horizontal tornado from its body at the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade A Grand Fight for Winning! None
Riolu Riolu waves its arms, causing light blue wind to appear and surround it. Riolu then jumps into the air, crosses its arms and then opens them, firing the wind from around its body in the form of a shockwave.
Cameron's Riolu BW104 None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Chimchar and Mew are the only non-Fighting-types to learn the move through the Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum. However, Chimchar evolves into Monferno, which is part Fighting, and Mew can learn almost all tutorable moves.
  • Vacuum Wave is currently the only special increased priority move.
  • Although Scyther is capable of learning this move by leveling up, neither it nor its evolution can learn it from the Move Tutor.
  • Vacuum Wave and its variations are tied with Hyper Beam and its variations with the largest number of variations to a single move.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 真空波 Zhēnkōng Bō
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Vacuum Golf
France Flag.png French Onde Vide
Germany Flag.png German Vakuumwelle
Greece Flag.png Greek Κυματοκενό
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Gelombang Hampa
Italy Flag.png Italian Vuotonda
Poland Flag.png Polish Ssąca fala
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Onda de Vácuo
Spain Flag.png Spanish Onda Vacío


Variations of the move Quick Attack
PhysicalIC HOME.png Quick AttackMach PunchBullet Punch
Ice ShardShadow Sneak
SpecialIC HOME.png Vacuum Wave
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