Wing Attack (move)

Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Wing Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Wing Attack has a Base Power of 35 in this generation.

Generation II to IV

The effects of Wing Attack are the same as Generation I; however, the Base Power increases to 60.

Generation V

Wing Attack can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 28 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 31 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying --, 31 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 28 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 32 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 50 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 36 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 29 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 33 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 33 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 27 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 30 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 30 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 55 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 30 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 37 0226 Mantine Water Flying 40 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 36 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 25 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 27 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 27 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 21 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 21 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 26 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 55 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 21 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 43 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 39 0226 Mantine Water Flying 36 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 13 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 13 0278 Wingull Water Flying 13 0279 Pelipper Water Flying --, 13 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 36 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 33 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 37 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 38 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 17 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 17 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 21 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 55 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 17 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 43 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 15 0226 Mantine Water Flying 22 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 13 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 13 0278 Wingull Water Flying 11 0279 Pelipper Water Flying --, 11 0396 Starly Normal Flying 9 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 9 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying --, 9 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying -- 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 22 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Murkrow, Honchkrow
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma, Yanmega

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0397 Staravia Normal Flying My Pokémon Ranch Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 36 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 33 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 37 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 38 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 17 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 17 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 21 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 55 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 17 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 43 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 15 0226 Mantine Water Flying 22 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 13 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 13 0278 Wingull Water Flying 11 0279 Pelipper Water Flying --, 11 0396 Starly Normal Flying 9 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 9 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying --, 9 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying -- 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 22 0566 Aaken Aaken Rock Flying -- 0567 Archeos Archeos Rock Flying -- 0580 Koaruhie Koaruhie Water Flying 9 0581 Swanna Water Flying -- 0627 Washibon Washibon Normal Flying 10 0628 Wargle Wargle Normal Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Murkrow, Honchkrow
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Aaken, Archeos
Koaruhie, Swanna
Washibon, Wargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Aerodactyl
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Aaken, Archeos
Koaruhie, Swanna
Washibon, Wargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Yanma, Yanmega

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Staravia Wing Attack.png Staravia File:Swellow Wing Attack.png Swellow File:Starly Wing Attack.png Starly File:Staraptor Wing Attack.png Staraptor
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.
Falkner's Pidgeot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Zubat flies down at hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Brock's Zubat	Spell of the Unown		None
	Four or two of Crobat's four wings glow white and its 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
	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.
Dorian's Mantine	Just Add Water		None
	Taillow hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Ash's Taillow	A Tail with a Twist		None
	Pelipper strikes the opponent with one of its wings.
Anthony's Pelipper	You Said a Mouthful!		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
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		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
	Staraptor's wings shine, then glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them, or Staraptor hits the opponents with one of its wings.
Reggie's Staraptor	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
Barry's Staraptor	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
Ash's Staraptor	Bagged Then Tagged!		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
	Murkrow hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Mitchell's Murkrow	Try for the Family Stone!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Adventures Pidgeot Wing Attack.png Pidgeot File:Adventures Aerodactyl Wing Attack.png Aerodactyl
The user hits the opponent with one of its wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgeot slaps the opponent with one of its wing.
Blue's Pidgeot	The Primeape Directive		Debut
	Aerodactyl slices the opponent repeatedly with its wings.
Lance's Aerodactyl	Draggin' In Dragonair		None
	Farfetch'd slaps the opponent with one of its wings.
Azalean Boy's Farfetch'd	You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour		Farfetch'd cannot legally learn Wing Attack.
	Crobat slices the opponent with one of its wings.
Janine's Crobat	Your Shadow, Crobat!		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Vleugel Aanval
• French: Cru-aile
• German: Flügelschlag
• Greek: Πτερωτή Επίθεση
• Hindi: पंखों का वार Pankhon Ka Waar
• Italian: Att. d'Ala
• Korean: 날개치기 Nalgae Chigi
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Golpe Aéreo
• Portuguese (European): Ataque de Asa
• Spanish: Ataque Ala (Gen III-present), Ataque-Ala (Gen I-II)

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