Air Slash (move)

Air Slash エアスラッシュ
The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. It may also make the target flinch.
Battles
Type	Flying
Category	Special
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	75
Accuracy	95%
Introduced	Generation IV
Availability
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock
Has a 30% chance of of making the opponent flinch.
Contests
Category	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
Super Contests
Category	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Air Slash on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Air Slash on Eevee's Movedex

Air Slash is a damaging Flying-type move, introduced in Generation IV.

In the anime

A ball of wind forming.

Farfetch'd launching Air Slash.

Pokémon

Farfetch'd. Farfetch'd waves its stick around, and a ball of wind is formed. It then throws the ball at its target.

• Used by Holly's Farfetch'd in Smells Like Team Spirit.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	--
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	49
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	57
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	62
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	41
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	51
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	37
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	53
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	50
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	29
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	32
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	51
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	54
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	40
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	53
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	61
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	47
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	47
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	47
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	41
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying	--
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	49DP
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	54Pt
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying	64
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Farfetch'd Hoothoot, Noctowl Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Wingull Togekiss
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.

Special move

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained in
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost	Pokémon Platinum
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Tajo Aéreo
• French: Lame d'Air
• German: Luftschnitt

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.