Air Slash (move)

Air Slash エアスラッシュ Air Slash

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% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

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 (Japanese: エアスラッシュ Air Slash) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move, introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Air Slash inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

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 40DP 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 39PtHGSS 276 Taillow Normal Flying 53 277 Swellow Normal Flying 61 278 Wingull Water Flying 47 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 47 357 Tropius Grass Flying 47 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 35HGSS 414 Mothim Bug Flying 41 468 Togekiss Normal Flying -- 469 Yanmega Bug Flying 49DP 469 Yanmega Bug Flying 54PtHGSS 492 Shaymin Sky Forme Grass Flying 64 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

#   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 Fan Rotom Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum 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

	Farfetch'd	Skarmory
The user forms a ball and throws it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Farfetch'd	Farfetch'd waves its stick around, and a ball of wind is formed. It then throws the ball at its target.
Holly's Farfetch'd	Smells Like Team Spirit!		Debut
Rotom	Rotom fires wind at the opponent.
a Wild Rotom	Get Your Rotom Running!		None
Skarmory	Skarmory forms a ball of wind using its wings then throws the ball at its target.
Wild Skarmory	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None

In other languages

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

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