Hurricane (move)

Hurricane ぼうふう Windstorm

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  70% 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 May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V

Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Hurricane on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Hurricane on Eevee's Movedex

Hurricane (Japanese: ぼうふう Windstorm) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Hurricane deals damage and has a 30% chance of confusing the target. Hurricane can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Hurricane cannot miss when used during heavy rain, but has an accuracy of 50% during intense sunlight. Hurricane can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of air-based moves such as Fly, Bounce, and Sky Drop.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky. It may also confuse the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	53
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	62
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	68
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying		92
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying		92
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	81
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	50	49
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	63
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass	46
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying	46
581		Swanna	Water	Flying	55
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire	90
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying	67
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 150 Mewtwo Psychic Movie Mewtwo 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

	Tornadus	Swanna
The user attacks by wrapping its opponent in a fierce wind that flies up into the sky.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Tornadus	Tornadus's tail glows white and it swings its tail, releasing multiple white crescent-shaped energy blades from its tail at the opponent. When the energy blades hit the opponent, they explode, causing a powerful wind to come out of them.
A wild Tornadus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1		Debut
Swanna	Swanna's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing a powerful gust of wind.
Skyla's Swanna	Cilan Takes Flight!		None
Tornadus	Tornadus's wings glow light blue. It then flaps them, creating a strong gust of wind.
A wild Tornadus	Unova's Survival Crisis!‎		None

Trivia

• Both Hurricane and Thunder never miss during heavy rain. This may be a relation to a thunderstorm.
  • Excluding Smeargle, Dragonite is the only Pokémon that can learn both moves.
• Despite being said to whip up a 40-day storm when flapping its wings, Lugia cannot learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 暴風 Bàofēng French Vent Violent German Orkan Italian Tifone Korean 폭풍 Pohkpoong Polish Huragan Portuguese Furacão Spanish Vendaval

Variations of the move Blizzard
Gunk Shot Blizzard • Focus Blast • Thunder • Hurricane

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