Ominous Wind (move)

Ominous Wind あやしいかぜ Suspicious Wind

The user creates a gust of repulsive wind. It may also raise all the user's stats at once.

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% 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 Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0 Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0 Earn double the score in the next turn.

Ominous Wind on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Ominous Wind on Eevee's Movedex

Ominous Wind (Japanese: あやしいかぜ Suspicious Wind) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Ominous Wind inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising all of the user's stats by one stage.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 177 Natu Psychic Flying 39 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 47 284 Masquerain Bug Flying -- 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 30 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 32 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 25 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 22 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 29 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 29 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 29 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 29 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 29 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost 29 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 10DPPt 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 6HGSS 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 10Pt 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 6HGSS 491 Darkrai Dark --PtHGSS 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 200 Misdreavus Ghost Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb 351 Castform Normal Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb 351 Castform Fire Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb 351 Castform Water Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb 351 Castform Ice Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb 355 Duskull Ghost Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb 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 move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 006 Charizard Fire Flying 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 123 Scyther Bug Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 193 Yanma Bug Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 200 Misdreavus Ghost 212 Scizor Bug Steel 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 245 Suicune Water 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 269 Dustox Bug Poison 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 313 Volbeat Bug 314 Illumise Bug 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 351 Castform Normal 351 Castform Fire 351 Castform Water 351 Castform Ice 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 357 Tropius Grass Flying 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 396 Starly Normal Flying 397 Staravia Normal Flying 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 414 Mothim Bug Flying 415 Combee Bug Flying 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 429 Mismagius Ghost 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 441 Chatot Normal Flying 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 456 Finneon Water 457 Lumineon Water 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 469 Yanmega Bug Flying 477 Dusknoir Ghost 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 491 Darkrai Dark 492 Shaymin Sky Forme Grass Flying 493 Arceus Dark 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

	Drifloon
The user creates a gust of repulsive wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Drifloon	Drifloon starts to spin, creating a vortex of purple wind which then hits the opponent.
Fantina's Drifloon	Playing the Leveling Field!		Debut
Drifblim	Drifblim is surrounded by purple energy and then releases purple waves of wind toward its opponent.
Fantina's Drifblim	Shield with a Twist!		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Onheilswind
• Spanish: Viento Aciago
• French: Vent mauvais
• Italiano: Funestovento
• German: 'Unheilböen
• Brazilian Portuguese: Vento Nevasto

Variations on the move AncientPower
	AncientPower | Silver Wind | Ominous Wind

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