Silver Wind (move)

Silver Wind ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind

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Battles Type  Bug 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 King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM62 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition and helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

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

Silver Wind (Japanese: ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM62 in Generation IV.

Effect

Silver Wind inflicts damage. Afterward, it has a 10% chance of raising each one of the user's stats excluding accuracy and evasion by one stage.

Description

Games Description RSEXDColo. A powdery attack that may raise abilities. FRLG The foe is attacked with a silver dust. It may raise all the user’s stats. DPPtHGSS The foe is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats. BWB2W2 The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	47			28				28
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	--			--				--
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	no			25				25
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	no			29				29
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	34			34				34
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	34			34				34
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	47			40				40
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	no			38				38
456		Finneon	Water		Water	no			49				49
457		Lumineon	Water		Water	no			59				59
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire	no			no				50
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying					no
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying					no
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying					no
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug					no
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug					no
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV TM62		V --
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison				✔						✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison				✔						✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				✔						✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				✔						✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying				✔						✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔						✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔						✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying				✔						✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				✔						✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				✔						✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				✔						✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass				✔						✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison				✔						✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark				✔						✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug				✔						✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug				✔						✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon				✔						✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon				✔						✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying				✔						✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug				✔						✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying				✔						✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying				✔						✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark				✔						✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water				✔						✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water				✔						✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying				✔						✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying				✔						✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon				✔						✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
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 357 Tropius Grass Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 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

Mothim	Beautifly	Yanmega	Kricketune
The foe is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Beautifly	Beautifly flaps its wings and a wind with silver crescents in it are released at the opponent. Sometimes, its wings flash white, or Beautifly's wings glow white and then only the yellow, blue, and red parts glow white. It then flaps its wings and a powerful gust with silver sparkles comes out of them and hits the opponent.
May's Beautifly	Now That's Flower Power!		Debut
Kiko's Beautifly	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Skitty	Skitty releases a wind with silver crescents from a white orb on its paw at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Game Winning Assist		Used via Assist
Masquerain	Masquerain flaps its wings and it releases a cyclone of wind that has silver crescent in it at the opponent.
Drew's Masquerain	Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?		None
Finneon	Finneon's tailfins glow white and it releases a wind with silver crescents from them at the opponent.
Zoey's Finneon	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!		None
Yanmega	Yanmega's wings flash white and it flaps them, releasing a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	Fighting Fear with Fear!		None
Mothim	Mothim flaps its wings, releasing a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Mothim	Fighting Ire with Fire!		None
Kricketune	Kricketune crosses its scythes and they flash light blue. Then, it opens them and they release a wind with silver crescents in them at the opponent.
Nando's Kricketune	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

	Illumise
A powdery wind is released from the user's wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Illumise	Illumise flaps its wings and releases a powdery wind at the opponent.
Enta's Illumise	Battle Between Student and Master!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Silver Wind is the only variant of AncientPower which cannot be learned via Move Tutor.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 銀色旋風 Yínsè Xuànfēng Dutch Zilverwind Finnish Hopeatuuli French Vent Argenté German Silberhauch Greek Ασημένιος Άνεμος Hindi चांदी की हवा Chandi Ki Hava Chamkili Hawaein Indonesian Angin Silver Angin Perak Italian Ventargenteo Korean 은빛바람 Eunbit Baram Polish Srebrny wiatr Portuguese Brazil Vento de Prata Portugal Vento Prateado Romanian Vânt Argintiu Serbian Srebrni Vetar Spanish Latin America Viento Plateado Viento de Plata Spain Viento Plata

Variations of the move AncientPower
AncientPower • Silver Wind • Ominous Wind

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