Steel Wing (move)

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Steel Wing
はがねのつばさ Steel Wing

The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user's Defense stat.

Battles

Type	Steel
Category	Physical
PP	25 (max. 40)
Power	70
Accuracy	90%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes 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 II
TM47 in Generation II TM47 in Generation III TM47 in Generation IV

Contests

Category	Cool
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Jam	0
Works better if the previous appealer also used a Cool move.

Super Contests

Category	Cool
Appeal	3 `♥♥♥`
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Steel Wing (Japanese: はがねのつばさ Steel Wing) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Steel Wing inflicts damages and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Defense.

In the anime

Articuno using Steel Wing	Ash's Gliscor using Steel Wing
Drew's Flygon using Steel Wing.	Jessie's Yanmega using Steel Wing.

Pokémon

Pelipper. One of Pelipper's wings glows white. Pelipper then slams its wing into its opponent.

Used by Winona's Pelipper in Sky High Gym Battle! as a lightning rod in its battle against Ash's Pikachu.

Charizard. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Clark's Charizard in Shocks and Bonds against Ash's Grovyle.
Used by Ash's Charizard in Gathering the Gang of Four to present.

Flygon. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Drew's Flygon in Rhapsody in Drew.

Articuno. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Noland's Articuno in The Symbol Life.

Golbat. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by J's henchmen's Golbat in Mutiny in the Bounty!.

Staraptor. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Reggie's Staraptor in Lost Leader Strategy!.

Gligar. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Ash's Gligar from The Bells are Singing! to Fighting Fear With Fear!.

Gliscor. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Ash's Gliscor from Fighting Fear With Fear! to present.

Yanma. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Jessie's Yanma from 'The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! to present.

Yanmega. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Jessie's Yanmega from The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! to present.

Empoleon. Both of its wings glow white. It then attacks its opponent with them.

Used by Barry's Empoleon in Barry's Busting Out All Over!.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	49
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 TM47

#	Pokémon	Type
006	Charizard	Fire	Flying
016	Pidgey	Normal	Flying
017	Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying
018	Pidgeot	Normal	Flying
021	Spearow	Normal	Flying
022	Fearow	Normal	Flying
041	Zubat	Poison	Flying
042	Golbat	Poison	Flying
083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
084	Doduo	Normal	Flying
085	Dodrio	Normal	Flying
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
169	Crobat	Poison	Flying
176	Togetic	Normal	Flying
198	Murkrow	Dark	Flying
212	Scizor	Bug	Steel
227	Skarmory	Steel	Flying
249	Lugia	Psychic	Flying
250	Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying
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
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	Skarmory
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.