Tailwind (move)

Tailwind
おいかぜ Tailwind

The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that ups the Speed of all party Pokémon for three turns.

Battles

Type	Flying
Category	Status
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Availability

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

Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Jam	0
Appeals first in the next turn

Super Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Tailwind (Japanese: おいかぜ Tailwind) is a Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Tailwind doubles the Speed stat of the user and all other Pokémon in the player's party for three turns.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
012	Butterfree	Bug	Flying	30
016	Pidgey	Normal	Flying	41
017	Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	47
018	Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	50
144	Articuno	Ice	Flying	64
178	Xatu	Psychic	Flying	27
245	Suicune	Water		57
279	Pelipper	Water	Flying	50
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Suicune is the only non-Flying-type Pokémon to learn this move. This may be because it is the embodiment of the North Wind.
No Generation IV Pokémon can learn this move, despite its introducion in that generation.

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