Tailwind (move)

Tailwind おいかぜ Tailwind

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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 King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user and all allies

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Tailwind on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

Generation IV

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

Generation V

Tailwind now lasts for four turns.

Mystery Dungeon

The user and all of its allies in the room will receive a boost in movement speed by one stage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	30				30
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	41				41
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	47				47
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	50				50
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	64				64
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	27				27
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	no				51
245		Suicune	Water		Water	57				57
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	50				50
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying	no				46
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying	no				54
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying	no				60
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass	no				28
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying	no				37
581		Swanna	Water	Flying	no				40
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying	no				11
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying	no				37
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying	no				37
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying	no				37
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying	no				37
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying	no				55
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
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	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 move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
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							✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying							✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying							✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	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		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							✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying							✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel							✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying							✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying							✔
245		Suicune	Water		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							✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug							✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug							✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon							✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying							✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying							✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal							✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying							✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying							✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							✔
384		Rayquaza	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							✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying							✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying							✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water							✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water							✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying							✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying							✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon							✔
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying							✔
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 123 Scyther Bug Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 207 Gligar Ground Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 276 Taillow Normal Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 313 Volbeat Bug Dream World - Spooky Manor 314 Illumise Bug Dream World - Spooky Manor 397 Staravia Normal 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 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)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Up until HeartGold and SoulSilver were released, Suicune was the only non-Flying-type Pokémon to learn this move. This may have been because it is the embodiment of the North Wind.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 順風* Shùnfēng 追風* Zhuī​fēng​ French Vent Arrière German Rückenwind Greek Ούριος Άνεμος Italian Ventoincoda Korean 순풍 Sunpung Serbian Vetar u Leđa Spanish Viento Afín

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