Tailwind (move)

Tailwind (Japanese: おいかぜ Tailwind) is a non-damaging 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.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   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.

By move tutor

In 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 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 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 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 314 Illumise Bug 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 351 Castform 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 Drifloon Ghost Flying 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 441 Chatot Normal Flying 456 Finneon Water 457 Lumineon Water 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 469 Yanmega Bug Flying 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 492 Shaymin Sky Forme Grass Flying 493 Arceus Normal Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

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.
• There are no Pokémon that can learn this move via breeding.

In other languages

• Spanish: Viento Afín
• Italian: Ventoincoda
• German: Rückenwind

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