Twister (move)

Twister たつまき Twister

The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make 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 Affects both foes

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0 Scrambles the order of the appeals on the next turn.

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

Twister on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Twister on Eevee's Movedex

Twister (Japanese: たつまき Twister) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Twister inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch. It hits both opposing Pokémon in a double battle.

If used against a target in the aerial stage (first turn) of Fly or Bounce, Twister will deal double damage (just like Gust).

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 116 Horsea Water 29 117 Seadra Water 29 130 Gyarados Water Flying 35 147 Dratini Dragon 15 148 Dragonair Dragon -- 15 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 15 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 29 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 226 Mantine Water Flying Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite 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.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 116 Horsea Water 29 117 Seadra Water 29 130 Gyarados Water Flying 35 147 Dratini Dragon 15 148 Dragonair Dragon -- 15 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 15 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 29 350 Milotic Water 25 384 Rayquaza Dragon 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 226 Mantine Water Flying Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic 278 Wingull Water Flying Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic 371 Bagon Dragon Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic 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.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 21 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 22 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 22 116 Horsea Water 26 117 Seadra Water 26 130 Gyarados Water Flying 29 147 Dratini Dragon 11 148 Dragonair Dragon -- 11 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 11 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 26 350 Milotic Water 17 384 Rayquaza Dragon 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 226 Mantine Water Flying Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic 278 Wingull Water Flying Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic 371 Bagon Dragon Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic 443 Gible Dragon Ground Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic 458 Mantyke Water Flying Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic 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.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 006 Charizard Fire Flying 012 Butterfree Bug 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 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 095 Onix Rock Ground 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 130 Gyarados Water Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 208 Steelix Steel Ground 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 237 Hitmontop Fighting 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 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 350 Milotic Water 357 Tropius Grass Flying 371 Bagon Dragon 372 Shelgon Dragon 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 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 441 Chatot Normal Flying 443 Gible Dragon Ground 444 Gabite Dragon Ground 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 456 Finneon Water 457 Lumineon Water 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 484 Palkia Water Dragon 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 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.

In the anime

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	Dragonite
The user hurls a tornado at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Kingdra	Kingdra points its head up and spins around quickly, making itself into a twister. If the user is in the water, it creates a water tornado and the opponent becomes trapped in the tornado, or it moves its back fins and a twister appears. Kingdra can also control where the Twister can go.
Christopher's Kingdra	Dueling Heroes		Debut
Clair's Kingdra	Fangs for Nothin'		None
Dragonite	Dragonite creates a tornado by flapping its wings. The tornado then hits the foe.
Lance's Dragonite	Rage of Innocence		None
Professor Oak's Dragonite	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
Dragonair	The orbs on Dragonair's tail glow. Then it waves its tail and creates a tornado.
Clair's Dragonair	Beauty is Skin Deep		None
Milotic	A orb appears in front of the end of its tail. A tornado is released from the orb and hits the foe.
Robert's Milotic	Win, Lose or Drew!		None
Wallace's Milotic	Our Cup Runneth Over!		None
Rayquaza	It creates a tornado with its tail. The tornado then hits the foe.
Cynthia's Rayquaza	Malice in Wonderland!		Illusion created by Mismagius

Trivia

In other languages

• French: Ouragan
• German: Windhose
• Italian: Tornado
• Spanish: Ciclón

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