Will-O-Wisp (move)

Will-O-Wisp おにび Will-O-Wisp

The user shoots a sinister, bluish white flame at the foe to inflict a burn.

Battles Type  Fire Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  75% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM61 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Will-O-Wisp on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Will-O-Wisp on Eevee's Movedex

Will-O-Wisp (Japanese: おにび Will-O-Wisp) is a non-damaging Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Will-O-Wisp causes a burn on the target. It has no effect on Fire-type Pokémon.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 037 Vulpix Fire 17 353 Shuppet Ghost 32 354 Banette Ghost 32 355 Duskull Ghost 38 356 Dusclops Ghost 41 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 092 Gastly Ghost Poison Koffing, Weezing Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops 109 Koffing Poison Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops 228 Houndour Dark Fire Vulpix, Ninetales 280 Ralts Psychic Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Koffing, Weezing Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops 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 purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 146 Moltres Fire Flying XD Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 037 Vulpix Fire 14 353 Shuppet Ghost 23 354 Banette Ghost 23 355 Duskull Ghost 33 356 Dusclops Ghost 33 477 Dusknoir Ghost 33 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 TM61

#   Pokémon Type 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 058 Growlithe Fire 059 Arcanine Fire 077 Ponyta Fire 078 Rapidash Fire 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 126 Magmar Fire 136 Flareon Fire 146 Moltres Fire Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 155 Cyndaquil Fire 156 Quilava Fire 157 Typhlosion Fire 200 Misdreavus Ghost 218 Slugma Fire 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 240 Magby Fire 244 Entei Fire 255 Torchic Fire 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 322 Numel Fire Ground 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 324 Torkoal Fire 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 359 Absol Dark 390 Chimchar Fire 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 429 Mismagius Ghost 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 467 Magmortar Fire 477 Dusknoir Ghost 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost 485 Heatran Fire Steel 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 491 Darkrai Dark 493 Arceus Dark 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 092 Gastly Ghost Poison Koffing, Weezing Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 109 Koffing Poison Gastly, Dusknoir, Gengar Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 228 Houndour Dark Fire Vulpix, Ninetales 280 Ralts Psychic Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Koffing, Weezing Misdreavus, Mismagius Slugma, Magcargo Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Drifloon, Drifblim Spiritomb 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.

In the anime

Dusclops	Driftblim	Giratina
The user attacks the opponent with blue fireballs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Dusclops	Dusclops releases blue fireballs from its hands.
Timmy Grimm's Dusclops	Disaster of Disguise		None
Banette	Banette releases blue flames and shoots them at its foe.
Harley's Bannette	Deceit and Assist!		None
Giratina	Giratina releases a blue flame from its mouth.
Giratina	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
Dusknoir	Dusknoir releases blue fireballs from its hands.
A wild Dusknoir	Ghoul Daze!		None
Drifloon	Its eyes glow blue and then it surrounds itself in blue flames in a circular formation. The flames are then fired at the opponent.
Fantina's Drifloon	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
Drifblim	Same as above.
Fantina's Drifblim	Playing the Leveling Field!		None

Trivia

• Will-O-Wisp is the only Status move move that inflicts burn.
• Ralts can learn it by breeding, but not by TM.
• In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the animation shows the flames being purple, although the description says they are bluish white.
• Vulpix is the only non Ghost-type to learn Will-O-Wisp by level up.
• Will-O-Wisp is the only move that directly causes a burn without doing damage.
• Even though Will-O-Wisp is a Status move, it's always shown as an offensive move in the anime never causing any burns at all, in one instance being shown to equal Flamethrower in terms of power.

In other languages

• Dutch: Dwaallicht
• French: Feu Follet
• German: Irrlicht
• Italian: Fuocofatuo
• Spanish: Fuego Fatuo
• Latin American Spanish: Luz Fantasma
• Portuguese (Brazilian anime): Labareda or Acender Pavio (Means Fogo Fátuo)

Variations on the move Sleep Powder
	Sleep Powder | Will-O-Wisp

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