Wing Attack (move)

Wing Attack つばさでうつ Wing Strike

The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes 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 May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Works better if the previous appealer also used a Cool move.

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

Wing Attack on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Wing Attack on Eevee's Movedex

Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Wing Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Wing Attack has a Base Power of 35 in this generation.

Generation II and on

The effects of Wing Attack are the same as Generation I; however, the Base Power increases to 60.

In the anime

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Swellow using Wing Attack.

Starly using Wing Attack against his Aipom.

Staravia using Wing Attack against Turtwig.

Pokémon

Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto hits the opponent with its wing.

• Used by Ash's Pidgeotto from The Water Flowers of Cerulean City to Pallet Party Panic. Debut.

Golbat. It attacks the opponent from the air at a high speed.

• Used by Koga's Golbat in The Ninja Poké-Showdown!.

Taillow. Taillow's wings turn white and it hits the opponent with huge velocity.

• Used by Ash's Taillow from You Never Can Taillow! until its evolution.

Swellow.It's wings glow white and then slashes the foe at high speed.'

• Used by Ash's Swellow from That's Just Swellow to ???. Its first time using it was to win the PokéRing competition in Crossgate Town.

Starly. It slaps around the foe with its wing.

• Used by Ash's Starly from Two Degrees of Separation! to ???.

Staravia. Its wings glow white and it hits the opponent with great speed.

• Used by Ash's Staravia from A Staravia is Born! to present.

Yanma. Its wings glow white and it hits the opponent with great speed.

• Used by Jessie's Yanma in The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	28
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	31
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	--, 31
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	28
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	32
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	50Y
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	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.

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	36
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	29
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	33
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	33
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	27
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	30
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	30
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	--
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	--
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	55
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	30
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	37C
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	40
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
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Aerodactyl
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Aerodactyl
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	Scyther, Scizor Yanma
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
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	36
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	25
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	27
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	27
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	21
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	21
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	26
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	--
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	--
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	55
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	21
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	43RSE
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	39FRLG
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	36
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	13
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	13
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	13
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	--, 13
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
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Aerodactyl Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Aerodactyl Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	Scyther, Scizor Yanma
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
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	36
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	33
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	37
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	38
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	17
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	17
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	21
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	--
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	--
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	55
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	17
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	43
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	15
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	22
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	13
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	13
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	11
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	--, 11
396		Starly	Normal	Flying	9
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying	9
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying	--, 9
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	--
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	22
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
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Aerodactyl Murkrow, Honchkrow Taillow, Swellow Wingull, Pelipper Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	Scyther, Scizor Yanma, Yanmega
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 event

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained in
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying	My Pokémon Ranch
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 languages

• French: Cru-aile
• German: Flügelschlag
• Italian: Att. d'Ala
• Spanish: Ataque Ala
• Dutch: Vleugel Aanval
• Hindi: Pankhon Ka Waar

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