Wing Attack (move)
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| Wing Attack つばさでうつ Wing Strike | ||||||||||||
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Wing Attack (Japanese: つばさでうつ Wing Strike) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.
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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 to IV
The effects of Wing Attack are the same as Generation I; however, the Base Power increases to 60.
Generation V
Wing Attack can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.
Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||
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| I | II | III | IV | V | ||||||||||
| 006 | |
Charizard | Fire | Flying | no | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||||
| 016 | |
Pidgey | Normal | Flying | 28 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 33 | |||||
| 017 | |
Pidgeotto | Normal | Flying | 31 | 33 | 27 | 37 | 37 | |||||
| 018 | |
Pidgeot | Normal | Flying | --, 31 | 33 | 27 | 38 | 38 | |||||
| 041 | |
Zubat | Poison | Flying | 28 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 17 | |||||
| 042 | |
Golbat | Poison | Flying | 32 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 17 | |||||
| 123 | |
Scyther | Bug | Flying | 50 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 21 | |||||
| 142 | |
Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 146 | |
Moltres | Fire | Flying | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 149 | |
Dragonite | Dragon | Flying | no | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | |||||
| 169 | |
Crobat | Poison | Flying | no | 30 | 21 | 17 | 17 | |||||
| 193 | |
Yanma | Bug | Flying | no | 37 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 43 | ||||
| 198 | |
Murkrow | Dark | Flying | no | no | no | 15 | 15 | |||||
| 226 | |
Mantine | Water | Flying | no | 40 | 36 | 22 | 22 | |||||
| 276 | |
Taillow | Normal | Flying | no | no | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| 277 | |
Swellow | Normal | Flying | no | no | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| 278 | |
Wingull | Water | Flying | no | no | 13 | 11 | 11 | |||||
| 279 | |
Pelipper | Water | Flying | no | no | --, 13 | --, 11 | --, 11 | |||||
| 396 | |
Starly | Normal | Flying | no | no | no | 9 | 9 | |||||
| 397 | |
Staravia | Normal | Flying | no | no | no | 9 | 9 | |||||
| 398 | |
Staraptor | Normal | Flying | no | no | no | --, 9 | --, 9 | |||||
| 430 | |
Honchkrow | Dark | Flying | no | no | no | -- | -- | |||||
| 458 | |
Mantyke | Water | Flying | no | no | no | 22 | 22 | |||||
| 566 | |
Archen | Rock | Flying | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| 567 | |
Archeops | Rock | Flying | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| 580 | |
Ducklett | Water | Flying | no | no | no | no | 9 | |||||
| 581 | |
Swanna | Water | Flying | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| 627 | |
Rufflet | Normal | Flying | no | no | no | no | 10 | |||||
| 628 | |
Braviary | Normal | Flying | no | no | no | 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 breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||
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| 163 | |
Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | |
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| 198 | |
Murkrow | Dark | Flying | |
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Gligar | Ground | Flying | |
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Special move
Generation IV
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In the anime
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| Starly | Pidgeotto | Ducklett | Staraptor |
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Pidgeotto hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Ash's Pidgeotto | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | Debut | |
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Golbat repeatedly dives down and strikes the opponent with one of its wings, or Golbat deflects an opponent's attacks with its wings. Sometimes, its wings glow white. | ||
| Koga's Golbat | The Ninja Poké-Showdown! | None | |
| Brock's Golbat | Hassle in the Castle | None | |
| J's henchmen's Golbat | Ill-Will Hunting! | None | |
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Pidgeot hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Falkner's Pidgeot | Fighting Flyer with Fire | None | |
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Zubat flies down at hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Brock's Zubat | Spell of the Unown | None | |
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Four or two of Crobat's four wings glow white and its hits the opponent with them. | ||
| Brock's Crobat | Control Freak! | None | |
| J's henchmen's Crobat | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 | None | |
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Dragonite flaps its wings and white energy is released from them, hitting the opponent. | ||
| Lance's Dragonite | Rage of Innocence | None | |
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Mantine hits the opponent many times with one of its wings. | ||
| Dorian's Mantine | Just Add Water | None | |
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Taillow hits the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Ash's Taillow | A Tail with a Twist | None | |
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Pelipper strikes the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Anthony's Pelipper | You Said a Mouthful! | None | |
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Pidgey's wings glow white and it strikes the opponent with one of them. | ||
| A Pidgey Anita borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School | Gonna Rule the School! | None | |
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Swellow's wings glow white and it slashes the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Vito Winstrate's Swellow | Candid Camerupt! | None | |
| Ash's Swellow | That's Just Swellow | None | |
| Winona's Swellow | Sky High Gym Battle! | None | |
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Starly slaps the opponent across the face multiple times with one of its wings. | ||
| Ash's Starly | Two Degrees of Separation! | None | |
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Staravia's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Ash's Staravia | Cooking up a Sweet Story! | None | |
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Staraptor's wings shine, then glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Reggie's Staraptor | Lost Leader Strategy! | None | |
| Barry's Staraptor | Barry's Busting Out All Over! | None | |
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Yanma's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Jessie's Yanma | The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! | None | |
| Tyler's Yanma | The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! | None | |
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Both of Ducklett's wings glow white and white energy shines off them at the tips of the feathers. It then slams into the opponent with one of them. | ||
| Three wild Ducklett | Dancing With the Ducklett Trio! | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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| Farfetch'd | Pidgeot | Aerodactyl | |
| The user hits the opponent with one of its wings. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Pidgeot slaps the opponent with one of its wing. | ||
| Blue's Pidgeot | The Primeape Directive | Debut | |
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Aerodactyl slices the opponent repeatedly with its wings. | ||
| Lance's Aerodactyl | Draggin' In Dragonair | None | |
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Farfetch'd slaps the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Azalean Boy's Farfetch'd | You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour | Farfetch'd cannot legally learn Wing Attack | |
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Crobat slices the opponent with one of its wings. | ||
| Janine's Crobat | Crossing Crobat | None | |
In other generations
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