Aeroblast (move)

Aeroblast エアロブラスト Aeroblast

Battles Type  Flying Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  100 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Aeroblast (Japanese: エアロブラスト Aeroblast) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation II. It is the signature move of Lugia.

Effect

Generation II to IV

Aeroblast deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Generation V

Aeroblast can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description A powerful Flying-type attack. It often becomes a critical hit. Has a high critical hit ratio. RSE Launches a vacuumed blast. High critical-hit ratio. FRLG A vortex of air is shot at the foe. It has a high critical-hit ratio. A vortex of air is shot at the foe to inflict damage. It has a high critical-hit ratio. A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	--			77			85	43		43			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Lugia Lugia
The user releases a beam of energy from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A yellow-orange ball forms in front of Lugia's mouth. Lugia's body then starts to glow blue and it fires multiple beams of yellow-orange from its mouth which eventually converge into a single destructive beam, surrounded by a vortex of wind, which is fired at the opponent, or Lugia opens its mouth and blue energy gathers inside it. It then fires a massive beam of blue energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Lugia (M02)	The Power of One		Debut
A wild Lugia	A Parent Trapped!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lugia
The user fires a blast of air from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lugia opens its mouth and takes a deep breath. It then fires the air as a beam from its mouth at the opponent.
The Masked Man's Lugia	Lively Lugia I		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Aeroblast and Spacial Rend are variations of one another, and are the signature moves of the version mascots of the secondary versions of the first two even-numbered generations.
• In Generation II, the anime, and the second Pokémon movie, Aeroblast is portrayed as one or more beams of destructive energy. However, starting in Generation III and the Super Smash Brothers series, Aeroblast is depicted as a concentrated, hurricane-like vortex stream.
• Aeroblast is the only Flying-type move introduced in Generation II.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 空氣爆炸 Kōngqì Bàozhà Dutch Luchtschot French Aéroblast German Luftstoß Greek Αεροβόλο Italian Aerocolpo Korean 에어로블라스트 Aeroblast Brazilian Portuguese Explosão Aérea Serbian Jak Nalet Vetra Spanish Aerochorro

Variations of the move Aeroblast
Aeroblast • Spacial Rend

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.