Hurricane (move)

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Hurricane
ぼうふう Windstorm
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Type  Flying
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  120
Accuracy  70%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Hurricane (Japanese: ぼうふう Windstorm) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Hurricane deals damage and has a 30% chance of confusing the target. It can't confuse a target that has a Substitute. Hurricane can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

Hurricane cannot miss when used during heavy rain, but has an accuracy of 50% during intense sunlight. Hurricane can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turns of air-based moves such as Fly, Bounce, and Sky Drop.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
016 Pidgey Pidgey Normal Flying 53 ''''
017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto Normal Flying 62 ''''
018 Pidgeot Pidgeot Normal Flying 68 ''''
149 Dragonite Dragonite Dragon Flying 81 ''''
278 Wingull Wingull Water Flying 50 ''''
279 Pelipper Pelipper Water Flying 63 ''''
547 Whimsicott Whimsicott Grass Grass 46 '
580 Ducklett Ducklett Water Flying 46 ''''
581 Swanna Swanna Water Flying 55 ''''
637 Volcarona Volcarona Bug Fire 90 '
641 Tornadus Tornadus Flying Flying 67 ''''
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.


Trivia

  • Whimsicott and Volcarona are the only non-Flying types to learn this move.
  • No Generation II Pokémon can learn this move, even Lugia, who is said to be able to whip up a 40-day storm when flapping its wings.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Vent Violent
Germany Flag.png German Orkan
Greece Flag.png Greek Τυφώνας
Italy Flag.png Italian Tifone
Spain Flag.png Spanish Vendaval


Variations of the move Blizzard
SpecialIC HOME.png BlizzardThunderHurricane
Formerly a variation
PhysicalIC HOME.png Gunk Shot
SpecialIC HOME.png Focus Blast


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