Air Slash (move)
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Air Slash (Japanese: エアスラッシュ Air Slash) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TM95 in Generation VIII.
Effect
Generations IV and V
Air Slash inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch. It can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.
Air Slash has a PP of 20 in this generation.
Generation VI onward
Air Slash's PP was reduced from 20 to 15.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Air Slash's PP has been reduced to 10. It also lowers the target's action speed.
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Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM
By breeding
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Pidgey |
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Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |
501 | ![]() |
Oshawott |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
540 | ![]() |
Sewaddle |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
587 | ![]() |
Emolga |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Form change
Generation IV
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | ![]() |
Rotom Fan Rotom |
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Amorphous | Upon changing into this formPtHGSS | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | ![]() |
Rotom Fan Rotom |
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Amorphous | Upon changing into this form | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation VI
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | ![]() |
Rotom Fan Rotom |
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Amorphous | Upon changing into this form | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation VII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | ![]() |
Rotom Fan Rotom |
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Amorphous | Upon changing into this form | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation VIII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | ![]() |
Rotom Fan Rotom |
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Amorphous | Upon changing into this form | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Special move
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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Emolga |
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Field | Dream World - Windswept Sky | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
By event
Generation IV
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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CrobatLv. 30 |
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Flying | 2010 World Championships Crobat | |
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Suicune |
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No Eggs Discovered | Shiny Crown Suicune Korean Crown Suicune GameStop Suicune Winter 2011 Suicune | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation VI
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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492 | ![]() |
ShayminLv. 15 Land Forme |
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No Eggs Discovered | Pokémon Scrap Shaymin Full Story Shaymin | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Air Slash is a move with 15 base power, 88% accuracy, and 15 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, possibly causing them to cringe.
Pokémon GO
In Pokémon GO, Air Slash is a Fast Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- February 21, 2017
- Power: 12 → 14
Pokémon Masters EX
Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description | Users |
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Special | 2 | — | 45 | 54 | 95% | An opponent | — | Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch. | Blue and Pidgeot (before Mega Evolving) Falkner and Swellow Will and Xatu Winona and Pelipper Skyla (Holiday 2021) and Togekiss Scottie/Bettie and Farfetch'd (Tech Egg) |
Past Description
- Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a moderate chance of making the target flinch.
Description
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In the anime
Main series
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Charizard | Unfezant | Togekiss | Type: Null |
The user forms a ball and throws it at the opponent or launches blades of energy at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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Farfetch'd points its leek in the air and waves it around, creating a ball of wind that it throws at the opponent. | ||
Holly's Farfetch'd | Smells Like Team Spirit! | Debut | |
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A ball of wind gathers in front of one of Skarmory's wings, and it throws it at the opponent, or Skarmory fires multiple light-blue glowing blades of energy at the opponent. | ||
A wild Skarmory | Steeling Peace of Mind! | None | |
Team Rocket's Skarmory | Dreams Are Made of These! | None | |
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Sky Forme Shaymin flies around in a circle until wind starts forming in the middle of the circle. Then, the wind starts glowing light blue, and forms into a light blue energy ball. Finally, Sky Forme Shaymin flies back and flies into the energy ball, sending a light blue blast from the ball at the opponent. | ||
A wild Shaymin | Keeping in Top Forme | None | |
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Togekiss spins its body in place, and its body glows light blue. Then, light blue energy appears around Togekiss and spirals around it, slashing the opponent, or a light blue energy ball appears in front of Togekiss's body and it fires it at the opponent. As the ball fires at the opponent, it turns into a beam, or Togekiss lifts up one wing and starts waving it around. Light blue energy streaks then appear and swirl around, forming into a ball above the tip of Togekiss's wing. It then tosses the ball at the opponent. | ||
Dawn's Togekiss | Dawn of a Royal Day! | None | |
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Suicune opens its mouth and raises its head. Then, a circle of clear spinning energy forms in front of its mouth. Suicune then whips its head down, firing the circle like a vertical disc at the opponent. | ||
Suicune (M13) | Zoroark: Master of Illusions | Game event-exclusive move | |
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Noctowl raises its wings above its head and a spiraling light blue orb of energy forms in between them. It then throws the ball at the opponent. As it shoots towards the opponent, the ball becomes surrounded by a light blue aura, or Noctowl flaps its wings, firing multiple light-blue, glowing blades of energy from them at the opponent. | ||
Ash's Noctowl | Working on a Right Move! | None | |
Ilunas's Noctowl | Night and Day, You are the Ones! | None | |
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Woobat's wings glow light blue and it crosses them in front of its body. It then opens them up quickly, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent. | ||
Jessie's Woobat | Enter Iris and Axew! | None | |
Two wild Woobat | Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! | None | |
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Both of Mandibuzz's wings glow light blue and she waves them repeatedly. Every time Mandibuzz waves her wings, two saw-like energy blades shoot out from her wings at the opponent, or one of Mandibuzz's wings glows light blue, and a saw-like energy blade forms on its tip. She then waves her wing, firing the energy blade at the opponent. | ||
Katharine's Mandibuzz | Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita! | None | |
A wild Mandibuzz | Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story | None | |
A wild Mandibuzz | Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams! | None | |
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Tornadus crosses his arms in front of his body and then opens his arms, opening his hands so his palms are facing up. In each hand, two light blue saw-like energy blades form, and Tornadus swings his arms, throwing the four energy blades at the opponent. | ||
Tornadus (anime) | Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 | None | |
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Unfezant's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent. | ||
Skyla's Unfezant | Cilan Takes Flight! | None | |
Alain's Unfezant | Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! | None | |
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Pidove's wings glow white and it flaps them, releasing multiple white glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent. | ||
Multiple wild Pidove | Climbing the Tower of Success! | None | |
Three wild Pidove | Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! | None | |
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Rufflet flaps his wings, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from his wings at the opponent. | ||
Nursery's Rufflet | Unrest at the Nursery! | None | |
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Therian Forme Tornadus's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent. | ||
Tornadus (anime) | Unova's Survival Crisis! | None | |
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Braviary's wings glow light blue and he flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from his wings at the opponent, or Braviary's wings glow light blue and he flaps them, firing light blue crescent-shaped blades from them at the opponent. | ||
Radley's Braviary | Curtain Up, Unova League! | None | |
Baraz's Braviary | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
Kira's Braviary | Raid Battle in The Ruins! | None | |
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Fan Rotom's fan blades glow light blue, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its fan at the opponent, or Fan Rotom's fan blades glow light blue and it spins around vertically, firing multiple light-blue, glowing blades of energy from the fan blades at the opponent. | ||
A wild Rotom | To Catch a Rotom! | None | |
Volkner's Rotom | Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start! | None | |
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Golbat's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent. | ||
Multiple wild Golbat | A Stealthy Challenge! | None | |
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Crobat flaps its wings, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent, or Crobat fires multiple light-blue glowing blades of energy at the opponent. | ||
Xerosic's Crobat | The Right Hero for the Right Job! | None | |
Team Rocket's Crobat | Dreams Are Made of These! | None | |
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Type: Null forms a light-blue ball of energy in front of its head. It then fires multiple light-blue blades of energy from the ball at the opponent. | ||
Gladion's Silvally | A Masked Warning! | None | |
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Silvally forms a light-blue ball or ring of energy in front of its head. It then fires multiple light-blue blades of energy from the ball or ring at the opponent. | ||
Gladion's Silvally | Faba's Revenge! | None | |
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Lunala forms a light-blue ball of energy in front of its chest. It then fires multiple light-blue blades of energy from the ball at the opponent. | ||
Lunala (anime) | Full Moon and Many Arms! | None | |
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Scyther's scythes glow light blue. It fires multiple light-blue, glowing energy blades from its scythes at the opponent. Sometimes, the energy blades look like saw discs. | ||
Goh's Scyther | Working My Way Back to Mew! | None | |
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Charizard's wings glow light blue. It then flaps its wings, firing multiple light-blue, glowing blades of energy from them at the opponent. | ||
Leon's Charizard | Flash of the Titans! | None | |
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Moltres flaps its wings, firing multiple light-blue, glowing blades of energy from them at the opponent. | ||
A wild Moltres | Advice to Goh! | None |
Pokémon Generations
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Swanna | |||
The user releases multiple saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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Swanna releases multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent. | ||
Skyla's Swanna | The Uprising | Debut |
Pokémon Evolutions
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Lunala | |||
The user attacks the opponent with blades of wind. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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Lunala flaps its wings, releasing multiple transparent blades of air from them at the opponent. | ||
Nebby | The Eclipse | Debut |
In the manga
Movie adaptations
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Braviary | |||
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The user cuts the air with blades of wind. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Braviary waves his wings, sending blades of air at the opponent. | ||
Baraz's Braviary | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None |
Pokémon Adventures
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Type: Null | Mothim | Therian Forme Tornadus | Unfezant |
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The user cuts the air with blades of wind. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Mothim flaps his wings repeatedly, releasing multiple crescent blades of air from his wings all around him. | ||
A Roughneck's Mothim | Vexing Vespiquen and Unmanageable Mothim I | Debut | |
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Fan Rotom spins the fan on the top of its head at top speed, causing a powerful twister to come out and spiral around the opponent. A powerful wind also comes out of the fan and blows the opponent away. | ||
Diamond's Rotom | Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost) | None | |
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Braviary waves his wings, sending blades of air at the opponent. | ||
Black's Brav | Battle at the Museum | None | |
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Unfezant smacks the opponent with its wings. | ||
Skyla's Unfezant | The Battle Within | None | |
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Therian Forme Tornadus releases multiple saw disc-like energy blades from his wings at the opponent. | ||
Team Plasma's Tornadus | Legendary Tornadus | None | |
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Type: Null fires a wave of energy at the opponent. | ||
Gladion's Type: Null | Flash and Cosmog's Secret | None |
- In Exit Empoleon, Dahlia's Togekiss was mentioned to know Air Slash, but it was never seen using the move.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
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Golbat | |||
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The user attacks the opponent with a blade of wind. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Golbat attacks the opponent with a blade of wind. | ||
Jupiter's Golbat | Challenge! The Fortress of Steel!! | Debut |
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
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Charizard | |||
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The user flaps its wings to form a blade of wind. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Charizard flaps its wings to form a blade of wind. | ||
Lance's Charizard | Betting on the Name of the Strongest! | Debut |
Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!
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Sky Forme Shaymin | |||
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The user attacks with a blade of wind. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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Sky Forme Shaymin attacks with a blade of wind. | ||
Yū's Shaymin | PBK1 | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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- Moves
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- Generation IV moves
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- Moves that can jam
- Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
- Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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