Silver Wind
ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind
Type  Bug
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

Silver Wind (Japanese: ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation III. It is TM62 in Generation IV and TM117 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Effect

Generation III to VII

Silver Wind inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Silver Wind cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Silver Wind cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Silver Wind's PP has been increased to 15. It has a chance of raising the user's offensive and defensive stats for 3 turns.

Category  Special
PP  15
Agile Strong
Power  60  45  75
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Move effect
Chance  20%  20%  40%
Turns  3  2  4
   ?  ?
May raise the user's offensive and defensive stats

Generation IX

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Silver Wind cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Starting with the Mega Dimension DLC, Silver Wind is selectable again.

Category  Special
Accuracy  100%
Standard Plus Move
Power  60  72
Cooldown  6s
Move wind-up time  15 frames
Effect duration  —s
Additional effect
 —
 —
 —
May boost all the user's stats.

Description

Games Description
RSEColoXD A powdery attack that may raise abilities.
FRLG The foe is attacked with a silver dust. It may raise all the user's stats.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats.
BWB2W2 The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats.
XYORAS The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. This may also raise all the user's stats.
SMUSUMPE The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by the wind. This may also raise all the user's stats.
SwShBDSP
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
LA The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. This may also raise the user's offensive and defensive stats.
ZA The user attacks targets by scattering powdery scales on the wind. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0012 Butterfree
Bug 47 28 28 28 19
0049 Venomoth
Bug 1 1 1 1 1
0123 Scyther
Bug − − − − − 6
0165 Ledyba
Bug − 25 25 25 19
0166 Ledian
Bug − 29 29 29 20
0193 Yanma
Bug − − − − − 11
0212 Scizor
Bug − − − − − 6
0267 Beautifly
Bug 34 34 34 34XY
25ORAS
25 18
0269 Dustox
Bug 34 34 34 34XY
25ORAS
25 18
0284 Masquerain
Water 1
Bug
47 40 40 40XY
32ORAS
32
0413 Wormadam
Wormadam
All forms

Bug − − − − 18
0414 Mothim
Bug 38 38 38 38 18
0416 Vespiquen
Bug − − − − 18
0456 Finneon Water 2 49 49 49 49 18
0457 Lumineon Water 2 59 59 59 59 18
0469 Yanmega
Bug − − − − 11
0637 Volcarona
Bug 50 50 50
0742 Cutiefly
Bug
Fairy
13
0743 Ribombee
Bug
Fairy
13
0795 Pheromosa
No Eggs Discovered 23
0900 Kleavor
Bug 6
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0123 Scyther
Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0165 Ledyba
Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0193 Yanma
Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0290 Nincada
Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0313 Volbeat Bug
Human-Like
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0314 Illumise Bug
Human-Like
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0540 Sewaddle
Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
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.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0012 Butterfree
Bug ✔
0015 Beedrill
Bug ✔ ✔
0049 Venomoth
Bug ✔
0123 Scyther
Bug ✔ ✔
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered ✔
0163 Hoothoot
Flying ✔
0164 Noctowl
Flying ✔
0165 Ledyba
Bug ✔
0166 Ledian
Bug ✔
0176 Togetic
Flying
Fairy
✔
0177 Natu
Flying ✔
0178 Xatu
Flying ✔
0187 Hoppip
Fairy
Grass
✔
0188 Skiploom
Fairy
Grass
✔
0189 Jumpluff
Fairy
Grass
✔
0193 Yanma
Bug ✔
0212 Scizor
Bug ✔ ✔
0214 Heracross
Bug − ✔
0251 Celebi
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0267 Beautifly
Bug ✔
0269 Dustox
Bug ✔
0275 Shiftry
Field
Grass
✔
0284 Masquerain
Water 1
Bug
✔
0291 Ninjask
Bug ✔
0313 Volbeat Bug
Human-Like
✔
0314 Illumise Bug
Human-Like
✔
0329 Vibrava
Bug
Dragon
✔
0330 Flygon
Bug
Dragon
✔
0334 Altaria
Flying
Dragon
− ✔
0357 Tropius
Monster
Grass
✔
0402 Kricketune Bug ✔
0414 Mothim
Bug ✔
0416 Vespiquen
Bug ✔
0425 Drifloon
Amorphous ✔
0426 Drifblim
Amorphous ✔
0442 Spiritomb
Amorphous ✔
0456 Finneon Water 2 ✔
0457 Lumineon Water 2 ✔
0468 Togekiss
Flying
Fairy
✔
0469 Yanmega
Bug ✔
0487 Giratina
Giratina
All available forms

No Eggs Discovered ✔
0493 Arceus
Arceus
All available forms
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0517 Munna Field ✔
0518 Musharna Field ✔
0655 Delphox
Field ✔
0666 Vivillon
Vivillon
All forms

Bug ✔
0670 Floette
Floette
All main forms
Fairy ✔
0670 Floette
Floette
Eternal Flower
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0671 Florges
Florges
All forms
Fairy ✔
0683 Aromatisse Fairy ✔
0685 Slurpuff Fairy ✔
0711 Gourgeist
Gourgeist
All forms

Amorphous ✔
0716 Xerneas No Eggs Discovered ✔
0719 Diancie
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0720 Hoopa
Hoopa
All forms

No Eggs Discovered ✔
0900 Kleavor
Bug ✔
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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0123 Scyther
Bug Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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.


Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0193 Yanma
Bug My Pokémon Ranch
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0357 Tropius
Monster
Grass
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.
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.


By event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0442 Spiritomb
Amorphous Pokémon Game Show Cynthia's Spiritomb
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 other games

Pokémon GO

Silver Wind is a Charged Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

 Silver Wind
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 65
Energy cost 33
Duration 3.5 seconds
Damage window 1.5 - 3.3 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 75
Energy cost 45
Secondary effect 1 Attack
1 Defense
Effect chance 10%
Max Battles
Power Level 1: 250
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 350
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
VenomothLedybaLedianYanmaBeautiflyDustoxMasquerainIllumiseFinneonLumineonSewaddleSwadloonLeavanny
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
When Mega Evolved
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • October 11, 2024
    • Power: 70 → 65
    • Duration: 3.7 → 3.5 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.7 - 3.5 → 1.5 - 3.3 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • February 15, 2019
    • Secondary effect added
  • April 2, 2020
    • Power: 70 → 45
  • September 1, 2022
    • Power: 45 → 60
    • Secondary effect: 2 Attack and Defense → 1 Attack and Defense
  • June 2, 2026
    • Power: 60 → 75

Pokémon Masters EX

Name Category Move gauge cost MP
(uses)
Base power Max power Accuracy Target Effect tag Description Playable sync pair(s)
Silver Wind Special 2 — 47 56 100% An opponent — Has a chance (10%) of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Speed, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def, and Speed by one stat rank. Burgh & Leavanny
Sync move
Name Category State Base power Max power Target Effect tag Description Playable sync pair
Silver Wind Victory Shot Special Default
6★ EX
200
300
240
360
An opponent — This attack's power increases when the target is trapped. Viola & Masquerain

Notes:

  • Silver Wind:
    • Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Speed, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def, and Speed.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Silver Wind deals damage to all enemies in the same room, and may raise the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense and Travel Speed by one stage. In the Red and Blue Rescue Team series, as well Explorers series, the move's secondary effect will activate for each enemy hit; each boost will be applied immediately after it is triggered.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 12 - 13 - 95% - Entire room Enemy Yes
MDTDS 6 - 7 - 61.6% - Entire room Enemy Yes
BSL 6 - 7 - 49% - Entire room Enemy Yes
MDGtI 6 99 10 50 70% 98% Entire room Enemy Yes
SMD 6 50 10 30 70% 98% Entire room Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Silver Wind
★★★
Attack power 53.85186
Charge time 0.88 seconds
Range type Wide Shot
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May raise Attack and Defense

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on foes in the same room. It may also simultaneously raise by one level Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on all enemies in the room. It may also boost the user's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed by 1 level.
BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで じぶんの こうげき ぼうぎょ とくこう とくぼう いどうそくどが すべて 1だんかいあがる
MDGtI It damages enemies in the same room. It could also boost your Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)
SMD It damages enemies in the same room. It could also boost your Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Travel Speed. The stats return to normal when you go the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Masquerain

Finneon

Mothim

Kricketune
The user blows a wind of silver energy crescents at the target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Beautifly Beautifly flaps its wings and a wind with silver crescents of energy in it is released at the opponent. Sometimes, its wings flash white; or, Beautifly's wings glow white and then only the yellow, blue, and red parts glow white. It then flaps its wings and a powerful gust with silver sparkles comes out of them and hits the opponent.
May's Beautifly Now That's Flower Power! Debut
Kiko's Beautifly Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
Skitty Skitty releases a wind with silver crescents of energy from a white orb of energy on its paw at the opponent.
May's Skitty Game Winning Assist Used via Assist
Masquerain Masquerain flaps its wings and it releases a cyclone of wind that has silver crescents of energy in it at the opponent.
Drew's Masquerain Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut? None
Finneon Finneon's tailfins glow white and it releases a wind with silver crescents of energy from them at the opponent.
Zoey's Finneon Staging a Heroes' Welcome! None
Yanmega Yanmega's wings flash white and it flaps them, releasing a wind with silver crescents of energy in them at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega Fighting Fear with Fear! None
Mothim Mothim flaps its wings, releasing a wind with silver crescents of energy in them at the opponent.
A Trainer's Mothim Fighting Ire with Fire! None
Kricketune Kricketune crosses its scythes and they flash light blue. Then, it opens them and they release a wind with silver crescents of energy in them at the opponent.
Nando's Kricketune Coming Full-Festival Circle! None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Battle Frontier

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 銀色旋風 Ngàhnsīk Syùhnfūng
Mandarin 銀色旋風 / 银色旋风 Yínsè Xuànfēng
Czech Stříbrný vítr
Dutch Zilverwind
Finnish Hopeatuuli
French Vent Argenté
German Silberhauch
Greek Ασημένιος Άνεμος Asiménios Ánemos'
Hindi सिल्वर विंड Silver Wind *
चांदी की हवा Chandi Ki Hava
Chamkili Hawaein
Indonesian Angin Perak*
Angin Silver
Italian Ventargenteo
Korean 은빛바람 Eunbit Baram
Polish Srebrny Wiatr
Portuguese Brazil Vento Prateado (GO, TCG, manga)
Vento de Prata (AG046–AG187, DP106–DP183)
Other names: Asa de Prata (DP077–DP102), Brisa Prateada (AG033–AG035)
Portugal Vento de Prata (AG046–present)
Asa Prateada (AG035)
Vento Prateado (AG033)
Romanian Vânt Argintiu
Russian Серебряный Ветер Serebryanyy Veter
Serbian Srebrni Vetar
Spanish Latin America Viento Plateado (games, AG033–DP121)
Viento de Plata (DP152–DP183)
Spain Viento Plata
Thai ลมสีเงิน Lom Singoen
Turkish Gümüş Rüzgâr
Vietnamese Cơn Gió Bạc


Variations of the move Ancient Power
Ancient Power • Silver Wind • Ominous Wind
Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23
24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46
47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08
Generation IX TMs
SV
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114
115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133
134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152
153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172 • 173 • 174 • 175 • 176 • 177 • 178 • 179 • 180 • 181 • 182 • 183 • 184 • 185 • 186
187 • 188 • 189 • 190 • 191 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 195 • 196 • 197 • 198 • 199 • 200 • 201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215
216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229
ZA
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107
Added in ZA 2.0.0
108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126
127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145
146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152 • 153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160
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