Silver Wind (move)

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Silver Wind ぎんいろのかぜ Silver Wind

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM62 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition and helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII On Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

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.

Description

Games Description RSEColo.XD 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. SM The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by the wind. This may also raise all the user's stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	47	28	28	28	19
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug		25	25	25	19
166		Ledian		Bug		Bug		29	29	29	20
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug	34	34	34	34XY 25ORAS	25
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug	34	34	34	34XY 25ORAS	25
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug	47	40	40	40XY 32ORAS	32
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug		38	38	38	38
456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2		49	49	49	49
457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2		59	59	59	59
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug			50	50	50
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy					13
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy					13
795		Pheromosa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					23
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I [[|]]	II [[|]]	III --	IV TM62	V --	VI --	VII --
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug		✔
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug		✔
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug		✔
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug		✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying		✔
164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying		✔
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug		✔
166		Ledian		Bug		Bug		✔
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy		✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying		✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying		✔
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		✔
188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		✔
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		✔
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		✔
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug		✔
251		Celebi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug		✔
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug		✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass		✔
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug		✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug		✔
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like		✔
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like		✔
329		Vibrava		Bug		Bug		✔
330		Flygon		Bug		Bug		✔
357		Tropius		Monster	Grass		✔
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug		✔
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug		✔
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug		✔
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2		✔
457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2		✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy		✔
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug		✔
487		Giratina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
493		Arceus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
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 III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
123		Scyther		Bug		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.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
193		Yanma		Bug		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.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
357		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.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Silver Wind will hit all enemies in the room, or visible space.

Pokémon GO

Silver Wind
Special Attack Type Bug Power 70 Energy bar Duration 3.7 seconds Critical rate 5% Drain  ?%
Eligible Pokémon:

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. MDS 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.

In the anime

Mothim	Beautifly	Yanmega	Kricketune
The foe is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Beautifly	Beautifly flaps its wings and a wind with silver crescents in it are 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 from a white orb 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 crescent 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 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 in them at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	Fighting Fear with Fear!		None
Mothim	Mothim flaps its wings, releasing a wind with silver crescents 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 in them at the opponent.
Nando's Kricketune	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Masquerain
The user makes a powerful gust of wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Masquerain	Masquerain flaps its wings, sending a gust of bright wind at the opponent.
Winona's Masquerain	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon IV		Debut

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

	Beautifly
The user blows a gust of bright wind at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Beautifly	Beautifly flaps its wings, sending a gust of bright wind at the opponent.
May's Beautifly	The Enchanting Pokémon Soul!		Debut

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

	Illumise
A powdery wind is released from the user's wings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Illumise	Illumise flaps its wings and releases a powdery wind at the opponent.
Enta's Illumise	Battle Between Student and Master!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Silver Wind is the only variant of Ancient Power which cannot be learned via Move Tutor, instead being learned via TM.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 銀色旋風 Ngàhnsīk Syùhnfūng Mandarin 銀色旋風 / 银色旋风 Yínsè Xuànfēng Dutch Zilverwind Finnish Hopeatuuli French Vent Argenté German Silberhauch Greek Ασημένιος Άνεμος Hindi चांदी की हवा Chandi Ki Hava Chamkili Hawaein Indonesian Angin Silver Angin Perak Italian Ventargenteo Korean 은빛바람 Eunbit Baram Polish Srebrny Wiatr Portuguese Brazil Vento Prateado (games, TCG) Vento de Prata (early anime) Portugal Vento Prateado Romanian Vânt Argintiu Serbian Srebrni Vetar Spanish Latin America Viento Plateado Viento de Plata Spain Viento Plata Vietnamese Cơn Gió Bạc

Variations of the move Ancient Power
Ancient Power • Silver Wind • Ominous Wind

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