Will-O-Wisp (move)

Will-O-Wisp おにび Will-o'-the-Wisp

Battles Type  Fire Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM61 in Generation IV TM61 in Generation V TM61 in Generation VI TM61 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM11 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TM38 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM61 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl TM107 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

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

Will-O-Wisp (Japanese: おにび Will-o'-the-Wisp) is a non-damaging Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

It is:

• TM61 from Generation IV to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
• TM11 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
• TM38 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• TM107 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generation III

Will-O-Wisp inflicts a burn on the target. It has no effect on Fire-type Pokémon.

Will-O-Wisp can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Sunny Day was used in the previous turn.

Generations IV and V

Will-O-Wisp activates Flash Fire.

Generation VI onwards

Will-O-Wisp's accuracy changed from 75% to 85%.

Will-O-Wisp can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Firium Z, the user's Attack stat rises one stage.

Description

Games Description RSE Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire. FRLG A sinister, bluish white flame is shot at the foe to inflict a burn. XDColo. Inflicts a burn on the target with intense fire. DPPtHGSSPBR The user shoots a sinister, bluish white flame at the foe to inflict a burn. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE The user shoots a sinister, bluish-white flame at the target to inflict a burn. SwShBDSPLA SV The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	17	14	31BW 26B2W2	26XY 20ORAS	20SMUSUM 17PE	24
038		Ninetales		Field		Field						1
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous					14PE
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous					14PE
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous					14PE
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster					23SMUSUM 24PE	36
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	32	23	23BW 13B2W2	13XY 16ORAS	16	16BDSP	16
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	32	23	23BW 13B2W2	13XY 16ORAS	16	16BDSP	16
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	38	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25	24
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	41	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25	24
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous		33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25	24
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral					28	47	47
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			21	21	21	16
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous			21	21	21	16
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous			16	16	16	20
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous			16	16	16	20
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous						1
653		Fennekin		Field		Field				38	38		38
654		Braixen		Field		Field				45	45		45
655		Delphox		Field		Field				47	51		51
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous				31	31	16
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous				31	31	16
806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						55
910		Crocalor		Field		Field							42
911		Skeledirge		Field		Field							47
935		Charcadet		Human-Like		Human-Like							16
936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like							16
937		Ceruledge		Human-Like		Human-Like							16
100		Chi-Yu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							15
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 TM61	V TM61	VI TM61	VII TM61 TM11	VIII TM38	IX TM107
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
037		Vulpix		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
058		Growlithe		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
058		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
059		Arcanine		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
059		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
077		Ponyta		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
078		Rapidash		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster					✔	✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
128		Tauros Paldean Form (Blaze Breed)		Field		Field							✔
136		Flareon		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
156		Quilava		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
157		Typhlosion		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
157		Typhlosion Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3						✔
228		Houndour		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
229		Houndoom		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
240		Magby		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
244		Entei		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
255		Torchic		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
256		Combusken		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
257		Blaziken		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
322		Numel		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
323		Camerupt		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
324		Torkoal		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon							✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
359		Absol		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral					✔	✔	✔
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
487		Giratina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
498		Tepig		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
499		Pignite		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
500		Emboar		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
513		Pansear		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
514		Simisear		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
554		Darumaka		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
554		Darumaka Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
555		Darmanitan		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
555		Darmanitan Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
570		Zorua Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
571		Zoroark Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
631		Heatmor		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
643		Reshiram		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
653		Fennekin		Field		Field				✔	✔		✔
654		Braixen		Field		Field				✔	✔		✔
655		Delphox		Field		Field				✔	✔		✔
661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying						✔
662		Fletchinder		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔
663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔
667		Litleo		Field		Field				✔	✔		✔
668		Pyroar		Field		Field				✔	✔		✔
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
725		Litten		Field		Field					✔	✔
726		Torracat		Field		Field					✔	✔
727		Incineroar		Field		Field					✔	✔
757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon					✔	✔	✔
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon					✔	✔	✔
776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon					✔	✔
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔	✔
792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔
802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔
806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔USUM	✔
815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like							✔
837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug						✔
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous						✔	✔
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous						✔	✔
864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3						✔
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon						✔	✔
887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon						✔	✔
897		Spectrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
909		Fuecoco		Field		Field							✔
910		Crocalor		Field		Field							✔
911		Skeledirge		Field		Field							✔
935		Charcadet		Human-Like		Human-Like							✔
936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like							✔
937		Ceruledge		Human-Like		Human-Like							✔
952		Scovillain		Grass		Grass							✔
972		Houndstone		Field		Field							✔
988		Slither Wing		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
100		Chi-Yu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
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	VIII	IX
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔
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
146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Will-O-Wisp is a move with 17 PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, cutting corners, inflicting a burn on it. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Taunt.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

In the Nintendo 3DS version's Smash Run mode, Chandelure appears as an enemy who can use Will-O-Wisp, which consists of three weak purple fireballs that home in on the player.

Pokkén Tournament

Chandelure also uses Will-O-Wisp in Pokkén. Chandelure sends weak purple flames that either fly forward or remain in place if charged. The flames cannot be nullified by other projectiles, and upon contact, the opponent's Attack is lowered, similar to a burn.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Status	2	—	—	—	90%	An opponent	—	Leaves the target burned.	Flannery & Torkoal Morty (Fall 2021) & Banette Scottie/Bettie & Tech Magby/Magmar Egg

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Will-O-Wisp is Gengar's and Trevenant's first move.

Gengar starts with the move as Gastly. The user shoots three flames in a cone, damaging and burning enemies hit. Upon reaching level 7 as Haunter, it is replaced by either Shadow Ball or Sludge Bomb.

Trevenant starts with the move as Phantump. The user shoots sinister flames in the designated direction, dealing damage to enemies hit and leaving them burned for a short time. This burn reduces enemy Attack and Sp. Attack by 5% for 3s. The first wisp to hit a target deals full damage, and subsequent flame hits deal 50% damage. Upon evolving at level 5, it is replaced by either Wood Hammer or Curse.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts a burn on the target. A burn inflicts damage every few turns. MDTDS Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Burn status condition. A Pokémon with the Burn status takes damage every few turns. BSL てきポケモンを やけどじょうたいにかえる やけどじょうたいになると いっていターンごとに ダメージをうける MDGtI It causes the Burn status condition to an enemy. With the Burn status, it keeps taking damage, and its Attack also goes down slightly. SMD It leaves an enemy with a burn.

In the anime

Dusclops	Giratina Origin Forme	Koffing	Delphox
The user shoots intense, sinister flames at the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Dusclops	A blue fireball appears in between Dusclops's hands and it fires it at the opponent.
Butler's Dusclops	Jirachi: Wish Maker		Debut
Timmy Grimm's Dusclops	Disaster of Disguise		None
A wild Dusclops	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		None
Brandon's Dusclops	Gathering the Gang of Four!		None
A Coordinator's Dusclops	Team Shocker!		None
Banette	Banette raises its arms and balls of blue flames appear around it. Banette then shoots them at the opponent, or Banette opens its mouth and fires blue fireballs from its mouth at the opponent.
Harley's Banette	Deceit and Assist		None
A wild Banette	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None
Duskull	Duskull puts its hands together and a light blue fireball appears in between them. Duskull then fires the fireball at the opponent.
A wild Duskull	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		None
Giratina	The headplates on Origin Forme Giratina's face opens and it opens its mouth and fires a blue fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Giratina (movie)	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
Giratina	Giratina opens its mouth and releases a blue fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Giratina (movie)	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
Dusknoir	The yellow markings on Dusknoir's body glow yellow and it holds out both of its hands. Two blue fireballs then appear in front of them and Dusknoir fires them at the opponent.
A wild Dusknoir	Ghoul Daze!		None
A wild Dusknoir	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Drifloon	Drifloon's body becomes surrounded by light blue fireballs. Drifloon then launches the fireballs at the opponent.
Fantina's Drifloon	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
Drifblim	Drifblim's body becomes surrounded by light blue fireballs, and it launches the fireballs at the opponent.
Fantina's Drifblim	Shield with a Twist!		None
Yamask	Yamask forms a pink, light blue and dark blue fireball between its hands and fires it at the opponent. Yamask can also control where the fireball can go.
A wild Yamask	A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!		None
James's Yamask	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2		None
Chandelure	Chandelure floats up to the opponent and starts spinning its body around. It then shoots multiple light blue fireballs from its body at the opponent; or, Chandelure starts spinning its body around and a light blue fireball forms in front of its body where it was facing before it started to spin. As it spins, the fireball grows bigger, and it launches the light blue fireball at the opponent. As it flies through the air, the fireball becomes surrounded in purple fire.
Ingo's Chandelure	Battle For The Underground!		None
Cofagrigus	Cofagrigus creates a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball in its hands and fires it at the opponent.
A wild Cofagrigus	Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!		None
Koffing	Koffing creates a ring of pink, light blue, and dark blue fireballs around its body. It then spins rapidly, firing the fireballs at the opponent.
Roxie's Koffing	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1		None
Delphox	Delphox forms a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball at the tip of its wand stick. It then swings the wand, firing the fireball at the opponent.
Wylie's Delphox	An Appetite for Battle!		None
Trevenant	Trevenant forms a pink, light blue, and dark blue fireball in between its hands. It then launches the fireball at the opponent.
A wild Trevenant	Forging Forest Friendships!		None
Banette	Mega Banette forms three white, light-blue, purple, and dark-purple fireballs, one on each hand and one in front of its mouth. It then launches the fireballs at the opponent. The fireballs will follow the opponent until they hit.
Levi and Cherie's Banette	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None
Gengar	Gengar's body becomes outlined in orange energy. It then claps its hands together, forming a ring of light purple and pink fireballs with a white core around its body. It then launches the fireballs at the opponent, leaving them burned.
Ash's Gengar	Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!		None

• In A Pyramiding Rage!, Paul told his Magmar to use Will-O-Wisp, but Magmar was unable to execute the move when it was hit with an Iron Head from Brandon's Registeel and flinched.
• In A Haunted House for Everyone!, Acerola mentioned that her Shuppet knows Will-O-Wisp, but it was never seen using it.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Trevenant	Dusclops	Vulpix
The user shoots intense, sinister flames at the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Vulpix	Vulpix shoots a blast of fire from its tails at the opponent.
Flannery's Vulpix	Bravo, Vibrava		Debut
Dusclops	Dusclops releases multiple balls of fire from its hands at the opponent. When the fireballs hit it, the opponent becomes burned.
Emerald's Dusclops	Sneaky Like Shedinja		None
Trevenant	Trevenant releases fire from its hands onto the opponent, burning them.
Essentia's Trevenant	Heracross Transforms		None

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	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, andSky	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side 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	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• This move is named after the will-o'-the-wisp, a ghost light seen over wetlands.
• In all handheld games starting from Generation IV and in Pokémon Battle Revolution, the animation shows the flames being purple, although the description says they are bluish-white.
• Will-O-Wisp is one of a few moves with its accuracy being different between the core series (up to 85%) and Pokémon Masters EX (90%).
• Even though Will-O-Wisp is a status move, its depicition in the anime prior to Pokémon Journeys: The Series was similar to that of a damage-dealing move, even to the point of being recognized as an equal in terms of power to a Charizard's Flamethrower in Gathering the Gang of Four!
  • Furthermore, the first time Will-O-Wisp is shown inflicting a burn on its target was in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!, almost 20 years after its debut in the core series games.
• In the dub versions of Jirachi: Wish Maker, when Butler calls for his Dusclops to use this attack, he calls it "Capitata" rather than "Will-O-Wisp". In the Japanese version, Butler says "Onibi", which is Will-O-Wisp's official Japanese name. It is unknown how the name "Capitata" got into the script or final product.
• In the Latin American dub of Gathering the Gang of Four!, Will-O-Wisp was referred to as Fogonazo, which is the European Spanish name for Seed Flare.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鬼火 Gwáifó Mandarin 鬼火 Guǐhuǒ * 磷火 Línhuǒ * Dutch Dwaallicht Finnish Virvatuli French Feu Follet German Irrlicht Greek Φαντασμάφως Fantasmafos Indonesian Api Setan Italian Fuocofatuo Korean 도깨비불 Dokkaebi Bul Polish Ognik Portuguese Brazil Fogo Fátuo (UNITE, AG061–AG062, BW115–present, TCG*, manga) Labareda (AG175–BW096) Acender Pavio (AG122–AG123) Portugal Fogo Fátuo Romanian Flăcăraie Serbian Magični plamen Spanish Latin America Golpe de Fuego (AG061) Ilusión de Fuego (AG122) Fogonazo (AG189) Luz Fantasma (DP093, DP128) Fuego Fatuo (DP102–present) Spain Fuego Fatuo Vietnamese Ma Trơi

Variations of the move Lovely Kiss
Lovely Kiss • Sleep Powder • Sweet Kiss Formerly a variation Will-O-Wisp

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