Wind Power (Ability)

Wind Power	ふうりょくでんき
	Wind-Powered Electricity
Flavor text Generation IX The Pokémon becomes charged when it is hit by a wind move, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move the Pokémon uses.

Wind Power (Japanese: ふうりょくでんき Wind-Powered Electricity) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Wattrel and Kilowattrel.

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• Effect
  • In battle
    • Affected moves
  • Outside of battle
• Pokémon with Wind Power
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In other languages

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Wind Power is hit by a wind move or when Tailwind takes effect, it becomes charged, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move it uses.

When this Ability is triggered, the message "Being hit by <move> charged <name> with power!" is displayed, even if it causes the Pokémon with Wind Power to faint. If the opposing wind move causes the Pokémon to faint, Wind Power displays the message before the Pokémon faints.

Despite being classified as a wind move, Sandstorm does not interact with Wind Power at all, due to affecting the entire field instead of targeting Pokémon.

Affected moves

Move Type Cat. IX Aeroblast  Flying  Special ✔ Air Cutter  Flying  Special ✔ Bleakwind Storm  Flying  Special ✔ Blizzard  Ice  Special ✔ Fairy Wind  Fairy  Special ✔ Gust  Flying  Special ✔ Heat Wave  Fire  Special ✔ Hurricane  Flying  Special ✔ Icy Wind  Ice  Special ✔ Petal Blizzard  Grass  Physical ✔ Sandsear Storm  Ground  Special ✔ Sandstorm  Rock  Status ✘ Springtide Storm  Fairy  Special ✔ Tailwind  Flying  Status ✔ Twister  Dragon  Special ✔ Whirlwind  Normal  Status ✔ Wildbolt Storm  Electric  Special ✔

Outside of battle

Wind Power has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Wind Power

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0940		Wattrel	Electric	Flying	Wind Power	Volt Absorb	Competitive
0941		Kilowattrel	Electric	Flying	Wind Power	Volt Absorb	Competitive
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Wattrel Kilowattrel
The Pokémon becomes charged when it is hit by a wind move, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move the Pokémon uses.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When Wattrel is hit by strong winds, its wings glow yellow and its Electric-type moves become stronger.
Roy's Wattrel	Special Training Time!		Debut Confirmed in Don't Give Up, Crocalor!
	When Kilowattrel is hit by strong winds or a wind move, its wings glow yellow and its Electric-type moves become stronger.
Roy's Kilowattrel	Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!		Confirmed in Don't Give Up, Crocalor!

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	風力發電 Fūnglihk Faatdihn
	Mandarin	風力發電 / 风力发电 Fēnglì Fādiàn
Finnish		Tuulivoima
French		Turbine Éolienne
German		Windkraft
Italian		Energia Eolica
Korean		풍력발전 Pungnyeok Baljeon
Polish		Siła Wiatru
Brazilian Portuguese		Energia Eólica
Spanish		Energía Eólica

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.