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Twister (たつまき Twister) | |
Introduced: | Generation II |
Battle Data | |
Type: | ![]() |
Category: | ![]() |
Power: | 40 |
Accuracy: | 100% |
PP: | 20 (max. 32) |
Priority: | 0 |
Contact: | No |
Affected by | |
Bright Powder: | Yes |
Detect/Protect: | Yes |
King's Rock: | Yes |
Magic Bounce: | No |
Magic Coat: | No |
Mirror Move: | Yes |
Snatch: | No |
Contest Data | |
Contests | |
Condition: | Cool |
Appeal: | 3 ♥♥♥ |
Jam: | 0 |
Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn. | |
Super Contests | |
Condition: | Cool |
Appeal: | 3 ♥♥♥ |
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon. | |
Contest Spectaculars | |
Condition: | Cool |
Appeal: | 4 ♥♥♥♥ |
Jam: | 0 |
Quite an appealing move. |
Twister (たつまき Twister) is a Dragon-type move introduced in Generation II.
Contents
Description
Games | Description |
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GS / C | Whips up a tornado to attack. |
RS / E | Whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. |
FRLG | A vicious twister attacks the foe. It may make the foe flinch. |
DP / Pt | The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch. |
HGSS | The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch. |
BW / B2W2 | The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing team. It may also make targets flinch. |
XY /ORAS SM / USUM |
The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch. |
Effect
In battle
Foe | Foe | Foe |
User | Ally | Ally |
Twister deals damage and has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Twister can hit Pokémon that are using Bounce, Fly or Sky Drop during a semi-invulnerable turn.
In Double Battle, Twister targets both adjacent foes.
Learnset
By leveling up
Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||
I | II | III | IV | V | |||
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Pidgey | ![]() ![]() |
21 | 21 | |||
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Pidgeotto | ![]() ![]() |
22 | 22 | |||
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Pidgeot | ![]() ![]() |
22 | 22 | |||
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Horsea | ![]() |
29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | |
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Seadra | ![]() |
29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | |
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Gyarados | ![]() ![]() |
35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | |
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Dratini | ![]() |
15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | |
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Dragonair | ![]() |
1, 15 | 1, 15 | 1, 11 | 1, 11 | |
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Dragonite | ![]() ![]() |
1, 15 | 1, 15 | 1, 11 | 1, 11 | |
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Kingdra | ![]() ![]() |
29 | 26 | 26 | ||
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Milotic | ![]() |
25 | 17 | 17 | ||
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Rayquaza | ![]() ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
Pokémon | Type | Level | |||
VI | VII | VIII | |||
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Pidgey | ![]() ![]() |
21 | 21 | TBA |
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Pidgeotto | ![]() ![]() |
22 | 22 | TBA |
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Pidgeot | ![]() ![]() |
22 | 22 | TBA |
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Horsea | ![]() |
26XY 17ORAS |
17 | TBA |
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Seadra | ![]() |
26XY 17ORAS |
17 | TBA |
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Gyarados | ![]() ![]() |
29 | 24 | TBA |
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Dratini | ![]() |
11 | 11 | TBA |
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Dragonair | ![]() |
1, 11 | 1, 11 | TBA |
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Dragonite | ![]() ![]() |
1, 11 | 1, 11 | TBA |
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Kingdra | ![]() ![]() |
26XY 17ORAS |
17 | TBA |
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Milotic | ![]() |
17XY 14ORAS |
14 | TBA |
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Rayquaza | ![]() ![]() |
1 | 1 | TBA |
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Dragalge | ![]() ![]() |
1, 67 | 1, Evo. | TBA |
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Drampa | ![]() ![]() |
5 | TBA | |
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
By breeding
Pokémon | Type | Egg Group(s) | ||
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Mantine | ![]() ![]() |
Water 1 | |
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Wingull | ![]() ![]() |
Water 1 & Flying | |
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Bagon | ![]() |
Dragon | |
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Gible | ![]() ![]() |
Monster & Dragon | |
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Mantyke | ![]() ![]() |
Water 1 | |
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Snivy | ![]() |
Field & Grass | |
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
By tutoring
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- Moves not affected by Magic Coat
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- Moves not affected by Snatch
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- Moves with a base power of 40
- Moves that cause flinching
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