Twister

Twister ({{{kanji}}} {{{romaji}}})
Introduced:	Generation II
Battle Data
Type:
Category:
Power:	40
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20
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.

Description

Games	Description
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/PE	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
SwSh/BDSP SV	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
LA	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the target.

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	Egg groups	Level
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
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)
	Mantine		Water 1
	Wingull		Water 1 & Flying
	Bagon		Dragon
	Gible		Monster & Dragon
	Mantyke		Water 1
	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 Move Tutor

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Gallery

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Main games

Twister depicted in Generation II

Twister depicted in Generation III

Twister depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Used by Lance's Dragonite.

Used by Robert's Milotic

Used by Wallace's Milotic.

Used by a wild Drampa.