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Will-O-Wisp
Will-O-Wisp PE
おにび
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Generation: III
Battle Data
Type: Type Fire
Category Status
Power: N/A
Accuracy: 85%
PP: 15, max: ?
Affects: Selected target
Secondary Effect: None
Priority: 0
Contact: No
Affected by
Magic Coat: Yes
Magic Bounce: Yes
Bright Powder: Yes
Protect/Detect: Yes
Snatch: No
Mirror Move: Yes
King's Rock: No
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Type: Beauty
Appeal: 1
Jam: 4 ♥♥♥♥
Super Contests (DPPt)
Type: Beauty
Appeal:
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Beauty
Appeal:
Jam:
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Will-O-Wisp is a Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

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.
DPPtHGSS 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.

Effect[]

Will-O-Wisp inflicts a burn. It cannot set a burn on Fire-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the Flash Fire Ability.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
037 Vulpix fire Field 17 14 31BW
26B2W2
26XY
20ORAS
20SMUSUM
17PE
24 24
038 Ninetales fire Field 1 Rem.
092 Gastly ghost/poison Amorphous 14PE
093 Haunter ghost/poison Amorphous 14PE
094 Gengar ghost/poison Amorphous 14PE
105A Marowak fire/ghost Monster 23SMUSUM
24PE
36
353 Shuppet ghost Amorphous 32 23 23BW
13B2W2
13XY
16ORAS
16 16BDSP 16
354 Banette ghost Amorphous 32 23 23BW
13B2W2
13XY
16ORAS
16 16BDSP 16
355 Duskull ghost Amorphous 38 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25 24 24
356 Dusclops ghost Amorphous 41 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25 24 24
477 Dusknoir ghost Amorphous 33 33 33XY
25ORAS
25 24 24
478 Froslass ice/ghost Fairy/Mineral 28 47 47
562 Yamask ghost Mineral/Amorphous 21 21 21 16
563 Cofagrigus ghost Mineral/Amorphous 21 21 21 16
607 Litwick ghost/fire Amorphous 16 16 16 20 20
608 Lampent ghost/fire Amorphous 16 16 16 20 20
609 Chandelure ghost/fire Amorphous 1 1
653 Fennekin fire Field 38 38 38
654 Braixen fire Field 45 45 45
655 Delphox fire/psychic Field 47 51 51
708 Phantump ghost/grass Grass/Amorphous 31 31 16 16
709 Trevenant ghost/grass Grass/Amorphous 31 31 16 16
806 Blacephalon fire/ghost Undiscovered 55
910 Crocalor fire Field 42
911 Skeledirge fire/ghost Field 47
935 Charcadet fire Human-Like 16
936 Armarouge fire/psychic Human-Like 16
937 Ceruledge fire/ghost Human-Like 16
1004 Chi-Yu dark/fire Undiscovered 15
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 TM[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
004 Charmander fire Monster/Dragon TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
005 Charmeleon fire Monster/Dragon TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
006 Charizard fire/flying Monster/Dragon TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
037 Vulpix fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
038 Ninetales fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
058 Growlithe fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
058A Growlithe fire/rock Field TM107
059 Arcanine fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
059A Arcanine fire/rock Field TM107
077 Ponyta fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
078 Rapidash fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
092 Gastly ghost/poison Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
093 Haunter ghost/poison Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
094 Gengar ghost/poison Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
105A Marowak fire/ghost Monster TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
109 Koffing poison Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
110 Weezing poison Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
110A Weezing poison/fairy Amorphous TM38SwSh TM107
126 Magmar fire Human-Like TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
128PB Tauros fighting/fire Field TM107
136 Flareon fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
146 Moltres fire/flying Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
150 Mewtwo psychic Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
151 Mew psychic Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61SMUSUM
TM11PE
TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
155 Cyndaquil fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
156 Quilava fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
157 Typhlosion fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
157A Typhlosion fire/ghost Field TM107
200 Misdreavus ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
218 Slugma fire Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
219 Magcargo fire/rock Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
222A Corsola ghost Water 1/Water 3 TM38SwSh
228 Houndour dark/fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
229 Houndoom dark/fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
240 Magby fire Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
244 Entei fire Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
250 Ho-Oh fire/flying Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
255 Torchic fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
256 Combusken fire/fighting Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
257 Blaziken fire/fighting Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
275 Shiftry grass/dark Field/Grass TM107
280 Ralts psychic/fairy Human-Like/Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
281 Kirlia psychic/fairy Human-Like/Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
282 Gardevoir psychic/fairy Human-Like/Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
292 Shedinja bug/ghost Mineral TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
302 Sableye dark/ghost Human-Like TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
322 Numel fire/ground Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
323 Camerupt fire/ground Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
324 Torkoal fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
334 Altaria dragon/flying Flying/Dragon TM107
338 Solrock rock/psychic Mineral TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
353 Shuppet ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
354 Banette ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
355 Duskull ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
356 Dusclops ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
359 Absol dark Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
383 Groudon ground Undiscovered TM107
390 Chimchar fire Field/Human-Like TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
391 Monferno fire/fighting Field/Human-Like TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
392 Infernape fire/fighting Field/Human-Like TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
425 Drifloon ghost/flying Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
426 Drifblim ghost/flying Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
429 Mismagius ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
442 Spiritomb ghost/dark Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
467 Magmortar fire Human-Like TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
475 Gallade psychic/fighting Human-Like/Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
477 Dusknoir ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
478 Froslass ice/ghost Fairy/Mineral TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
479 Rotom electric/ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
485 Heatran fire/steel Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
487 Giratina ghost/dragon Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38SwSh
TM61BDSP
TM107
491 Darkrai dark Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
493 Arceus normal Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61 TM61BDSP TM107
494 Victini psychic/fire Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38
498 Tepig fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM107
499 Pignite fire/fighting Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM107
500 Emboar fire/fighting Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM107
513 Pansear fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61
514 Simisear fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61
554 Darumaka fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38
554A Darumaka ice Field TM38SwSh
555 Darmanitan fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38
555B Darmanitan ice Field TM38SwSh
562 Yamask ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38
562A Yamask ground/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM38SwSh
563 Cofagrigus ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38
570A Zorua normal/ghost Field TM107
571A Zoroark normal/ghost Field TM107
592 Frillish water/ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38
593 Jellicent water/ghost Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38
607 Litwick ghost/fire Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
608 Lampent ghost/fire Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
609 Chandelure ghost/fire Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
631 Heatmor fire Field TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38
636 Larvesta bug/fire Bug TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
637 Volcarona bug/fire Bug TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
643 Reshiram dragon/fire Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
653 Fennekin fire Field TM61 TM61 TM107
654 Braixen fire Field TM61 TM61 TM107
655 Delphox fire/psychic Field TM61 TM61 TM107
661 Fletchling normal/flying Flying TM38
662 Fletchinder fire/flying Flying TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
663 Talonflame fire/flying Flying TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
667 Litleo fire/normal Field TM61 TM61 TM107
668 Pyroar fire/normal Field TM61 TM61 TM107
708 Phantump ghost/grass Grass/Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
709 Trevenant ghost/grass Grass/Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
710 Pumpkaboo ghost/grass Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM38
711 Gourgeist ghost/grass Amorphous TM61 TM61 TM38
721 Volcanion fire/water Undiscovered TM61 TM61 TM38 TM107
725 Litten fire Field TM61 TM38 TM107
726 Torracat fire Field TM61 TM38 TM107
727 Incineroar fire/dark Field TM61 TM38 TM107
757 Salandit poison/fire Monster/Dragon TM61 TM38 TM107
758 Salazzle poison/fire Monster/Dragon TM61 TM38 TM107
776 Turtonator fire/dragon Monster/Dragon TM61 TM38
778 Mimikyu ghost/fairy Amorphous TM61 TM38 TM107
792 Lunala psychic/ghost Undiscovered TM61 TM38 TM107
802 Marshadow fighting/ghost Undiscovered TM61 TM38
806 Blacephalon fire/ghost Undiscovered TM61USUM TM38
815 Cinderace fire Field/Human-Like TM107
837 Rolycoly rock Mineral TM38 TM107
838 Carkol rock/fire Mineral TM38 TM107
839 Coalossal rock/fire Mineral TM38 TM107
851 Centiskorch fire/bug Bug TM38
854 Sinistea ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM38 TM107
855 Polteageist ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM38 TM107
864 Cursola ghost Water 1/Water 3 TM38
867 Runerigus ground/ghost Mineral/Amorphous TM38
886 Drakloak dragon/ghost Amorphous/Dragon TM38 TM107
887 Dragapult dragon/ghost Amorphous/Dragon TM38 TM107
897 Spectrier ghost Undiscovered TM38 TM107
898B Calyrex psychic/ghost Undiscovered TM38 TM107
909 Fuecoco fire Field TM107
910 Crocalor fire Field TM107
911 Skeledirge fire/ghost Field TM107
935 Charcadet fire Human-Like TM107
936 Armarouge fire/psychic Human-Like TM107
937 Ceruledge fire/ghost Human-Like TM107
952 Scovillain grass/fire Grass TM107
972 Houndstone ghost Field TM107
988 Slither Wing bug/fighting Undiscovered TM107
1004 Chi-Yu dark/fire Undiscovered TM107
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[]

Special move[]

Generation III[]

Trivia[]

  • This move is named after the will-o'-the-wisp, a ghost light seen at night over wetlands (bog, swamp, marshes), fields and cemeteries, hence why many Ghost-type Pokemon can learn this move.
  • Even though Will-O-Wisp is a non-damaging, status affliction move, its depiction in the anime is very similar to that of a standard damage-dealing attack, never causing any burns at all, and in one instance being shown to be equal to Charizard's Flamethrower in terms of attack power. This was later fixed in PJ114, where the move is accurately depicted as inflicting a burn.

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