Razor Wind

Essentials

Razor Wind

special

Generation 1

Summary

Requires a turn to charge before attacking.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 80; percentile 55.3
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16.0 with PP Up
Target: All opponents
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn

This move has a charging turn that can be skipped with a Power Herb.
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: TM02
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move. User charges for one turn before attacking.

This move cannot be selected by Sleep Talk.

History

Before: Has 75% accuracy.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack

: A 2-turn move that strikes the foe on the 2nd turn.
: Blades of wind hit the foe on the 2nd turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio.

: A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit the foe on the second turn. It has a high critical-hit ratio.

: A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily.

: A two-turn attack. Blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily.

: In this two-turn attack, blades of wind hit opposing Pokémon on the second turn. Critical hits land more easily.

: This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Foreign Names

Japanese: かまいたち (kamaitachi)
: かまいたち
Korean: 칼바람
Chinese: 旋風刀
: 旋风刀
French: Coupe-Vent
German: Klingensturm
Spanish: Viento Cortante
Italian: Ventagliente
Czech: Ostrý vítr

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Razor Wind.

Pokémon

Normal Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Razor Wind's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
									29	Pidgey		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	40	45	40	35	35	56	251
									45	Pidgeotto		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	63	60	55	50	50	71	349
									53	Pidgeot		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	83	80	75	70	70	101	479
									53	Mega Pidgeot		No Guard		Flying	83	80	80	135	80	121	579
		33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	Scyther		Swarm Technician Steadfast		Bug	70	110	80	55	80	105	500
		33	33	33	33	33	33	33		Scizor		Swarm Technician Light Metal		Bug	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
						33	33	33		Mega Scizor		Technician		Bug	70	150	140	65	100	75	600
	37	37	37	37	37	37	20	20		Nuzleaf		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	70	70	40	60	40	60	340
	17	17	17	17	57	—	49	49		Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Field	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
						—	49	49		Mega Absol		Magic Bounce		Field	65	150	60	115	60	115	565
		45	45	45	35	35	35	35		Buizel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Field	55	65	35	60	30	85	330
		50	50	50	41	41	41	41		Floatzel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Field	85	105	55	85	50	115	495
				32	32	32	32	32		Pidove		Big Pecks Super Luck Rivalry		Flying	50	55	50	36	30	43	264
				36	36	36	36	36		Tranquill		Big Pecks Super Luck Rivalry		Flying	62	77	62	50	42	65	358
				38	38	38	38	38		Unfezant		Big Pecks Super Luck Rivalry		Flying	80	115	80	65	55	93	488
						25	25	25		Fletchling		Big Pecks Gale Wings		Flying	45	50	43	40	38	62	278
						27	27	27		Fletchinder		Flame Body Gale Wings		Flying	62	73	55	56	52	84	382
						27	27	27		Talonflame		Flame Body Gale Wings		Flying	78	81	71	74	69	126	499
						22	22	22		Helioptile		Dry Skin Sand Veil Solar Power		Monster Dragon	44	38	33	61	43	70	289
						—	—	—		Heliolisk		Dry Skin Sand Veil Solar Power		Monster Dragon	62	55	52	109	94	109	481
						31	31	31		Noibat		Frisk Infiltrator Telepathy		Flying Dragon	40	30	35	45	40	55	245
						31	31	31		Noivern		Frisk Infiltrator Telepathy		Flying Dragon	85	70	80	97	80	123	535
						—	—	—		Yveltal		Dark Aura		Undiscovered	126	131	95	131	98	99	680
								70		Type: Null		Battle Armor		Undiscovered	95	95	95	95	95	59	534
								70		Silvally		RKS System		Undiscovered	95	95	95	95	95	95	570
										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
										Bulbasaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Grass	45	49	49	65	65	45	318
										Spearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	40	60	30	31	31	70	262
										Horsea		Swift Swim Sniper Damp		Water 1 Dragon	30	40	70	70	25	60	295
										Scyther		Swarm Technician Steadfast		Bug	70	110	80	55	80	105	500
										Totodile		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
										Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird Sap Sipper		Field	70	80	65	90	65	85	455
										Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
										Treecko		Overgrow Unburden		Monster Dragon	40	45	35	65	55	70	310
										Seedot		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	40	40	50	30	30	30	220
										Zangoose		Immunity Toxic Boost		Field	73	115	60	60	60	90	458
										Tropius		Chlorophyll Solar Power Harvest		Monster Grass	99	68	83	72	87	51	460
										Sewaddle		Swarm Chlorophyll Overcoat		Bug	45	53	70	40	60	42	310
										Axew		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	46	87	60	30	40	57	320
										Drampa		Berserk Sap Sipper Cloud Nine		Monster Dragon	78	60	85	135	91	36	485
										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
02										Butterfree		Compound Eyes Tinted Lens		Bug	60	45	50	90	80	70	395
02										Pidgey		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	40	45	40	35	35	56	251
02										Pidgeotto		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	63	60	55	50	50	71	349
02										Pidgeot		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	83	80	75	70	70	101	479
02										Spearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	40	60	30	31	31	70	262
02										Fearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	65	90	65	61	61	100	442
02										Zubat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
02										Golbat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	75	80	70	65	75	90	455
02										Venomoth		Shield Dust Tinted Lens Wonder Skin		Bug	70	65	60	90	75	90	450
02										Farfetch’d		Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant		Flying Field	52	90	55	58	62	60	377
02										Kabutops		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
02										Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
02										Articuno		Pressure Snow Cloak		Undiscovered	90	85	100	95	125	85	580
02										Zapdos		Pressure Static		Undiscovered	90	90	85	125	90	100	580
02										Moltres		Pressure Flame Body		Undiscovered	90	100	90	125	85	90	580
02										Dragonite		Inner Focus Multiscale		Water 1 Dragon	91	134	95	100	100	80	600
02										Mew		Synchronize		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600

51 Pokémon