dragon

Twister

Categoryspecial
Power40
Accuracy100%
PP20 (max 32)
Priority0
IntroducedGeneration II

Machines

Twister has no machine names in any version.

Descriptions

Gold / Silver
Crystal
Whips up a tornado to attack.
Ruby / Sapphire
Emerald
Whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe.
Fire Red / Leaf GreenA vicious twister attacks the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
Diamond / Pearl
Platinum
Heart Gold / Soul Silver
The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
Black / White
Black 2 / White 2
The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing team. It may also make targets flinch.
X / Y
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
Sun / Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee
The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
Sword / ShieldThe user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.

Target

This move targets all opposing Pokémon.

Foe
front view of Gardevoir
Foe
front view of Gengar
Foe
front view of Moltres
Back view of Current Pokemon
User
front view of Charizard
Ally
front view of Electrivire
Ally

Stat Changes

Twister doesn't affect any stats when used.

Effect Entries

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 20% chance to make each target flinch. If the target is under the effect of bounce, fly, or sky drop, this move will hit with double power.

Version Changes

No changes in previous Generations.

Contests

Twister has the Cool contest type.

Appeal3
Jam0

Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.

Super Contests

Appeal3

A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.


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