Twister Move Detail

Twister is a Dragon-type move with 40 power and 100% accuracy. It hits all adjacent opponents in double battles and has a 20% chance of causing each target to flinch. Twister also deals double damage to any opponent that is in the middle of using Fly or Bounce. While its base power may seem low, its ability to potentially disrupt opponents with flinching and its interaction with certain moves add strategic value. It is often seen on Pokémon that can exploit these additional effects in battle.

Details

Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20
Priority: 0
Damage Class: Special
Generation: Generation-Ii

Effect

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.

Category

Flavor Texts

gold-silver: Whips up a tornado to attack.
crystal: Whips up a tornado to attack.
ruby-sapphire: Whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe.
emerald: Whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe.
firered-leafgreen: A vicious twister attacks the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
diamond-pearl: The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
platinum: The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
heartgold-soulsilver: The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
black-white: The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing team. It may also make targets flinch.
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: The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
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: The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
sword-shield: The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.

Twister Pokémon

charizard

Charizard

6 - Fire, Flying

butterfree

Butterfree

12 - Bug, Flying

pidgey

Pidgey

16 - Normal, Flying

pidgeotto

Pidgeotto

17 - Normal, Flying

pidgeot

Pidgeot

18 - Normal, Flying

spearow

Spearow

21 - Normal, Flying

fearow

Fearow

22 - Normal, Flying

zubat

Zubat

41 - Poison, Flying

golbat

Golbat

42 - Poison, Flying

venomoth

Venomoth

49 - Bug, Poison

farfetchd

Farfetchd

83 - Normal, Flying

onix

Onix

95 - Rock, Ground

horsea

Horsea

116 - Water

seadra

Seadra

117 - Water

staryu

Staryu

120 - Water

starmie

Starmie

121 - Water, Psychic

gyarados

Gyarados

130 - Water, Flying

aerodactyl

Aerodactyl

142 - Rock, Flying

articuno

Articuno

144 - Ice, Flying

zapdos

Zapdos

145 - Electric, Flying

moltres

Moltres

146 - Fire, Flying

dratini

Dratini

147 - Dragon

dragonair

Dragonair

148 - Dragon

dragonite

Dragonite

149 - Dragon, Flying

mew

Mew

151 - Psychic

hoothoot

Hoothoot

163 - Normal, Flying

noctowl

Noctowl

164 - Normal, Flying

crobat

Crobat

169 - Poison, Flying

togetic

Togetic

176 - Fairy, Flying

natu

Natu

177 - Psychic, Flying

xatu

Xatu

178 - Psychic, Flying

murkrow

Murkrow

198 - Dark, Flying

steelix

Steelix

208 - Steel, Ground

mantine

Mantine

226 - Water, Flying

skarmory

Skarmory

227 - Steel, Flying

kingdra

Kingdra

230 - Water, Dragon

hitmontop

Hitmontop

237 - Fighting

lugia

Lugia

249 - Psychic, Flying

ho-oh

Ho-Oh

250 - Fire, Flying

beautifly

Beautifly

267 - Bug, Flying

dustox

Dustox

269 - Bug, Poison

shiftry

Shiftry

275 - Grass, Dark

taillow

Taillow

276 - Normal, Flying

swellow

Swellow

277 - Normal, Flying

wingull

Wingull

278 - Water, Flying

pelipper

Pelipper

279 - Water, Flying

masquerain

Masquerain

284 - Bug, Flying

vibrava

Vibrava

329 - Ground, Dragon

flygon

Flygon

330 - Ground, Dragon

swablu

Swablu

333 - Normal, Flying

altaria

Altaria

334 - Dragon, Flying

milotic

Milotic

350 - Water

tropius

Tropius

357 - Grass, Flying

bagon

Bagon

371 - Dragon

shelgon

Shelgon

372 - Dragon

salamence

Salamence

373 - Dragon, Flying

latias

Latias

380 - Dragon, Psychic

latios

Latios

381 - Dragon, Psychic

rayquaza

Rayquaza

384 - Dragon, Flying

starly

Starly

396 - Normal, Flying

staravia

Staravia

397 - Normal, Flying

staraptor

Staraptor

398 - Normal, Flying

mothim

Mothim

414 - Bug, Flying

honchkrow

Honchkrow

430 - Dark, Flying

chatot

Chatot

441 - Normal, Flying

gible

Gible

443 - Dragon, Ground

gabite

Gabite

444 - Dragon, Ground

garchomp

Garchomp

445 - Dragon, Ground

finneon

Finneon

456 - Water

lumineon

Lumineon

457 - Water

mantyke

Mantyke

458 - Water, Flying

togekiss

Togekiss

468 - Fairy, Flying

dialga

Dialga

483 - Steel, Dragon

palkia

Palkia

484 - Water, Dragon

giratina-altered

Giratina-Altered

487 - Ghost, Dragon

arceus

Arceus

493 - Normal

snivy

Snivy

495 - Grass

servine

Servine

496 - Grass

serperior

Serperior

497 - Grass

skrelp

Skrelp

690 - Poison, Water

dragalge

Dragalge

691 - Poison, Dragon

drampa

Drampa

780 - Normal, Dragon

flapple

Flapple

841 - Grass, Dragon

regidrago

Regidrago

895 - Dragon

enamorus-incarnate

Enamorus-Incarnate

905 - Fairy, Flying

walking-wake

Walking-Wake

1009 - Water, Dragon

raging-bolt

Raging-Bolt

1021 - Electric, Dragon

giratina-origin

Giratina-Origin

10007 - Ghost, Dragon

gyarados-mega

Gyarados-Mega

10041 - Water, Dark

pidgeot-mega

Pidgeot-Mega

10073 - Normal, Flying

rayquaza-mega

Rayquaza-Mega

10079 - Dragon, Flying

enamorus-therian

Enamorus-Therian

10249 - Fairy, Flying