Air Slash

Type

Flying

Gen.

4

Power

75

Accuracy

95%

PP

15

Priority

0

Category

Special

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has a 30% chance to make the target flinch .

Detailed Effect

Air Slash deals damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).
Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.
The power of Air Slash is boosted by 50% if the user has the ability Sharpness.

• In Gen 4 Air Slash is affected by King's Rock
• In Gen 4-5 Air Slash has 20 PP.
• In Legends: Arceus Air Slash has 10 PP and does not cause the target to flinch . Instead, it lowers the target's action speed.

Description

Additional Information

Move Target

Long Range

Affects a selected target on the field.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Damage

Deals damage.

Flinch

Makes the target flinch.

Interactions

Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.

Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.

Targets opposite side in triples

In triple battles, this move can be used on either side to target the farthest away opposing Pokémon.

Other Languages

Air Slash

エアスラッシュ (Ea Surasshu)

Luftschnitt

Lame d'Air

Eterelama

Tajo Aéreo

에어슬래시 (Air Slash)

空氣斬 / 空气斩 (Kōngqì Zhǎn / Hūnghei Jáam)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Machine

Form ChangeAppears when Rotom or Cosplay Pikachu changes form. Disappears if the Pokémon becomes another form and this move can only be learned by form change.

Contest Information