Twister

Type

Dragon

Gen.

Power

Accuracy

100%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has a 20% chance to make the target flinch

Detailed Effect

Twister deals damage and has a 20% chance to make the target flinch

(if the target has not moved yet).
Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.
Twister can hit Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly, Bounce and Sky Drop or double damage.

In Gen 3-5 Twister is affected by King's Rock
In Legends: Arceus it lowers the target's action speed.

Description

GS C	Whips up a tornado to attack.
RS E	Whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe.
FRLG	A vicious twister attacks the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
DP HGSS	The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
PL	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
COL B2W2	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing team. It may also make targets flinch.
XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
SWSH	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.

Meta Information

Move Target

All Adjacent Enemies

Affects multiple adjacent enemies simultaneously.

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.

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Twister