Whirlwind

Type

Normal

Gen.

Power

???

Priority

-6

Effect Summary

Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Detailed Effect

If Whirlwind is successfully used in a wild Pokémon battle by either Pokémon, the other Pokémon is blown away and the battle will end.
The move fails against Pokémon with the ability Suction Cups or rooted by Ingrain

In Gen 1 this move has 85% accuracy , normal priority and in a Trainer battle, Whirlwind has no effect.
If the user's level is less than the target's level, there is a chance that Whirlwind will fail, between approximately 10% and 25%, depending on the levels of the two Pokémon. The chance of failure typically increases the higher the target's level is than the user's.
In Gen 2 the trainer battle was changed, it now switches out the current target with a random Pokémon from the enemy trainer's party. If there are no other available Pokémon in the other party Whirlwind fails.
The priority was decreased to -1 and accuracy increased to 100%.
The move fails if used before the target makes a move.
From Gen 3-4 Whirlwind has a priority of -6
It can no longer hit Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly.
The chance of failure is also calculated slightly differently.
From Gen 6 onwards, this move always hits unless in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly
It always fails against Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon

Description

GS C	Blows away the foe & ends battle.
RS E	Blows away the foe with wind and ends the battle.
FRLG	The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
DP HGSS PL	The foe is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
COL	The target is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
B2W2	The target is blown away and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.
XY ORAS SM USUM SWSH	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
LGPLGE	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out.

Meta Information

Move Target

Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Force Switch Out	Forces a Pokémon to switch out.

Interactions

Reflectable	This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
Copied by Mirror Move	A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Ignores Substitute	This move ignores the target's Substitute.

Other Languages

Whirlwind