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Flying · Special move · Gen 4

Air Slash

Air Slash is a Flying-type special move introduced in Generation 4. It has 75 base power and 95% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 150 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Flying

Category

Special

Power

75

Accuracy

95%

PP

15 (max 24)

Priority

0

Effect

30% chance to make the target flinch. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Targets
Any one Pokémon (even non-adjacent)
Properties
Slicing move (Sharpness)
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (111 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (33 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Usable (39 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Flying attack

2× vsGrassFightingBug

½× vsElectricRockSteel

Pokémon that learn Air Slash

150 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
CharizardFire/Flying✓✓✓4–9
ButterfreeBug/Flying7–8
PidgeyNormal/Flying✓4–8
PidgeottoNormal/Flying✓4–8
PidgeotNormal/Flying✓✓4–8
ClefableFairy✓✓
ZubatPoison/Flying✓4–8
GolbatPoison/Flying✓4–8
VenomothBug/Poison✓9
Farfetch’dNormal/Flying✓✓4–8
ScytherBug/Flying✓✓4–9
ArticunoIce/Flying✓8–9
Galarian ArticunoPsychic/Flying✓8–9
MoltresFire/Flying✓4–9
Galarian MoltresDark/Flying✓8–9
DragoniteDragon/Flying✓✓✓8–9
MewPsychic✓8–9
HoothootNormal/Flying✓4–9
NoctowlNormal/Flying✓4–9
LedybaBug/Flying7
LedianBug/Flying7
CrobatPoison/Flying✓4–8
NatuPsychic/Flying8
XatuPsychic/Flying6–8
YanmaBug/Flying✓4–7, 9
MurkrowDark/Flying✓9
DunsparceNormal✓7–9
ScizorBug/Steel✓✓✓4–9
DelibirdIce/Flying✓✓9
MantineWater/Flying5–8
SkarmorySteel/Flying✓✓✓4–9
SuicuneWater✓4, 8–9
LugiaPsychic/Flying✓8–9
Ho-OhFire/Flying✓8–9
ShiftryGrass/Dark✓8–9
TaillowNormal/Flying4–7
SwellowNormal/Flying4–7
WingullWater/Flying✓4–9
PelipperWater/Flying✓✓4–9
MasquerainBug/Flying✓4–7, 9
NinjaskBug/Flying8
VolbeatBug✓9
IllumiseBug✓9
VibravaGround/Dragon✓8–9
FlygonGround/Dragon✓8–9
TropiusGrass/Flying✓4–7, 9
AbsolDark✓✓8
SalamenceDragon/Flying✓✓✓8–9
LatiasDragon/Psychic✓✓8–9
LatiosDragon/Psychic✓✓8–9
RayquazaDragon/Flying✓✓4–9
EmpoleonWater/Steel✓✓9
StarlyNormal/Flying✓9
StaraviaNormal/Flying✓9
StaraptorNormal/Flying✓✓✓9
MothimBug/Flying4–7
VespiquenBug/Flying✓5–9
DrifblimGhost/Flying✓9
HonchkrowDark/Flying✓9
LumineonWater✓9
MantykeWater/Flying5–8
TogekissFairy/Flying4–8
YanmegaBug/Flying✓4–7, 9
GalladePsychic/Fighting✓✓8–9
Rotom-FanElectric/Flying✓✓✓4–9
ShayminGrass✓4–7, 9
ArceusNormal✓9
OshawottWater✓5–7, 9
DewottWater✓5–7, 9
SamurottWater✓✓5–7, 9
Hisuian SamurottWater/Dark✓✓5–7, 9
PidoveNormal/Flying5–8
TranquillNormal/Flying5–8
UnfezantNormal/Flying5–8
WoobatPsychic/Flying5–8
SwoobatPsychic/Flying5–8
SewaddleBug/Grass5–7
SwadloonBug/Grass5–7
LeavannyBug/Grass✓5–7, 9
Hisuian LilligantGrass/Fighting✓9
SigilyphPsychic/Flying5–8
ArcheopsRock/Flying8
DucklettWater/Flying✓5–7, 9
SwannaWater/Flying✓5–7, 9
EmolgaElectric/Flying✓✓5–8
PawniardDark/Steel✓9
BisharpDark/Steel✓8–9
RuffletNormal/Flying✓5–9
BraviaryNormal/Flying✓5–9
Hisuian BraviaryPsychic/Flying✓5–9
VullabyDark/Flying✓5–9
MandibuzzDark/Flying✓5–9
VolcaronaBug/Fire✓✓9
CobalionSteel/Fighting✓✓8–9
TerrakionRock/Fighting✓8–9
VirizionGrass/Fighting✓✓8–9
TornadusFlying✓5–9
KeldeoWater/Fighting✓✓8–9
FletchlingNormal/Flying✓✓9
FletchinderFire/Flying✓✓9
TalonflameFire/Flying✓✓✓9
VivillonBug/Flying✓✓✓9
Vivillon-FancyBug/Flying✓9
Vivillon-PokeballBug/Flying✓9
AegislashSteel/Ghost✓8
HawluchaFighting/Flying✓✓
NoibatFlying/Dragon✓✓6–9
NoivernFlying/Dragon✓✓✓6–9
YveltalDark/Flying✓6–8
RowletGrass/Flying✓9
DartrixGrass/Flying✓9
DecidueyeGrass/Ghost✓✓8–9
Hisuian DecidueyeGrass/Fighting✓✓9
PikipekNormal/Flying✓9
TrumbeakNormal/Flying✓9
ToucannonNormal/Flying✓✓9
VikavoltBug/Electric✓7–9
OricorioFire/Flying✓7, 9
Type: NullNormal7–8
SilvallyNormal7–8
LunalaPsychic/Ghost✓7–9
CelesteelaSteel/Flying7–8
KartanaGrass/Steel7–8
NaganadelPoison/Dragon7–8
InteleonWater✓✓8–9
RookideeFlying✓✓8–9
CorvisquireFlying✓✓8–9
CorviknightFlying/Steel✓✓✓8–9
FlappleGrass/Dragon✓✓8–9
CramorantFlying/Water✓8–9
FrosmothIce/Bug✓8–9
ZacianFairy✓8–9
KleavorBug/Rock✓✓✓4–9
QuaxlyWater✓9
QuaxwellWater✓9
QuaquavalWater/Fighting✓✓9
SquawkabillyNormal/Flying✓✓✓9
WattrelElectric/Flying✓9
KilowattrelElectric/Flying✓9
BombirdierFlying/Dark✓9
FlamigoFlying/Fighting✓✓9
DudunsparceNormal✓7–9
KingambitDark/Steel✓✓8–9
Iron JugulisDark/Flying✓9
Iron MothFire/Poison✓9
Roaring MoonDragon/Dark✓9
Iron LeavesGrass/Psychic✓9
FezandipitiPoison/Fairy✓9
Iron BoulderRock/Psychic✓9
Iron CrownSteel/Psychic✓9

Air Slash FAQ

What does Air Slash do?

Air Slash is a Flying-type special move with 75 power. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Which Pokémon can learn Air Slash?

150 Pokémon and forms can learn Air Slash in at least one game: 111 in Scarlet & Violet, 33 in Pokémon Champions and 39 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charizard, Butterfree, Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot and Clefable.

Is Air Slash in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 33 Pokémon can use Air Slash in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Air Slash super effective against?

As a Flying-type attack, Air Slash is super effective against Grass, Fighting and Bug, not very effective against Electric, Rock and Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.