Flying · Special move · Gen 5
Hurricane
Hurricane is a Flying-type special move introduced in Generation 5. It has 110 base power and 70% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 85 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Flying
Category
Special
Power
110
Accuracy
70%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to confuse target. Can't miss in rain. Has a 30% chance to confuse the target. This move can hit a target using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop, or is under the effect of Sky Drop. If the weather is Heavy Rain or Rain, this move does not check accuracy. If the weather is Intense Sun or Sun, this move's accuracy is 50%. If this move is used against a Pokemon holding Utility Umbrella, this move's accuracy remains at 70%.
- Targets
- Any one Pokémon (even non-adjacent)
- Properties
- Wind move (Wind Rider)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (72 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (23 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (29 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Flying attack
2× vsGrassFightingBug
½× vsElectricRockSteel
Pokémon that learn Hurricane
85 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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Bug/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5, 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice/Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 |
Hurricane FAQ
What does Hurricane do?
Hurricane is a Flying-type special move with 110 power. Has a 30% chance to confuse the target. This move can hit a target using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop, or is under the effect of Sky Drop. If the weather is Heavy Rain or Rain, this move does not check accuracy. If the weather is Intense Sun or Sun, this move's accuracy is 50%. If this move is used against a Pokemon holding Utility Umbrella, this move's accuracy remains at 70%.
Which Pokémon can learn Hurricane?
85 Pokémon and forms can learn Hurricane in at least one game: 72 in Scarlet & Violet, 23 in Pokémon Champions and 29 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charizard, Butterfree, Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot and Gyarados.
Is Hurricane in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 23 Pokémon can use Hurricane in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Hurricane super effective against?
As a Flying-type attack, Hurricane 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.