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Ominous Wind

Ominous Wind is a Ghost-type special move introduced in Generation 4. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 131 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Ghost

Category

Special

Power

60

Accuracy

100%

PP

5 (max 8)

Priority

0

Effect

10% chance to raise all stats by 1 (not acc/eva). Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by 1 stage.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Usable (53 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Ghost attack

2× vsPsychicGhost

½× vsDark

0× vsNormal

Pokémon that learn Ominous Wind

131 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
ButterfreeBug/Flying4
BeedrillBug/Poison4
PidgeyNormal/Flying4
PidgeottoNormal/Flying✓4
PidgeotNormal/Flying✓4
SpearowNormal/Flying4
FearowNormal/Flying4
VulpixFire4
NinetalesFire4
ZubatPoison/Flying✓4
GolbatPoison/Flying✓4
VenomothBug/Poison4
Farfetch’dNormal/Flying4
GastlyGhost/Poison4
HaunterGhost/Poison4
GengarGhost/Poison✓4
ScytherBug/Flying4
AerodactylRock/Flying✓4
ArticunoIce/Flying4
ZapdosElectric/Flying4
MoltresFire/Flying4
DragoniteDragon/Flying4
MewPsychic4
HoothootNormal/Flying4
NoctowlNormal/Flying4
LedybaBug/Flying4
LedianBug/Flying4
CrobatPoison/Flying✓4
TogeticFairy/Flying4
NatuPsychic/Flying4–7
XatuPsychic/Flying4–7
YanmaBug/Flying4
UmbreonDark✓
MurkrowDark/Flying4
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic✓
MisdreavusGhost4–7
ScizorBug/Steel4
SkarmorySteel/Flying4
SuicuneWater4
LugiaPsychic/Flying4
Ho-OhFire/Flying4
BeautiflyBug/Flying4
DustoxBug/Poison4
ShiftryGrass/Dark4
TaillowNormal/Flying4
SwellowNormal/Flying4
WingullWater/Flying4
PelipperWater/Flying4
MasquerainBug/Flying4–7
NinjaskBug/Flying4
SableyeDark/Ghost✓4
VolbeatBug4
IllumiseBug4
GrumpigPsychic✓
VibravaGround/Dragon4
FlygonGround/Dragon4
SwabluNormal/Flying4
AltariaDragon/Flying4
CastformNormal4–7
ShuppetGhost4–7
BanetteGhost✓4–7
DuskullGhost4–7
DusclopsGhost4–7
TropiusGrass/Flying4
ChimechoPsychic✓
AbsolDark✓
GlalieIce✓
SalamenceDragon/Flying4
StarlyNormal/Flying4
StaraviaNormal/Flying✓4
StaraptorNormal/Flying✓4
MothimBug/Flying4
CombeeBug/Flying4
VespiquenBug/Flying4
DrifloonGhost/Flying4–7
DrifblimGhost/Flying4–7
MismagiusGhost4–7
HonchkrowDark/Flying4
ChatotNormal/Flying4
SpiritombGhost/Dark4–7
FinneonWater4
LumineonWater4
TogekissFairy/Flying4
YanmegaBug/Flying4
Porygon-ZNormal✓
DusknoirGhost4–7
FroslassIce/Ghost4–7
RotomElectric/Ghost✓4–7
GiratinaGhost/Dragon4–7
DarkraiDark✓4–7
ShayminGrass4
ArceusNormal4
MunnaPsychic✓
MusharnaPsychic✓
YamaskGhost✓5–7
Galarian YamaskGround/Ghost✓
CofagrigusGhost✓5–7
FrillishWater/Ghost5–7
JellicentWater/Ghost5–7
LampentGhost/Fire✓
ChandelureGhost/Fire✓
DelphoxFire/Psychic✓
VivillonBug/Flying✓
FloetteFairy✓
Floette-EternalFairy✓
FlorgesFairy✓
MeowsticPsychic✓
Meowstic-FPsychic✓
AegislashSteel/Ghost✓
AromatisseFairy✓
SlurpuffFairy✓
GourgeistGhost/Grass✓
YveltalDark/Flying✓
HoopaPsychic/Ghost✓
RowletGrass/Flying7
DartrixGrass/Flying7
DecidueyeGrass/Ghost7
Hisuian DecidueyeGrass/Fighting7
SandygastGhost/Ground✓
PalossandGhost/Ground✓
MarshadowFighting/Ghost✓
CorviknightFlying/Steel✓
RunerigusGround/Ghost✓
KleavorBug/Rock✓4
CharcadetFire✓
ArmarougeFire/Psychic✓
CeruledgeFire/Ghost✓
GreavardGhost✓
HoundstoneGhost✓
GholdengoSteel/Ghost✓

Ominous Wind FAQ

What does Ominous Wind do?

Ominous Wind is a Ghost-type special move with 60 power. Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by 1 stage.

Which Pokémon can learn Ominous Wind?

131 Pokémon and forms can learn Ominous Wind in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 53 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charizard, Butterfree, Beedrill, Pidgey, Pidgeotto and Pidgeot.

Is Ominous Wind in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Ominous Wind in Pokémon Champions.

What is Ominous Wind super effective against?

As a Ghost-type attack, Ominous Wind is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Dark and has no effect on Normal (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.