Normal · Special move · Gen 1
Razor Wind
Razor Wind is a Normal-type special move introduced in Generation 1. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent opponents (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 94 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Special
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Charges, then hits foe(s) turn 2. High crit ratio. Has a higher chance for a critical hit. This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn.
- Targets
- All adjacent opponents
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (47 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Razor Wind
94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Bug/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Rock/Water | 7 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Steel/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Normal | 6–7 | ||||
| Electric/Normal | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Flying/Dragon | 6–7 | ||||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Dragon | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 4–7 |
Razor Wind FAQ
What does Razor Wind do?
Razor Wind is a Normal-type special move with 80 power. Has a higher chance for a critical hit. This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn.
Which Pokémon can learn Razor Wind?
94 Pokémon and forms can learn Razor Wind in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 47 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Butterfree, Pidgey and Pidgeotto.
Is Razor Wind in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Razor Wind in Pokémon Champions.
What is Razor Wind super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Razor Wind is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (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.