Flying · Physical move · Gen 1
Sky Attack
Sky Attack is a Flying-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 140 base power and 90% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 72 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Flying
Category
Physical
Power
140
Accuracy
90%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch and 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
- Any one Pokémon (even non-adjacent)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (23 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (12 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (21 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Flying attack
2× vsGrassFightingBug
½× vsElectricRockSteel
Pokémon that learn Sky Attack
72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal/Flying | 3, 6–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 3, 6–7 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 3, 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7 | ||
| Ice/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Fairy/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3, 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3, 6–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 6–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7 | ||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Flying/Dragon | 6–7 | ||||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7 | ||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | 7 | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Sky Attack FAQ
What does Sky Attack do?
Sky Attack is a Flying-type physical move with 140 power. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch and 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 Sky Attack?
72 Pokémon and forms can learn Sky Attack in at least one game: 23 in Scarlet & Violet, 12 in Pokémon Champions and 21 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Spearow, Fearow and Golbat.
Is Sky Attack in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 12 Pokémon can use Sky Attack in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Sky Attack super effective against?
As a Flying-type attack, Sky Attack 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.