| Twister ({{{kanji}}} {{{romaji}}}) | |
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| Introduced: | Generation II |
| Battle Data | |
| Type: | 
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| Category: | 
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| Power: | 40 |
| Accuracy: | 100% |
| PP: | 20 |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | No |
| Affected by | |
| Bright Powder: | Yes |
| Detect/Protect: | Yes |
| King's Rock: | Yes |
| Magic Bounce: | No |
| Magic Coat: | No |
| Mirror Move: | Yes |
| Snatch: | No |
| Contest Data | |
| Contests | |
| Condition: | Cool |
| Appeal: | 3 ♥♥♥ |
| Jam: | 0 |
| Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn. | |
| Super Contests | |
| Condition: | Cool |
| Appeal: | 3 ♥♥♥ |
| A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon. | |
| Contest Spectaculars | |
| Condition: | Cool |
| Appeal: | 4 ♥♥♥♥ |
| Jam: | 0 |
| Quite an appealing move. | |
Twister (Japanese: たつまき, Hepburn: Twister) is a Dragon-type move introduced in Generation II.
Description
| Games | Description |
|---|---|
| GS / C | Whips up a tornado to attack. |
| RS / E | Whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. |
| FRLG | A vicious twister attacks the foe. It may make the foe flinch. |
| DP / Pt | The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch. |
| HGSS | The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch. |
| BW / B2W2 | The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing team. It may also make targets flinch. |
| XY /ORAS SM / USUM/PE |
The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch. |
| SwSh/BDSP SV |
The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch. |
| LA | The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the target. |
Effect
In battle
| Foe | Foe | Foe |
| User | Ally | Ally |
Twister deals damage and has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Twister can hit Pokémon that are using Bounce, Fly or Sky Drop during a semi-invulnerable turn.
In Double Battle, Twister targets both adjacent foes.
Learnset
By leveling up
| Pokémon | Type | Egg groups | Level | ||||||||
| II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||||
By breeding
| Pokémon | Type | Egg Group(s) | ||
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Mantine |  
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Water 1 | |
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Wingull |
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Water 1 & Flying | |
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Bagon |
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Dragon | |
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Gible | 
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Monster & Dragon | |
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Mantyke |
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Water 1 | |
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Snivy | 
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Field & Grass | |
| Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||
By Move Tutor
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Gallery
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Twister depicted in Generation II
Twister depicted in Generation III
Twister depicted in Generation VII
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