Twister
Scarlet & Violet
20% chance to make the foe(s) .
- Power
- 40
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- Both foes (spread move)
Changes over time
How Twister changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen V
… doubles if the target is using
dropped: Bounceadded: Bounce, Fly, ordropped: Fly.added: Sky Drop, or is under the effect of Sky Drop. - Gen III
… doubles if the target is using added: Bounce or Fly.
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen IX
Has a 20% chance to make the target . Power if the target is using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop, or is under the effect of Sky Drop.
- Wind: powers up
“The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Wind move: Wind Rider and Wind Power react to it.Wind moves
- Hits both opponents in Doubles, at 0.75× damage each.Spread moves
- Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
- Can hit a Pokémon in the middle of Bounce, Fly, Sky Drop.
Who learns Twister
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.