Aeroblast (move)

Move data

Type Flying
Category Special  Special
Power 100
Accuracy 95
PP 5  (max. 8)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 2

Effects

Aeroblast deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio (18 instead of 124).

Pokémon with the abilities Battle Armor or Shell Armor, or those under the effects of Lucky Chant, are protected against critical hits.

Changes

  • In Generations 2-3, Aeroblast is categorized as Physical.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Flyinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Aeroblast turns into Supersonic Skystrike and has base power 180.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets any single Pokémon on the field including non-adjacent ones.

Other languages

English Aeroblast
Japanese エアロブラスト (Aeroblast)
German Luftstoß
French Aéroblast
Italian Aerocolpo
Spanish Aerochorro
Korean 에어로블라스트
Chinese (Simplified) 气旋攻击
Chinese (Traditional) 氣旋攻擊

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Launches a vacuumed blast. High critical-hit ratio.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen A vortex of air is shot at the foe. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
A vortex of air is shot at the foe to inflict damage. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. Critical hits land more easily.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. Critical hits land more easily.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. Critical hits land more easily.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. Critical hits land more easily.
Scarlet​/​Violet A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Aeroblast at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Lugia Lugia
#0249 / Psychic · Flying
Level 54