Steel Wing (move)

Move data

Type Steel
Category Physical  Physical
Power 70
Accuracy 90
PP 25  (max. 40)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 2

Machine/Record

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
TM47
Ruby​/​Sapphire
FireRed​/​LeafGreen
Emerald
TM47
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
TM47
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
TM51
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
TM51
Sword​/​Shield TM30
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl TM47

Effects

Steel Wing deals damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Defense by one stage.

Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Steel Wing turns into Corkscrew Crash and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Steel Wing
Japanese はがねのつばさ (Hagane no Tsubasa)
German Stahlflügel
French Aile d'Acier
Italian Alacciaio
Spanish Ala De Acero
Korean 강철날개
Chinese (Simplified) 钢翼
Chinese (Traditional) 鋼翼

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
Stiff wings strike the foe.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user’s DEFENSE.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user’s Defense stat.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The target is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user’s Defense stat.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user’s Defense stat.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user’s Defense stat.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user’s Defense stat.
Scarlet​/​Violet The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also boost the user’s Defense stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Steel Wing 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.

Skarmory Skarmory
#0227 / Steel · Flying
Level 28
Fletchling Fletchling
#0661 / Normal · Flying
Level 40
Fletchinder Fletchinder
#0662 / Fire · Flying
Level 50
Talonflame Talonflame
#0663 / Fire · Flying
Level 56

Learnt upon evolution

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Steel Wing as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.