Sky Attack (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Flying
Category	Physical
Power	140
Accuracy	90
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Machine/Record

Red/Blue Yellow	TM43

Effects

The user of Sky Attack will become cloaked in a harsh light on the first turn. On the second turn, Sky Attack deals damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).. It also has an increased critical hit ratio (¹⁄₈ instead of ¹⁄₂₄).

If the user is holding a Power Herb, Sky Attack executes in one turn. Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch. Pokémon with the abilities Battle Armor or Shell Armor, or those under the effects of Lucky Chant, are protected against critical hits.

Changes

In Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee, Sky Attack has 200 base power.
In Generations 1-2, Sky Attack does not have an increased critical hit rate.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Flyinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Sky Attack turns into Supersonic Skystrike and has base power 200.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

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

Other languages

English	Sky Attack
Japanese	ゴッドバード (God Bird)
German	Himmelsfeger
French	Piqué
Italian	Aeroattacco
Spanish	Ataque Aéreo
Korean	불새
Chinese (Simplified)	神鸟猛击
Chinese (Traditional)	神鳥猛擊

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Searches out weak spots, then strikes the next turn.
FireRed/LeafGreen	A 2nd-turn attack move with a high critical-hit ratio. The foe may flinch.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	A second-turn attack move with a high critical-hit ratio. It may also make the target flinch.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. It may also make the target flinch.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. This may also make the target flinch.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. This may also make the target flinch.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. This may also make the target flinch.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks the turn after using this move. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also make the target flinch.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Sky Attack 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.