Twister (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Dragon
Category	Special
Power	40
Accuracy	100
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 2

Effects

Twister deals damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).

Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.

Twister can hit Pokémon during the invulnerable stages of Bounce, Fly and Sky Drop - and in the case of Bounce and Fly, inflicts double damage.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Dragonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Twister turns into Devastating Drake and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets all adjacent foes.

Other languages

English	Twister
Japanese	たつまき (Tatsumaki)
German	Windhose
French	Ouragan
Italian	Tornado
Spanish	Ciclón
Korean	회오리
Chinese (Simplified)	龙卷风
Chinese (Traditional)	龍捲風

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Whips up a tornado to attack.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe.
FireRed/LeafGreen	A vicious twister attacks the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum	The user whips up a vicious twister to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the foe. It may also make the foe flinch.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing team. It may also make targets flinch.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.
Scarlet/Violet	The user whips up a vicious tornado to tear at opposing Pokémon. This may also make them flinch.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Twister 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.