Ominous Wind (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Ominous Wind (Japanese: あやしいかぜ Ominous Wind) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV to VII

Ominous Wind inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Ominous Wind cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Ominous Wind cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Ominous Wind's PP has been increased from 5 to 15. It has a 20% chance of raising the user's offensive and defensive stats.

Generation IX

Ominous Wind cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By Move Tutor

By breeding

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0351				Fairy	Amorphous	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Ominous Wind deals damage to all enemies in the same room, and may raise the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense and Travel Speed by one stage. In the Explorers series, the move's secondary effect will activate for each enemy hit; each boost will be applied immediately after it is triggered.

Pokémon GO

Updates

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 25 → 30
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 30 → 50
  • Energy cost: 25 → 33
  • Duration: 3.1 → 2.3 seconds

• February 15, 2019
  • Secondary effect added
• April 2, 2020
  • Power: 50 → 45
  • Energy cost: 40 → 45
• September 1, 2022
  • Secondary effect: 2 Attack and Defense → 1 Attack and Defense

Pokémon Masters EX

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on all enemies in the room. It may also boost the user's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed by 1 level. BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで じぶんの こうげき ぼうぎょ とくこう とくぼう いどうそくどが すべて １だんかいあがる MDGtI It damages enemies in the same room. It could also boost your Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.) SMD It damages enemies in the same room. It could also boost your Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Travel Speed. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Drifblim
The user blasts the target with a gust of repulsive wind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Drifblim waves its arms back and forth, causing a powerful wind to come out of them and blow the opponent away.
Fantina's Drifblim	Mirages of Mismagius I		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

• Prior to Generation VI, this move and Heat Wave had the same in-game animation, the only difference being the color.
• Ominous Wind is the only Ghost-type Beautiful move.

In other languages

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