Whirlwind — Pokémon Move

Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Type: normal; class: status; power: —; accuracy: —; PP: 20; priority: -6.

Effect notes

Switches the target out for another of its trainer’s Pokémon selected at random. Wild battles end immediately. Doesn’t affect Pokémon with Suction Cups or under the effect of Ingrain.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	Blows away the foe & ends battle.
crystal	Blows away the foe & ends battle.
ruby sapphire	Blows away the foe with wind and ends the battle.
emerald	Blows away the foe with wind and ends the battle.
firered leafgreen	The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
diamond pearl	The foe is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
platinum	The foe is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
heartgold soulsilver	The foe is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
black white	The target is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
black 2 white 2	The target is blown away and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.
x y	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
sun moon	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
ultra sun ultra moon	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out.
sword shield	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
legends arceus	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
scarlet violet	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

doduo — egg
dodrio — egg
hoothoot — egg
noctowl — egg
yanma — egg
murkrow — egg
skarmory — egg
lugia — level-up, level 1
ho oh — level-up, level 1
shiftry — egg
masquerain — level-up, level 1
makuhita — level-up, level 16
hariyama — level-up, level 16
spoink — egg
tropius — level-up, level 21
starly — level-up, level 21
staravia — level-up, level 23
staraptor — level-up, level 23
cranidos — egg
rampardos — egg
hippopotas — egg
yanmega — egg
rufflet — level-up, level 42
braviary — level-up, level 42
vullaby — level-up, level 36
mandibuzz — level-up, level 36
volcarona — level-up, level 1
noibat — level-up, level 28
noivern — level-up, level 28
cufant — egg
bombirdier — level-up, level 16
slither wing — level-up, level 77
iron hands — level-up, level 14
iron moth — level-up, level 1
ting lu — level-up, level 25
braviary hisui — level-up, level 42