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Tailwind

Flying · Status · 20 Pokémon in Reg M-B
Flying
Tailwind
TypeFlying
CategoryStatus
Base power—
Accuracynever misses
PP15
Priority0
PokémonTypes Its usageCarries it
Whimsicott 23.5% 99.4% Mega Staraptor 17.9% 46.8% Mega Aerodactyl 10.0% 88.2% Pelipper 8.3% 86.3% Mega Dragonite 8.2% 40.2% Vivillon 3.3% 27% Corviknight 2.3% 73.8% Talonflame 2.1% 96.3% Hydreigon 1.9% 12.5% Scizor 1.8% 2% Volcarona 1.00% 29.5% Altaria 0.82% 56.2% Gliscor 0.43% 77.6% Kleavor 0.33% 23.8% Decidueye-Hisui 0.25% 9.1% Skarmory 0.25% 71% Noivern 0.10% 92.9% Mega Pidgeot 0.10% 89.2% Decidueye 0.04% 83.7% Toucannon 0.03% 35.6%

What it does

For 4 turns, the user and its party members have their Speed doubled. Fails if this move is already in effect for the user's side.

Who carrys it

20 of the 277 Pokémon measured on the Regulation M-B ladder carry Tailwind. The one that matters most is Whimsicott, which is on 23.5% of teams and carrys it on 99.4% of its sets. The full list is above, ordered by how much of the format each one is.

What it hits

As a Flying move it is super effective against Bug, Fighting and Grass, resisted by Electric, Rock and Steel. 4 other Flying moves appear in this format: Dual Wingbeat, Brave Bird, Hurricane, Roost.

Who could and does not

26 Pokémon legal in this regulation can learn Tailwind at all, against the 20 that actually bring it. The gap is the interesting number: it is the set of Pokémon that have the option and decline it. The most-played of those are Drampa, Hawlucha, Castform, Charizard and Emolga — each of them measured on the ladder, each of them leaving this move on the shelf.

How concentrated it is

Across the ladder, Tailwind accounts for an expected 0.58 of the six slots on an average team, which makes it the 5th most-brought of the 121 moves this format runs. 41% of that comes from Whimsicott alone, so it is spread across the field rather than propped up by one Pokémon. Its carriers are mostly Flying (13), Dragon (4) and Bug (4).

Where these numbers come from

Usage is Smogon's published statistics for the Regulation M-B VGC ladder, and the description is the one shipped in the Pokémon Showdown data set. Both are regenerated on every build rather than written by hand, so this page follows the format instead of trailing it. Take any of it to the team builder or the damage calculator.

Where this goes next

Build

Open the builder with Whimsicott seated — Whimsicott brings Tailwind to more teams than any of the other 19 Pokémon that carry it.

More

All 121 moves the format runs, ordered by how many copies an average team carries.