Heat Wave (move)

Heat Wave (Japanese: ねっぷう Hot Wind) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation III.

Generations III to V
Heat Wave inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of the target.

Heat Wave hits all opposing Pokémon in Double Battles. In a Triple Battle, Heat Wave will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Heat Wave can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining four extra appeal points if the move was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI
Heat Wave's power changed from 100 to 95.

Heat Wave will also destroy round rocks found in the background of s.

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Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Heat Wave had a power of 60.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Heat Wave had a power of 80 and a duration of 3.8 seconds.

may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

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Trivia

 * Heat Wave's association with the Flying type, as evident from the many Flying-type Pokémon capable of learning the move, is more apparent in the Japanese versions, where it is known as 「ねっぷう」 Hot Wind.
 * Prior to Generation VI, this move and had the same in-game animation, the only difference being the color.
 * Similarly, in Generation III its animation was very similar to 's, the differences being the color and the effect on the targets' sprites.

In other languages
Hitzewelle Onda ígnea Canicule (capacité) Ondacalda ねっぷう 热风（招式）