Ghost Charged move

Ominous Wind

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Ominous Wind, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−33

Cost per use

Duration

2.5s

Animation time

DPS

22.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 55
Energy: −33
Duration: 2.5s
DPS: 22.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.67 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 2.05s
Damage window end: 2.30s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 45
Energy: −45
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

self ATK +1, self DEF +1 — 10% chance each time the move lands.

Editor's notes

Ominous Wind is a Ghost-type charged move. As a charged move, it spends stored energy for a burst of damage — the lower its cost relative to its power, the more often you can use it.

In PvP it deals 1 damage per energy, and it can shift stats mid-battle.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Ominous Wind

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Masquerain BugFlying	2,567	192	150	172
2	Xatu PsychicFlying	2,474	192	146	163
3	GastlyElite TM GhostPoison	1,390	186	67	102
4	Rotom ElectricGhost	2,297	185	159	137
5	Drifblim GhostFlying	2,693	180	102	312
6	Dusknoir Ghost	2,701	180	254	128
7	Spiritomb GhostDark	2,343	169	199	137
8	Misdreavus Ghost	2,178	167	154	155
9	GolbatElite TM PoisonFlying	2,235	161	150	181
10	Shuppet Ghost	1,151	138	65	127
11	Drifloon GhostFlying	1,354	117	80	207
12	Frillish WaterGhost	1,422	115	134	146
13	Yamask Ghost	1,110	95	141	116
14	Duskull Ghost	798	70	162	85

FAQ

Is Ominous Wind a good move?

Ominous Wind deals 55 base damage over 2.5 seconds, which works out at 22.0 DPS and 1.67 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Ghost moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Ominous Wind?

The table above lists the 14 strongest by base attack, led by Masquerain, Xatu, Gastly.

Is Ominous Wind better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 55 power for 33 energy over 2.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 45 power for 45 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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