Whirlwind

normal status Priority -6

Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Stats

Power	None (status move)
Accuracy	Never misses
PP	20
Priority	-6
Category	status
Target	selected pokemon
Introduced	Generation I

In game description

The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Pokemon that learn Whirlwind

#0012

Butterfree #0016

Pidgey #0017

Pidgeotto #0018

Pidgeot #0021

Spearow #0022

Fearow #0041

Zubat #0042

Golbat #0049

Venomoth #0083

Farfetchd #0084

Doduo #0085

Dodrio #0142

Aerodactyl #0143

Snorlax #0144

Articuno #0145

Zapdos #0146

Moltres #0149

Dragonite #0151

Mew #0163

Hoothoot #0164

Noctowl #0193

Yanma #0198

Murkrow #0227

Skarmory #0249

Lugia #0250

Ho Oh #0267

Beautifly #0269

Dustox #0275

Shiftry #0276

Taillow #0284

Masquerain #0293

Whismur #0296

Makuhita #0297

Hariyama #0325

Spoink #0357

Tropius #0396

Starly #0397

Staravia #0398

Staraptor #0408

Cranidos

Showing the first 40. Availability varies by server, since some restrict move tutors or TMs.

Using Whirlwind in Cobblemon

Whirlwind deals no damage, so its value is entirely in what it sets up. Status moves are usually the difference in a close gym fight, and sleep or paralysis also make a wild Pokemon far easier to catch.

Check the type chart before relying on it, and look up specific targets in the Pokedex where dual-type multipliers are already worked out.