Slither Wing (Pokémon)

Slither Wing standing on two legs

Slither Wing is a large, moth-like Pokémon with four legs. It appears to have compound eyes that are two shades of red, and there is a red spiny horn-like structure on each side of its face. The fuzz on its body and legs is smoky white and messy. Its thorax is navy blue in the center, and its tail-like abdomen is teal with black dots. It has six leaf-like wings that are orange in color with yellow-orange tips and small green diamond-shaped marks, but they do not seem to be strong enough to allow it to fly. Even though it is mostly quadrupedal, it can stand on two legs, mostly during battles.

In an article from an August issue of Occulture magazine, it is stated that there have been few sightings reported of Slither Wing, whose name is taken from that of a similar creature described in the Scarlet Book. It shares traits with Volcarona, and some theorize that it may have been revived from fossils of a prehistoric era. However, no Volcarona fossils of that era are known to have been found.

According to AI Sada, Slither Wing is an ancient Pokémon related to Volcarona. However, according to a Sada brought to the Crystal Pool by Terapagos, Slither Wing is a counterpart of Volcarona from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Slither Wing were brought to the depths of Area Zero by a time machine built by Professor Sada ten years ago.

Pokédex entries

Slither Wing in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In events

Poké Portal News

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Scarlet	Violet	Booster Energy (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM038 TM038 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM064 TM064 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM095 TM095 Leech Life Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM147 TM147 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM160 TM160 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM162 TM162 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM165 TM165 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM167 TM167 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM182 TM182 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM185 TM185 Lunge Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM186 TM186 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10 TM189 TM189 Heat Crash Fire Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM197 TM197 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 090}}90% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM207 TM207 Temper Flare Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slither Wing Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Slither Wing

By breeding

Side game data

Evolution data

Unevolved Slither Wing  Bug  Fighting

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Slither Wing images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Main series

Major appearances

Minor appearances

Slither Wing was first referenced in HZ056 when Chalce mentioned "a resurrected prehistoric Volcarona" after Dot asks her if she's a fan of Occulture.

Main article: Slither Wing (TCG)

• Slither Wing is both the tallest Bug-type Pokémon and the tallest Fighting-type Pokémon.
• Slither Wing and Iron Moth can be considered counterparts of one another.
  • Both share one type with Volcarona, but neither share the same type with each other.
  • Both are the first Paradox Pokémon used by the AI Professors in their battles with the player.
  • Both are the only Paradox Pokémon that can be naturally found in the same area as their relative.
• Slither Wing:
  • Is the only Pokémon whose Japanese name contains the kana ヲ wo.
    • This is because it's only used as a grammatical particle in modern Japanese, so Paradox Pokémon having sentences of normal words as names gives the unique opportunity to use it.
  • Is tied with Basculegion and Poltchageist for the greatest number of unique characters in its English name, with 11 (including spaces).
  • Is the only Bug-type Pokémon with a quadruped body, excluding the forms of Arceus and Silvally.

Origin

Slither Wing is based on Volcarona. As such, it is also likely based on the same moths Volcarona is likely based on, such as the Atlas moth or cecropia moth. Due to its elongated abdomen, flightlessness, and wings colored differently on its tip, Slither Wing seems to be based on female specimens of the bagworm moth Cebysa leucotelus. It also bears some resemblance to a Stegosaurus. Slither Wing folds its wings above its body, suggesting that it is paleopteran, that is, belonging to the ancient group of winged insects lacking the ability to fold their wings down over their abdomens. From at least as early as the late Carboniferous period, some paleopteran insects evolved the capacity to fold their wings over their abdomens, forming the modern neopteran group. The neopterans would then go on to outcompete most traditional paleopterans by occupying their ecological niches more effectively. This drove most paleopterans to extinction, with the exception of mayflies and Odonata, the dragonflies and damselflies.

Name origin

Slither Wing is literally slither wing.

Chiwohauhane can be taken literally as 地を這う羽 chi o hau hane (wings slithering on the ground).

• Paradox Pokémon
• Scarlet Book