Sky Uppercut (move)

Sky Uppercut スカイアッパー Sky Upper

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  85 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Sky Uppercut (Japanese: スカイアッパー Sky Upper) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Sky Uppercut deals damage and is capable of hitting opponents while they are using the move Fly or Bounce.

Description

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Games Description RSE An uppercut thrown as if leaping into the sky. FRLG The user attacks with an uppercut thrown skywards with force. An uppercut thrown as if leaping into the sky. The user attacks the foe with an uppercut thrown skyward with force. The user attacks the target with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	32			36				41			''''
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying									45	'
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	50			50				50			''''
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	59			59				59			''''
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	36			33				33			''''
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying									45	'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Hitmonchan Blaziken
The user attacks the foe with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Combusken's claws glow light blue. It then uppercuts the opponent, leaving a white trail behind its claws.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		Debut
	One of Breloom's claws glow light blue, and it uppercuts the opponent.
Fighting Dojo's Breloom	Pasta La Vista!		None
	Hitmonchan's fist glows light blue and it uppercuts the opponent, leaving a light blue trail behind its fist.
Kyle Hamm's Hitmonchan	Pasta La Vista!		None
	Both of Blaziken's fists glow light blue and Blaziken uppercuts the opponent. If Blaziken misses, it uppercuts the opponent with the other fist as well.
May's Blaziken	Once More With Reeling!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Toro Sky Uppercut.png Blaziken
The user uppercuts the opponent with one of its fists.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blaziken jumps into the air and uppercuts the opponent with one of its fists.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Spoink II		Debut
	Hitmonchan charges at the opponent and ducks underneath it. It then blasts into the air, leaving behind a stream of energy behind it as it shoots upwards, punching the opponent hard.
Crys's Monlee	VS. Regice		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• There are no Pokémon from Generation V who can learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 上天拳 Shàngtiān Quán Dutch Opwaartse Slag Finnish Taivasisku Taivashyökkäys French Stratopercut German Himmelhieb Greek Ουράνιο Κόψιμο' Italian Stramontante Korean 스카이업퍼 Sky Upper Portuguese Brazil Direto no Céu Portugal Gancho Alto Serbian Nebeski Aperkat Spanish Gancho Alto

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