Ancient Power (move)

AncientPower げんしのちから Ancient Power

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Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The user gains a star if their condition is good, and they receive the number of stars in appeal points next round. Every star they have (up to three) lessens the chance of the Pokémon becoming nervous.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

AncientPower (Japanese: げんしのちから Ancient Power) is a Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II that deals a small amount of damage. It has a 10% chance of raising every one of the user's stats by one level.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

• Omanyte at Lv.49
• Omastar at Lv.54
• Kabuto at Lv.55
• Kabutops at Lv.65
• Aerodactyl at Lv.29
• Mew at Lv.50
• Corsola at Lv.43
• Lugia at Lv.88
• Ho-Oh at Lv.88
• Celebi at Lv.20

By breeding

• Charmander
• Diglett
• Exeggcute
• Cubone
• Chikorita
• Totodile
• Wooper
• Dunsparce
• Swinub
• Phanpy
• Larvitar

Generation III

By leveling up

• Omanyte at Lv.49
• Omastar at Lv.55
• Kabuto at Lv.55
• Kabutops at Lv.65
• Aerodactyl at Lv.29
• Mew at Lv.50
• Togepi at Lv.21 (FR/LG)
• Togetic at Lv.21 (FR/LG)
• Corsola at Lv.45
• Lugia at Lv.88
• Ho-Oh at Lv.88
• Celebi at Lv.20
• Baltoy at Lv.25
• Claydol at Lv.25
• Lileep at Lv.43
• Cradily at Lv.48
• Anorith at Lv.37
• Armaldo at Lv.37
• Kecleon at Lv.49
• Relicanth at Lv.43
• Regirock at Lv.33
• Regice at Lv.33
• Registeel at Lv.33
• Kyogre at Lv.15
• Groudon at Lv.15
• Rayquaza at Lv.15

By breeding

• Charmander
• Diglett
• Exeggcute
• Cubone
• Chikorita
• Totodile
• Wooper
• Dunsparce
• Swinub
• Phanpy
• Larvitar
• Mawile
• Corphish

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Tangela at Lv.33
• Omanyte at Lv.37
• Omastar at Lv.37
• Kabuto at Lv.46
• Kabutops at Lv.54
• Aerodactyl at Lv.25
• Articuno at Lv.29
• Zapdos at Lv.29
• Moltres at Lv.29
• Mew at Lv.50
• Togepi at Lv.33
• Togetic at Lv.33
• Yanma at Lv.33
• Dunsparce at Lv.41
• Slugma at Lv.26
• Magcargo at Lv.26
• Piloswine at Lv.--
• Corsola at Lv.32
• Lugia at Lv.57
• Ho-Oh at Lv.57
• Celebi at Lv.28
• Baltoy at Lv.25
• Claydol at Lv.25
• Lileep at Lv.43
• Cradily at Lv.36
• Anorith at Lv.31
• Armaldo at Lv.31
• Kecleon at Lv.64
• Relicanth at Lv.43
• Regirock at Lv.33
• Regice at Lv.33
• Registeel at Lv.33
• Kyogre at Lv.15
• Groudon at Lv.15
• Rayquaza at Lv.15
• Cranidos at Lv.28
• Rampardos at Lv.28
• Shieldon at Lv.28
• Bastiodon at Lv.28
• Tangrowth at Lv.33
• Yanmega at Lv.33
• Mamoswine at Lv.--
• Dialga at Lv.20
• Palkia at Lv.20
• Heatran at Lv.--
• Giratina at Lv.20

By breeding

• Charmander
• Diglett
• Krabby
• Exeggcute
• Cubone
• Lapras
• Chikorita
• Totodile
• Wooper
• Dunsparce
• Swinub
• Phanpy
• Larvitar
• Mudkip
• Mawile
• Carvanha
• Numel
• Corphish

Trivia

• AncientPower is learned by every fossil Pokémon and a large number of Legendary Pokémon.
• Several Pokémon evolve when they know AncientPower (namely, Tangela into Tangrowth, Piloswine into Mamoswine, and Yanma into Yanmega). Incidently, Tangrowth resembles a shaggy caveman, Mamoswine is based off a wooly mammoth, and Yanmega is based off the Meganeura, a large prehistoric insect. This signifies each ones "ancient" nature.

In other languages

• Spanish: Poder Pasado
• German: Antik-Kraft
• French: Pouvoir antique