Bulk Up (move)

Bulk Up ビルドアップ Build-up

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM08 in Generation III TM08 in Generation IV TM08 in Generation V TM08 in Generation VI TM08 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM30 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TR48 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM08 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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

Bulk Up (Japanese: ビルドアップ Build-up) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM08 from Generation III to Generation VII, except in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where it was TM30. It is TR48 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Bulk Up raises the user's Attack stat and Defense stat by one stage each.

If powered up by a Fightinium Z, the user's Attack stat is raised by another stage.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Bulk Up's PP has been reduced to 10, and it raises the user's offensive and defensive stats for four turns.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Status PP  10 Agile Strong Power  —  —  — Accuracy  —%  —%  —% Action speed modifier Self  -2  -3  +5 Target  ?  ?  ? Additional effect Turns  4  3  5    ?  ?    ?  ? Raises the user's offensive and defensive stats

Description

Games Description RSEColo Bulks up the body to boost both Attack and Defense.* Bulks up the body to boost both Attack & Defense.* FRLG The user bulks up its body to boost both its Attack and Defense stats. XD Raises Attack and Defense 1 level. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1					1PE
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like				37ORAS	37SMUSUM 31PE	36SwShBDSP 25LA
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like				43ORAS	43SMUSUM 37PE	42SwShBDSP 25LA
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like				43ORAS	43SMUSUM 37PE	42SwShBDSP 25LA
145G		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						50
0256		Combusken		Field		Field	28	28	28	28XY 31ORAS	31	45
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field	28	28	28	28XY 31ORAS	31	49
0383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	30	30DPPt 60HGSS	60	60XY 50ORAS	50	18
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						37LA
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like						37LA
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like			28	28	28	16
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like			29	29	29	16
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like			29	29	29	16
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like			33	33	25	25
0539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like			33	33	25	25
0645		Landorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						22LA
0650		Chespin		Field		Field				39	39
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field				44	44
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field				44	48
0672		Skiddo		Field		Field				34	34
0673		Gogoat		Field		Field				34	34
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field					1	1
0766		Passimian		Field		Field					32	35
0794		Buzzwole		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					13	20
0852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like						25
0853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like						25
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like						1
0870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral						20
0891		Kubfu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						32
0892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						32
0892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						32
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 TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III TM08	IV TM08	V TM08	VI TM08	VII TM08 TM30	VIII TR48	IX --
020A		Raticate Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
145G		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔B2W2	✔	✔	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0236		Tyrogue		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0256		Combusken		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1						✔
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0289		Slaking		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0483		Dialga		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0484		Palkia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0500		Emboar		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0555		Darmanitan		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
555G		Darmanitan Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
0614		Beartic		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
0641		Tornadus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0642		Thundurus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0645		Landorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0650		Chespin		Field		Field				✔	✔
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field				✔	✔
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field				✔	✔
0659		Bunnelby		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔
0672		Skiddo		Field		Field				✔	✔
0673		Gogoat		Field		Field				✔	✔
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3				✔	✔	✔
0701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔
0725		Litten		Field		Field					✔	✔
0726		Torracat		Field		Field					✔	✔
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field					✔	✔
0739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3					✔
0740		Crabominable		Water 3		Water 3					✔
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field					✔	✔
745Mn		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field					✔	✔
745D		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field					✔USUM	✔
0759		Stufful		Field		Field					✔	✔
0760		Bewear		Field		Field					✔	✔
0766		Passimian		Field		Field					✔	✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3					✔	✔
0775		Komala		Field		Field					✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon					✔	✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2					✔
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon					✔	✔
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon					✔	✔
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon					✔	✔
0787		Tapu Bulu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔
0794		Buzzwole		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔
0802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔
0807		Zeraora		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔USUM	✔
0812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass						✔
0814		Raboot		Field	Human-Like						✔
0815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like						✔
0823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying						✔
0836		Boltund		Field		Field						✔
0852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like						✔
0853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like						✔
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like						✔
0862		Obstagoon		Field		Field						✔
0870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral						✔
0891		Kubfu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
0892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
0892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
0893		Zarude		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔
215H		Sneasel Hisuian Form		Field		Field	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	✔
0390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like	✔
0391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like	✔
0392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like	✔
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field	✔
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field	✔
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔
0483		Dialga		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0484		Palkia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying	✔
628H		Braviary Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying	✔
0641		Tornadus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0642		Thundurus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0645		Landorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
724H		Decidueye Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying	✔
0901		Ursaluna		Field		Field	✔
0903		Sneasler		Field		Field	✔
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Bulk Up is a move with 22 PP. The user raises its Attack and Defense by one stage. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 16.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Status	2	—	—	—	—%	Self	—	Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stat rank.	Marnie (Summer 2021) & Grimmsnarl

Pokémon UNITE

Bulk Up is Machamp's second move as Machop. The user buffs themselves for 3 seconds increasing their attack by 15%. The user is unstoppable for the duration and gains a small amount of attack speed and movement speed. The user’s next basic attack is empowered. After evolving into Machoke at level 5, this move is replaced by either Dynamic Punch or Submission.

Description

Games Description MDRB Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one level. MDTDS Boosts the user's Attack and Defense by 1 level. BSL じぶんの こうげき ぼうぎょを １だんかいあげる MDGtI It boosts your Attack and Defense. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.) SMD It boosts your Attack and Defense. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

Incineroar Ursaring Gurdurr Conkeldurr
The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its attack power and resistance to physical attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Floatzel flexes its arms and its body becomes surrounded by a magenta aura, enhancing both its attack power and resistance to physical attacks.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel	A Crasher Course in Power!		Debut
	Ursaring flexes its arms and its body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura, enhancing both its attack power and resistance to physical attacks.
Paul's Ursaring	Evolving Strategies!		None
	Sawk's body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura and he flexes his body, causing his muscles to thicken for a few moments and enhancing both his attack power and resistance to physical attacks.
Stephan's Sawk	The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!		None
	Conkeldurr's body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura and it flexes its body, causing its muscles to thicken for a few moments and enhancing both its attack power and resistance to physical attacks.
Trip's Conkeldurr	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
	Incineroar flexes its body and a flame from its fire belt travels upwards over its torso, causing its muscles to thicken and boosting both its attack power and resistance to physical attacks.
Professor Kukui's Incineroar	Pushing the Fiery Envelope!		None
	Gurdurr's body becomes surrounded in a red aura, causing its muscles and body to grow bigger. Once the battle ends or Gurdurr faints, the red aura reappears and Gurdurr returns to its normal size.
Dozer's Gurdurr	Trials of a Budding Master!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Slaking
The user increases their attack and defense power by buffing itself up.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slaking roars loudly and flexes its muscles. Its muscles then dramatically increase in size.
Norman's Slaking	Hanging Around With Slaking II		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	Generation IV	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

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	Generation IV	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

Side series games

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	Generation IV	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

Spin-off series games

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	Generation IV	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

In other languages

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Variations of the move Bulk Up
Bulk Up • Calm Mind • Cosmic Power Dragon Dance • Growth • Hone Claws • Stockpile • Work Up

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.