Peck (move)

Peck つつく Peck

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  35 Accuracy  100% 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 but the user (long-range)

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Peck (Japanese: つつく Peck) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Peck inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

In the anime

• Peck Anime.jpg

  Swellow using Peck on Swellow

• Piplup Peck Dawn.jpg

  Piplup using Peck on Dawn

Pokémon

Spearow. Spearow pecks the opponent several times.

• Used by a wild Spearow in Pokémon! I Choose You! Debut.
• Used by multiple wild Spearow in Fighting Flyer with Fire.

Hoothoot. Hoothoot pecks the opponent several times.

• Used by Hagatha's Hoothoot in Illusion Confusion.
• Used by Falkner's Hoothoot in Fighting Flyer with Fire.

Torchic. Torchic pecks the opponent several times.

• Used by May's Torchic from A Ruin with a View to A Fan with a Plan.

Xatu. Xatu pecks the opponent several times.

• Used by Calista's Xatu in Me, Myself and Time.

Combusken. Combusken jumps and pecks the opponent only once.

• Used by May's Combusken from A Shroomish Skirmish to ???.

Swellow. Swellow pecks the foe quickly.

• Used by Winona's Swellow in Sky High Gym Battle! in its battle against Ash's Swellow.

Altaria. Altaria pecks the foe quickly.

• Used by Winona's Altaria in Sky High Gym Battle! in its battle against Ash's Grovyle.

Piplup. Piplup's beak starts to glow and it pecks the opponent multiple times.

• Used by Dawn's Piplup from Following a Maiden's Voyage! to the present.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 0084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0144 Articuno Ice Flying -- 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 0084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 11 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 11 0177 Natu Psychic Flying -- 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying -- 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying -- 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0175 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Togepi
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Doduo, Dodrio
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Natu, Xatu
Murkrow
Skarmory

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 0033 Nidorino Poison -- 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground -- 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 0084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 11 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 11 0177 Natu Psychic Flying -- 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying -- 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying -- 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying -- 0255 Torchic Fire 16 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 17 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 17 0276 Taillow Normal Flying -- 0277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 0333 Swablu Normal Flying -- 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0175 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Togepi
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Doduo, Dodrio
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Natu, Xatu
Murkrow
Skarmory
Taillow, Swellow
Swablu, Altaria

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 0033 Nidorino Poison -- 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground -- 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 0084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 13 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 9 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 13 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 9 0177 Natu Psychic Flying -- 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying -- 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying -- 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground -- 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying -- 0255 Torchic Fire 16 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 17 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 17 0276 Taillow Normal Flying -- 0277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 0333 Swablu Normal Flying -- 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 0393 Piplup Water 15 0394 Prinplup Water 15 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 15 0441 Chatot Normal Flying -- 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0175 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Togepi
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Doduo, Dodrio
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Natu, Xatu
Murkrow
Skarmory
Taillow, Swellow
Swablu, Altaria
Chatot

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In other languages

• Spanish: Picotazo
• French: Picpic
• German: Schnabel
• Italian: Beccata
• Brazilian and European Portuguese: Bicada
• Hindi: Chonch Maro