Pound (move)

Pound はたく Strike

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  40 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  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   No additional effect.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough 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

Pound (Japanese: はたく Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal -- 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 9 0088 Grimer Poison -- 0089 Muk Poison -- 0096 Drowzee Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0113 Chansey Normal -- 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic -- 0151 Mew Psychic -- 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 0035 Clefairy Normal -- 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 9 0088 Grimer Poison -- 0089 Muk Poison -- 0096 Drowzee Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0113 Chansey Normal -- 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic -- 0151 Mew Psychic -- 0173 Cleffa Normal -- 0174 Igglybuff Normal 9 0192 Sunflora Grass -- 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic -- 0242 Blissey Normal -- 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal -- 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 9 0088 Grimer Poison -- 0089 Muk Poison -- 0096 Drowzee Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0113 Chansey Normal -- 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic -- 0151 Mew Psychic -- 0173 Cleffa Normal -- 0174 Igglybuff Normal 9 0192 Sunflora Grass -- 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic -- 0242 Blissey Normal -- 0252 Treecko Grass -- 0253 Grovyle Grass -- 0254 Sceptile Grass -- 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark -- 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark -- 0293 Whismur Normal -- 0294 Loudred Normal -- 0295 Exploud Normal -- 0316 Gulpin Poison -- 0317 Swalot Poison -- 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal -- 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 9 0088 Grimer Poison -- 0089 Muk Poison -- 0096 Drowzee Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0113 Chansey Normal -- 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic -- 0151 Mew Psychic -- 0173 Cleffa Normal -- 0174 Igglybuff Normal 9 0192 Sunflora Grass -- 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic -- 0242 Blissey Normal -- 0252 Treecko Grass -- 0253 Grovyle Grass -- 0254 Sceptile Grass -- 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark -- 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark -- 0293 Whismur Normal -- 0294 Loudred Normal -- 0295 Exploud Normal -- 0316 Gulpin Poison -- 0317 Swalot Poison -- 0393 Piplup Water -- 0427 Buneary Normal -- 0428 Lopunny Normal -- 0440 Happiny Normal -- 0456 Finneon Water -- 0457 Lumineon Water -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Happiny Pound.png Happiny File:Grovyle Pound.jpg Grovyle File:Sceptilepound.jpg Sceptile File:Piplup pound2.jpg Piplup
The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Jigglypuff slaps the opponent across the face.
Jigglypuff (anime)	Clefairy Tales		Debut
	Clefairy slaps the opponent across the face.
A wild Clefairy	Clefairy Tales		None
	One (or both) of Happiny's arms glow white, then delivers a shattering punch.
Brock's Happiny	Episode unknown		None
	Treecko uses its tail to hit the opponent.
Ash's Treecko	Tree's a Crowd		None
Treecko brought by Birch	A Six Pack Attack!		None
	Grovyle uses the large leaf on its head to hit the opponent.
Ash's Grovyle	Exploud and Clear!		None
	Sceptile uses its tail to hit the opponent.
Ash's Sceptile	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	One (or both) of Piplup's arms glow white. Then it delivers a shattering punch.
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!		None
	Chansey's arm glows white and it stabs the opponent.
Nurse Joy's Chansey	DP131		None

Other appearances

• Jigglypuff uses Pound as its B attack in Super Smash Bros.. From Super Smash Bros. Melee onwards, Pound became its side B attack. It is mainly used as an alternate recovery move.

In other languages

• French: Ecras'face
• German: Pfund
• Italian: Botta (It was called Libbra in the first two generations because of a mistranslation.)
• Spanish: Destructor
• Dutch: Stamp

In PMD

PP	27
Range	Enemy in front
Effects	None

Variations of the move Pound
Pound • Scratch • Tackle • Leafage • Branch Poke Gust • Fairy Wind

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