Peck (move)

Peck つつく Peck

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

Generation I to IV

Peck inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation V

Peck can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

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. |} |}

Generation V

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 9 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 -- 0556 Marakacchi Marakacchi Grass -- 0588 Kaburumo Kaburumo Bug --- 0589 Shubarugo Shubarugo Bug Steel -- 0627 Washibon Washibon Normal Flying -- 0628 Wargle Wargle Normal 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.

In the anime

File:Swellow Peck.png Swellow File:Murkrow Peck.png Murkrow File:Piplup peck.png Piplup Stronger version
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Spearow pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Multiple wild Spearow	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Multiple wild Spearow	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Multiple wild Spearow	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
	Pidgeotto pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Ash's Pidgeotto	Ash Catches a Pokémon		Pidgeotto cannot legally learn Peck.
	Hoothoot pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Hagatha's Hoothoot	Illusion Confusion		None
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Farfetch'd pecks the opponent with its beak.
Sylvester's Farfetch'd	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
	Pidgey pecks the opponent with its beak.
Trixie's Pidgey	Love, Totodile Style		None
	Noctowl pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Noctowl	Fowl Play!		None
	Murkrow pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, Murkrow's beak glows white.
Three wild Murkrow	All That Glitters!		None
Lily's Murkrow	Hocus Pokémon		None
Multiple wild Murkrow	Like a Meowth to a Flame		None
Mitchell's Murkrow	Try for the Family Stone!		None
	Natu pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Mackenzie's Naughty	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally		None
	Torchic pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
May's Torchic	A Ruin with a View		None
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
	Taillow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Taillow	In the Knicker of Time!		None
	Xatu pecks the opponent multiple times with its beak.
Calista's Xatu	Me, Myself and Time		None
	Combusken pecks the opponent.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
	Altaria pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Altaria	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	Swellow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Ash's Swellow	Solid as a Solrock		None
	Chatot pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows white.
Ada's Chatot	Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!		None
Officer Jenny's Buddy	Stealing the Convosation!		None
	Piplup's beak glow white and it pecks the opponent multiple times. Sometimes, its beak grows longer.
Dawn's Piplup	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Doduo
The user pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Doduo repeatedly pecks the opponent with both of its beaks.
Yellow's Dody	Eradicate Raticate!		Debut
	Murkrow repeatedly pecks the opponent with its beak.
Silver's Murkrow	Delibird Delivery - 2		None

Trivia

• In Generation I, Articuno and Moltres can both learn Peck, while Zapdos cannot. In Generation II and on, however, this is reversed so that Zapdos may learn Peck, while Articuno and Moltres cannot.

In other languages

• Chinese: 啄 Zhuó
• French: Picpic
• German: Schnabel
• Greek: Ράμφισμα
• Hindi: चोंच मारो Chonch Maro
• Italian: Beccata
• Korean: 쪼기 Jjogi
• Portuguese: Bicada
• Spanish: Picotazo

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