Sky Drop (move)

Sky Drop フリーフォール Freefall

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  60 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 V TM58 in Generation V

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Sky Drop (Japanese: フリーフォール Freefall) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

On the turn it is selected, Sky Drop brings the target to the air. While in the air, both the user and the target will be unable to take action and will avoid any move targeted at them except Gust, Thunder, Twister, Sky Uppercut, Hurricane or Smack Down. The next turn, the target is thrown down and receives damage. Sky Drop does no damage to Flying-type Pokémon, but it will pick them up (and make them unable to move) on its first turn; however, Sky Drop works normally on Pokémon with Levitate.

Sky Drop can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles, and will fail if the target has a Substitute and while the target is using semi-invulnerable moves such as Fly and Bounce.

A glitch in double and triple battles can cause a Pokémon to be stuck in the semi-invulnerable state when Sky Drop is used until it faints. The glitch is activated when Gravity is used while two Pokémon are in the semi-invulnerable state after the use of Sky Drop. Gravity will bring the user of Sky Drop down while the target will be stuck in the semi-invulnerable state, unable to move until it is knocked out or hit with one of the moves listed above. Because of the glitch, Sky Drop has been banned in Wi-Fi Random Matches as of November 10, 2010.

Additionally, in a Rotation battle, there is another glitch. If the opposing player rotates on the second turn of Sky Drop, the Pokémon will be dropped into their new rotated position and take no damage, while the rotated in Pokémon still gets to attack.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 49 0627 Rufflet Normal Flying 50 0628 Braviary Normal Flying 50 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 TM58

#   Pokémon Type 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0627 Rufflet Normal Flying 0628 Braviary Normal Flying 0641 Tornadus Flying 0642 Thundurus Electric 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.

Trivia

• All Pokémon capable of learning this move are of the Flying-type, with the exception of Mew, who can learn all TM moves.
• Rufflet is the only Pokémon who is capable of learning Sky Drop and can still evolve.
• Sky Drop is the only move that causes an opponent's Pokémon to become fully immobile whilst in use.

In other languages

• French: Chute Libre
• German: Freier Fall
• Greek: Ελεύθερη Πτώση
• Spanish: Caída Libre
• Italian: Cadutalibera

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