Earth Power (move)

Earth Power だいちのちから Earth Power

Battles Type  Ground Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Points +2 if last to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Earth Power (Japanese: だいちのちから Earth Power) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Earth Power inflicts damage, and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense stat by one stage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	43				43			''''
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	43				43			''''
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	26				29			''''
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	28				33			''''
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	56				55			'
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	66				67			'
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	53				53			'
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	73		79	79			'
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	35				41			''''
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	39				41			''''
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	65				65			''''
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic	53				51			''''
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic	62				59			''''
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	75		65	65			''''
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel	73		79	79			'
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon	60		33	33			'
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	60		33	33			'
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	73				73			'
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	60		33	33			'
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal	20				20			'''
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying					43			''''
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	no
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	no
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	no
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	no
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground	no
535		Tympole	Water		Water	no
566		Archen	Rock	Flying	no
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	no
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	no
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		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground								✔	✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground								✔	✔
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
095		Onix	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water								✔	✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water								✔	✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water								✔	✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water								✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying								✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass									✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground								✔	✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground								✔	✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying								✔	✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground								✔	✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock								✔	✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock								✔	✔
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock								✔	✔
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark								✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying								✔	✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass								✔	✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground								✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground								✔	✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
322		Numel	Fire	Ground								✔	✔
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground								✔	✔
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon								✔	✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon								✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔
339		Barboach	Water	Ground								✔	✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground								✔	✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic								✔	✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic								✔	✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass								✔	✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass								✔	✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug								✔	✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug								✔	✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock								✔	✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground								✔	✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Ground								✔	✔
422		Shellos	Water		Water								✔	✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground								✔	✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
449		Hippopotas	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying								✔	✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon								✔	✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon								✔	✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel								✔	✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0191 Sunkern Grass Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0369 Relicanth Water Rock Dream World - Sparkling Sea Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0485 HeatranLv.50 Fire Guardian Signs - Ranger Net 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

Probopass File:Nidoking Earth Power.png Nidoking File:Nidoking Earth Power effect.png Ground cracking
The user glows and then the ground cracks with yellow light erupting from it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Probopass's body glows gold, and the ground all around it starts to crack and shake.
Alan's Probopass	Nosing 'Round the Mountain!		Debut
	Nidoking's outline flashes yellow and it slams its fist into the ground. Glowing gold cracks then travel at the opponent and go under hit, hurting it.
Paul's Nidoking	A Pyramiding Rage!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Probopass
The user creates a pillar of stone.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Probopass faces its body towards the opponent and a large pillar of earth comes out from underneath the opponent and shoots up into the air.
Cyrus's Probopass	VS. Probopass and Magnezone III		Debut

In other generations

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

Trivia

• Earth Power is the only move tutor move whose Pokémon compability changed between games of the same generation, as Sunflora only able to learn Earth Power in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 大地之力 Dàdì-zhī Lì Dutch Aardekracht French Telluriforce German Erdkräfte Greek Γήϊνη Ισχύς Italian Geoforza Korean 대지의힘 Daeji-yi Him Spanish Latin America Poder Terrestre Spain Tierra Viva

Variations of the move Psychic
Psychic • Bug Buzz • Earth Power • Energy Ball

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