Power Whip (move)

Power Whip パワーウィップ Power Whip

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  85% 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 adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Power Whip (Japanese: パワーウィップ Power Whip) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Power Whip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS The user violently whirls its vines or tentacles to harshly lash the foe. BW The user violently whirls its vines or tentacles to harshly lash the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	49				53			'
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	54				54	53	''''
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	47				51			''''
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	49				53			'
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	54				54	53	''''
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel					40			''''
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
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	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.

In the anime

Lickilicky Tangrowth
The user uses a whip-like part of its body which glows purple and grows longer, it is then used to attack the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Both of Tangrowth's arms glow purple and it hits the opponent with them.
A wild Tangrowth	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		Debut
	Lickilicky's tongue glows purple and it extends its tongue, slamming it into the opponent.
Conway's Lickilicky	Working on a Right Move!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lickilicky
The user attacks the opponent with a long appendage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lickilicky lashes out its tongue and hits the opponent with it with great force.
Dia's Kit	VS Haunter		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	DPPt	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

• Carnivine is the only Pokémon with no evolutionary relatives that can learn this move.
• Lickitung and Lickilicky are the only Pokémon that can learn this move who don't get STAB from it.
• Ferrothorn is the only Generation V Pokémon to learn this move.
  • Ferrothorn is also the only dual-type Pokémon to learn Power Whip.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 能量鞭打 Néngliàng Biāndǎ French Mégafouet German Blattgeißel Greek Βούρδουλας Indonesian Power Whip Italian Vigorcolpo Korean 파워휩 Power Whip Brazilian Portuguese Chicote do Poder Spanish Latigazo

Variations of the move Megahorn
Megahorn • Power Whip • Precipice Blades

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