Seismic Toss (move)

Seismic Toss ちきゅうなげ Earth Throw

File:Seismic Toss.png

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  Varies 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM19 in Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

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

Seismic Toss (Japanese: ちきゅうなげ Earth Throw) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM19 in Generation I.

Effect

Seismic Toss inflicts damage equal to the user's level, for example, if the using Pokémon is Level 25 the opposing Pokémon will take 25 HP of direct damage. The damage is not altered by weakness or resistance, except when a Pokémon is immune. Seismic Toss doesn't receive STAB.

In Generation I, Seismic Toss hits Ghost-type Pokémon, even though the type has immunity to Fighting-type moves. In subsequent generations, the type mechanics were corrected so that Ghost-type Pokémon became immune to Seismic Toss.

Description

Games Description A Fighting-type attack. Throws the target with enough force to flip the world upside down. A Fighting-type attack. Throws the target with enough force to flip the world. The user's level equals damage HP. RSE Inflicts damage identical to the user’s level. FRLG A gravity-fed throw that causes damage matching the user’s level. The foe is thrown using the power of gravity. It inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. The target is thrown using the power of gravity. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	33			33			33	26	17				17			'
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	37			36			36	26	17				17			'
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	39			19			19			19				22			'
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	44			19			19			19				22			'
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	44			19			19			19				22			'
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	25			19			13			8				8			'
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting							46			31				31			'
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting							51			37				37			'
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										--				--			'
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting														13			'
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
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM19		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔															✔
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	✔															✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	✔															✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔															✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔															✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔															✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔															✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔															✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔															✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔															✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔															✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔															✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔															✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔															✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
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
					FRLG	E	XD
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire				✔	✔	✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire				✔	✔	✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying				✔	✔	✔
007		Squirtle	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground				✔	✔	✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground				✔	✔	✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground				✔	✔	✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground				✔	✔	✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting				✔	✔	✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground				✔	✔	✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground				✔	✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground				✔	✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison				✔	✔	✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground				✔	✔	✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground				✔	✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock				✔	✔	✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire				✔	✔	✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water				✔	✔	✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water				✔	✔	✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire				✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying				✔	✔	✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
183		Marill	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock				✔	✔	✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground				✔	✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting				✔	✔	✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water				✔	✔	✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying				✔	✔	✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire				✔	✔	✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark				✔	✔	✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass				✔	✔	✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass				✔	✔	✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass				✔	✔	✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire				✔	✔	✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting				✔	✔	✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting				✔	✔	✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground				✔	✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground				✔	✔	✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass				✔	✔	✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting				✔	✔	✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting				✔	✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost				✔	✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel				✔	✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic				✔	✔	✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric				✔	✔	✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic				✔	✔	✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass				✔	✔	✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark				✔	✔	✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug				✔	✔	✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal				✔	✔	✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost				✔	✔	✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock				✔	✔	✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice				✔	✔	✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel				✔	✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground				✔	✔	✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic						✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic					✔
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting New York City Pokémon Center 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

Hariyama Charizard Throh Pinsir
The foe is thrown using the power of gravity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Geodude grabs the opponent, rises into the air, and throws them to the ground, or Geodude grabs the opponent, floats into the air and falls, spinning as it falls and throws the opponent to the ground before they both hit it.
Brock's Geodude	Pokémon Fashion Flash		Debut
Roark's Geodude	O'er the Rampardos we Watched!		None
	Machop grabs the opponent and spins around in a circle. After a bit, Machop lets go and the opponent goes flying.
Unknown Trainer's Machop	The Punchy Pokémon		None
	Primeape grabs the opponent's leg and head, jumps up and throws them to the ground.
Ash's Primeape	The Punchy Pokémon		None
	Charizard grabs the opponent, flies into the sky, spins around, zooms back down, and tosses the opponent into the ground for more damage, using the momentum of the dive.
Ash's Charizard	Volcanic Panic		None
	Golem grabs the opponent, jumps into the air, points the opponent to the ground, and falls, having the opponent hit the ground first.
Melissa's Golem	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
	Machoke grabs the opponent, jumps into the air and spins around in a circle. After a bit, Machoke throws the opponent to the ground.
One of the Wobbuffet Festival crasher's Machoke	Wobbu-Palooza!		None
	Makuhita grabs the opponent, jumps into the air and does many front flips. When it comes down, it slams the opponent into the ground.
Brawly's Makuhita	Brave the Wave		None
	Hariyama grabs the opponent, jumps into the air and does many front flips, then it goes down and slams the opponent into the ground, or Hariyama grabs the opponent, spins around and throws the opponent into the ground.
Brawly's Hariyama	Just One of the Geysers		None
Tyson's Hariyama	At the End of the Fray		None
	Pinsir grabs the opponent in its horns, jumps into the air and flings its head back, throwing the opponent into the floor behind it.
Howie's Pinsir	The Ole' Berate and Switch!		None
	On an airborne foe, Throh leaps into the air grabbing its opponent. The two then fall to the ground head first but Throh lets go at the last second, leaving the opponent to crash.
Montgomery's Throh	Search for the Clubultimate!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Poliwrath
The foe is thrown using the power of gravity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Poliwrath picks up the opponent and tosses them.
Red's Poli	Buzz off, Electabuzz!		Debut
	Machamp jumps into the air and falls onto the opponent, grabbing its legs with its lower two arms and its legs with its top two. It then flips around tosses the opponent away.
Blue's Machamp	Activate: The Ultimate Move		None
	Blissey grabs the opponent with one of its hands and tosses it against another object.
Crys's Blissey	VS. Milotic		None

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

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

• In the anime, while using Seismic Toss, Pokémon using the move are commonly depicted circling the globe. This is due to the Japanese name of the move being Earth Throw.
• In the first few seasons of the Dutch dub, Seismic Toss was called aardbeving, which is actually Dutch for Earthquake.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 地球上投 Dìqiú Shàngtóu Czech Seismický vrh Danish Seismisk Kast Dutch Seismische smak Seismische worp Aardbeving (see trivia) Finnish Seismoisku (season 1) Seismoheitto (Johto series) Ilmaheitto (Advanced Generation) French Frappe Atlas German Geowurf Greek Σεισμική Εκτίναξη Hindi भूकंप उछाल Bhukamp Uchaal Indonesian Lemparan Bumi Italian Mov. Sismico Korean 지구던지기 Jigu Deonjigi' Polish Wtrząs Sejsmiczny Brazilian Portuguese Lançamento Sísmico Movimento Sísmico Serbian Seizmičko Bacanje Spanish Latin America Movimiento Sismico Spain Mov. Sísmico

Variations of the move Seismic Toss
Seismic Toss Night Shade

Set-damage moves
Sonic Boom • Dragon Rage

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