Circle Throw (move)

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Circle Throw ともえなげ Overhead Throw

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  60 Accuracy  90% Priority  -6 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Causes the user to move later on the next turn.

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

Circle Throw (Japanese: ともえなげ Overhead Throw) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Circle Throw inflicts damage. Additionally, it will automatically end wild Pokémon battles or, in a Trainer battle, it will switch out the opposing Pokémon to the next Pokémon in line that has not fainted. If using this move causes the user to faint (such as if the target is holding a Rocky Helmet or has the ability Rough Skin or Iron Barbs), the target will not be forced to switch. Like Roar and Whirlwind, Circle Throw has decreased priority in battle.

Circle Throw will fail to end wild Pokémon battles or switch out the opposing Trainer's Pokémon if it has the Ability Suction Cups, is under the effects of Ingrain, or has Substitute set up. It will also fail to end wild Pokémon battles if the user is at a lower level than its target. In a Trainer battle, it will also fail to switch out the opposing Pokémon if there isn't another to take its place.

Description

Games Description BW The user throws the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends. B2W2 The target is thrown and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends. XYORAS SM The target is thrown, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	53	1, 53	1, 53
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like	37	37	29
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like		25	25
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like		25	25
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0447		Riolu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
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

Lucario Throh Riolu
The user grabs the opponent and throws them over their head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Throh grabs its opponent then turns on its back, throwing the opponent over its head.
Montgomery's Throh	Search for the Clubultimate!		Debut
	Riolu grabs its opponent then turns on its back, throwing the opponent over its head.
Cameron's Riolu	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!		None
	Lucario grabs its opponent then turns on its back, throwing the opponent over its head.
Cameron's Lucario	A Unova League Evolution!		None

Trivia

• In the anime, Circle Throw is uniformly depicted as a wrestling maneuver called a "monkey flip", in which the attacker places both hands around the victim's head, falls back, and uses the combined forces of his legs and inertia to throw the victim over head.
• Circle Throw's effect of forcing the target to switch has never been featured in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 巴投 Bātóu French Projection German Überkopfwurf Italian Ribaltiro Korean 배대뒤치기 Baedae Duichigi Polish Rzut Obrotowy Portuguese Brazil Arremesso Circular Lançamento Circular (TCG) Portugal Arremesso Circular Spanish Latin America Tiro Circular Spain Llave Giro

Variations of the move Dragon Tail
Dragon Tail • Circle Throw

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