Take Down (move)

Take Down とっしん Charge

File:Take Down Lucas22.jpg

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  90 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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM09 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   ???

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

Take Down is a mostly accurate and very damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Take Down does damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage done to the opponent.

If the user of Take Down attacks first and faints itself due to recoil damage, the opponent will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round. However, the user will still be subject to recurrent damage.

Self-inflicted recoil damage from Take Down from the previous turn can be countered if the opponent does not make a move on the following turn. If Take Down breaks a substitute, the user will take no recoil damage.

In Stadium, no recoil damage is taken if Take Down knocks out an opponent.

In the anime

• Rhyhorn Take Down.JPG

  A Rhyhorn using Take Down.

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  Ash's Phanpy using Take Down.

• Beldum Take Down.PNG

  Morrison's Beldum using Take Down.

• Metang Take Down.PNG

  Morrison's Metang using Take Down.

Pokémon

Bulbasaur. The user charges at the opponent at a very high speed, then slams into the opponent.

• Used by Ash's Bulbasaur from ??? to ???

Rhyhorn. Same as above.

• Used by a Hiker's Rhyhorn in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden.

Phanpy and Donphan. Same as above.

• Used by Ash's Phanpy and Donphan from Hatching a Plan! to present

Tauros. Same as above.

• Used by Many Tauros, including Ash's, in Tricks of the Trade.

Beldum and Metang. Same as above.

• Used by Morrison's Beldum/Metang from Less is Morrison to Chose It or Lose It!.

Bibarel The user glows yellow, then charges at a high speed and slams into the target.

• Used by Reggie's Bibarel in Lost Leader Strategy!.

Swinub. The user glows yellow, then charges at a high speed and slams into the target.

• Used by Dawn's Swinub from DP084 to ???

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0058 Growlithe Fire 30 0059 Arcanine Fire -- 0077 Ponyta Fire 43 0078 Rapidash Fire 47 0086 Seel Water 45 0087 Dewgong Water 50 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 55 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 64 0128 Tauros Normal 51 0133 Eevee Normal 45 0133 Eevee Normal 42 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 45 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 TM09

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0050 Diglett Ground 0051 Dugtrio Ground 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0100 Voltorb Electric 0101 Electrode Electric 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 0108 Lickitung Normal 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0114 Tangela Grass 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0127 Pinsir Bug 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0133 Eevee Normal 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Flareon Flareon Fire 0136 Jolteon Jolteon Electric 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0058 Growlithe Fire 26 0059 Arcanine Fire -- 0077 Ponyta Fire 34 0078 Rapidash Fire 34 0086 Seel Water 32 0087 Dewgong Water 32 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 49 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 54 0128 Tauros Normal 53 0133 Eevee Normal 42 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 43 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 28 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 33 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 37 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 45 0204 Pineco Bug 15 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 15 0206 Dunsparce Normal 38 0209 Snubbull Normal 43 0210 Granbull Normal 51 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 37 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 35 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 28 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 28 0226 Mantine Water Flying 25 0231 Phanpy Ground 25 0234 Stantler Normal 40 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0203 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0220 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Swinub
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0058 Growlithe Fire 25 0077 Ponyta Fire 31 0078 Rapidash Fire 31 0086 Seel Water 37 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 42 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 43 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 46 0128 Tauros Normal 53 0133 Eevee Normal 42 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 43 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 28 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 33 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 37 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 43 0204 Pineco Bug 15 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 15 0206 Dunsparce Normal 34 0206 Dunsparce Normal 41 0209 Snubbull Normal 43 0210 Granbull Normal 49 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 37 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 33 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 37 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 28 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 28 0226 Mantine Water Flying 22 0231 Phanpy Ground 25 0234 Stantler Normal 37 0258 Mudkip Water 28 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 31 0260 Swampert Water Ground 31 0261 Poochyena Dark 33 0262 Mightyena Dark 37 0304 Aron Steel Rock 25 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 25 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 25 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 31 0322 Numel Fire Ground 29 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 29 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 31 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 31 0358 Chimecho Psychic 17 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 29 0370 Luvdisc Water 24 0374 Beldum Psychic Steel -- 0375 Metang Psychic Steel -- 0376 Metagross Psychic Steel -- 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 breeding

• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Shellder
• Mareep
• Girafarig
• Teddiursa
• Swinub
• Seedot
• Whismur

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 15 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 15 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 15 0058 Growlithe Fire 31 0077 Ponyta Fire 28 0078 Rapidash Fire 28 0086 Seel Water 37 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 37 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 33 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 33 0128 Tauros Normal 35 0133 Eevee Normal 43 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 41 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 25 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 27 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 23 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 23 0204 Pineco Bug 9 0205 Forretress Bug Steel --, 9 0206 Dunsparce Normal 37 0209 Snubbull Normal 37 0210 Granbull Normal 43 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 41 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 31 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 32 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 32 0226 Mantine Water Flying 31 0231 Phanpy Ground 10 0234 Stantler Normal 21 0258 Mudkip Water 28 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 31 0260 Swampert Water Ground 31 0261 Poochyena Dark 45 0262 Mightyena Dark 52 0304 Aron Steel Rock 25 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 25 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 25 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 38 0322 Numel Fire Ground 21 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 21 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 28 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 28 0358 Chimecho Psychic 22 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 29 0370 Luvdisc Water 14 0374 Beldum Psychic Steel -- 0375 Metang Psychic Steel -- 0376 Metagross Psychic Steel -- 0396 Starly Normal Flying 29 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 33 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 33 0399 Bidoof Normal 33 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 38 0408 Cranidos Rock 15 0409 Rampardos Rock 15 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 15 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 15 0420 Cherubi Grass 31 0421 Cherrim Grass 35 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 15 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 15 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 15 0449 Hippopotas Ground 19 0450 Hippowdon Ground 19 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 31 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 33 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 32 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 breeding

• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Shellder
• Mareep
• Girafarig
• Teddiursa
• Swinub
• Seedot
• Whismur
• Barboach
• Shinx

In other languages

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