Giga Impact (move)

Giga Impact ギガインパクト Giga Impact

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  90% 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 TM68 in Generation IV TM68 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +3 if previous Pokémon reaches maximum judge voltage

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Giga Impact (Japanese: ギガインパクト Giga Impact) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is identical to Hyper Beam, except that it is a Physical move rather than a Special one. It has been TM68 since Generation IV.

Almost every Pokémon that can learn Hyper Beam through TM15 can learn Giga Impact through TM68, and vice versa.

Effect

Giga Impact deals a large amount of damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Description

Games Description The user charges at the foe using every bit of its power. The user must rest on the next turn. The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user must rest on the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	55				63			''''
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	73				81			'
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	49				57			''''
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	54				54			'
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark					82			'
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	67				68	62	'
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	100				100			''''
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal					40			''''
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal					47			''''
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal					59			''''
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel					56			'
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon					61			'
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon					66			'
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon					74			'
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal					61			''''
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 --		II --		III --		IV TM68		V TM68		VI TM08
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔				✔		✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	✔				✔		✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	✔				✔		✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔				✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔				✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	✔				✔		✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔				✔		✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔				✔		✔
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔				✔		✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	✔				✔		✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	✔				✔		✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	✔				✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔				✔		✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	✔				✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	✔				✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔				✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔				✔		✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	✔				✔		✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔				✔		✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔				✔		✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔				✔		✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔				✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	✔				✔		✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔				✔		✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔				✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	✔				✔		✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	✔				✔		✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	✔				✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔				✔		✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	✔				✔		✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	✔				✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	✔				✔		✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	✔				✔		✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	✔				✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	✔				✔		✔
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	✔				✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	✔				✔		✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	✔				✔		✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔				✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔				✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	✔				✔		✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	✔				✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	✔				✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	✔				✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	✔				✔		✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	✔				✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	✔				✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	✔				✔		✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	✔				✔		✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	✔				✔		✔
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔				✔		✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	✔				✔		✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	✔				✔		✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	✔				✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	✔				✔		✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice	✔				✔		✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	✔				✔		✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
369		Relicanth	Rock	Water	✔				✔		✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	✔				✔		✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	✔				✔		✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	✔				✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	✔				✔		✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water	✔				✔		✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug	✔				✔		✔
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	✔				✔		✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	✔				✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass	✔				✔		✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	✔				✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	✔				✔		✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	✔				✔		✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	✔				✔		✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	✔				✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	✔				✔		✔
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	✔				✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	✔				✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	✔				✔		✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel	✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	✔				✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice	✔				✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	✔				✔		✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground	✔				✔		✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel	✔				✔		✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost	✔				✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	✔				✔		✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark	✔				✔		✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire					✔		✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting					✔		✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water					✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark					✔		✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water					✔		✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying					✔		✔
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric					✔		✔
526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock					✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying					✔		✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel					✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground					✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass					✔		✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison					✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground		Dark					✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock					✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting					✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying					✔		✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost					✔		✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock					✔		✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying					✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison					✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark					✔		✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying					✔		✔
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice					✔		✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass					✔		✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel					✔		✔
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison					✔		✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost					✔		✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric					✔		✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel					✔		✔
599		Klink	Steel		Steel					✔		✔
600		Klang	Steel		Steel					✔		✔
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel					✔		✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric					✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire					✔		✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice					✔		✔
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice					✔		✔
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug					✔		✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost					✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel					✔		✔
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying					✔		✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying					✔		✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon					✔		✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire					✔		✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting					✔		✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting					✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting					✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying					✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying					✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire					✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric					✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying					✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice					✔		✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting					✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic					✔		✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel					✔		✔
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

Cinccino Munchlax Spiritomb Simisage
A yellow-orange energy covers its body. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds the user and the energy swirls around it to hit the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Aerodactyl flies into the sky and its body becomes surrounded by orange streaks. A purple energy then appears from the top of the streaks and envelops Aerodactyl's body. Aerodactyl then flies into the opponent.
Dr. Kenzo's Aerodactyl	Wild in the Streets!		Debut
	Garchomp flies into the air and its body becomes surrounded by spiraling orange streaks. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds Garchomp's body and it flies into the opponent with great force.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Top-Down Training!		None
	Spiritomb floats into the air and purple sparkles start to gather around it as it gathers energy. Then, orange streaks surround its body and it becomes surrounded by a purple orb. It then slams into the opponent with great force. As it's attacking, it spins its body around.
A wild Spiritomb	The Keystone Pops!		None
	Munchlax's body becomes surrounded by orange energy and it bursts into a purple orb that becomes surrounded by swirling orange streaks. It then slams into the opponent.
Kylie's Munchlax	A Full Course Tag Battle!		Munchlax cannot legally learn Giga Impact
	Gliscor flies at the opponent and its body becomes surrounded by yellow-orange streaks. Then, Gliscor's body becomes surrounded by a purple aura and it slams into the opponent with full force.
Ash's Gliscor	Mastering Current Events!		None
	Electivire slams its fists together in front of it and a purple orb with orange-yellow streaks spiraling around it appear around its body. It then puts one of its fists out and it slams into the opponent.
Paul's Electivire	Casting a Paul on Barry!		None
	Latios's body becomes surrounded by an orange sphere of energy. Then, the orange color fades and turns purple, with orange streaks of energy that spiral around the orb. Latios then flies into the opponent.
Tobias's Latios	The Semi-Final Frontier!		None
	Herdier jumps high into the air while facing towards the sky. As it does, its body becomes surrounded in an invisible energy. A bright flash of yellow light appears in front of its face and it faces towards the opponent. It then shoots itself at the opponent and an orb of light purple energy with spiraling light yellow streaks around it appear around Herdier's body and it slams into the opponent with great force.
Lenora's Herdier	Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!		None
	Simisage jumps high into the air while facing towards the sky. As it does, its body becomes surrounded in an invisible energy. A bright flash of yellow light appears in front of its face and it faces towards the opponent. It then shoots itself at the opponent and an orb of light purple energy with spiraling light yellow streaks around it appear around Simisage's body and it slams into the opponent with great force.
Angus's Simisage	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
	Axew's body becomes surrounded in an invisible energy. A bright flash of yellow light appears in front of its face and it faces towards the opponent. It then shoots itself at the opponent and an orb of light purple energy with spiraling light yellow streaks around it appear around Axew's body and it slams into the opponent with great force.
Iris's Axew	All for the Love of Meloetta!		None
	Cinccino's body becomes surrounded in an invisible energy. A bright flash of yellow light appears in front of its face and it faces towards the opponent. It then shoots itself at the opponent and an orb of light purple energy with spiraling light yellow streaks around it appear around Cinccino's body and it slams into the opponent with great force.
Horatio's Cinccino	Jostling for the Junior Cup!		None
Moira's Cinccino	Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!		None
	Haxorus's body becomes surrounded in an invisible energy. A bright flash of yellow light appears in front of its face and it faces towards the opponent. It then shoots itself at the opponent and an orb of light purple energy with spiraling light yellow streaks around it appear around Haxorus's body and it slams into the opponent with great force.
Drayden's Haxorus	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
	Zebstrika's body becomes surrounded in an invisible energy. A bright flash of yellow light appears in front of its face and it faces towards the opponent. It then shoots itself at the opponent and an orb of light purple energy with spiraling light yellow streaks around it appear around Zebstrika's body and it slams into the opponent with great force.
Stephan's Zebstrika	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Gyarados
The user deals a powerful body blow to the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gyarados flies through the air and charges forward with all of its strength, slamming its head into the opponent as hard as it can.
Cyrus's Gyarados	VS. Spiritomb		Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure manga

Garchomp
The user deals the opponent with a powerful blow.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gyarados slams into the opponent.
Cyrus's Gyarados	Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!		Debut
	Garchomp flies through the air and slams into the opponent.
Cynthia's Garchomp	A New Battle Begins		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	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

• Giga Impact was likely introduced because Hyper Beam was changed, due to its nature as a beam of pure energy, from a physical move to a special move.
• Aerodactyl and Tyranitar are the only Pokémon that learn both Hyper Beam and Giga Impact by leveling up.
• Despite being among the lightest Pokémon (only surpassed by Gastly and Haunter), all three of the lake guardians can learn this move.
• Axew, Fraxure, Lillipup, and Herdier are the only Pokémon that are not fully evolved that can learn Giga Impact by leveling up.
• Normally, only fully-evolved Pokémon can learn this move. However, some Pokémon that are not fully evolved but were in a previous generation (such as Porygon, Porygon2, Seadra, or Lickitung) may also learn this move, despite the fact it was introduced during Generation IV.
  • Also, some Pokémon that are currently fully evolved cannot learn either variation.
• No Generation III Pokémon can learn Giga Impact via level up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 超極衝擊 Chāo jí Chōng jí * 超级冲击 Chāo jí Chōng jī * Dutch Giga Impact French Giga Impact German Gigastoß Greek Γιγαντιαία Πρόσκρουση Hindi गीगा धक्का Giga Dhakka Indonesian Giga Impact Italian Gigaimpatto Korean 기가임펙트 Giga Impact Polish Giga Wstrząs Portuguese Brazil Giga Impacto Portugal Carga Impacto Romanian Giga Impact Spanish Giga Impacto

Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Frenzy Plant • Roar of Time

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