Ancient Power (move)

AncientPower げんしのちから Primeval Power

File:AncientPower.png

Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

AncientPower (Japanese: げんしのちから Primeval Power) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Ancient Power inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising all of the user's stats excluding Accuracy and Evasion by one stage.

Other effects

There are three Pokémon who evolve when they know AncientPower: Tangela into Tangrowth, Piloswine into Mamoswine, and Yanma into Yanmega.

Description

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Games Description Stad2 A Rock-type attack. This prehistoric move may boost all of the user's stats. GSCRSE An attack that may raise all stats. FRLG An ancient power is used to attack. It may also raise all the user’s stats. XD An attack that may raise all stats. DPPtHGSS The user attacks with a prehistoric power. It may also raise all the user’s stats at once. BW The user attacks with a prehistoric power. It may also raise all the user's stats at once.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass							33				36			'
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	49			49			37				37			''''
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	54			54			37				37			''''
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	55			55			46				46			''''
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	65			65			54				54			''''
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	29			29			25				25			''''
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying							29				29			'
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying							29				29			'
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying							29				29			'
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	50			50			50				50			'
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal					21	33				33			'
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying					21	33				33			'
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying							33				33			'
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal							41				48			'
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire							26				28			'''
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock							26				28			''''
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground							--				--			'
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	43			45			32				32			''''
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	88			88			57				57			'
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	88			88			57				57			'
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic	20			20			28				28			'
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic				25			25				26			'
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic				25			25				26			'
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass				43			43				43			''''
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass				48			36				36			''''
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug				37			31				31			''''
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug				37			31				31			''''
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal				49			64		55	55			'
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock				43			43				43			''''
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock				33			33				33			''''
378		Regice	Ice		Ice				33			33				33			'
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel				33			33				33			'
382		Kyogre	Water		Water				15			15	45		45			'
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground				15			15	45		45			'
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying				15			15	45		45			'
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock							28				33			''''
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock							28				36			''''
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel							28				28			''''
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel							28				28			''''
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass							33				36			'
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							33				33			'
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground							--				--			'
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon							20	10		10			'
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon							20	10		10			'
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel							--				--			'
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon							20	10		10			'
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon								10		10			'
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock											18			''''
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock											18			''''
566		Archen	Rock	Flying											18			''''
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying											18			''''
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire											15			'
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric											15			'
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											15			'
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
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
098		Krabby	Water		Water
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
158		Totodile	Water		Water
194		Wooper	Water	Ground
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
258		Mudkip	Water		Water
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark
322		Numel	Fire	Ground
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel
341		Corphish	Water		Water
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying
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
					DP	Pt	HGSS
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
095		Onix	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water								✔	✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water								✔	✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic								✔	✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic								✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice								✔	✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water								✔	✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water								✔	✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water								✔	✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water								✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying								✔	✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying								✔	✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying								✔	✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying								✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water								✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water								✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water								✔	✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground								✔	✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground								✔	✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground								✔	✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock								✔	✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock								✔	✔
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock								✔	✔
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark								✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying								✔	✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass								✔	✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water								✔	✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground								✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground								✔	✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel								✔	✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark								✔	✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark								✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water								✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark								✔	✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic								✔	✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic								✔	✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass								✔	✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass								✔	✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug								✔	✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug								✔	✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock								✔	✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice								✔	✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel								✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water								✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
422		Shellos	Water		Water								✔	✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground								✔	✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying								✔	✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon								✔	✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon								✔	✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel								✔	✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
489		Phione	Water		Water								✔	✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water								✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
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 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison New York 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

Piloswine File:Dawn Mamoswine AncientPower.png Mamoswine Yanmega Tirtouga
The user forms a glowing ball of energy in front of its body and shoots it at foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Yanma's body glows white and it creates a see through after image of itself. The after image then spins quickly and creates a silver ball in front of Yanma's body. Yanma then launches the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		Debut
	Yanmega's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its body. It then launches the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
	Piloswine's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its nose. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Piloswine	A Breed Stampede!		None
	Mamoswine's body glows white and the glow comes off its body and forms a silver ball on the end of its tusks. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Mamoswine	Trials and Adulations!		None
	Tirtouga's body glows white and it creates a see through after image of itself. The after image then spins quickly and creates a silver ball with a green core in front of Tirtouga's body. Tirtouga then launches the ball at the opponent.
A wild Tirtouga	BW075		None
	Carracosta's body glows white and it creates a see through after image of itself. The after image then spins quickly and forms in its flipper as a silver ball with a green core. It then hurls the ball at the opponent.
Four wild Carracosta	BW076		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Kabutops AncientPower Adventures.png Kabutops
The user releases a powerful blast of energy from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kabutops crosses its scythes across its chest and opens them quickly. A ring of energy then appears behind its body and it releases a blast of energy from its body at the opponent.
Brock's Kabutops	Heads On Kabutops!		Debut

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventures

Dialga
The user releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dialga releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks.
A wild Dialga	The Advent of Legendary Pokémon!!		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	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

• AncientPower is learned by every Fossil Pokémon and a large number of legendary Pokémon.
• Piloswine, which evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up knowing this move, has been able to learn it by breeding since the move's introduction. This trait is shared with Rollout, which has had a similar history with Lickitung.
• There are only six Pokémon that can learn AncientPower and both of its variations: Togetic, Togekiss, Yanma, Yanmega, Giratina, and Smeargle (via Sketch).

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 原始之力 Yuánshǐ-zhī Lì Dutch Oeroude Kracht French Pouv.Antique German Antik-Kraft Greek Αρχαία Δύναμη Hebrew כוח עתיק coah atick Indonesian Kekuatan Purba Tenaga Purba Kekuatan Primitif Italian Forzantica Korean 원시의힘 Weonsa-yi Him Polish Antyczna Moc Portuguese Brazil Poder Antigo Portugal Poder Antigo Romanian Puterea Antică Serbian Drevna Moć Spanish Poder Pasado

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