Smack Down (move)

Smack Down うちおとす Knock Down

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Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make 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 V TM23 in Generation V

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Smack Down (Japanese: うちおとす Knock Down) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM23 as of Generation V.

Effect

Smack Down inflicts damage. Smack Down removes the effects of Magnet Rise and Telekinesis. Smack Down makes its target vulnerable to Ground-type moves and Arena Trap even if it is Flying-type or has Levitate. This effect lasts until the affected Pokémon switches out.

This effect does not occur if the target is behind a substitute or is not currently Flying-type (e.g. Roost) or does not currently have Levitate.

Smack Down can hit a target that is using Fly or Bounce and knock it to the ground (canceling the move). It can also hit a Pokémon that is using or is affected by Sky Drop, but can't knock it down. A Pokémon hit with Smack Down can still use Fly or Bounce on subsequent turns.

Description

Games Description The user throws a stone or projectile to attack an opponent. A flying Pokémon will fall to the ground when it's hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	25			''''
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	27			''''
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	27			''''
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	22			''''
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	22			'
524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock	23			''''
525		Boldore	Rock		Rock	23			''''
526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock	23			''''
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	17			''''
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	17			''''
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	31			''''
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	31			''''
639		Terrakion	Rock	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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV --		V TM23		VI TM08
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	✔		✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	✔		✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	✔		✔
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	✔		✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔		✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	✔		✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔		✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	✔		✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔		✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	✔		✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	✔		✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔		✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground	✔		✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground	✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	✔		✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	✔		✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic	✔		✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic	✔		✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	✔		✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	✔		✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug	✔		✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	✔		✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	✔		✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	✔		✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel	✔		✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	✔		✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	✔		✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel	✔		✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
525		Boldore	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock	✔		✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark	✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	✔		✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	✔		✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting	✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting	✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying	✔		✔
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	✔		✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	✔		✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying	✔		✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying	✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon	✔		✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting	✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying	✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying	✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	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.

In the anime

Dwebble
The user hits the foe and knocks it back to the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dwebble opens its mouth and a metallic gold orb of energy that is surrounded in orange energy appears in front of it. Dwebble then fires the orb at the opponent. When the orb hits the opponent, it explodes. If the opponent was in the air when the orb of energy explodes, the opponent shoots straight down to the ground.
A wild Dwebble	A Home For Dwebble!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Dwebble
The user throws a stone at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dwebble fires a rock that forms under its body at the opponent with its claws. The stone hits the opponent in the head and causes it to crash down onto the battlefield.
Burgh's Dwebble	Big City Battles		Debut

Trivia

• Smack Down is the only physical Rock-type move to have 100% accuracy.
• Steelix is the only non Rock-type Pokémon that learns Smack Down by level, therefore, it does not gain STAB.
  • However, it does evolve from one.
• The name and type of this move may be a reference to former professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his signature catchphrase Layeth the Smackdown. The word smackdown (or smack down) became an official word that describes a confrontation, usually related to wrestling, with The Rock usually being credited for coining and popularizing the word.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 擊落 Jíluò French Anti-Air German Katapult Italian Abbattimento Korean 떨어뜨리기 Thula Thrigi Brazilian Portuguese Pedrada Spanish Latin America Antiaéreo Spain Antiaéreo

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