Earthquake (move)
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Earthquake じしん Earthquake | ||||||||||||
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Earthquake (Japanese: じしん Earthquake) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM26 in all generations so far.
Effect
Generation I
Earthquake inflicts damage and has no secondary effects.
Generation II
Earthquake inflicts double damage if the target is in the underground (first turn) stage of Dig.
Generations III and IV
The effects of Earthquake are the same as in Generation II. Additionally, in Double Battles, it strikes all opponents as well as the user's teammates, but with reduced power.
Generation V
The effects of Earthquake are the same as in Generation IV. In Triple Battles, Earthquake will only hit adjacent Pokémon.
Generation VI
The effects of Earthquake are the same as in Generation V
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
027 | Sandshrew | Ground | 46 | ' | ||||||||||||
028 | Sandslash | Ground | 46 | ' | ||||||||||||
050 | Diglett | Ground | 40 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 40 | ' | ||||||||
051 | Dugtrio | Ground | 47 | 49 | 51 | 45 | 50 | ' | ||||||||
074 | Geodude | Rock | Ground | 31 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 39 | ' | |||||||
075 | Graveler | Rock | Ground | 36 | 41 | 45 | 33 | 47 | ' | |||||||
076 | Golem | Rock | Ground | 36 | 41 | 45 | 33 | 47 | ' | |||||||
111 | Rhyhorn | Ground | Rock | 55 | 52 | 49 | 56 | ' | ||||||||
112 | Rhydon | Ground | Rock | 65 | 58 | 49 | 62 | ' | ||||||||
194 | Wooper | Water | Ground | 31 | 36 | 33 | 33 | ' | ||||||||
195 | Quagsire | Water | Ground | 35 | 42 | 36 | 36 | ' | ||||||||
220 | Swinub | Ice | Ground | 37 | 37 | ' | ||||||||||
221 | Piloswine | Ice | Ground | 40 | 40 | 46 | ' | |||||||||
232 | Donphan | Ground | 49 | 49 | 46 | 46 | ' | |||||||||
246 | Larvitar | Rock | Ground | 50 | 50 | 41 | 46 | ' | ||||||||
247 | Pupitar | Rock | Ground | 56 | 56 | 47 | 54 | ' | ||||||||
248 | Tyranitar | Rock | Dark | 61 | 61 | 47 | 54 | ' | ||||||||
259 | Marshtomp | Water | Ground | 46 | 46 | 46 | ' | |||||||||
260 | Swampert | Water | Ground | 52 | 52 | 52 | ' | |||||||||
322 | Numel | Fire | Ground | 35 | 41 | 45 | 40 | ' | ||||||||
323 | Camerupt | Fire | Ground | 37 | 49 | 57 | 46 | ' | ||||||||
328 | Trapinch | Ground | 73 | 73 | 55 | ' | ||||||||||
339 | Barboach | Water | Ground | 31 | 39 | 39 | ' | |||||||||
340 | Whiscash | Water | Ground | 36 | 45 | 45 | ' | |||||||||
383 | Groudon | Ground | 35 | 35 | 35 | ' | ||||||||||
389 | Torterra | Grass | Ground | 32 | 32 | ' | ||||||||||
449 | Hippopotas | Ground | 37 | 37 | ' | |||||||||||
450 | Hippowdon | Ground | 40 | 40 | ' | |||||||||||
464 | Rhyperior | Ground | Rock | 49 | 62 | ' | ||||||||||
473 | Mamoswine | Ice | Ground | 40 | 40 | 46 | ' | |||||||||
529 | Drilbur | Ground | 33 | ' | ||||||||||||
530 | Excadrill | Ground | Steel | 36 | ' | |||||||||||
551 | Sandile | Ground | Dark | 43 | ' | |||||||||||
552 | Krokorok | Ground | Dark | 48 | ' | |||||||||||
553 | Krookodile | Ground | Dark | 54 | ' | |||||||||||
622 | Golett | Ground | Ghost | 45 | ' | |||||||||||
623 | Golurk | Ground | Ghost | 50 | ' | |||||||||||
645 | Landorus | Ground | Flying | 55 | ' | |||||||||||
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
Special moves
Generation II
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In the anime
The user jumps into the air and strikes the ground, sending shock waves throughout the battlefield. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Phanpy gets on its hind legs, then brings its front legs down hard, creating an earthquake. | |||
Ash's Phanpy | Love, Pokémon Style | Debut | |
Golem jumps into the air. When it hits the ground, it creates an earthquake. | |||
Flint's Golem | A Family That Battles Together Stays Together! | None | |
Loudred jumps high into the air and lands hard, making white shockwaves come out of the ground and at the opponent. | |||
Guy's Loudred | Exploud and Clear | None | |
Slaking jumps into the air and strikes the ground, making the battlefield shake. | |||
Norman's Slaking | Balance of Power | None | |
Whiscash jumps into the air and lands hard on the ground, making the battlefield shake. | |||
Nero | Whiscash and Ash | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user creates an earthquake by stomping their foot. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Nidoking stomps its foot against the ground, creating a powerful earthquake that shakes the surrounding area. | |||
Giovanni's Nidoking | Long Live the Nidoqueen!? | Debut | |
Rhydon slams its tail against the ground, creating a powerful earthquake that shakes the battlefield. | |||
Silver's Rhydon | Heckled by Hitmontop | None | |
Marshtomp slams both of its open-palmed hands against the ground, creating a powerful earthquake that shakes the battlefield. | |||
Ruby's Mumu | VS. Slugma II | None | |
Snorlax jumps into the air and lands on its behind, causing a large earthquake that shakes the battlefield. | |||
Red's Snor | The Battle Path | None | |
Phanpy jumps into the air and curls its body into a ball. It then slams its body into the ground, causing the battlefield to shake violently. | |||
Crys's Phanpy | VS. Regirock | None | |
Charizard waves both of its arms to the side and the ground below it starts to shake violently. | |||
Tucker's Charizard | VS. Charizard | None | |
Torterra lifts its front two legs into the air and slams them down into the ground. When it does, two pulses of energy erupt from its legs for a moment. A crack then travels long the ground and towards the opponent. When it reaches the opponent, the ground under it begins to shake violently. | |||
Diamond's Tru | Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II | None | |
Ursaring slams both of its palms into the ground, causing the battlefield underneath the opponent to crack in half and open up. When the opponent falls inside it, the ground closes back up, trapping the opponent in the earth. | |||
The Battle Factory's Ursaring | VS. Ledian | None | |
Diglett shakes its body slightly, making the battlefield shake violently. | |||
Pearl's Digler | VS. Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost) | None |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
The user slams the ground, causing a vibration. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Onix shakes the area the opponent is standing on. | |||
Byron's Onix | Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!! | Debut | |
Bronzong hits the ground, causing an earthquake. | |||
Saturn's Bronzong | The Legendary Pokémon, Captured | None | |
Metagross stomps the ground and the whole floor starts to shake. | |||
Koya's Metagross | Clash! Hareta vs. Koya | None |
In other generations
Trivia
- In Generations III and IV all of the final evolved starters could learn Earthquake by TM26.
- However, Pokémon Black and White ended this, with Serperior and Samurott being unable to learn Earthquake.
- This move caused an episode to be banned in Japan, due to the 2004 Chuetsu earthquakes having struck the country a couple of weeks before the episode in question was intended to air. Due to this, Earthquake has not been used or seen in the anime since.
- In Pokémon Emerald, a Trainer in Victory Road has a Lanturn that knows Earthquake, even though it cannot legitimately have the move in any generation.
In other languages
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Generation I TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation I HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 |
Generation II TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation II HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 |
Generation III TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation III HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE |
Generation IV TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
Generation V TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
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