Earthquake (move)

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Earthquake
じしん Earthquake
Earthquake V.png
Type  Ground
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  100
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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.

Generations V and VI

The effects of Earthquake are the same as in Generation IV. In Triple Battles, Earthquake will only hit adjacent Pokémon.

Description

Games Description
An attack that inflicts the damage by shaking the ground. It is useless against Flying type Pokémon.
An attack that inflicts the damage by shaking the ground. Useless against the Flying type.
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
RSE A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes.*
Causes a quake that has no effect on flying foes.*
FRLG An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user.
A strong quake, has no effect on flying targets.*
Causes a quake that has no effects on flying targets.*
The user sets off an earthquake that hits all the Pokémon in the battle.
The user sets off an earthquake that strikes those around it.
The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
027 Sandshrew Sandshrew Ground Ground           46 '
028 Sandslash Sandslash Ground Ground           46 '
050 Diglett Diglett Ground Ground 40 41 41 37 40 '
051 Dugtrio Dugtrio Ground Ground 47 49 51 45 50 50
074 Geodude Geodude Rock Ground 31 36 36 29 39 '
075 Graveler Graveler Rock Ground 36 41 45 33 47 '
076 Golem Golem Rock Ground 36 41 45 33 47 '
111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Ground Rock   55 52 49 56 '
112 Rhydon Rhydon Ground Rock   65 58 49 62 '
194 Wooper Wooper Water Ground   31 36 33 33 '
195 Quagsire Quagsire Water Ground   35 42 36 36 '
220 Swinub Swinub Ice Ground       37 37 '
221 Piloswine Piloswine Ice Ground       40 40 46 '
232 Donphan Donphan Ground Ground   49 49 46 46 '
246 Larvitar Larvitar Rock Ground   50 50 41 46 '
247 Pupitar Pupitar Rock Ground   56 56 47 54 54
248 Tyranitar Tyranitar Rock Dark   61 61 47 54 '
259 Marshtomp Marshtomp Water Ground     46 46 46 '
260 Swampert Swampert Water Ground     52 52 52 '
322 Numel Numel Fire Ground     35 41 45 40 '
323 Camerupt Camerupt Fire Ground     37 49 57 46 '
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground       73 73 55 '
339 Barboach Barboach Water Ground     31 39 39 '
340 Whiscash Whiscash Water Ground     36 45 45 '
383 Groudon Groudon Ground Ground     35 35 35 '
389 Torterra Torterra Grass Ground       32 32 '
449 Hippopotas Hippopotas Ground Ground       37 37 '
450 Hippowdon Hippowdon Ground Ground       40 40 '
464 Rhyperior Rhyperior Ground Rock       49 62 '
473 Mamoswine Mamoswine Ice Ground       40 40 46 '
529 Drilbur Drilbur Ground Ground         33 '
530 Excadrill Excadrill Ground Steel         36 '
551 Sandile Sandile Ground Dark         43 '
552 Krokorok Krokorok Ground Dark         48 '
553 Krookodile Krookodile Ground Dark         54 54
622 Golett Golett Ground Ghost         45 '
623 Golurk Golurk Ground Ghost         50 '
645 Landorus Landorus Ground Flying         55 '
696 Tyrunt Tyrunt Rock Dragon           44
718 Zygarde Zygarde Dragon Ground           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

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
TM26
II
TM26
III
TM26
IV
TM26
V
TM26
VI
TM26
003 Venusaur Venusaur Grass Poison
006 Charizard Charizard Fire Flying
009 Blastoise Blastoise Water Water
023 Ekans Ekans Poison Poison
024 Arbok Arbok Poison Poison
027 Sandshrew Sandshrew Ground Ground
028 Sandslash Sandslash Ground Ground
031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen Poison Ground
034 Nidoking Nidoking Poison Ground
050 Diglett Diglett Ground Ground
051 Dugtrio Dugtrio Ground Ground
056 Mankey Mankey Fighting Fighting
057 Primeape Primeape Fighting Fighting
061 Poliwhirl Poliwhirl Water Water
062 Poliwrath Poliwrath Water Fighting
066 Machop Machop Fighting Fighting
067 Machoke Machoke Fighting Fighting
068 Machamp Machamp Fighting Fighting
074 Geodude Geodude Rock Ground
075 Graveler Graveler Rock Ground
076 Golem Golem Rock Ground
079 Slowpoke Slowpoke Water Psychic
080 Slowbro Slowbro Water Psychic
095 Onix Onix Rock Ground
104 Cubone Cubone Ground Ground
105 Marowak Marowak Ground Ground
106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting
107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan Fighting Fighting
108 Lickitung Lickitung Normal Normal
111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Ground Rock
112 Rhydon Rhydon Ground Rock
113 Chansey Chansey Normal Normal
115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Normal Normal
127 Pinsir Pinsir Bug Bug
128 Tauros Tauros Normal Normal
130 Gyarados Gyarados Water Flying
142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Rock Flying
143 Snorlax Snorlax Normal Normal
149 Dragonite Dragonite Dragon Flying
150 Mewtwo Mewtwo Psychic Psychic
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic
154 Meganium Meganium Grass Grass
157 Typhlosion Typhlosion Fire Fire
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water
185 Sudowoodo Sudowoodo Rock Rock
186 Politoed Politoed Water Water
194 Wooper Wooper Water Ground
195 Quagsire Quagsire Water Ground
199 Slowking Slowking Water Psychic
203 Girafarig Girafarig Normal Psychic
204 Pineco Pineco Bug Bug
205 Forretress Forretress Bug Steel
206 Dunsparce Dunsparce Normal Normal
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying
208 Steelix Steelix Steel Ground
209 Snubbull Snubbull Fairy Fairy
210 Granbull Granbull Fairy Fairy
213 Shuckle Shuckle Bug Rock
214 Heracross Heracross Bug Fighting
216 Teddiursa Teddiursa Normal Normal
217 Ursaring Ursaring Normal Normal
219 Magcargo Magcargo Fire Rock
220 Swinub Swinub Ice Ground
221 Piloswine Piloswine Ice Ground
222 Corsola Corsola Water Rock
226 Mantine Mantine Water Flying
231 Phanpy Phanpy Ground Ground
232 Donphan Donphan Ground Ground
234 Stantler Stantler Normal Normal
236 Tyrogue Tyrogue Fighting Fighting
237 Hitmontop Hitmontop Fighting Fighting
241 Miltank Miltank Normal Normal
242 Blissey Blissey Normal Normal
246 Larvitar Larvitar Rock Ground
247 Pupitar Pupitar Rock Ground
248 Tyranitar Tyranitar Rock Dark
249 Lugia Lugia Psychic Flying
250 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh Fire Flying
254 Sceptile Sceptile Grass Grass
257 Blaziken Blaziken Fire Fighting
259 Marshtomp Marshtomp Water Ground
260 Swampert Swampert Water Ground
288 Vigoroth Vigoroth Normal Normal
289 Slaking Slaking Normal Normal
294 Loudred Loudred Normal Normal
295 Exploud Exploud Normal Normal
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting
297 Hariyama Hariyama Fighting Fighting
299 Nosepass Nosepass Rock Rock
304 Aron Aron Steel Rock
305 Lairon Lairon Steel Rock
306 Aggron Aggron Steel Rock
317 Swalot Swalot Poison Poison
319 Sharpedo Sharpedo Water Dark
320 Wailmer Wailmer Water Water
321 Wailord Wailord Water Water
322 Numel Numel Fire Ground
323 Camerupt Camerupt Fire Ground
324 Torkoal Torkoal Fire Fire
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon
334 Altaria Altaria Dragon Flying
336 Seviper Seviper Poison Poison
337 Lunatone Lunatone Rock Psychic
338 Solrock Solrock Rock Psychic
339 Barboach Barboach Water Ground
340 Whiscash Whiscash Water Ground
343 Baltoy Baltoy Ground Psychic
344 Claydol Claydol Ground Psychic
346 Cradily Cradily Rock Grass
348 Armaldo Armaldo Rock Bug
356 Dusclops Dusclops Ghost Ghost
357 Tropius Tropius Grass Flying
362 Glalie Glalie Ice Ice
363 Spheal Spheal Ice Water
364 Sealeo Sealeo Ice Water
365 Walrein Walrein Ice Water
369 Relicanth Relicanth Water Rock
373 Salamence Salamence Dragon Flying
375 Metang Metang Steel Psychic
376 Metagross Metagross Steel Psychic
377 Regirock Regirock Rock Rock
378 Regice Regice Ice Ice
379 Registeel Registeel Steel Steel
380 Latias Latias Dragon Psychic
381 Latios Latios Dragon Psychic
382 Kyogre Kyogre Water Water
383 Groudon Groudon Ground Ground
384 Rayquaza Rayquaza Dragon Flying
389 Torterra Torterra Grass Ground
392 Infernape Infernape Fire Fighting
395 Empoleon Empoleon Water Steel
408 Cranidos Cranidos Rock Rock
409 Rampardos Rampardos Rock Rock
410 Shieldon Shieldon Rock Steel
411 Bastiodon Bastiodon Rock Steel
413 Wormadam Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
Bug Ground
423 Gastrodon Gastrodon Water Ground
436 Bronzor Bronzor Steel Psychic
437 Bronzong Bronzong Steel Psychic
443 Gible Gible Dragon Ground
444 Gabite Gabite Dragon Ground
445 Garchomp Garchomp Dragon Ground
446 Munchlax Munchlax Normal Normal
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting
448 Lucario Lucario Fighting Steel
449 Hippopotas Hippopotas Ground Ground
450 Hippowdon Hippowdon Ground Ground
452 Drapion Drapion Poison Dark
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting
454 Toxicroak Toxicroak Poison Fighting
458 Mantyke Mantyke Water Flying
460 Abomasnow Abomasnow Grass Ice
463 Lickilicky Lickilicky Normal Normal
464 Rhyperior Rhyperior Ground Rock
465 Tangrowth Tangrowth Grass Grass
466 Electivire Electivire Electric Electric
467 Magmortar Magmortar Fire Fire
472 Gliscor Gliscor Ground Flying
473 Mamoswine Mamoswine Ice Ground
475 Gallade Gallade Psychic Fighting
476 Probopass Probopass Rock Steel
477 Dusknoir Dusknoir Ghost Ghost
483 Dialga Dialga Steel Dragon
484 Palkia Palkia Water Dragon
485 Heatran Heatran Fire Steel
486 Regigigas Regigigas Normal Normal
487 Giratina Giratina Ghost Dragon
493 Arceus Arceus Normal Normal
500 Emboar Emboar Fire Fighting
524 Roggenrola Roggenrola Rock Rock
525 Boldore Boldore Rock Rock
526 Gigalith Gigalith Rock Rock
529 Drilbur Drilbur Ground Ground
530 Excadrill Excadrill Ground Steel
534 Conkeldurr Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting
537 Seismitoad Seismitoad Water Ground
538 Throh Throh Fighting Fighting
539 Sawk Sawk Fighting Fighting
545 Scolipede Scolipede Bug Poison
551 Sandile Sandile Ground Dark
552 Krokorok Krokorok Ground Dark
553 Krookodile Krookodile Ground Dark
555 Darmanitan Darmanitan Fire Fire
557 Dwebble Dwebble Bug Rock
558 Crustle Crustle Bug Rock
564 Tirtouga Tirtouga Water Rock
565 Carracosta Carracosta Water Rock
566 Archen Archen Rock Flying
567 Archeops Archeops Rock Flying
612 Haxorus Haxorus Dragon Dragon
618 Stunfisk Stunfisk Ground Electric
621 Druddigon Druddigon Dragon Dragon
622 Golett Golett Ground Ghost
623 Golurk Golurk Ground Ghost
626 Bouffalant Bouffalant Normal Normal
635 Hydreigon Hydreigon Dark Dragon
639 Terrakion Terrakion Rock Fighting
645 Landorus Landorus Ground Flying
706 Goodra Goodra Dragon Dragon
713 Avalugg Avalugg Ice Ice
718 Zygarde Zygarde Dragon Ground
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.


Special moves

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0207 Gligar Gligar
Ground Flying Pokémon Stadium 2
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

Ash Phanpy Earthquake.png
Phanpy
Norman Slaking Earthquake.png
Slaking
Nero Earthquake.png
Whiscash
Flint Golem Earthquake.png
Golem
The user jumps into the air and strikes the ground, sending shock waves throughout the battlefield.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Phanpy Phanpy gets on its hind legs, then brings its front legs down hard, creating an earthquake.
Ash's Phanpy Love, Pokémon Style Debut
Golem 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 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 Slaking jumps into the air and strikes the ground, making the battlefield shake.
Norman's Slaking Balance of Power None
Whiscash 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


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 地震 Dìzhèn
Denmark Flag.png Danish Jordskælv
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Aardbeving
Finland Flag.png Finnish Maanjäristys
France Flag.png French Séisme
Germany Flag.png German Erdbeben
Greece Flag.png Greek Σεισμός
India Flag.png Hindi भूकंप Bhookamp
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Gempa Bumi
Italy Flag.png Italian Terremoto
South Korea Flag.png Korean 지진 Jijin
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Jordskjelv
Poland Flag.png Polish Trzęsienie ziemi
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Terremoto
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Tremor de Terra (Pokémon Chronicles)
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Zemljotres
Spain Flag.png Spanish Terremoto


Generation I TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation I HMs
0102030405
Generation II TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation III TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
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2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
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2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
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