Bounce (move)

Bounce とびはねる Bounce

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  85 Accuracy  85% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Bounce (Japanese: とびはねる Bounce) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

The user bounces up high on the first turn, avoiding most moves. Gust, Twister, Thunder and Sky Uppercut have normal accuracy against a mid-air Pokémon, with all but Sky Uppercut also gaining doubled power. The user may also be hit in mid-air if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader. On the second turn, the user slams down onto the target, inflicting damage with a 30% chance of paralyzing it.

Pokémon can be caught during the semi-invulnerable stage of Bounce.

Generation IV

A Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable stage of Bounce can be hit if it is attacked by a Pokémon with No Guard or has No Guard itself.

Pokémon can no longer be caught during the semi-invulnerable stage of Bounce.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Bounce can be executed in one turn.

Generation V

The user can now also be hit by Hurricane during the semi-invulnerable turn of Bounce.

Bounce can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description RSE Bounces up, then down the next turn. May paralyze. FRLG The user bounces on the foe on the 2nd turn. It may paralyze the foe. The user bounces up high, then drops on the foe on the second turn. It may also paralyze the foe. The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. It may also leave the target with paralysis. The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	45			44		42	45			'
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	50			49		47	45			45
186		Politoed	Water		Water				43		37	37			'
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying				40				46			46
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				48				56			'
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				48				64			'
226		Mantine	Water	Flying				40				40	46	'
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy									23	'
320		Wailmer	Water		Water				44				44			'
321		Wailord	Water		Water				54				54			'
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	43			48				53	50	'
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	55			60				68	60	'
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal				46				56			'
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal				46				56			'
456		Finneon	Water		Water				45				45			'
457		Lumineon	Water		Water				53				53			'
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying				40				40	46	'
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric								40			'
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting								49			49
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting								49			49
656		Froakie	Water		Water											39
657		Frogadier	Water		Water											44
659		Bunnelby	Normal		Normal											38
660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground											42
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying											32
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
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass
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	BW	B2W2
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔
036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
116		Horsea	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
129		Magikarp	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison								✔	✔		✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison								✔	✔		✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric								✔	✔		✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric								✔	✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔
183		Marill	Water	Fairy											✔
184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy											✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying								✔	✔		✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying								✔	✔		✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying								✔	✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison								✔	✔		✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying								✔	✔		✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon								✔	✔		✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark								✔	✔		✔
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy											✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark								✔	✔		✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark								✔	✔		✔
320		Wailmer	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
339		Barboach	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark								✔	✔		✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock								✔	✔		✔
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
489		Phione	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire											✔
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric											✔
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric											✔
535		Tympole	Water		Water											✔
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground											✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground											✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water											✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass											✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying											✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying											✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark											✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark											✔
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass											✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass											✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water											✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric											✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric											✔
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric											✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric											✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric											✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting											✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting											✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting											✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting											✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0129 Magikarp Water Pokéwalker - Stormy Beach and Winner's Path Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0129 Magikarp Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0187 HoppipLv.10 Grass Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0320 WailmerLv.10 Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

Grumpig Buneary Lopunny
The user bounces up high, then drops on the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Grumpig jumps on its tail, using it as a spring and bounces into the air.
Kelly's Grumpig	Lessons in Lilycove		Debut
	Buneary jumps high into the air, front flips as it falls and kicks the opponent, or Buneary repeatedly jumps on the opponent.
Dawn's Buneary	Setting the World on its Buneary!		None
	Lopunny jumps into the air and sticks its leg out, kicking the opponent and bouncing off it after.
Paris's Lopunny	Arriving in Style!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Spoink
The user jumps around multiple times.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Spoink jumps around repeatedly.
Several wild Spoink	I'm Always Grumpig First Thing in the Morning I		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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Bounce is the only Flying-type move that Gyarados can learn, despite being a Flying-type Pokémon.
• Bounce is the only Flying-type move that can cause paralysis.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 飛跳 Fēitiào Dutch Sprong Finnish Pomppu French Rebond German Sprungfeder Greek Αναπήδηση Hindi उछलो Uchlo Indonesian Melompat Memantul Italian Rimbalzo Korean 뛰어오르다 Ttwieooreuda Polish Skok Portuguese Brazil Ricochetear Portugal Ataque Mola (Advanced Challenge) Salto (Diamond and Pearl Series) Romanian Ricoșeul Serbian Odskok Spanish Bote

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