Sucker Punch (move)

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Sucker Punch ふいうち Surprise Attack

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Makes 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 IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Sucker Punch (Japanese: ふいうち Surprise Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Sucker Punch does damage and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Sucker Punch will go first regardless of the user's or target's Speed. If the target also uses an increased priority move during the same round that the user uses Sucker Punch, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Sucker Punch is (or attempts to be) used, Sucker Punch's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

If the target uses a non-damaging move or happens to act before the user, Sucker Punch will fail.

Generation V

Sucker Punch will now succeed if the opponent is using Me First, regardless of who is faster.

Mystery Dungeon

The move behaves like all priority moves, striking any foe that is two tiles away regardless of if a teammate is in front.

Description

Games Description This move enables the user to attack first. It fails if the foe is not readying an attack, however. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on a target up to 2 tiles away. This move enables the user to attack first. It fails if the target is not readying an attack, however. This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	19				19			19
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	19				19			19
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	23				23			23
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	23				23			23
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	22				22			22
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	22				22			22
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	22				22			22
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	46				49			49
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	31				31			31
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	36				36			36
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	26				26			36
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	28				28			28
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	41				41	36	36
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	45				55			55
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark	49				49			49 40
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	62				62			62 48
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy	46				46			46 37
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	32				32			32 28
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	37				37			37 34
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	41				41			41 35
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	46		43	43			43 46
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	35				38	34	34 38
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	35				42	34	34 40
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	44				44	52	50 45
367		Huntail	Water		Water								23
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying								--
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	41				41			41
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock	41				41	36	36
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	31				31			31
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	31				31			31
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	31				31			31
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark					46			46
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark					55			55
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass					42			42
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric					40			40
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric					46			46
676		Furfrou	Normal		Normal								42
678		Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic								48
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying								80
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
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	no
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	no
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	no
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	no				no
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark	no
621		Druddigon*	Dragon		Dragon	no
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	no
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	no
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
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison								✔	✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison								✔	✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground								✔	✔
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison								✔	✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison								✔	✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison								✔	✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison								✔	✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison								✔	✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric								✔	✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric								✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic								✔	✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock								✔	✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire								✔	✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire								✔	✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass								✔	✔
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark								✔	✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost								✔	✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost								✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel								✔	✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark								✔	✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison								✔	✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water								✔	✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic								✔	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass								✔	✔
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak	Bug	Ground								✔	✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel								✔	✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark								✔	✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark								✔	✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark								✔	✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost								✔	✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost								✔	✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0287 Slakoth Normal Dream World - Dream Park 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor 0434 Stunky Poison Dark Dream World - Spooky Manor 0621 Druddigon Dragon Dream World - Icy Cave 0624 Pawniard Dark Steel Dream World - Spooky Manor 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 0237 Hitmontop Fighting Korean World Championships 2013 Qualifiers Junior Division 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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Croagunk
This move enables the user to attack first.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Croagunk punches the opponent with a powerful blow to the stomach when it is about to use an attack.
Saturn's Croagunk	Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra II		Debut
	Purrloin jumps high into the air and delivers a powerful kick to the opponent with one of its legs.
N's Purrloin	Letting Go		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Absol
The user strikes before the opponent can attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Absol slams the opponent before it can use a move.
Koya's Absol	Clash! Hareta vs. Koya		None

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

Trivia

• Despite its name, Sucker Punch is not a punching move. The term sucker punch refers to an unexpected or cheap shot at an opponent, akin to its Japanese name, which translates to surprise attack. Thus, many Pokémon that do not possess arms can learn this move, and its base power is not increased by Iron Fist.
• It is tied with Extreme Speed for highest base power of an increased-priority move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 突襲 Tūxí French Coup Bas German Tiefschlag Greek Χτύπημα Εξαπάτησης Italian Sbigoattacco Korean 기습 Giseup Brazilian Portuguese Soco Medonho Spanish Golpe Bajo

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