Power Gem (move)

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Power Gem パワージェム Power Gem

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Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  80 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 IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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

Power Gem (Japanese: パワージェム Power Gem) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Power Gem inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VI

Power Gem's power changed from 70 to 80.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0053		Persian		Field		Field	32	32	32	32
053A		Persian Alola Form		Field		Field				32
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	46	51BW 43B2W2	43XY 37ORAS	37
0179		Mareep		Monster	Field	41	50BW 29B2W2	29	29
0180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field	47	59BW 34B2W2	34	34
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	59	71BW 35B2W2	35	35
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	1PtHGSS	1	1	1
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	50PtHGSS	55	55	55
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	44	44BW 41B2W2	41	41
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	49PtHGSS	49BW 32B2W2	32XY 25ORAS	25
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	43	43	43XY 36ORAS	36
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	46	48BW 33B2W2	33XY 29ORAS	29
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	55	60BW 35B2W2	35XY 29ORAS	29
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral				1
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	21	21BW 25B2W2	25	25
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	49PtHGSS	49BW 32B2W2	32XY 25ORAS	25
0483		Dialga		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	19HGSS	19	19	19
0484		Palkia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	19HGSS	19	19	19
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	1, Evo.
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	1
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral			46	46
0719		Diancie		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				40
0774		Minior		Mineral		Mineral				38
0793		Nihilego		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				37
0800		Necrozma		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				43
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 other games

Pokémon GO

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Power Gem had a power of 40 and an energy bar of .

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target.

In the anime

Vespiquen Persian Carbink File:Alolan Persian Power Gem.png Alolan Persian
The user forms a yellow ball of light and throws it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Vespiquen puts her hands together and a glowing orange ball is formed between her hands. She then raises her hands and the ball's size grows dramatically. She then throws the ball at the opponent.
A wild Vespiquen	An Angry Combeenation!		Debut
	The jewel on Persian's forehead glows red and it fires a pale pink beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at the opponent.
Giovanni's Persian	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!		None
	Small bits of dark pink light come from behind Sableye's back and into the gemstone on its stomach and then the gemstone starts to glow white with a pink outline. Sableye then shoots a pale pink beam from the gemstone at the opponent.
Carrie's Sableye	Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!		None
	The light-blue crystal on the top of Carbink's head glows light-red, then a big white light shines from the crystal and spins in a clockwise direction, and then a pale pink beam which is surrounded by a white aura shoots towards the opponent from the crystal.
Multiple wild Carbink	A Diamond in the Rough!		None
	The jewel on Alolan Persian's forehead glows white and it fires a light-blue beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at the opponent.
Pershie	That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!‬		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Vespiquen Gigalith
The user throws several exploding stones at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vespiquen waves one of its arms and multiple sharp rocks fly out of its arm and fire at the opponent. When all of the rocks are fired and fall on the ground, they all explode at the same time.
A Roughneck's Vespiquen	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I		Debut
	Gigalith absorbs energy from the sun. It then fires the collected energy as a beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Cheren's Gigalith	True Friends		None

In other generations

Core series games

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

Spin-off series games

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 not being able to learn it in Generation VI, Diancie is seen using Power Gem on X and Y's official website. However, since the battle takes place in a cave, it is possible the move Diancie used was actually Nature Power.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 力量寶石 Lihkleuhng Bóusehk Mandarin 力量寶石 / 力量宝石 Lìliàng Bǎoshí Dutch Kroonjuweel French Rayon Gemme German Juwelenkraft Greek Ακτινοβόλα Κοσμήματα Aktinovóla Kosmímata Indonesian Power Gem Italian Gemmoforza Korean 파워젬 Power Gem Polish Klejnot Siły Portuguese Brazil Gema Poderosa (games, TCG, manga) Joia do Poder (early anime) Portugal Pedra Preciosa Romanian Puterea Giuvaerului Spanish Latin America Gema de Poder (DP032) Joya de Luz (BW096) Spain Joya de Luz Vietnamese Bảo Thạch Năng Lượng* Sức Mạnh Đá Quý*

Variations of the move Drill Peck
Drill Peck • Strength • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor Power Gem

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