Ancient Power (move)

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Ancient Power げんしのちから Primeval Power

Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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

Ancient Power (Japanese: げんしのちから Primeval Power), formatted as AncientPower prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

In battle

Ancient Power inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.

Generation III

This move makes contact.

Generation IV onward

This move does not make contact.

Other effects

From Generation IV onward, three Pokémon can evolve when they level up knowing Ancient Power: Tangela into Tangrowth, Piloswine into Mamoswine, and Yanma into Yanmega.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Rock-type attack. This prehistoric move may boost all of the user's stats. GSC RSEColoXD An attack that may raise all stats. FRLG An ancient power is used to attack. It may also raise all the user's stats. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The user attacks with a prehistoric power. It may also raise all the user's stats at once.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass			33	36BW 40B2W2	38	38
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	49	49	37	37	37	37
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	54	55	37	37	37	37
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	55	55	46	46	46	46
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	65	65	54	54	54	54
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	29	29	25	25	25	25
0144		Articuno		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			29	29	29	29
0145		Zapdos		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			29	29	29	29
0146		Moltres		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			29	29	29	29
0151		Mew		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	50	50	50	50	50	50
0175		Togepi		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		21FRLG	33	33	33	33
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy		21FRLG	33	33	33	33
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug			33	33	33	33
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field			41	48BW 19B2W2	19	16SM 18USUM
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous			26	28	28XY 22ORAS	22
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous			26	28	28XY 22ORAS	22
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	43	45	32	32BW 20B2W2	20XY 17ORAS	17
0249		Lugia		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	88	88	57	57	57	57
0250		Ho-Oh		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	88	88	57	57	57	57
0251		Celebi		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	20	20	28	28	28	28
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	26BW 21B2W2	21XY 19ORAS	19
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	26BW 21B2W2	21XY 19ORAS	19
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3		43	43	43	43XY 17ORAS	17
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3		48	36	36	36XY 17ORAS	17
0347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3		37	31	31	31XY 21ORAS	21
0348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3		37	31	31	31XY 21ORAS	21
0352		Kecleon		Field		Field		49	64DP 55PtHGSS	55	1, 55XY 21ORAS	21
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2		43	43	43	1, 43XY 21ORAS	21
0377		Regirock		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		33	33	33	33XY 31ORAS	31
0378		Regice		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		33	33	33	33XY 31ORAS	31
0379		Registeel		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		33	33	33	33XY 31ORAS	31
0382		Kyogre		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		15	15DPPt 45HGSS	45	45XY 1ORAS	1
0383		Groudon		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		15	15DPPt 45HGSS	45	45XY 1ORAS	1
0384		Rayquaza		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		15	15DPPt 45HGSS	45	45XY 15ORAS	15
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			28	33	33	33
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster			28	36	36	36
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster			28	28	28	28
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster			28	28	28	28
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass			33	36BW 40B2W2	40	40
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug			33	33	33	33
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
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			20DPPt 10HGSS	10	10	10
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			20DPPt 10HGSS	10	10	10
0485		Heatran		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			1	1	1	1
0487		Giratina		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			20DPPt 10HGSS	10	10	10
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3				18	18	18
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3				18	18	18
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				18	18	18
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				18	18	18
0615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral						21
0643		Reshiram		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				15	15	15
0644		Zekrom		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				15	15	15
0646		Kyurem Normal Kyurem		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				15	15	15
646B		Kyurem Black Kyurem		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				15B2W2	15	15
646W		Kyurem White Kyurem		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				15B2W2	15	15
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3					28	28
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3					28	28
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon					26	26
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon					26	26
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster					26	26
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster					26	26
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral					31	31
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					31	27
0774		Minior		Mineral		Mineral						17
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050A		Diglett Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔	✔	✔
0322		Numel		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔
0769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
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		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						DP	Pt	HGSS
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
0144		Articuno		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	✔	✔
0145		Zapdos		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	✔	✔
0146		Moltres		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	✔	✔
0151		Mew		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	✔	✔
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0154		Meganium		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0175		Togepi		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	✔	✔
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field	✔	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field	✔	✔
0232		Donphan		Field		Field	✔	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0249		Lugia		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	✔	✔
0250		Ho-Oh		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	✔	✔
0251		Celebi		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	✔	✔
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0305		Lairon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
0347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
0348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
0352		Kecleon		Field		Field	✔	✔
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔
0377		Regirock		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	✔	✔
0378		Regice		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	✔	✔
0379		Registeel		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	✔	✔
0382		Kyogre		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	✔	✔
0383		Groudon		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	✔	✔
0384		Rayquaza		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	✔	✔
0385		Jirachi		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	✔	✔
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔
0423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field	✔	✔
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
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	✔	✔
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	✔	✔
0485		Heatran		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	✔	✔
0486		Regigigas		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	✔	✔
0487		Giratina Altered Forme		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	✔	✔
487O		Giratina Origin Forme		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	✔	✔
0489		Phione		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔
0490		Manaphy		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔
0493		Arceus		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	✔	✔
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 move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	Mt. Battle ChikoritaXD
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0114		TangelaLv. 1		Grass		Grass	My Pokémon Ranch
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.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	Dream World - Icy Cave
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	Dream World - Icy Cave
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 event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3 New York Pokémon Center
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 July 30, 2016, Ancient Power had a power of 30.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Ancient Power had a power of 35, an energy bar of , and a duration of 3.6 seconds.

Golem may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also simultaneously raise by one level Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed.

In the anime

Piloswine Carracosta Yanmega Tirtouga
The user forms a glowing ball of energy in front of its body and shoots it at foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Yanma's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and creates a silver ball in front of Yanma's body. Yanma then launches the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		Debut
	Yanmega's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its body. It then launches the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
	Piloswine's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its nose. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Piloswine	A Breed Stampede!		None
	Mamoswine's body glows white and the glow comes off its body and forms a silver ball on the end of its tusks. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Mamoswine	Trials and Adulations!		None
	Tirtouga's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and creates a silver ball with a green core in front of Tirtouga's body. Tirtouga then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Tirtouga	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1		None
	Carracosta's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and forms in its flipper as a silver ball with a green core. It then hurls the ball at the opponent.
Four wild Carracosta	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Kabutops Tirtouga
The user releases a powerful blast of energy from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kabutops crosses its scythes across its chest and opens them quickly. A ring of energy then appears behind its body and it releases a blast of energy from its body at the opponent.
Brock's Kabutops	Capital Kabutops		Debut
	Tirtouga points at the opponent, sending a large cluster of rocks flying into them.
Black's Costa	The Battle Within		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Dialga
The user releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dialga releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks.
A wild Dialga	The Advent of Legendary Pokémon!!		Debut

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

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

• Ancient Power is learned by every Fossil Pokémon and a large number of Legendary Pokémon.
• Piloswine, which evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up knowing this move, has been able to learn it by breeding since the move's introduction. This trait is shared with Rollout, which has had a similar history with Lickitung.
• In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the battle animation of Ancient Power uses various Fossils instead of boulders.
• Ancient Power is the only move in its group of three variants to not have the word "wind" in the name.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 原始之力 Yùhnchí-jī Lihk Mandarin 原始之力 Yuánshǐ-zhī Lì Dutch Oeroude kracht French Pouvoir Antique* Pouv.Antique* German Antik-Kraft Greek Αρχαία Δύναμη Archaía Dýnami Hebrew כוח עתיק coah atick Indonesian Kekuatan Purba Tenaga Purba Kekuatan Primitif Italian Forzantica Korean 원시의힘 Wonsi-yi Him Polish Starożytna Moc Portuguese Brazil Poder Ancestral (games, TCG, manga) Poder Antigo (early anime) Portugal Poder Antigo Romanian Puterea Antică Russian Древняя сила Drevnyaya sila Serbian Drevna moć Spanish Latin America Poder Antiguo Poder Pasado (DP171) Spain Poder Pasado Turkish Antik Güç Vietnamese Sức Mạnh Nguyên Thủy

Variations of the move Ancient Power
Ancient Power • Silver Wind • Ominous Wind

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