Seismic Toss (move)

Seismic Toss ちきゅうなげ Earth Throw

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  0 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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a Tough-type appeal earlier in the same turn.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Seismic Toss (Japanese: ちきゅうなげ Earth Throw) is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a varying amount of damage.

Effect

Generation I

Seismic Toss does damage equal to the user's level. Although Seismic Toss deals fighting damage, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts.

In the anime

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Ash's Charizard using Seismic Toss against Blaine's Magmar.

Pokémon

Charizard: Charizard grabs the foe, then Charizard flies into the sky, spins around, then zooms back down and using the momentum of the dive tosses its foe to the ground for more damage.

• Used by Ash's Charizard from Volcanic Panic to ???.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.33
• Primeape at Lv.37
• Machop at Lv.39
• Machoke at Lv.44
• Machamp at Lv.44
• Pinsir at Lv.25

By TM19

• Charmander
• Charmeleon
• Charizard
• Squirtle
• Wartortle
• Blastoise
• Pikachu
• Raichu
• Sandshrew
• Sandslash
• Nidoqueen
• Nidoking
• Clefairy
• Clefable
• Jigglypuff
• Wigglytuff
• Psyduck
• Golduck
• Mankey
• Primeape
• Poliwhirl
• Poliwrath
• Abra
• Kadabra
• Alakazam
• Machop
• Machoke
• Machamp
• Geodude
• Graveler
• Golem
• Slowbro
• Gengar
• Drowzee
• Hypno
• Cubone
• Marowak
• Hitmonlee
• Hitmonchan
• Lickitung
• Rhydon
• Chansey
• Kangaskhan
• Mr. Mime
• Jynx
• Electabuzz
• Magmar
• Pinsir
• Omastar
• Kabuto (Yel.)
• Kabutops
• Snorlax
• Mewtwo
• Mew

Generation II

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.33
• Primeape at Lv.36
• Machop at Lv.19
• Machoke at Lv.19
• Machamp at Lv.19
• Pinsir at Lv.19

By breeding

• Teddiursa
• Miltank

Generation III

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.33 (R/S/E)
• Mankey at Lv.26 (FR/LG)
• Primeape at Lv.36 (R/S/E)
• Primeape at Lv.26 (FR/LG)
• Machop at Lv.19
• Machoke at Lv.19
• Machamp at Lv.19
• Pinsir at Lv.13
• Makuhita at Lv.46
• Hariyama at Lv.51

By breeding

• Teddiursa
• Miltank

By move tutor

In Pokémon FireRed, Leafgreen, and Emerald

• Charmander
• Charmeleon
• Charizard
• Squirtle
• Wartortle
• Blastoise
• Pikachu
• Raichu
• Sandshrew
• Sandslash
• Nidoqueen
• Nidoking
• Clefairy
• Clefable
• Jigglypuff
• Wigglytuff
• Psyduck
• Golduck
• Mankey
• Primeape
• Poliwhirl
• Poliwrath
• Abra
• Kadabra
• Alakazam
• Machop
• Machoke
• Machamp
• Geodude
• Graveler
• Golem
• Slowbro
• Gengar
• Drowzee
• Hypno
• Cubone
• Marowak
• Hitmonlee
• Hitmonchan
• Lickitung
• Rhydon
• Chansey
• Kangaskhan
• Mr. Mime
• Jynx
• Electabuzz
• Magmar
• Pinsir
• Omastar
• Kabutops
• Snorlax
• Mewtwo
• Mew
• Typhlosion
• Totodile
• Croconaw
• Feraligatr
• Pichu
• Cleffa
• Igglybuff
• Togepi
• Togetic
• Flaaffy
• Ampharos
• Marill
• Azumarill
• Sudowoodo
• Politoed
• Aipom
• Quagsire
• Slowking
• Snubbull
• Granbull
• Heracross
• Teddiursa
• Ursaring
• Octillery
• Delibird
• Tyrogue
• Hitmontop
• Smoochum
• Elekid
• Magby
• Miltank
• Blissey
• Tyranitar
• Treecko
• Grovyle
• Sceptile
• Torchic
• Combusken
• Blaziken
• Marshtomp
• Swampert
• Ludicolo
• Breloom
• Slakoth
• Vigoroth
• Slaking
• Whismur
• Loudred
• Exploud
• Makuhita
• Hariyama
• Sableye
• Mawile
• Aggron
• Meditite
• Medicham
• Plusle
• Minun
• Volbeat
• Illumise
• Grumpig
• Spinda
• Cacnea
• Cacturne
• Zangoose
• Armaldo
• Kecleon
• Dusclops
• Regirock
• Regice
• Registeel
• Groudon
• Deoxys

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.17
• Primeape at Lv.17
• Machop at Lv.19
• Machoke at Lv.19
• Machamp at Lv.19
• Pinsir at Lv.8
• Makuhita at Lv.31
• Hariyama at Lv.37
• Arceus at Lv.--

By breeding

• Teddiursa
• Miltank

Trivia

• There are videos on Youtube which show Pokémon attacked by Seismic Toss because of the humorous aspect of the attack when used in Pokémon Battle Revolution, most notably against Wailord or Kyogre.

In other languages

Spanish: Movimiento Sísmico, French: Frappe Atlas, German: Geowurf, Italian: Movimento Sismico