Ancient Power (move)
Ancient Power げんしのちから Primeval Power | ||||||||||||
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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.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Ancient Power PP is now increased from 5 to 15. May raise the user's offensive and defensive stats.
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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
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0114 | ![]() |
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Grass | 33 | 36BW 40B2W2 |
38 | 38SMUSUM | 24SwShBDSP 34LA | |||||
0138 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37SMUSUM | 30 | ||
0139 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 54 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37SMUSUM | 30 | ||
0140 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46SMUSUM | 30 | ||
0141 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 65 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54SMUSUM | 30 | ||
0142 | ![]() |
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Flying | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25SMUSUM | 1 | |||
0144 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29SMUSUM | 25 | |||||
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Articuno
Galarian Form |
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No Eggs Discovered | 25SwSh | ||||||||
0145 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29SMUSUM | 25 | |||||
145G | ![]() |
Zapdos
Galarian Form |
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No Eggs Discovered | 25SwSh | ||||||||
0146 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29SMUSUM | 25 | |||||
146G | ![]() |
Moltres
Galarian Form |
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No Eggs Discovered | 25SwSh | ||||||||
0150 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 8 | |||||||||
0151 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50SMUSUM | 30 | |||
0175 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 21FRLG | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16SwShBDSP | ||||
0176 | ![]() |
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Flying | Fairy | 21FRLG | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16SwShBDSP | |||
0193 | ![]() |
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Bug | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33BDSP 34LA | |||||
0206 | ![]() |
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Field | 41 | 48BW 19B2W2 |
19 | 16SM 18USUM |
20 | |||||
0218 | ![]() |
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Amorphous | 26 | 28 | 28XY 22ORAS |
22 | 22BDSP | |||||
0219 | ![]() |
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Amorphous | 26 | 28 | 28XY 22ORAS |
22 | 22BDSP | |||||
0220 | ![]() |
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Field | 34LA | |||||||||
0221 | ![]() |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP 34LA | |||||
0222 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 32BW 20B2W2 |
20XY 17ORAS |
17 | 20 | ||
222G | ![]() |
Corsola
Galarian Form |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 20SwSh | |||||||
0249 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 88 | 88 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 1 | |||
0250 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 88 | 88 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 1 | |||
0251 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 20 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | |||
0343 | ![]() |
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Mineral | 25 | 25 | 26BW 21B2W2 |
21XY 19ORAS |
19 | 18 | ||||
0344 | ![]() |
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Mineral | 25 | 25 | 26BW 21B2W2 |
21XY 19ORAS |
19 | 18 | ||||
0345 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43XY 17ORAS |
17 | 16 | ||||
0346 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 36XY 17ORAS |
17 | 16 | ||||
0347 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 31XY 21ORAS |
21 | 16 | ||||
0348 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 31XY 21ORAS |
21 | 16 | ||||
0352 | ![]() |
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Field | 49 | 64DP 55PtHGSS |
55 | 1, 55XY 21ORAS |
21 | 21BDSP | ||||
0369 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 2 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1, 43XY 21ORAS |
21 | 10 | |||
0377 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33XY 31ORAS |
31 | 12 | ||||
0378 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33XY 31ORAS |
31 | 12 | ||||
0379 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33XY 31ORAS |
31 | 12 | ||||
0382 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15 | 15DPPt 45HGSS |
45 | 45XY 1ORAS |
1 | 1 | ||||
0383 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15 | 15DPPt 45HGSS |
45 | 45XY 1ORAS |
1 | 1 | ||||
0384 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15 | 15DPPt 45HGSS |
45 | 45XY 15ORAS |
15 | 1 | ||||
0408 | ![]() |
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Monster | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33BDSP 5LA | |||||
0409 | ![]() |
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Monster | 28 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36BDSP 5LA | |||||
0410 | ![]() |
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Monster | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28BDSP 5LA | |||||
0411 | ![]() |
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Monster | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28BDSP 5LA | |||||
0422 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Amorphous | 20SwShBDSP 15LA | ||||||||
0423 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Amorphous | 20SwShBDSP 15LA | ||||||||
0465 | ![]() |
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Grass | 33 | 36BW 40B2W2 |
40 | 40 | 24SwShBDSP 34LA | |||||
0468 | ![]() |
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Flying | Fairy | 1SwShBDSP | ||||||||
0469 | ![]() |
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Bug | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33BDSP 34LA | |||||
0473 | ![]() |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP 34LA | |||||
0483 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 20DPPt 10HGSS |
10 | 10 | 10 | 16SwShBDSP 6LA | |||||
0484 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 20DPPt 10HGSS |
10 | 10 | 10 | 16SwShBDSP 6LA | |||||
0485 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||
0486 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 19LA | |||||||||
0487 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 20DPPt 10HGSS |
10 | 10 | 10 | 14SwShBDSP 6LA | |||||
0493 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 12LA | |||||||||
0564 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12SwSh | |||||
0565 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12SwSh | |||||
0566 | ![]() |
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Flying | Water 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12SwSh | |||||
0567 | ![]() |
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Flying | Water 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12SwSh | |||||
0615 | ![]() |
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Mineral | 21 | 24SwSh | ||||||||
0643 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1SwSh | ||||||
0644 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1SwSh | ||||||
0646 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1SwSh | ||||||
646B | ![]() |
Kyurem
Black Kyurem |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15B2W2 | 15 | 15 | 1SwSh | |||||
646W | ![]() |
Kyurem
White Kyurem |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15B2W2 | 15 | 15 | 1SwSh | |||||
0688 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | 28 | 28 | 20SwSh | |||||||
0689 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | 28 | 28 | 20SwSh | |||||||
0696 | ![]() |
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Monster | Dragon | 26 | 26 | 8SwSh | ||||||
0697 | ![]() |
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Monster | Dragon | 26 | 26 | 1SwSh | ||||||
0698 | ![]() |
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Monster | 26 | 26 | 8SwSh | |||||||
0699 | ![]() |
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Monster | 26 | 26 | 1SwSh | |||||||
0703 | ![]() |
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Fairy | Mineral | 31 | 31 | 20SwSh | ||||||
0719 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 31 | 27 | 28SwSh | |||||||
0774 | ![]() |
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Mineral | 17 | |||||||||
0837 | ![]() |
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Mineral | 20SwSh | |||||||||
0838 | ![]() |
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Mineral | 20SwSh | |||||||||
0839 | ![]() |
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Mineral | 20SwSh | |||||||||
0864 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 20SwSh | ||||||||
0880 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 21SwSh | |||||||||
0881 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 21SwSh | |||||||||
0882 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 21SwSh | |||||||||
0883 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 21SwSh | |||||||||
0894 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 12SwSh | |||||||||
0895 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | 12SwSh | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0004 | ![]() |
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Monster | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0050 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
050A | ![]() |
Diglett
Alolan Form |
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Field | ✔ | ✔SwSh | |||||||
0098 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0102 | ![]() |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
0104 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
0131 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
0152 | ![]() |
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Monster | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||
0158 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||
0194 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0206 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||
0220 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
0231 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||
0246 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
0258 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
0303 | ![]() |
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Field | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
0318 | ![]() |
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Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0322 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||||
0324 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | |||||||||
0341 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
0561 | ![]() |
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Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔SwSh | ||||||
0769 | ![]() |
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Amorphous | ✔ | ✔SwSh | ||||||||
0874 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔SwSh | |||||||||
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 | |||
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Pt | HGSS | ||||||
0074 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0075 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0076 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0095 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0098 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0099 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0102 | ![]() |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0103 | ![]() |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0111 | ![]() |
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Monster | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |
0112 | ![]() |
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Monster | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |
0114 | ![]() |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0131 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0138 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0139 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0140 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0141 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0142 | ![]() |
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Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0144 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0145 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0146 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0151 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0152 | ![]() |
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Monster | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | |
0153 | ![]() |
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Monster | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | |
0154 | ![]() |
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Monster | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | |
0158 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0159 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0160 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0175 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0176 | ![]() |
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Flying | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | |
0193 | ![]() |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0194 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |
0195 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |
0206 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0208 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0213 | ![]() |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0218 | ![]() |
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Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0219 | ![]() |
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Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0220 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0221 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0222 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0231 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0232 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0246 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0247 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0248 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0249 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0250 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0251 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0258 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0259 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0260 | ![]() |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0299 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0303 | ![]() |
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Field | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | |
0304 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0305 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0306 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0318 | ![]() |
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Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0319 | ![]() |
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Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0337 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0338 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0341 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0342 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0343 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0344 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0345 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0346 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0347 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0348 | ![]() |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0352 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0369 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | |
0377 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0378 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0379 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0382 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0383 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0384 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0385 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0408 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0409 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0410 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0411 | ![]() |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0422 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | |
0423 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | |
0436 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0437 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0464 | ![]() |
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Monster | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |
0465 | ![]() |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0468 | ![]() |
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Flying | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | |
0469 | ![]() |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0473 | ![]() |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0476 | ![]() |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0483 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0484 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0485 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0486 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
0487 | ![]() |
Giratina
Altered Forme |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | |
487O | ![]() |
Giratina
Origin Forme |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | |
0489 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | |
0490 | ![]() |
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Water 1 | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | |
0493 | ![]() |
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No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||
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 | ||
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0103 | ![]() |
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Grass | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | ||
0152 | ![]() |
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Monster | Grass | Mt. Battle ChikoritaXD | |
0220 | ![]() |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Field | Dream World - Icy Cave | ||
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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. |
Generation VIII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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Grass | Regina's Exeggutor (The Isle of Armor) | |
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 | ||
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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 Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Ancientpower is a move with 12 base power, 88% accuracy, and 12 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front and might raise user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense and Movement Speed by one level.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move now cuts corners.
In Gates to Infinity, AncientPower hits nearby enemies in a 1 tile range around the user when used by a Gigantic Pokémon.
Pokémon Masters EX
Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description | Playable Users |
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Special | 2 | — | 47 | 56 | 100% | An opponent | — | Has a chance (10%) of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stat rank. | Brycen & Cryogonal Roxanne & Nosepass/Probopass Blue (Classic) & Aerodactyl Scottie/Bettie & Support Geodude/Graveler/Golem Egg Scottie/Bettie & Strike/Support Omanyte/Omastar Egg Scottie/Bettie & Kabuto/Kabutops Egg Scottie/Bettie & Tyranitar (in Victory Road) |
Past description
- Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a very small chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Speed, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def, and Speed.
Pokémon GO
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Power: 30 → 35
- February 16, 2017
- Power: 35 → 70
- Energy cost: 25 → 33
- Duration: 3.6 → 3.5 seconds
- Damage window: 2.9 - 3.25 → 2.85 - 3.1 seconds
- Trainer Battles
- February 15, 2019
- Secondary effect added
- April 2, 2020
- Power: 70 → 45
- September 1, 2022
Description
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In the anime
The user attacks the target with a prehistoric power. | |||
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Yanma's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and creates a silver ball of energy in front of Yanma's body. Yanma then launches the ball at the opponent. | ||
Jessie's Yanma | The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! | Debut | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Mamoswine's body glows white and the glow comes off its body and forms a silver ball of energy on the end of its tusks. It then fires the ball at the opponent; or, Mamoswine stomps the ground with its front legs, sending multiple rocks flying at the opponent. | ||
Dawn's Mamoswine | Trials and Adulations! | None | |
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Tirtouga's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and creates a silver ball of energy 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 | |
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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 of energy with a green core. It then hurls the ball at the opponent. | ||
Four wild Carracosta | A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2 | None | |
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Charizard makes multiple rocks surrounded by purple energy come out of the ground. It then flaps its wings, sending the rocks flying at the opponent. | ||
Leon's Charizard | Curtain Up! Fight the Fights! | None |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The user attacks with a prehistoric power. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 | |
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Tirtouga points at the opponent, sending a large cluster of rocks flying into them. | ||
Black's Costa | The Battle Within | None |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
The user releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
Side series games
Spin-off series games
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.
In other languages
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