High Jump Kick (move)

Not to be confused with Jump Kick.

High Jump Kick とびひざげり Jumping Knee Kick

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  130 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   After this move, the user is more easily startled.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

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

High Jump Kick (Japanese: とびひざげり Jumping Knee Kick), spelled Hi Jump Kick prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation III, it was one of the signature moves of Hitmonlee.

Effect

Generation I

Hi Jump Kick does damage with a power of 85. If it misses, the user will take crash damage of 1 HP. If used against a Ghost-type, then the user will not take crash damage.

In Generations I-III, if the user of Hi Jump Kick attacks first and faints itself due to crash damage, the target will not attack.

Generation II

The crash damage is now 1/8 of the damage it would have dealt. The user will take crash damage if Hi Jump Kick is protected against by a move such as Protect, but not due to type immunity (only the type immunity message is displayed).

Generation III

The crash damage is now 1/2 of the damage it would have dealt.

Hi Jump Kick can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 6 bonus appeal points if Mind Reader was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV

Hi Jump Kick's base power is increased from 85 to 100. It cannot be used if Gravity is in effect.

The user can now crash due to a target's type immunity, and will take crash damage equal to half of the target's max HP in that case.

The user will not take crash damage if Hi Jump Kick fails due to there being no remaining targets.

Generation V onwards

High Jump Kick's base power is increased from 100 to 130, and its PP is reduced from 20 to 10. The crash damage is now (always) equal to half of the user's max HP, rounded down.

Description

Games Description Stad Stronger than a Jump Kick. If it misses, the attacker sustains 1/8 damage it should have caused. Stad2 Stronger than Jump Kick. If it misses, the attacker takes 1/8 damage it would've caused. GSC May miss and hurt the user. RSEColoXD A jumping knee kick. If it misses, the user is hurt. FRLG A strong jumping knee kick. If it misses, the user is hurt. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If it misses, the user is hurt instead. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If it misses, the user is hurt instead. SV The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	48	26	26	29	29	29	29SMUSUM 45PE	44
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field					1	1	1
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like			32RSE 33FRLG	32	32	32XY 28ORAS	28	28BDSP	28
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like			32RSE 33FRLG	32	32	32XY 28ORAS	28	28BDSP	28
0428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like						66ORAS	66	56SwShBDSP
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon					31	31	31	44
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon					31	31	31	48
0619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like					53	50	50	60
0620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like					56	56	56	66
0701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like						44	44	48	48
0763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass							49	58	58
0795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							67	70
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
0236		Tyrogue		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0447		Riolu		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0813		Scorbunny		Field	Human-Like							✔	✔
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 VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	Sorrel's Lucario
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 IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like	Cinderace the Unrivaled
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 and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Hi Jump Kick is a move with 16 base power, 90% accuracy, and 11 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, multiplying the final damage by two. If the move misses the target, the user receives recoil damage equal to ½ of the damage that would have otherwise been dealt.

In Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon the recoil damage is 50% and 30% of the user's max HP, respectively.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★★ Power: 65 Accuracy: 90%

Effect: If this move misses, the user takes some damage.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

High Jump Kick

★★★★★
Attack power	29.24665
Charge time	0.66 seconds
Range type	Dash
Number of hits	2
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Physical	3	—	135	162	90%	An opponent	Recoil	When it fails, the user takes damage equal to 50% of its maximum HP.	May (Spring 2021) & Mega Lopunny Scottie/Bettie & Hitmonlee Egg

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: If it fails, the user takes damage equal to half of its maximum HP.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, but hurts the user if it misses. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, but it also hurts the user if the move misses. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかし はずれたときは じぶんが ダメージをうける Conq. The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If it misses, the user is hurt instead. MDGtI It damages an enemy. But if it misses, you hurt yourself. SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy. But if it misses, you'll hurt yourself!

In the anime

Main series

Hitmonlee Hawlucha Mienshao Scrafty
The foe is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If it misses, the user is hurt instead.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hitmonlee leaps into the air and strikes the opponent with his knee. He gets hurt if the attack misses, or Hitmonlee jumps into the air, front flips and kicks the opponent down, or Hitmonlee jumps into the air and lands in front of the opponent. He then jumps up and knees the opponent with one of his knees.
Giant's Hitmonlee	The Punchy Pokémon		Debut Japanese version only
Shiro's Hitmonlee	Two Hits and a Miss		English dub debut
Wobbuffet Festival crasher's Hitmonlee	Wobbu-Palooza!		None
Gilbert's Hitmonlee	Saved by the Beldum		None
Master Hamm's Hitmonlee	Pasta La Vista!		None
Barry's Hitmonlee	Casting a Paul on Barry!		None
	Meditite jumps into the air and strikes the opponent with its knee.
Shauna's Meditite	A Meditite Fight!		None
	Medicham leaps into the air and strikes the opponent with its knee. If the attack misses, it hurts itself.
Grace's Medicham	Pros and Con Artists		None
Greta's Medicham	Wheel of Frontier		None
	Scrafty jumps into the air and one of its knees starts to glow red-orange. Scrafty then strikes the opponent with its knee. If the attack misses, when Scrafty lands, the knee that was glowing becomes surrounded briefly in yellow static, damaging it.
A wild Scrafty	Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!		None
	Scraggy leaps at the opponent and it swings its knee around once while going towards the opponent. It then thrusts its knee forward and it begins to glow red-orange. It then strikes the opponent with its knee. When Scraggy misses, its knee rams into the ground with great force, causing it to hold its knee in pain.
Ash's Scraggy	Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!		None
	Mienshao jumps into the air and one of its knees starts to glow purple, white, or yellow. Mienshao then strikes the opponent with its knee.
Delbert's Mienshao	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
A wild Mienshao	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
Ikari's Mienshao	Smashing with Sketch!		None
Korrina's Mienshao	A Festival Reunion!		None
	One of Hawlucha's knees glows white or orange and it strikes the opponent with it. If the attack misses, it causes crash damage.
Ash's Hawlucha	The Forest Champion!		None
Bea's Hawlucha	Battle Three With Bea!		None
	Mienfoo jumps into the air and one of its knees starts to glow white. It then strikes the opponent with its knee. If the attack misses, it causes crash damage.
Korrina's Mienfoo	Showdown at the Shalour Gym!		None
	One of Smeargle's legs glows white and it kicks the opponent with it.
Ilima's Smeargle	Smashing with Sketch!		Used via Sketch
	The yellow hair around Cinderace's knees glows yellow. It then strikes the opponent with its knee.
Leon's Cinderace	JN131		Activates Libero

Pokémon Origins

Hitmonlee
The foe is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If it misses, the user is hurt instead.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hitmonlee leaps into the air and strikes the opponent with his knee.
Red's Hitmonlee	File 3: Giovanni		Debut

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Medicham
The user jumps high and kicks with one of its legs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Medicham jumps high and kicks the opponent with one of its legs.
Greta's Medicham	An Awesome Showdown!!		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Hitmonlee Tsareena
The user kicks the opponent with one of its bent knees.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hitmonlee does a handstand and swings his legs at the opponent, hitting them with one of his bent knees.
Bruno's Hitmonlee	Punching Poliwrath		Debut
	Tsareena jumps towards the opponent, kicking them with her bent knee.
Mallow's Tsareena	Destroy!! Results of the Training!		None

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Hitmonlee
The user jumps high and kicks with one of its legs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hitmonlee jumps high and kicks the opponent with one of his long legs.
A Hitmonlee Gold briefly used	Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!!		None

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Hitmonlee
The user jumps high and kicks with one of its legs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hitmonlee jumps high and kicks the opponent with one of his legs.
Giovanni's Hitmonlee	Pikachu Was Kidnapped!!		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

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

Side 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

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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 飛膝踢 Fēisāttek * 飛膝撞 Fēisātjohng * 高飛腿 Gōufēitéui * Mandarin 飛膝踢 / 飞膝踢 Fēixītī * 飛膝撞 Fēixīzhuàng * Czech Vysoký Výskok a Kop Danish Højt Hopspark Dutch Hoge Sprongschop Finnish Ylähyppypotku French Pied Voltige German Turmkick Greek Υψομετρικό Λάκτισμα Indonesian Tendangan Salto Italian Calcinvolo Korean 무릎차기 Mureupchagi Polish Saltocios* Wyskok i Kopnięcie* Kopniak z Wyskoku/Atak Kopniakiem* Szybki Atak* Portuguese Brazil Chute de Pulo Alto (XY035–present, Undaunted–present, manga) Chute Alto (Fossil, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Super Voadora (DP184–BW105) Other names: Chute do Canhão*, Chute Salto*, Chute Cruzado*, Pulo com Chute*, Salto com Chute*, Alta Voadora*, Pular Alto e Chutar*, Pulo Alto e Chute*, Chute Alto e Soco*, Pulo Alto* Portugal Chuto com Salto Alto Pontapé em Salto (Best Wishes series) Serbian Šut iz Visokog Skoka Spanish Latin America Patada de Salto Alto Spain Pat. Salto AltaVI+ Pat. S. AltaI–V Turkish Uçan Tekme Vietnamese Nhảy Đá Lên Gối

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