Secret Power (move)

Secret Power ひみつのちから Secret Power

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM47 in Generation III TM47 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works well if the user's condition is good.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Secret Power is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Location

In Generation III, a young man standing by a tree west of Fortree City gives TM43.

Effect

Generation III

In Generation III, Secret Power allows the user to create their own secret base. When used on certain trees, a vine drops down. When used on indented walls, a cave opens. When used on certain bushes, an entrance opens.

In battles, its added effects have a 30% probability of happening.

If Secret Power is used in:

• Tall grass or water puddles, it causes Sleep.
• Sand, it lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.
• Rocky surfaces or caves, it causes Flinching.
• Water, it lowers the target's Attack.
• Snow fields or ice, it causes Freeze.
• Plain terrains or building floors, it causes Paralysis.
• Ashy terrain such as Route 113, it causes Poison.

Generation IV

If Secret Power is used in:

• Tall grass or water puddles, it causes Sleep.
• Sand, it lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.
• Rocky surfaces or caves, it causes Flinching.
• Marshy terrain, it lowers the target's Speed.
• Water, it lowers the target's Attack.
• Snow fields or ice, it causes Freeze.
• The others, it causes Paralysis.

In the anime

• GlaceonSecretPower.jpg

  Glaceon getting closer...

• Secretpower.jpg

  May's Glaceon using Secret Power on Dawn's Piplup.

Pokémon

Happiny. Happiny glows a sparkling pink then charges at the foe.

• Used by Brock's Happiny from Tanks for the Memories to ???

Bibarel. Same as above.

• Used by Reggie's Bibarel in Lost Leader Strategy!

Glaceon. Same as above.

• Used by May's Glaceon in DP079.

Learnset

Generation III

By TM43

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Secret Power.

Generation IV

By TM43

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Secret Power.

In other languages

• French: Force Cachée
• Spanish: Daño Secreto
• Italian: Forzasegreta