Giga Impact (move)

Giga Impact ギガインパクト Giga Impact

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  90% 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 Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM68 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +3 if previous Pokémon reaches maximum judge voltage

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Giga Impact (Japanese: ギガインパクト Giga Impact) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It is identical to Hyper Beam, except that it is a Physical attack rather than a Special one.

Giga Impact was introduced because, in Generation IV, Hyper Beam was put in the Special category. This move uses the Attack stat, like the old Hyper Beam. Almost every Pokémon that can learn Hyper Beam through TM15 can learn Giga Impact through TM68, and vice versa.

Effect

Giga Impact deals a large amount of damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0128 Tauros Normal 55 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 73 0143 Snorlax Normal 49 0232 Donphan Ground 54 0466 Electivire Electric 67 0486 Regigigas Normal 100 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM68

#   Pokémon Type 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0009 Blastoise Water 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0020 Raticate Normal 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0024 Arbok Poison 0026 Raichu Electric 0028 Sandslash Ground 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0036 Clefable Normal 0038 Ninetales Fire 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0051 Dugtrio Ground 0053 Persian Normal 0055 Golduck Water 0057 Primeape Fighting 0059 Arcanine Fire 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0068 Machamp Fighting 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0078 Rapidash Fire 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0089 Muk Poison 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0097 Hypno Psychic 0099 Kingler Water 0101 Electrode Electric 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0110 Weezing Poison 0112 Rhydon Rock Ground 0113 Chansey Normal 0114 Tangela Grass 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0117 Seadra Water 0119 Seaking Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0127 Pinsir Bug 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0137 Porygon Normal 0139 Omastar Water Rock 0141 Kabutops Water Rock 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0154 Meganium Grass 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0160 Feraligatr Water 0162 Furret Normal 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0181 Ampharos Electric 0182 Bellossom Grass 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0192 Sunflora Grass 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0210 Granbull Normal 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0217 Ursaring Normal 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0224 Octillery Water 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0229 Houndoom Fire Dark 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0232 Donphan Ground 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0257 Blaziken Fire 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0262 Mightyena Dark 0264 Linoone Normal 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0289 Slaking Normal 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0295 Exploud Normal 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0301 Delcatty Normal 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0310 Manectric Electric 0317 Swalot Poison 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0321 Wailord Water 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0324 Torkoal Fire 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0350 Milotic Water 0354 Banette Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0359 Absol Dark 0362 Glalie Ice 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Rock Water 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0402 Kricketune Bug 0405 Luxray Electric 0407 Roserade Grass Poison 0409 Rampardos Rock 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0419 Floatzel Water 0421 Cherrim Grass 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0424 Ambipom Normal 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0428 Lopunny Normal 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0432 Purugly Normal 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0450 Hippowdon Ground 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0455 Carnivine Grass 0457 Lumineon Water 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0462 Magnezone Electric Steel 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0466 Electivire Electric 0467 Magmortar Fire 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0470 Leafeon Grass 0471 Glaceon Ice 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0486 Regigigas Normal 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0488 Cresselia Psychic 0490 Manaphy Water 0491 Darkrai Dark 0492 Shaymin Grass 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying 0493 Arceus Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Spiritombgigaimpact2.jpg Spiritomb File:Aerodactyl gigaimpact3.jpg Aerodactyl File:Garchomp charging for a Giga Impact.jpg Garchomp File:Munchlax Giga Impact.png Munchlax
A yellow-orange energy covers its body. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds the user and the energy swirls around it to hit the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A yellow-orange energy covers its body. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds Aerodactyl and the energy swirls around the user to hit the foe.
Wild Aerodactyl	Wild in the Streets		None
	A yellow-orange energy covers its body. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds Garchomp and the energy swirls around the user to hit the foe.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Top-Down Training!		None
	A yellow-orange energy covers its body. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds Spiritomb and the energy swirls around the user to hit the foe.
Wild Spiritomb	The Keystone Pops!		None
	A yellow-orange energy covers its body. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds Munchlax and the energy swirls around the user to hit the foe.
Kylie's Munchlax	A Full Course Tag Battle!		Munchlax cannot legally learn Giga Impact.
	A yellow-orange energy covers its body. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds Gliscor and the energy swirls around the user to hit the foe.
Ash's Gliscor	DP154		None

Trivia

• Aerodactyl is the only Pokémon that learns both Hyper Beam and Giga Impact by level.
• Strangely, despite being among the lightest Pokémon (only surpassed by Gastly and Haunter), all members of the lake guardians can learn this move.
• Normally, only fully-evolved Pokémon can learn this move. However, some Pokémon that are not fully evolved but were in a previous generation (such as Porygon, Porygon2, Seadra, or Lickitung) may also learn this move, despite the fact it was introduced during Generation IV.
• Giga Impact was likely created due to the physical and special split in Generation IV. Because of this, Giga Impact causes the same range of damage that Hyper Beam did in Generation II and Generation III, as the Normal-type used to be governed by the physical stat.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Giga Impacto
• French: Giga Impact
• Spanish: Giga Impacto
• Italian: Gigaimpatto
• German: Gigastoß
• Dutch: Giga Impact

Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Frenzy Plant • Roar of Time