Superpower (move)

Superpower ばかぢから Great Power

File:Superpower.png

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Superpower (Japanese: ばかぢから Great Power) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Superpower inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Attack stat and Defense stat by one stat level each.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground		43	58				58			'
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug				52				52			'
158		Totodile	Water		Water				41		43	48			'
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				48		51	57			'
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				58		63	71			'
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	25			25				25			'
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	25			25				25			'
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	25			25				25			'
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	30			30				30			'
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal				41				41			'
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water				48				48			'
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal				25						'
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting								49			''''
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting								57			''''
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting								57			''''
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting								49			''''
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire								39			'
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire								47			'
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice								--			'
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon								55			'
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying								51			'
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	no
183		Marill	Water		Water
304		Aron	Steel	Rock	no
341		Corphish	Water		Water
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	no
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

In Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0127 Pinsir Bug 0136 Flareon Fire 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0231 Phanpy Ground 0232 Donphan Ground 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0296 Makuhita Fighting 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0359 Absol Dark 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0405 Luxray Electric 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0449 Hippopotas Ground 0450 Hippowdon Ground 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 0486 Regigigas Normal 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:Totodile Superpower.png Totodile
The user becomes outlined in blue and can lift heavy objects.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Totodile's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura. It then picks up a large rock and throws it at the opponent.
Khoury's Totodile	A Rivalry to Gible On!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Regirock Superpower Adventures.png Regirock
The user strikes the opponent with a powerful punch.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Regirock raises one of its hands and strikes the opponent with a powerful punch.
Brandon's Regirock	VS. Regirock		Debut

Trivia

• Until Pokémon Platinum, no Fighting-type Pokémon could learn Superpower, despite it being a Fighting-type move.
• Superpower's German name is the same as the name for the ability Huge Power in German.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 蠻力 Mánlì French Surpuissance German Kraftkoloss Greek Υπερδύναμη Italian Troppoforte Korean 엄청난힘 Eomcheongnan Him Polish Super Moc Serbian Supermoć Spanish Fuerza Bruta

Variations of the move Superpower
Superpower • Close Combat • Dragon Ascent • Headlong Rush Armor Cannon

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