Close Combat (move)

Close Combat インファイト Infight

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Does not affect any Pokémon*

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +3 if previous Pokémon reaches max judge voltage.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Close Combat is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV that hits with high power and then lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense

Effect

Close Combat does damage, then lowers both the Defense and Special Defense of the Pokémon that used it.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Mankey at Lv.49
• Primeape at Lv.59
• Hitmonlee at Lv.53
• Hitmonchan at Lv.56
• Heracross at Lv.37
• Hitmontop at Lv.51
• Makuhita at Lv.40
• Hariyama at Lv.52
• Zangoose at Lv.53
• Monferno at Lv.36
• Infernape at Lv.41
• Staraptor at Lv.34
• Lucario at Lv.42
• Gallade at Lv.53

By breeding

• Mankey
• Machop
• Pinsir
• Snubbull
• Teddiursa

In other languages

• Spanish: A Bocajarro
• Italian: Zuffa

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