Pound (move)

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Pound はたく Strike

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  40 Accuracy  100% 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  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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

Pound (Japanese: はたく Strike) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Pound can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Double Slap, Faint Attack and Slam to give two extra appeal points if used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A Normal-type attack. Slightly stronger than Tackle. Many Pokémon know this move. GSC Pounds with forelegs or tail. RSE Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail. FRLG A physical attack delivered with a long tail or a foreleg, etc. ColoXD Pounds the target with forelegs or tail. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc. BWB2W2 The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy							1PE	1
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	9	9	9	9	9	7XY 5ORAS	5SMUSUM 4PE	1
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy							1PE	1
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1							4PE	6
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1							1, 4PE	1
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1							1PE	1
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
088A		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							1
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
089A		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							1
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster								1
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like							1USUMPE	1
122G		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								1SwSh
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0174		Igglybuff		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		9	9	9	9	9XY 5ORAS	5	1
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy								1
0186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1								1
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass		1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
0274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass			1	1	1	1	1
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass			1
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
0294		Loudred		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
0295		Exploud		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like								1BDSP
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like								1BDSP
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field								1BDSP
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field								1BDSP
0401		Kricketot		Bug		Bug								1BDSP
0402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug								1BDSP
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like				1	1	1	1	1
0428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like				1	1	1	1	1
0439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1USUM	1
0440		Happiny		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				1	1	1	1	1
0456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2				1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2				1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy								1
0486		Regigigas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy					1	1	1	1SwSh
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1SwSh
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1SwSh
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1SwSh
0568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1SwSh
0569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1SwSh
0572		Minccino		Field		Field					1	1	1	1SwSh
0573		Cinccino		Field		Field								1SwSh
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1SwSh
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1SwSh
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1SwSh
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2					1	1	1
0619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like					1	1	1	1SwSh
0620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like					1	1	1	1SwSh
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	8SwSh
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1SwSh
0656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1						1	1
0657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1						1	1
0658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1						1	1
0694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon						1	1	4SwSh
0695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon								1SwSh
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field							1	1SwSh
0729		Brionne		Water 1	Field							1	1SwSh
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field							1	1SwSh
0741		Oricorio		Flying		Flying							1
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon							1	1SwSh
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1	1SwSh
0816		Sobble		Water 1	Field								1SwSh
0817		Drizzile		Water 1	Field								1SwSh
0818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field								1SwSh
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like								1SwSh
0898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1SwSh
898I		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1SwSh
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1SwSh
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, Pound is a move with 8 base power, 90% accuracy and 22PP. The user attacks enemy in front of them.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's power has been changed to 6 and its PP to 27.

Super Smash Bros. series

Pound is Jigglypuff's neutral special in Super Smash Bros. and its side special from Super Smash Bros. Melee onwards. It is mainly used as an alternate recovery move, since its up special, Sing, does not help Jigglypuff recover. The move does extra shield damage and can thus be used to easily break shields.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★ Power: 26 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: None

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 GO

Pound
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 7 Energy boost 6 Duration 0.6 seconds Damage window 0.34 - 0.54 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 4 Energy boost 4 Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 8 → 7
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 7 → 8
  • Duration: 0.54 → 1.04 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 8 → 7
  • Energy boost: 7 → 6
  • Duration: 1.04 → 0.6 seconds

Trainer Battles

• November 29, 2021
  • Power: 5 → 4

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Pound is Wigglytuff's and Blissey's first move.

Wigglytuff starts with the move. The user slaps the area in front of them twice, damaging and slowing enemies in a cone. At level 6, it is replaced by either Double Slap or Dazzling Gleam.

Blissey starts with the move. The user pounds in a designated direction, damaging and slowing enemies hit. At level 6, it is replaced by either Egg Bomb or Helping Hand.

Description

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる Conq. The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc. MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy.

In the anime

Main series

Drizzile Sceptile Igglybuff and Cleffa Mienshao
The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Jigglypuff slaps the opponent across the face.
Jigglypuff (anime)	Clefairy Tales		Debut
	Clefairy slaps the opponent across the face.
Clefairy (recurring)	Clefairy Tales		None
	Treecko swings its tail and hits the opponent with it, or Treecko slams its hand on the opponent.
Ash's Treecko	Tree's a Crowd		None
Professor Birch's Treecko	A Six Pack Attack!		None
	Grovyle swings its head and hits the opponent with the large leaf on its head.
Ash's Grovyle	Exploud and Clear		None
	Sceptile swings around and hits the opponent with its tail.
Ash's Sceptile	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	One or both of Happiny's arms glow white and she strikes the opponent, leaving behind a white trail where she punched.
Brock's Happiny	Tanks for the Memories!		None
Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Happiny	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Happiny	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
	One of Piplup's arms glows white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!		None
	A quarter of Chansey's arm glows bright light-blue and she stabs the opponent with it.
Nurse Joy's Chansey	Pedal to the Mettle!		None
	One of Igglybuff's arms glows white and it swings its arm, firing a while crescent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent.
An Igglybuff under Normajean's care	The Brockster Is In!		None
	One of Cleffa's arms glows white and it swings its arm, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent.
A Cleffa that was under Normajean's care	The Brockster Is In!		None
	One of Teddiursa's arms glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from it at the opponent.
A Teddiursa under Normajean's care	The Brockster Is In!		Teddiursa cannot legally learn Pound
	One of Smoochum's arms glows white and she swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from her arm at the opponent.
A Smoochum under Normajean's care	The Brockster Is In!		None
	One of Mienshao's arm furs glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent, or Mienshao attacks the target with a simple strike with one of its arm furs.
Delbert's Mienshao	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
Ikari's Mienshao	Smashing with Sketch!		None
	One of Froakie's hands glows white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Ash's Froakie	An Appetite for Battle!		None
	Sobble repeatedly hits the opponent.
Goh's Sobble	Sobbing Sobble!		None
	Buneary repeatedly hits the opponent with its ears or by kicking them.
Team Rocket's Buneary	Gotta Catch a What?!		None
	Trubbish's hands glow yellow and it hits the opponent with them.
A Pokémon hunter's Trubbish	Healing the Healer!		None
	Drowzee's hands glow yellow and it hits the opponent with them.
Goh's Drowzee	Healing the Healer!		None
	Drizzile repeatedly hits the opponent with its tail.
Goh's Drizzile	Detective Drizzile!		None

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

Treecko
The user hits the opponent with a part of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Treecko leaps into the air and slams its tail down on the opponent.
Brendan's Treecko	Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer		None

Pokémon Evolutions

Piplup
The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Piplup's arms glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them.
Barry's Piplup	The Rival		Debut

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Treecko
The user pounds the opponent with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Treecko pounds the opponent with its tail.
Ash's Treecko	Trust In Each Other!!		Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Jigglypuff Drowzee
The user pounds the opponent with its arm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jigglypuff pounds the opponent with its arm.
Unknown Trainer's Jigglypuff	PW20		Debut
	Drowzee pounds the opponent with its arm.
Unknown Trainer's Drowzee	PW22		None

Magical Pokémon Journey

Igglybuff
The user pounds the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Igglybuff pounds the opponent.
Igglybuff	The Accidental Treasure		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Jynx Mienshao
The user physically pounds the opponent with a long appendage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jynx slaps the opponent across the face with one of her hands.
Lorelei's Jynx	Valiant Venomoth!		Debut
	Mienshao repeatedly attacks the opponent with its arms and legs.
Marshal's Mienshao	A New Perspective		None

• In A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium, Platinum's Piplup was mentioned to know Pound. However, she was never seen using it.
• Professor Birch's Treecko was revealed to know Pound on the official website, but it was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

Buneary
The user pounds the foe with a part of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Buneary pounds the foe with its ears.
Ryū's Buneary	ABMS1		Debut

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Piplup
The user pounds the opponent with its arm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup pounds the opponent with its arm.
Hareta's Piplup	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Clefairy
The user hits the foe with its arm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy hits the foe with its arm.
Red's Clefairy	PMDP58		Debut

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

Trivia

• Pound is the first Generation I move in index number order.
• In Pokémon Platinum, Secret Power has the animation of Pound when used in the Distortion World.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 拍擊 Paakgīk Mandarin 拍擊 / 拍击 Pāijí Czech Rána Danish Dunk Dutch Stamp Finnish Nuija (OS) Mäjäys (AG) French Écras'Face* Ecras'Face* German Klaps* Pfund* Greek Κοπάνισμα Indonesian Pukul Tampar Italian Botta* Libbra* Korean 막치기 Makchigi Lithuanian Smūgis Polish Grom* Mocny Cios* Atak Pięścią* Kopnięcie* Boczny Atak* Atak Totalny* Kontratak* Megacios* Portuguese Brazil Pancada (games, SM066-present, TCG, manga) Tapa Bater (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Martelar (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Pancada Romanian Greutatea Serbian Udar Spanish Latin America Destructor (EP062) Mazo (AG007-AG065) Golpe de Cresta* (AG066-AG161) Golpe de Cola* (AG071) Golpe Recto (AG164) Golpazo (AG191) Golpe (DP062-present) Spain Destructor Swedish Slagattack Slag* Thai ปัด Turkish Vurma Vietnamese Đập

Variations of the move Pound
Pound • Scratch • Tackle • Leafage • Branch Poke Gust • Fairy Wind

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