Beat Up (move)

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Beat Up ふくろだたき Gang Up

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works well if the user is pumped up.

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

Beat Up (Japanese: ふくろだたき Gang Up) is a damage-dealing Dark-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Sneasel.

Effect

Generation II

Beat Up inflicts damage on the target from each conscious Pokémon in the user's party that does not have a non-volatile status. Each strike is typeless and has a base power of 10; damage is determined using each attacking Pokémon's base Attack and level and the target's base Defense. Beat Up ignores changes to stat levels such as Swords Dance. Same-type attack bonus and random damage variation are not considered when calculating damage. Each strike is preceded with the message "<name>'s Attack!", where <name> is the name of the Pokémon in the player's party.

Each strike has an independent chance of being a critical hit, as well as activating a King's Rock. Beat Up will end instantly upon breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter deal damage based on the last strike alone. If Beat Up activates a target's Focus Band, no subsequent hits can knock it out.

Generations III and IV

Beat Up may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. If a Pokémon uses Beat Up on its partner in a Double Battle, the partner will attack itself (unless it suffers from a status ailment). If Beat Up activates a target's Focus Sash, no subsequent hits can knock it out. Beat Up ignores Wonder Guard, as it is considered a typeless attack. The Sniper Ability does not affect critical hits. Each strike has an independent chance of activating a Razor Fang.

Generation V

Instead of using each party member's Attack stat, the user's Attack alone is used to calculate the damage of each strike. Because of this, Beat Up is now affected by boosts like from Swords Dance and Attack-boosting items like Choice Band. Furthermore, the base power per strike is no longer 10, but instead individually based on the Attack base stats of the party Pokémon:

Base power = (party member's base Attack) / 10 + 5

Thus, the damage dealt by each strike still depends on the other party members, but is now determined by base Attack instead of the Attack stat. Beat Up now receives STAB from Dark-type users and no longer deals typeless damage.

Beat Up no longer lists the user's name. Each strike will activate Justified and Weak Armor. If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent. Each strike has an independent chance of activating Stench, but this does not stack with the Razor Fang or King's Rock.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Dark-type attack. The user's fellow party Pokémon appear to pummel the target. GSC Party Pokémon join in the attack. RSEColoXD Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack. FRLG All party Pokémon join in the attack. The more allies, the more damage. DPPtHGSSPBR The user gets all the party Pokémon to attack the foe. The more party Pokémon, the more damage. BWB2W2 XYORAS SM The user gets all party Pokémon to attack the target. The more party Pokémon, the greater the number of attacks.

Learnset

• No STAB applies prior to Generation V.

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field	57	57	38	42BW 28B2W2	28	28
0228		Houndour		Field		Field			27	25	25	25
0229		Houndoom		Field		Field			28	26	26	26
0746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2						33
0766		Passimian		Field		Field						15
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050A		Diglett Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	Dream World - Dream Park
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	Dream World - Icy Cave
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 event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	New York Pokémon Center
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.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy	Powerful Tag Pokémon
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 Rumble Blast

The user damages all Pokémon directly in front of it. Beat Up will hit once for each team member, including the user.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Beat Up warps ally Pokémon to the user's position. It can warp up to four, but may also fail.

In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga

Sneasel
The user gets all the party Pokémon to attack the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sneasel calls forth the other party Pokémon for a group attack.
Yuu's Sneasel	MCM5		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Silver's party
The user gets all the party Pokémon to attack the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sneasel's Trainer releases their party of Pokémon and they all attack the opponent.
Silver's Sneasel	The Last Battle XI		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

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

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

• Beat Up is the last Generation II move in index number order.
• Beat Up is the only multi-strike move that can hit more than 5 times.
  • It is also the only one that hits more than 2 times whose number of strikes is not based on chance.
• Beat Up is the only move whose base power is determined by base stats.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 圍攻 Wàihgūng Mandarin 圍攻 / 围攻 Wéigōng French Baston German Prügler Greek Ξυλοδαρμός Italian Picchiaduro Korean 집단구타 Jipdan Guta Portuguese Brazil União de Equipe Espancar (TCG) Portugal União de Equipe Serbian Tuča Spanish Paliza Vietnamese Đánh Hội Đồng

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