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 May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV 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 IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Close Combat (Japanese: インファイト Infight) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Close Combat inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat by one stat level each.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0056 Mankey Fighting 49 0057 Primeape Fighting 59 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 53 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 56 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 37 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 51 0296 Makuhita Fighting 40 0297 Hariyama Fighting 52 0335 Zangoose Normal 53 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 36 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 41 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 34 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 42 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 53 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0066 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Machop
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Makuhita, Hariyama
Monferno, Infernape
Lucario |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Heracross |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Zangoose
Lucario |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Zangoose
Lucario

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Staraptor close combat.png Ash's Staraptor File:Lucario Close Combat.png Riley's Lucario
The user gets close to its opponent and attacks fiercely.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Staraptor gets close to its opponent and kicks, slashes and pecks it with its wings, talons and beak.
Barry's Staraptor	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		Debut
Ash's Staraptor	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None
	Lucario gets close to its opponent and rapidly punches and kicks it with its paws and tail.
Riley's Lucario	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Nabijstrijd
• German: Nahkampf
• Italian: Zuffa
• Spanish: A Bocajarro

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

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