Pluck (move)

Pluck
ついばむ Pick
Pluck VI.png
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Type  Flying
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Receives voltage points in the previous Pokémon reaches max voltage
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Pluck (Japanese: ついばむ Pick) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM88 in Generation IV to Generation V.

Effect

Generation IV

Pluck inflicts damage. If the target is holding a Berry, the user will eat the Berry and gain its effect. Pluck will not eat the Berry of a target that is behind a substitute. Pluck will not consume the Berry of a target that has the Ability Sticky Hold.

The effect of a Jaboca or Coba Berry will activate before the Berry can be stolen. Berries like Liechi or Sitrus Berries will be eaten by the attacker, regardless of them meeting their consumption requirement upon taking damage from Pluck.

Generation V

Pluck can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS The user pecks the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user plucks it and gains the effect.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
The user pecks the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0022     Flying Flying 1 1 1 1
0084     Flying Flying 21ORAS 19
0085     Flying Flying 1 1 1XY
21ORAS
19
0145     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 22 22 22 22
0277     Flying Flying 1 1 1 1
0334     Flying Dragon 1 1 1 1
0566     Flying Water 3 15 15 15
0567     Flying Water 3 15 15 15
0629     Flying Flying 10 10 10
0630     Flying Flying 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10
0686     Water 1 Water 2 35 35
0687     Water 1 Water 2 35 35
0722     Flying Flying 22
0723     Flying Flying 24
0724     Flying Flying 24
0731     Flying Flying 15
0732     Flying Flying 16
0733     Flying Flying 16
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
TM88
V
TM88
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
--
IX
--
0016     Flying Flying
0017     Flying Flying
0018     Flying Flying
0019     Field Field
0020     Field Field
0021     Flying Flying
0022     Flying Flying
0041     Flying Flying
0042     Flying Flying
0083     Flying Field
0084     Flying Flying
0085     Flying Flying
0144     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0145     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0146     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0163     Flying Flying
0164     Flying Flying
0169     Flying Flying
0177     Flying Flying
0178     Flying Flying
0198     Flying Flying
0225     Water 1 Field
0227     Flying Flying
0250     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0276     Flying Flying
0277     Flying Flying
0278     Water 1 Flying
0279     Water 1 Flying
0333     Flying Dragon
0334     Flying Dragon
0393     Water 1 Field
0394     Water 1 Field
0395     Water 1 Field
0396     Flying Flying
0397     Flying Flying
0398     Flying Flying
0399     Water 1 Field
0400     Water 1 Field
0430     Flying Flying
0441     Flying Flying
0468     Flying Fairy
0519     Flying Flying
0520     Flying Flying
0521     Flying Flying
0527     Field Flying
0528     Field Flying
0561     Flying Flying
0566     Flying Water 3
0567     Flying Water 3
0580     Water 1 Flying
0581     Water 1 Flying
0627     Flying Flying
0628     Flying Flying
0629     Flying Flying
0630     Flying Flying
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
0741     Flying Flying
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

If Pluck is used on any member of the player's team, a random food item such as a Seed, Apple, or Max Elixir in their bag is eaten by the user.

In the anime

 
Swanna
 
Mandibuzz
 
Vullaby
 
Unfezant
The user pecks the target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  The black parts of Mandibuzz's beak glow pale blue and it flies at the opponent, slamming the tip of its beak into it.
A wild Mandibuzz Meowth's Scrafty Tactics! Debut
  Unfezant's beak glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Skyla's Unfezant Cilan Takes Flight! None
  Vullaby's beak glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Nursery's Vullaby Unrest at the Nursery! None
  Swanna's beak glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Cameron's Swanna Cameron's Secret Weapon! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 啄食 Deuksihk
Mandarin 啄食 Zhuóshí
  Dutch Pluk
  French Picore
  German Pflücker
  Greek Μάδημα
  Italian Spennata
  Korean 쪼아대기 Jjoadaegi
  Polish Skubnięcie
  Brazilian Portuguese Picotear
  Serbian Čupanje
  Spanish Picoteo


Variations of the move Pluck
  PluckBug Bite


Generation IV TMs
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4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
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