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Pound
はたく Strike
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  35 (max. 56)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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.

Description

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Games Description
A Normal-type attack. Slightly stronger than Tackle. Many Pokémon know this move.
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.
Pounds the target with forelegs or tail.
The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
Conq The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
035   Clefairy Normal Normal -- -- -- -- -- ''''
039   Jigglypuff Normal Normal 9 9 9 9 9 ''''
088   Grimer Poison Poison -- -- -- -- -- '
089   Muk Poison Poison -- -- -- -- -- '
096   Drowzee Psychic Psychic -- -- -- -- -- '
097   Hypno Psychic Psychic -- -- -- -- -- '
113   Chansey Normal Normal -- -- -- -- -- ''''
124   Jynx Ice Psychic -- -- -- -- -- '
151   Mew Psychic Psychic -- -- -- -- -- '
173   Cleffa Normal Normal   -- -- -- -- ''''
174   Igglybuff Normal Normal   9 9 9 9 ''''
192   Sunflora Grass Grass   -- -- -- -- '
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic   -- -- -- -- '
242   Blissey Normal Normal   -- -- -- -- ''''
252   Treecko Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
253   Grovyle Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
254   Sceptile Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
274   Nuzleaf Grass Dark     -- -- -- '
275   Shiftry Grass Dark     -- -- -- '
293   Whismur Normal Normal     -- -- -- ''''
294   Loudred Normal Normal     -- -- -- ''''
295   Exploud Normal Normal     -- -- -- ''''
316   Gulpin Poison Poison     -- -- -- '
317   Swalot Poison Poison     -- -- -- '
393   Piplup Water Water       -- -- '
427   Buneary Normal Normal       -- -- ''''
428   Lopunny Normal Normal       -- -- ''''
440   Happiny Normal Normal       -- -- ''''
456   Finneon Water Water       -- -- '
457   Lumineon Water Water       -- -- '
531   Audino Normal Normal         -- ''''
532   Timburr Fighting Fighting         -- '
533   Gurdurr Fighting Fighting         -- '
534   Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting         -- '
568   Trubbish Poison Poison         -- '
569   Garbodor Poison Poison         -- '
572   Minccino Normal Normal         -- ''''
574   Gothita Psychic Psychic         -- '
575   Gothorita Psychic Psychic         -- '
576   Gothitelle Psychic Psychic         -- '
594   Alomomola Water Water         -- '
619   Mienfoo Fighting Fighting         -- '
620   Mienshao Fighting Fighting         -- '
622   Golett Ground Ghost         -- '
623   Golurk Ground Ghost         -- '
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 Conquest

Pound is the only move of Igglybuff and Audino.

Super Smash Bros. series

Jigglypuff uses Pound as its B attack in Super Smash Bros. From Super Smash Bros. Melee onwards, Pound became its side B attack. It is mainly used as an alternate recovery move, since its up B attack, Sing, does not help Jigglypuff recover.

In the anime

 
Happiny
 
Grovyle
 
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.
Recurring Jigglypuff Clefairy Tales Debut
  Clefairy slaps the opponent across the face.
A wild Clefairy 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
A Treecko brought by Prof. Birch 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 it strikes the opponent, leaving behind a white trail where it 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 glow white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Tyler's Pippy The Thief That Keeps On Thieving! None
  Half of Chansey's arm glows white and it stabs the opponent with it.
Nurse Joy's Chansey Pedal to the Mettle! None
  One of Igglybuff's arms glow white and it swings its arm, firing a while cresent 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 glow 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 glow 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 glow white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent.
A Smoochum under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! None
  One of Mienshao's arm furs glow white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent.
Delbert's Mienshao Search for the Clubultimate! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Pound has an index number of 1, making it the first move in the game data.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 拍擊 Pāijí
  Czech Rána
  Dutch Stamp
  Finnish Mäjäys
  French Écras'Face
  German Pfund
  Greek Κοπάνισμα
  Indonesian Pukul
Tampar
  Italian Botta (Gen III-present)
Libbra (Gen I-II)
  Korean 막치기 Makchigi
  Polish Grom
Portuguese   Brazil Tapa
  Portugal Pancada
  Romanian Greutatea
  Serbian Udar
Spanish   Latin America Destructor
  Spain Destructor


Variations of the move Pound
  PoundScratchTackleLeafageBranch Poke
  GustFairy Wind


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