Reversal (move)

Reversal きしかいせい Reversal

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies 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 adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earns double the score on the final performance.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works better the later it is used in a turn.

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

Reversal (Japanese: きしかいせい Reversal) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Reversal's power is higher when the user's HP is lower.

User's Remaining HP	Power
71% - 100%	20
36% - 70%	40
21% - 35%	80
11% - 20%	100
5% - 10%	150
0% - 4%	200

Description

Games Description Stad2 An attack that increases in power if the user's HP is low. It could turn the tide in battle. GSC Stronger if the user's HP is low. RSEColoXD Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down. FRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire							25				25	19	19
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	51			51			57				61			1, 61
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	49			49			49				55			50
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	44			45			43				43			43 46
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal				49			49				55			1, 55 1, 43
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting				49			43				43			43
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting				55			57				57			57 50
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic				42	41	43				46			46 39
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic				46	47	49				55			55 42
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting							19				19	29	29
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire											33			33
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal											33			33
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal											38			38
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal											42			42
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting											53			50
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting											53			50
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel											49			49
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting											57			57
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting											63			1, 63
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal											46			46
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic														1
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
019		Rattata*	Normal		Normal
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
056		Mankey*	Fighting		Fighting
111		Rhyhorn*	Ground	Rock
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
155		Cyndaquil*	Fire		Fire
161		Sentret*	Normal		Normal
172		Pichu*	Electric		Electric
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
228		Houndour*	Dark	Fire
241		Miltank*	Normal		Normal
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
304		Aron*	Steel	Rock
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting
610		Axew*	Dragon		Dragon
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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0155 Cyndaquil Fire Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0056 Mankey Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0129 Magikarp Water New York Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDRB MDS Inflicts damage on the target. The lower the user's HP, the greater the damage it inflicts.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Hitmonlee
The user converts the attack strength from an attack that just hit it into fighting power and hits the opponent with its palm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hitmonlee converts the attack strength from an attack that hit it earlier into fighting power, and a spiraling energy surrounds one of Hitmonlee's arms. It then hits the opponent with its palm.
Chuck's Hitmonlee	Entranced by Entei		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

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Lucario
Unknown
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lucario.
Yū Shirogane's Lucario	PBK6		Debut

In other generations

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

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 起死回生 Qǐsǐhuíshēng French Contre German Gegenschlag Greek Ανατροπή Anatrohpe Italian Contropiede Korean 기사회생 Gisa Hoesaeng Brazilian Portuguese Reversão Serbian Preokret Spanish Inversión

Variations of the move Flail
Flail • Reversal

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