Superpower (move)

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Superpower
ばかぢから Great Power
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 Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
After this move, the user is more easily startled.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Superpower (Japanese: ばかぢから Great Power) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Superpower inflicts damage, then lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats by one stage each.

Superpower can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra six appeal points if either Mind Reader or Lock-On was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSEColoXD Boosts strength sharply, but lowers abilities.
FRLG A powerful attack, but it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user attacks the foe with great power. However, it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense.
BWB2W2 The user attacks the target with great power. However, it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense.
XYORAS
SM
The user attacks the target with great power. However, this also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0031    
 
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 43FRLG 58 58 1, 58 1, 58
0127     Bug Bug 52 52BW
43B2W2
43XY
47ORAS
47
0158     Monster Water 1 41DP
43PtHGSS
48 48 48
0159     Monster Water 1 48DP
51PtHGSS
57 57 57
0160     Monster Water 1 58DP
63PtHGSS
71 71 71
0183    
 
Water 1 Fairy 37B2W2 37XY
40ORAS
40
0184    
 
Water 1 Fairy 42B2W2 42XY
46ORAS
46
0328     Bug Bug 67B2W2 1, 67XY
40ORAS
40
0377     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 25 25 25 25XY
61ORAS
61
0378     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 25 25 25 25XY
61ORAS
61
0379     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 25 25 25 25XY
61ORAS
61
386A  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  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 30 30 30 30XY
37ORAS
37
0399     Water 1 Field 41 41 41 45
0400    
 
Water 1 Field 48 48 48 53
0486     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 25DP
0532     Human-Like Human-Like 49 49 49
0533     Human-Like Human-Like 57 57 57
0534     Human-Like Human-Like 57 57 57
0538     Human-Like Human-Like 49 48 41
0554     Field Field 39 39 39
0555     Field Field 47 47 47
0614     Field Field 1 1 1
0621     Dragon Monster 55 55 55
0628    
 
Flying Flying 51 1, 51 1, Evo.
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2 48 48
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2 1, 48 48
0749     Field Field 45
0750     Field Field 60
0759    
 
Field Field 50
0760    
 
Field Field 62
0787    
 
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 1
0794    
 
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 67
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
0127     Bug Bug
0183    
 
Water 1 Fairy
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0324     Field Field
0341     Water 1 Water 3
0387     Monster Grass
0498     Field Field
0739     Water 3 Water 3
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS
0031    
 
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
0034    
 
Monster Field
0066     Human-Like Human-Like
0067     Human-Like Human-Like
0068     Human-Like Human-Like
0074    
 
Mineral Mineral
0075    
 
Mineral Mineral
0076    
 
Mineral Mineral
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0099     Water 3 Water 3
0106     Human-Like Human-Like
0111    
 
Monster Field
0112    
 
Monster Field
0127     Bug Bug
0136     Field Field
0141    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0143     Monster Monster
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
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
0158     Monster Water 1
0159     Monster Water 1
0160     Monster Water 1
0183    
 
Water 1 Fairy
0184    
 
Water 1 Fairy
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0220    
 
Field Field
0221    
 
Field Field
0231     Field Field
0232     Field Field
0246    
 
Monster Monster
0247    
 
Monster Monster
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0257    
 
Field Field
0258     Monster Water 1
0259    
 
Monster Water 1
0260    
 
Monster Water 1
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0296     Human-Like Human-Like
0297     Human-Like Human-Like
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0305    
 
Monster Monster
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0324     Field Field
0328     Bug Bug
0329    
 
Bug Bug
0330    
 
Bug Bug
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0341     Water 1 Water 3
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0348    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0359     Field Field
0377     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
0378     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
0379     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
386A  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  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
0387     Monster Grass
0388     Monster Grass
0389    
 
Monster Grass
0399     Water 1 Field
0400    
 
Water 1 Field
0405     Field Field
0408     Monster Monster
0409     Monster Monster
0430    
 
Flying Flying
0446     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
0449     Field Field
0450     Field Field
0464    
 
Monster Field
0473    
 
Field Field
0486     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
0498     Field Field
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0503     Field Field
0508     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0526     Mineral Mineral
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0533     Human-Like Human-Like
0534     Human-Like Human-Like
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0545    
 
Bug Bug
0550     Water 2 Water 2
0553    
 
Field Field
0554     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0565    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0621     Dragon Monster
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0626     Field Field
0627    
 
Flying Flying
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0631     Field Field
0632    
 
Bug Bug
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0638    
 
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
0639    
 
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
0640    
 
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
0641     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
0642    
 
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
0645    
 
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
0647    
 
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
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0673     Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0696    
 
Monster Dragon
0697    
 
Monster Dragon
0701    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0706     Dragon Dragon
0713     Monster Monster
0718    
 
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
0721    
 
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
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
0327     Field Human-Like Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0359     Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0449     Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0545    
 
Bug Bug Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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 VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0500    
 
Field Field Island Scan - Ancient Poni Path
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 V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0246    
 
Monster Monster Video Game Championships 2012
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

 
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Stars: ★★★★★
Power: 55
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Lowers the user's Attack and Defense
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. However, it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense by one level.
Conq. Attack with tremendous force. The user's Attack and Defense will decrease as a result.


In the anime

 
Darmanitan
 
Totodile
 
Throh
 
Conkeldurr
The user attacks the target with great power.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Totodile's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura. It then picks up a large rock and throws it at the opponent.
Khoury's Totodile A Rivalry to Gible On! Debut
  Throh flexes its muscles to increase power and its body becomes outlined in a light blue aura. It then grabs the opponent and tosses it in the air. On an opponent that is underground, it slams its fists into the ground which cause the opponent to surface and become surrounded in rubble.
Montgomery's Throh Search for the Clubultimate! None
  Darmanitan flexes its muscles to increase power and its body becomes outlined in a light blue aura. It then grabs the opponent and tosses it.
Unknown Trainer's Darmanitan Iris and the Rogue Dragonite! None
Davy's Darmanitan Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! None
  Conkeldurr's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura. It then strikes the opponent with its concrete pillars.
Unknown Trainer's Conkeldurr Summer of Discovery! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Superpower's German name is the same as the name for the Ability Huge Power in German.
  • Though it translates to Great Power, the Japanese name of the move can also mean Animal Power, hence why it is learned by several beast Pokémon such as Luxray or can be literally translated into Idiot Power, hence why it is learned by Bidoof-line.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蠻力 Màahnlihk
Mandarin 蠻力 / 蛮力 Mánlì
  French Surpuissance
  German Kraftkoloss
  Greek Υπερδύναμη
  Indonesian Superpower
  Italian Troppoforte
  Korean 엄청난힘 Eomcheongnan Him
  Polish Super Moc
Portuguese   Brazil Superpoder
  Portugal Superpoder
  Romanian Superputerea
  Serbian Supermoć
Spanish   Latin America Superpoder (DP145-BW073, BW102)
Fuerza Bruta (DP089)
  Spain Fuerza Bruta
  Vietnamese Siêu Sức Mạnh



Variations of the move Superpower
  SuperpowerClose CombatDragon AscentHeadlong Rush
  Armor Cannon


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