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===Description===
===Description===
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{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|It damages an enemy and blows the enemy away in a straight line. It causes more damage if the enemy crashes into a wall or a Pokémon.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|It damages an enemy and blows the enemy away in a straight line. It causes more damage if the enemy crashes into a wall or a Pokémon.}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Circle Throw is depicted as a judo technique called "{{wp|Tomoe-nage}}", in which the attacker grabs the opponent by their head and falls back, using the combined forces of their legs and inertia to throw the opponent over their head.  
* In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Circle Throw is depicted as a judo technique called "{{wp|Tomoe-nage}}", in which the attacker grabs the opponent by their head and falls back, using the combined forces of their legs and inertia to throw the opponent over their head.
** This move has also similarities with a wrestling maneuver called "{{wp|Monkey Flip}}".
** This move has also similarities with a wrestling maneuver called "{{wp|Monkey Flip}}".
* Circle Throw's effect of forcing the target to switch has never been featured in the anime.
* Circle Throw's effect of forcing the target to switch has never been featured in the anime.