Steamroller (move)

Steamroller ハードローラー Hard Roller

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Steamroller (Japanese: ハードローラー Hard Roller) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Steamroller inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch. Steamroller can only cause the target to flinch if the user attacks before the target. Steamroller cannot make a target with a Substitute flinch.

The base power of Steamroller is doubled to 130 if the target has used Minimize.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	18			'
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison	33			''''
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison	37			''''
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison	39			''''
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 the anime

Whirlpede
User spins furiously and charges at the target
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Whirlipede spins like a tire and charges the opponent.
Burgh's Whirlpede	BW025		Debut

Trivia

• Golem is the only Pokémon that learns Steamroller that is not part of the Venipede evolutionary line.
  • Consequently, it is both the only Pokémon that learns Steamroller that does not get STAB from it and the only one not from Generation V.

In other languages

Language Title French Bulldoboule German Quetschwalze Italian Rulloduro Spanish Rodillo Púas

Variations of the move Stomp
Stomp • Steamroller

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