Power Gem (move)

Power Gem
パワージェム Power Gem

Battles

Type	Rock
Category	Special
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
TR63 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Power Gem (Japanese: パワージェム Power Gem) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TR63 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Power Gem inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VI

Power Gem's power changed from 70 to 80.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

		Agile	Strong
Category	Special
PP	10

Power	80	60	100
Accuracy	100%	100%	100%
Action speed modifier
Self	0	0	+5
Target	0	+3	0
Additional effect
		?	?
		?	?
		?	?
None

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA	The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0053		Persian		Field		Field	32	32	32	32	1, Evo.
053A		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field				32	1, Evo.^SwSh
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	46	51^BW 43^B2W2	43^XY 37^ORAS	37	36
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3					1
0179		Mareep		Monster	Field	41	50^BW 29^B2W2	29	29	29^BDSP
0180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field	47	59^BW 34^B2W2	34	34	34^BDSP
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	59	71^BW 35^B2W2	35	35	35^BDSP
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	1^PtHGSS	1	1	1	1
199G		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1					1^SwSh
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	50^PtHGSS	55	55	55	55^BDSP 34^LA
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	44	44^BW 41^B2W2	41	41	40
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3					40^SwSh
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	49^PtHGSS	49^BW 32^B2W2	32^XY 25^ORAS	25	25^BDSP 34^LA
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	43	43	43^XY 36^ORAS	36	39
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	46	48^BW 33^B2W2	33^XY 29^ORAS	29	29^BDSP
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	55	60^BW 35^B2W2	35^XY 29^ORAS	29	29^BDSP
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral				1
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	21	21^BW 25^B2W2	25	25	32^SwShBDSP 34^LA
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1^BDSP 34^LA
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	49^PtHGSS	49^BW 32^B2W2	32^XY 25^ORAS	25	25^BDSP 34^LA
0483		Dialga		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	19^HGSS	19	19	19	56^SwSh 64^BDSP 27^LA
0484		Palkia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	19^HGSS	19	19	19	56^SwSh 64^BDSP 27^LA
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	1, Evo.	1, Evo.^SwSh
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	1	1^SwSh
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral			46	46	45^SwSh
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				40	63^SwSh
0774		Minior		Mineral		Mineral				38
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				37	50^SwSh
0800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				43	64^SwSh
800DM		Necrozma Dusk Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				43^USUM	64^SwSh
800DW		Necrozma Dawn Wings		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				43^USUM	64^SwSh
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3					40^SwSh
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 TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I [[\|]]	II [[\|]]	III [[\|]]	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR63	IX --
0053		Persian		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
053A		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3					✔^SwSh
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3					✔^SwSh
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔^SwSh
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1					✔^SwSh
199G		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1					✔^SwSh
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3					✔^SwSh
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3					✔^SwSh
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔^SwSh
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral					✔^SwSh
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug					✔^SwSh
0483		Dialga		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔^SwSh
0484		Palkia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔^SwSh
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral					✔^SwSh
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral					✔^SwSh
0599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral					✔^SwSh
0600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral					✔^SwSh
0601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral					✔^SwSh
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral					✔^SwSh
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔^SwSh
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔^SwSh
0800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔^SwSh
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3					✔^SwSh
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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Power Gem is a move with 12 base power, 88% accuracy, and 15 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, cutting corners.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	3	—	100	120	100%	An opponent	—	No additional effect.

Pokémon GO

Power Gem

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

80

Energy cost

50

Duration

2.9 seconds

Damage window

1.95 - 2.7 seconds

Trainer Battles

Power

80

Energy cost

60

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

February 16, 2017
- Power: 40 → 80
- Energy cost: 33 → 50
- Damage window: 2 - 2.8 → 1.95 - 2.7 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえる
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Vespiquen Persian Carbink Alolan Persian
The user fires a blast of energy that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Vespiquen puts her hands together and a glowing orange ball is formed between her hands. She then raises her hands and the ball's size grows dramatically. She then throws the ball at the opponent.
A wild Vespiquen	An Angry Combeenation!	Debut
	The jewel on Persian's forehead glows red and it fires a pale pink beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at the opponent.
Giovanni's Persian	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!	None
A wild Persian	Dreams Are Made of These!	None
	Small bits of dark pink light come from behind Sableye's back and into the gemstone on its stomach and then the gemstone starts to glow white with a pink outline. Sableye then shoots a pale pink beam from the gemstone at the opponent.
Carrie's Sableye	Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!	None
	The light-blue crystal on the top of Carbink's head glows light-red, then a big white light shines from the crystal and spins in a clockwise direction, and then a pale pink beam which is surrounded by a white aura shoots towards the opponent from the crystal.
Multiple wild Carbink	A Diamond in the Rough!	None
	The jewel on Alolan Persian's forehead glows white and it fires a light-blue beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at the opponent.
A Madame's Pershie	That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!‬	None
Nanu's Persian	Guiding an Awakening!	None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Vespiquen Gigalith
The user launches projectiles that sparkle as if they were made of gemstones.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Vespiquen waves one of her arms and multiple sharp rocks fly out of her arm and fire at the opponent. When all of the rocks are fired and fall on the ground, they all explode at the same time.
A Roughneck's Vespiquen	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I	Debut
	Gigalith absorbs energy from the sun. It then fires the collected energy as a beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Cheren's Gigalith	True Friends	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Trivia

Despite not being able to learn it in Generation VI, Diancie is seen using Power Gem on X and Y's official website. However, since the battle takes place in a cave, it is possible the move Diancie used was actually Nature Power.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	力量寶石 Lihkleuhng Bóusehk
Chinese	Mandarin	力量寶石 / 力量宝石 Lìliàng Bǎoshí
Dutch		Kroonjuweel
French		Rayon Gemme
German		Juwelenkraft
Greek		Ακτινοβόλα Κοσμήματα Aktinovóla Kosmímata
Indonesian		Power Gem
Italian		Gemmoforza
Korean		파워젬 Power Gem
Polish		Klejnot Siły
Portuguese	Brazil	Gema Poderosa (games, XY092-present, TCG, manga) Joia do Poder (early anime)
Portuguese	Portugal	Pedra Preciosa
Romanian		Puterea Giuvaerului
Spanish	Latin America	Gema de Poder (DP032) Joya de Luz (BW096)
Spanish	Spain	Joya de Luz
Thai		พาวเวอร์เจม
Vietnamese		Bảo Thạch Năng Lượng* Sức Mạnh Đá Quý*

Variations of the move Drill Peck

	Drill Peck • Strength • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor
	Power Gem

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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