Circle Throw (move)

Circle Throw ともえなげ Overhead Throw

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  60 Accuracy  90% Priority  -6 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to 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  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Causes the user to move later on the next turn.

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

Circle Throw (Japanese: ともえなげ Overhead Throw) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Circle Throw inflicts damage and has decreased priority. In a Trainer battle, it will switch out the target to the next Pokémon in line that has not fainted (if there is one). In a wild Pokémon battle with a single wild Pokémon, this move will cause the battle to end if the user's level is equal or greater than the target's; however, if there are multiple wild Pokémon in the battle, it works the same as in a Trainer battle.

If using this move causes the user to faint (such as if the target is holding a Rocky Helmet or has the Ability Rough Skin or Iron Barbs), the target will not be forced to switch.

Circle Throw will fail to end wild Pokémon battles or switch out the opposing Trainer's Pokémon if the target has the Ability Suction Cups, is under the effects of Ingrain, or has Substitute set up.

Circle Throw can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if a certain move (Entrainment, Hold Hands, Play Nice, Spikes, Stealth Rock or Toxic Spikes) was used in the prior turn.

When used on a Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon, Circle Throw will deal damage but not force the target to switch out.

Description

Games Description BW The user throws the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends. B2W2 The target is thrown and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends. XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The target is thrown, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	53	1, 53	1, 53	1
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like	37	37	29	10
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like		25	25	12
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like		25	25	12
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
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0447		Riolu		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like				✔
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

Description

Games Description MDGtI UNUSED 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.

In the anime

Lucario Montgomery's Throh Riolu File:Team Rocket Throh Circle Throw.png Team Rocket's Throh
The user grabs the opponent and throws them over their head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Throh grabs his opponent then turns on his back, throwing the opponent over his head by kicking.
Montgomery's Throh	Search for the Clubultimate!		Debut
Team Rocket's Throh	JN048		None
	Riolu grabs its opponent then turns on its back, throwing the opponent over its head by kicking.
Cameron's Riolu	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!		None
	Lucario grabs its opponent then turns on its back, throwing the opponent over its head by kicking.
Cameron's Lucario	A Unova League Evolution!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Throh
The user grabs the opponent and throws them over their head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Throh grabs the opponent and turns on his back, throwing them over his head.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Throh	PS545		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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In the anime, Circle Throw is depicted as a judo technique called "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 "Monkey Flip".

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 巴投 Bātàuh Mandarin 巴投 Bātóu French Projection German Überkopfwurf Italian Ribaltiro Korean 배대뒤치기 Baedae Duichigi Polish Rzut Obrotowy Portuguese Brazil Lançamento Circular (BW104-present, TCG) Arremesso Circular (Early anime) Portugal Arremesso Circular Spanish Latin America Tiro Circular Spain Llave Giro Vietnamese Cú Ném Xoay Vòng

Variations of the move Dragon Tail
Dragon Tail • Circle Throw

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