Peck (move)

Peck つつく Peck

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  35 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Peck (Japanese: つつく Peck) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I to IV

Peck inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation V

Peck can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	--			--			--			--				--			''''
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	--			--			--			--				--			''''
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison							--			--				--			''''
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison							--			--				--			''''
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground							--			--				--			''''
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	--			--			--			--				--			''''
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	--			--			--			--				--			''''
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	--			--			--			--				--			''''
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			'
119		Seaking	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			'
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	--																''''
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying				--			--			--				--			''''
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	--																''''
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				11			11			13		9	9			''''
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				--, 11			--, 11			13		9	9			''''
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				--			--			--				--			''''
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				--			--			--				--			''''
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying				--			--			--				--			''''
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground										--				--			'
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying				--			--			--				--			''''
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire							16			16				16			'
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting							17			17				17			'
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting							17			17				17			'
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying							--			--				--			''''
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying							--			--				--			''''
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying							--			--				--			''''
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying							--			--				--			''''
393		Piplup	Water		Water										15				15			'
394		Prinplup	Water		Water										15				15			'
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										15				15			'
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying										--				--			''''
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground										--				--			'
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass														--			'
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug														--			'
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel														--			'
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying														--			''''
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying														--			''''
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
086		Seel	Water		Water
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal
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

File:Swellow Peck.png Swellow File:Murkrow Peck.png Murkrow File:Piplup Peck.png Piplup Hoothoot
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Spearow pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Multiple wild Spearow	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Multiple wild Spearow	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Multiple wild Spearow	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
	Pidgeotto pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Ash's Pidgeotto	Ash Catches a Pokémon		Pidgeotto cannot legally learn Peck.
	Hoothoot pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Hagatha's Hoothoot	Illusion Confusion		None
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Farfetch'd pecks the opponent with its beak.
Sylvester's Farfetch'd	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
	Pidgey pecks the opponent with its beak.
Trixie's Pidgey	Love, Totodile Style		None
	Noctowl pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Noctowl	Fowl Play!		None
	Murkrow pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, Murkrow's beak glows white.
Multiple wild Murkrow	Pikachu & Pichu		None
A wild Murkrow	Trouble in Big Town		None
Three wild Murkrow	All That Glitters!		None
Lily's Murkrow	Hocus Pokémon		None
Multiple wild Murkrow	Like a Meowth to a Flame		None
Mitchell's Murkrow	Try for the Family Stone!		None
	Natu pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Mackenzie's Naughty	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally		None
	Torchic pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
May's Torchic	A Ruin with a View		None
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
	Taillow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Taillow	In the Knicker of Time!		None
	Xatu pecks the opponent multiple times with its beak.
Calista's Xatu	Me, Myself and Time		None
	Combusken pecks the opponent.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
	Altaria pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Altaria	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	Swellow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Ash's Swellow	Solid as a Solrock		None
	Chatot pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows white.
Ada's Chatot	Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!		None
Officer Jenny's Buddy	Stealing the Conversation!		None
	Piplup's beak glows white or gold and it pecks the opponent multiple times. Sometimes, its beak grows longer when it uses the attack.
Dawn's Piplup	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Doduo
The user pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Doduo repeatedly pecks the opponent with both of its beaks.
Yellow's Dody	Eradicate Raticate!		Debut
	Murkrow repeatedly pecks the opponent with its beak.
Silver's Murkrow	Delibird Delivery - 2		None
	Torchic pecks the opponent with its beak.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Ludicolo		None
	Combusken repeatedly hits the opponent with its fingertips.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Makuhita		None
	Piplup pecks the opponent once with its beak.
Platinum's Piplup	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None
	Chatot pecks the opponent with its beak.
Pearl's Chatler	VS. Probopass and Magnezone II		None
	Honchkrow stabs the opponent with its beak.
Cyrus's Honchkrow	VS. Dialga and Palkia II		None

Trivia

• In Generation I, Articuno and Moltres can both learn Peck, while Zapdos cannot. In Generation II and on, however, this is reversed so that Zapdos may learn Peck, while Articuno and Moltres cannot.
• Despite Togepi and its evolutions not having any visible beak, they can learn Peck via breeding. They're also the only Pokémon to learn it through this method.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 啄 Zhuó French Picpic German Schnabel Greek Ράμφισμα Hindi चोंच मारो Chonch Maro Indonesian Patuk Italian Beccata Korean 쪼기 Jjogi Portuguese Bicada Serbian Kljucanje Spanish Picotazo

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