Earthquake (move)
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Earthquake (Japanese: じしん Earthquake) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
Earthquake inflicts damage and has no secondary effects.
Generation II
Earthquake inflicts double damage if the target is in the underground (first turn) stage of Dig.
Generation III and on
The effects of Earthquake continue forward; however, in double battles and triple battles, it strikes all opponents as well as the user's teammates, but with reduced power.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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By TM26
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By TM26
By Nintendo Event
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By TM26
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM26
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By breeding
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Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By TM26
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In the anime
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The user jumps into the air and strikes the ground, sending shock waves throughout the battlefield. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Phanpy gets on its hind legs, then brings its front legs down hard, creating an earthquake. | |||
Ash's Phanpy | Love, Pokémon Style | Debut | |
Golem jumps into the air. When it hits the ground, it creates an earthquake. | |||
Flint's Golem | A Family That Battles Together Stays Together! | None | |
Loudred jumps high into the air and lands hard, making white shockwaves come out of the ground and at the opponent. | |||
Guy's Loudred | Exploud and Clear | None | |
Slaking jumps into the air and strikes the ground, making the battlefield shake. | |||
Norman's Slaking | Balance of Power | None | |
Whiscash jumps into the air and lands hard on the ground, making the battlefield shake. | |||
Nero | Whiscash and Ash | None |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The user creates an earthquake by stomping their foot. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Nidoking stomps its foot against the ground, creating a powerful earthquake that shakes the surrounding area. | |||
Giovanni's Nidoking | Long Live the Nidoqueen!? | Debut | |
Rhydon slams its tail against the ground, creating a powerful earthquake that shakes the battlefield. | |||
Silver's Rhydon | Spinning Top Hitmontop | None | |
Marshtomp slams both of its open-palmed hands against the ground, creating a powerful earthquake that shakes the battlefield. | |||
Ruby's Zuzu | VS. Slugma II | None | |
Snorlax jumps into the air and lands on its behind, causing a large earthquake that shakes the battlefield. | |||
Red's Snor | The Battle Path | None | |
Phanpy jumps into the air and curls its body into a ball. It then slams its body into the ground, causing the battlefield to shake violently. | |||
Crys's Phanpy | VS. Regirock | None | |
Torterra stomps both of its front feet against the ground, creating a powerful earthquake that shakes the battlefield. | |||
Diamond's Tru | VS. Staravia and Skuntank II | None |
Trivia
- Pokémon Stadium 2 makes available a special Gligar that knows Earthquake, a move it cannot have legally otherwise in Generation II.
- In Generations III and IV all of the final evolved starters could learn Earthquake by TM26.
- However, Pokémon Black and White broke this tradition, with only one final evolved starter of the Unova region, Emboar, being able to learn Earthquake by any method.
- Tyranitar is the only Pokémon who learns Earthquake by leveling up to not gain STAB when used.
- This move caused, for the first time ever, an episode being banned in Japan first, due to the 2004 Chuetsu earthquakes having struck the country a couple of weeks before the episode in question was intended to air.
- Earthquake has not been used or seen in the anime since.
- Earthquake has the highest fixed attack power of any move with 100% accuracy and no drawbacks (tied with Judgment, Psycho Break, Ball of Flame, Cross Flame, and Fusion Bolt). This is mitigated by the sheer number of Pokémon immune to ground type moves by being Template:Type2 or having Levitate.
- Of all these moves Earthquake is the only move that is not a signature move.
In other languages
- Chinese: 地震 Dìzhèn
- Dutch: Aardbeving
- Finnish: Maanjäristys
- French: Séisme
- German: Erdbeben
- Greek: Σεισμός
- Hindi: भूकंप (Bhookamp)
- Italian: Terremoto
- Korean: 지진 Jijin
- Norwegian: Jordskjelv
- Polish: Trzęsienie ziemi
- Spanish: Terremoto
- Portuguese (European): Tremor de Terra (Pokémon Chronicles)
- Serbian: Zemljotres
Generation I TMs | |
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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 | |
Generation I HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 |
Generation II TMs | |
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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 | |
Generation II HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 |
Generation III TMs | |
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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 | |
Generation III HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE |
Generation IV TMs | |
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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 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
Generation V TMs | |
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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 | |
Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
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