Pluck (move)

Pluck ついばむ Pick

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 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 but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM88 in Generation IV TM88 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0   Receives voltage points in the previous Pokémon reaches max voltage

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Pluck (Japanese: ついばむ Pick) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Pluck inflicts damage. If the target is holding a Berry, the user will then eat the Berry and gain its effect. Pluck will not steal the Berry of a target that is behind a Substitute.

Generation V

Pluck can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 22 0277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM88

#   Pokémon Type 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 22 0277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 0566 Archen Rock Flying 15 0567 Archeops Rock Flying 15 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 10 0630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying -- 10 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM88

#   Pokémon Type 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0519 Pidove Normal Flying 0520 Tranquill Normal Flying 0521 Unfezant Normal Flying 0527 Woobat Psychic Flying 0528 Swoobat Psychic Flying 0561 Sigilyph Psychic Flying 0566 Archen Rock Flying 0567 Archeops Rock Flying 0580 Ducklett Water Flying 0581 Swanna Water Flying 0627 Rufflet Normal Flying 0628 Braviary Normal Flying 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 0630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Chatler Pluck Adventures.png Chatot
The user steals an item the opponent is holding.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Chatot fly's past the opponent, stealing its item in the process.
Pearl's Chatler	VS Probopass and Magnezone II		Debut

In other languages

• Chinese: 啄食 Zhuóshí
• French: Picore
• German: Pflücker
• Greek: Μάδημα
• Italian: Spennata
• Korean: 쪼아대기 Jjoadaegi
• Spanish: Picoteo
• Serbian: Čupanje

Variations of the move Pluck
Pluck • Bug Bite

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