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 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  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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. Additionally, it will automatically end wild Pokémon battles or, in a Trainer battle, it will switch out the opposing Pokémon to the next Pokémon in line that has not fainted. Like Roar and Whirlwind, Circle Throw has decreased priority in battle.

Circle Throw will fail to end wild Pokémon battles or switch out the opposing Trainer's Pokémon if it has the Ability Suction Cups, is under the effects of Ingrain, or has Substitute set up. It will also fail to end wild Pokémon battles if the user is at a lower level than its target. In a Trainer battle, it will also fail to switch out the opposing Pokémon if there isn't another to take its place.

Description

Games Description The user throws the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends. The target is thrown and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends. 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		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	53			--, 53
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting	37			37
674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting				25
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark				25
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
115		Kangaskhan*	Normal		Normal
293		Whismur*	Normal		Normal
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
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

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

Trivia

• Circle Throw's effect of forcing the target out of battle has never been featured in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 巴投 Bātóu French Projection German Überkopfwurf Italian Ribaltiro Korean 배대뒤치기 Baedae Duichigi Polish Rzut Obrotowy Portuguese Brazil Lançamento Circular Portugal Arremesso Spanish Latin America Tiro Circular Spain Llave Giro

Variations of the move Dragon Tail
Dragon Tail • Circle Throw

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.