Bulk Up (move)

Bulk Up ビルドアップ Build-up

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM08 in Generation III TM08 in Generation IV TM08 in Generation V TM08 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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

Bulk Up (Japanese: ビルドアップ Build-up) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM08 since Generation III.

Effect

Bulk Up raises the user's Attack stat and Defense stat by one stage each.

Description

Games Description RSEColo Bulks up the body to boost both Attack and Defense.* Bulks up the body to boost both Attack & Defense.* FRLG The user bulks up its body to boost both its Attack and Defense stats. XD Raises Attack and Defense 1 level. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats. XYORAS The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting											37
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting											43
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting											43
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	28			28				28			28 31
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	28			28				28			28 31
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	30			30	60		60			60 50
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting								28			28
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting								29			29
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting								29			29
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting								33			33
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting								33			33
650		Chespin	Grass		Grass											39
651		Quilladin	Grass		Grass											44
652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting											44
672		Skiddo	Grass		Grass											34
673		Gogoat	Grass		Grass											34
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM08		II TM08		III TM08		IV TM08		V TM08		VI TM08
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
209		Snubbull	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
210		Granbull	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	✔			✔					✔	✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire				✔				✔		✔	✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting				✔				✔		✔	✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting				✔				✔		✔	✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting				✔				✔		✔	✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel				✔				✔		✔	✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting				✔				✔		✔	✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting				✔				✔		✔	✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				✔				✔		✔	✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon				✔				✔		✔	✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon				✔				✔		✔	✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting								✔		✔	✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark								✔		✔	✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire								✔		✔	✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting								✔		✔	✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting								✔		✔	✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice								✔		✔	✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying								✔		✔	✔
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying								✔		✔	✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying								✔		✔	✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying								✔		✔	✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying								✔		✔	✔
650		Chespin	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
651		Quilladin	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting										✔	✔
659		Bunnelby	Normal		Normal										✔	✔
660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground										✔	✔
663		Talonflame	Fire	Flying										✔	✔
672		Skiddo	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
673		Gogoat	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting										✔	✔
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark										✔	✔
689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water										✔	✔
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	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.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDRB Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one level.

In the anime

Sawk Ursaring Floatzel Conkeldurr
The user glows a reddish color and flexes its arm muscles, raising its Attack and Defense stats.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Floatzel flexes its arms and its body becomes surrounded by a magenta aura.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel	A Crasher Course in Power!		Debut
	Ursaring flexes its arms and its body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura.
Paul's Ursaring	Evolving Strategies!		None
	Sawk's body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura and it flexes its body, causing its muscles to thicken for a few moments.
Stephan's Sawk	The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!		None
	Conkeldurr's body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura and it flexes its body, causing its muscles to thicken for a few moments.
Trip's Conkeldurr	Search for the Clubultimate!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Slaking
The user increases their attack and defense power by buffing itself up.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slaking roars loudly and flexes its muscles. Its muscles increase in size dramatically.
Norman's Slaking	Hanging Around With Slaking II		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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Bulk Up is the only Fighting-type status move introduced in Generation III.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 健美 Jiàn​měi​ Dutch Maak Breed French Gonflette German Protzer Greek Διόγκωση Italian Granfisico Korean 벌크업 Build-Up Polish Megamasa Portuguese Brazil Aumento de Massa Força Bruta (TCG) Portugal Corpulência Acumulador (Best Wishes) Romanian Îngrămădirea Serbian Povećanje mase Spanish Latin America Aumentar (DP083) Corpulencia (DP132-present) Spain Corpulencia Turkish Kas Şişirme

Variations of the move Bulk Up
Bulk Up • Calm Mind • Cosmic Power Dragon Dance • Growth • Hone Claws • Stockpile • Work Up

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