Bullet Punch (move)

Bullet Punch バレットパンチ Bullet Punch

Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 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 IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

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

Bullet Punch (Japanese: バレットパンチ Bullet Punch) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Bullet Punch does damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Bullet Punch will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Bullet Punch, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Bullet Punch is (or attempts to be) used, Bullet Punch's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS The user strikes with a tough punch as fast as a bullet. This move always goes first. BWB2W2 XYORAS The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This move always goes first.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	16				16			16
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel			1	1			1
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic	32				32			32 26
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic	32				32			32 26
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
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
453		Croagunk	Poison	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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0066 Machop Fighting Pokéwalker - Scary Cave 0447 Riolu Fighting Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Rescue Kidnapped Riolu! 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0066 Machop Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0447 Riolu Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel Global Link Powerful Tag Pokémon 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★ Power: 26 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: None

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Bullet Punch
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 10 Energy boost 10 Duration 1.2 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Bullet Punch had an energy gain of 7%.

Description

Games Description Conq. The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets.

In the anime

File:Trainer Scizor Bullet Punch.png Scizor Arms glowing Metagross
The user's arms glow and it punches the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Metagross's arms glow red and it spins on its side, hitting the opponent repeatedly with its arms.
A Psychic's Metagross	Glory Blaze!		Debut
A wild Metagross	Regaining the Home Advantage!		None
	One of Scizor's claws glows light-blue. It then repeatedly punches the opponent with its claw.
Unknown Trainer's Scizor	A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Hitmonchan Meditite Chatot Mega Lucario
The user quickly throws a punch at opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Meditite quickly rushes up to the opponent and in a blink of an eye, punches it with one of its fists.
Maylene's Meditite	Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II		Debut
	Chatot quickly rushes up to the opponent and in a blink of an eye, slaps it with one of its wings.
Pearl's Chatler	Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II		Used via Mirror Move
	Hitmonchan quickly rushes up to the opponent and in a blink of an eye, punches it with one of its fists.
Crystal's Monlee	With a Little Help From Hitmonchan		None
	Mega Lucario quickly rushes up to the opponent and in a blink of an eye, repeatedly punches it with its fists.
Korrina's Lucario	Surrounding Braixen		None

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 飛彈拳 Fēidàn Quán Dutch Kogelslag French Pisto-Poing German Patronenhieb Greek Γροθιά Σφαίρα Italian Pugnoscarica Korean 불릿펀치 Bullet Punch Polish Kulocios Portuguese Brazil Soco Bala Soco Projétil (TCG) Portugal Soco Bala Spanish Puño Bala

Variations of the move Quick Attack
Quick Attack • Mach Punch • Bullet Punch Ice Shard • Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave

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