Power Gem (move)

Power Gem
パワージェム Power Gem

Battles

Type	Rock
Category	Special
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Does not make 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.

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Power Gem (Japanese: パワージェム Power Gem) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Power Gem inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VI

Power Gem's power changed from 70 to 80.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS	The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0053		Persian		Field		Field	32	32	32
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	46	51^BW 43^B2W2	43^XY 37^ORAS
0179		Mareep		Monster	Field	41	50^BW 29^B2W2	29
0180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field	47	59^BW 34^B2W2	34
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	59	71^BW 35^B2W2	35
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	1^PtHGSS	1	1
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	50^PtHGSS	55	55
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	44	44^BW 41^B2W2	41
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	49^PtHGSS	49^BW 32^B2W2	32^XY 25^ORAS
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	43	43	43^XY 36^ORAS
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	46	48^BW 33^B2W2	33^XY 29^ORAS
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	55	60^BW 35^B2W2	35^XY 29^ORAS
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	21	21^BW 25^B2W2	25
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous			1
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	49^PtHGSS	49^BW 32^B2W2	32^XY 25^ORAS
0483		Dialga		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	19^HGSS	19	19
0484		Palkia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	19^HGSS	19	19
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral		25	25
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral		25	25
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral			46
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

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Sableye Vespiquen Persian Carbink
The user forms a yellow ball of light and throws it at the opponent.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Vespiquen puts its hands together and a glowing orange ball is formed between its hands. It then raises its hands and the ball's size grows dramatically. It then throws the ball at the opponent.
A wild Vespiquen	An Angry Combeenation!	Debut
	The jewel on Persian's forehead glows red and it fires a pale pink beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at the opponent.
Giovanni's Persian	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!	None
	Small bits of dark pink light come from behind Sableye's back and into the gemstone on its stomach and then the gemstone starts to glow white with a pink outline. Sableye then shoots a pale pink beam from the gemstone at the opponent.
Carrie's Sableye	Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!	None
	The light-blue crystal on the top of Carbink's head glows light-red, then a big white light shines from the crystal and spins in a clockwise direction, and then a pale pink beam which is surrounded by a white aura shoots towards the opponent from the crystal.
Multiple wild Carbink	A Diamond in the Rough!	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Vespiquen Gigalith
The user throws several exploding stones at the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Vespiquen waves one of its arms and multiple sharp rocks fly out of its arm and fire at the opponent. When all of the rocks are fired and fall on the ground, they all explode at the same time.
A Roughneck's Vespiquen	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I	Debut
	Gigalith absorbs energy from the sun. It then fires the collected energy as a beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Cheren's Gigalith	True Friends	None

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Power Gem is the only Rock-type Beauty move.
Despite not being able to learn it, Diancie is seen using Power Gem on X and Y's official website. However, since the battle takes place in a cave, it is possible the move Diancie used was actually Nature Power.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	力量寶石 Lihkleuhng Bóusehk
Chinese	Mandarin	力量寶石 Lìliàng Bǎoshí
Dutch		Kroonjuweel
French		Rayon Gemme
German		Juwelenkraft
Greek		Ακτινοβόλα Κοσμήματα
Indonesian		Power Gem
Italian		Gemmoforza
Korean		파워젬 Power Gem
Polish		Klejnot Siły
Portuguese	Brazil	Joia do Poder Gema Poderosa (TCG and manga)
Portuguese	Portugal	Pedra Preciosa
Romanian		Puterea Giuvaerului
Spanish	Latin America	Gema de Poder (DP032) Joya de Luz (BW096)
Spanish	Spain	Joya de Luz

Variations of the move Drill Peck

	Drill Peck • Strength • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor
	Power Gem

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