Beat Up (move)

If you were looking for the Pokémon Trading Card Game deck archetypes, see Beat Up (TCG).

Beat Up
ふくろだたき Gang Up

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
TM37 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Works well if the user is pumped up.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Beat Up (Japanese: ふくろだたき Gang Up) is a damage-dealing Dark-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Sneasel. In Generation VIII, it is TM37.

Effect

Generation II

Beat Up inflicts damage on the target from the user, and each conscious Pokémon in the user's party that does not have a non-volatile status. Each strike is typeless and has a base power of 10; damage is determined using each attacking Pokémon's base Attack and level and the target's base Defense. Beat Up ignores changes to stat levels such as Swords Dance. Same-type attack bonus is not considered when calculating damage. Each strike is preceded with the message "<name>'s Attack!", where <name> is the name of the Pokémon in the player's party.

Each strike has an independent chance of being a critical hit, as well as activating a King's Rock. Beat Up will end instantly upon breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter deal damage based on the last strike alone. If Beat Up activates a target's Focus Band, no subsequent hits can knock it out.

Generations III and IV

Beat Up may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. If a Pokémon uses Beat Up on its partner in a Double Battle, the partner will attack itself (unless it suffers from a status ailment). If Beat Up activates a target's Focus Sash, no subsequent hits can knock it out. Beat Up ignores Wonder Guard, as it is considered a typeless attack. The Sniper Ability does not affect critical hits. Each strike has an independent chance of activating a Razor Fang.

Generation V onward

Instead of using each party member's Attack stat, the user's Attack alone is used to calculate the damage of each strike. Because of this, Beat Up is now affected by boosts like from Swords Dance and Attack-boosting items like Choice Band. Furthermore, the base power per strike is no longer 10, but instead individually based on the Attack base stats of the party Pokémon:

$BasePower={\dfrac {BaseAttack_{PartyMember}}{10}}+5$

Beat Up now receives STAB from Dark-type users and no longer deals typeless damage.

Beat Up no longer lists the user's name. Each strike will activate Justified and Weak Armor. If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent. Each strike has an independent chance of activating Stench, but this does not stack with the Razor Fang or King's Rock.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A Dark-type attack. The user's fellow party Pokémon appear to pummel the target.
GS C	Party Pokémon join in the attack.
RS EColoXD	Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack.
FRLG	All party Pokémon join in the attack. The more allies, the more damage.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user gets all the party Pokémon to attack the foe. The more party Pokémon, the more damage.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user gets all party Pokémon to attack the target. The more party Pokémon, the greater the number of attacks.

Learnset

No STAB applies prior to Generation V.

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field	57	57	38	42^BW 28^B2W2	28	28	42
0228		Houndour		Field		Field			27	25	25	25	25^BDSP
0229		Houndoom		Field		Field			28	26	26	26	26^BDSP
0461		Weavile		Field		Field							1
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon							24
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon							24
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug							12
0746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2						33	8
0766		Passimian		Field		Field						15	15
0827		Nickit		Field		Field							4
0828		Thievul		Field		Field							1
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		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM37	IX --
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon							✔
0005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon							✔
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon							✔
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field							✔
0030		Nidorina		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							✔
0031		Nidoqueen		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							✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field							✔
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field							✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field							✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field							✔
050A		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔
0051		Dugtrio		Field		Field							✔
051A		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔
053A		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster							✔
0151		Mew		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							✔
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field							✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass							✔
0274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass							✔
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass							✔
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug							✔
0461		Weavile		Field		Field							✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy							✔
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy							✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field							✔
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field							✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field							✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon							✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon							✔
0584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral							✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like							✔
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like							✔
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug							✔
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon							✔
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon							✔
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like							✔
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3							✔
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3							✔
0746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2							✔
0757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon							✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon							✔
0766		Passimian		Field		Field							✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔
0827		Nickit		Field		Field							✔
0828		Thievul		Field		Field							✔
0870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral							✔
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon							✔
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon							✔
0892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		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							✔
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050A		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
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 V

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0023	Ekans	Field	Dragon	Dream World - Dream Park
0050	Diglett	Field		Field	Dream World - Icy Cave
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 event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	New York Pokémon Center
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.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy	Powerful Tag Pokémon
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 Rumble Blast

The user damages all Pokémon directly in front of it. Beat Up will hit once for each team member, including the user.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Beat Up is a move with 15PP. The user warps all allies on the floor, placing them up to 2 tiles away from the user; Beat Up only works on teammates while it doesn’t work on clients visiting the player’s team. The move will fail to warp a Pokémon if there's not enough space for it within the given area; the move considers only land tiles, even if the Pokémon can travel through non-standard tiles. This move is affected by Taunt.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Summons the team members around the user.
MDTD S	Summons the team members from the floor to surround the user.
BSL	なかまのポケモンたちをじぶんのまわりによびよせる
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD	It warps all your teammates to your side.
MDRTDX	It warps all your teammates close to the targeted enemy.

In the manga

Aim to Be a Card Master!!

Pokémon	Method
Sneasel
The user gets all the party Pokémon to attack the foe.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sneasel	Sneasel calls forth the other party Pokémon for a group attack.
Yuu's Sneasel	The Spring World Challenge (Part Two) "The Girl Who's Too Calm"	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Silver's party
The user gets all the party Pokémon to attack the foe.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Sneasel's Trainer releases their party of Pokémon and they all attack the opponent.
Silver's Sneasel	The Last Battle XI	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

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

Side series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

Trivia

Beat Up is the last Generation II move in index number order.
Beat Up is the only multi-strike move that can hit more than five times.
- It is also one of two moves that can hit more than two times whose number of strikes is not based on chance, the other being Surging Strikes.
Beat Up is the only move whose base power is determined by base stats.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	圍攻 Wàihgūng * 痛打一氣 Tungdá Yāthei *
Chinese	Mandarin	圍攻 / 围攻 Wéigōng * 痛打一氣 / 痛打一气 Tòngdǎ Yīqì *
French		Baston
German		Prügler
Greek		Ξυλοδαρμός
Italian		Picchiaduro
Korean		집단구타 Jipdan Guta
Portuguese	Brazil	Espancar
Portuguese	Portugal	União de Equipe
Serbian		Tuča
Spanish		Paliza
Vietnamese		Đánh Hội Đồng

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
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