Reversal (move)

Reversal redirects here. For the location in Unova, see Reversal Mountain.
Reversal
きしかいせい Reversal
Reversal IX.png
Reversal IX 2.png
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The appeal works great if performed last.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Works better the later it is used in a turn.

Reversal (Japanese: きしかいせい Reversal) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TR21 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM134 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generation II

Reversal inflicts damage. Its power is higher when the user's HP is lower.

HP% Power
HP ≥ 68.75% 20
35.42% ≤ HP < 68.75% 40
20.83% ≤ HP < 35.42% 80
10.42% ≤ HP < 20.83% 100
4.17% ≤ HP < 10.42% 150
HP < 4.17% 200

Reversal cannot cause a critical hit, and its damage is not varied by a random factor during damage calculation.

Generation III

Reversal can now cause a critical hit, and its damage is now varied by a random factor during damage calculation.

Reversal can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Endure was used in the previous turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if the move Endure was used in the prior turn.

Generation IV

In Generation IV only, Reversal's power is calculated as follows:

HP% Power
HP ≥ 67.19% 20
34.38% ≤ HP < 67.19% 40
20.31% ≤ HP < 34.38% 80
9.38% ≤ HP < 20.31% 100
3.13% ≤ HP < 9.38% 150
HP < 3.13% 200

Generation V onwards

Reversal's power is once again calculated as it was prior to Generation IV.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 An attack that increases in power if the user's HP is low. It could turn the tide in battle.
GSC Stronger if the user's HP is low.
RSEColoXD Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.
FRLG
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0058     Field Field 25 25BW
19B2W2
19 19 52 52
058H  
Growlithe
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 52
0059     Field Field 1 1
059H  
Arcanine
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 1
0106     Human-Like Human-Like 51 51 57 61 1, 61 1, 61 40
0115     Monster Monster 49 49 49 55 50 50 44
145G  
Zapdos
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70SwSh 70
0161     Field Field 42BDSP
0162     Field Field 50BDSP
0214    
 
Bug Bug 44 45 43 43 43XY
46ORAS
46
0255     Field Field 36
0256    
 
Field Field 50
0257    
 
Field Field 56
0276    
 
Flying Flying 45 45BDSP
0277    
 
Flying Flying 57 57BDSP
0288     Field Field 49 49 55 1, 55XY
1, 43ORAS
1, 43 1, 43BDSP 43
0289     Field Field 1BDSP
0296     Human-Like Human-Like 49 43 43 43 43 43BDSP 43
0297     Human-Like Human-Like 55 57 57 57XY
50ORAS
50 50BDSP 50
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 42RSE
41FRLG
43 46 46XY
39ORAS
39 39BDSP 39
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 46RSE
47FRLG
49 55 55XY
42ORAS
42 42BDSP
0447     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 19 19BW
29B2W2
29 29 56 56
0448    
 
Field Human-Like 1 1
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 33 33 33 56SwSh
0506     Field Field 33 33 33 36SwSh
0507     Field Field 38 38 38 48SwSh
0508     Field Field 42 42 42 50SwSh
0538     Human-Like Human-Like 53 50 45 50SwSh
0539     Human-Like Human-Like 53 50 45 56SwSh
0589    
 
Bug Bug 49 49 49 24SwSh
0619     Field Human-Like 57 57 57 10SwSh
0620     Field Human-Like 63 1, 63 1, 63 1SwSh
0626     Field Field 46 46 46 30SwSh
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2 1 1 1SwSh
0739     Water 3 Water 3 33 33
0740    
 
Water 3 Water 3 33 33
745Mn  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
  Field Field 1 1SwSh 1
745D  
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
  Field Field 1SwSh 1
0766     Field Field 46 55SwSh 55
0794    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 30SwSh
0831     Field Field 32SwSh
0832     Field Field 38SwSh
0852     Water 1 Human-Like 40SwSh
0853     Water 1 Human-Like 40SwSh
0870     Fairy Mineral 30SwSh 30
0931    
 
Flying Flying 52
0942     Field Field 39
0943     Field Field 43
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/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TR21
IX
TM134
0025     Field Fairy SwSh
0026     Field Fairy SwSh
026A  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy SwSh
0050     Field Field SwSh
050A  
Diglett
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field SwSh
0051     Field Field SwSh
051A  
Dugtrio
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field SwSh
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0058     Field Field SwSh
058H  
Growlithe
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0059     Field Field SwSh
059H  
Arcanine
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1 SwSh
0066     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0067     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0068     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0106     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0111    
 
Monster Field SwSh
0112    
 
Monster Field SwSh
0115     Monster Monster SwSh
0123    
 
Bug Bug SwSh
0127     Bug Bug SwSh
0128     Field Field SwSh
128PC  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Combat Breed)
  Field Field
128PB  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Blaze Breed)
 
 
Field Field
128PA  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Aqua Breed)
 
 
Field Field
145G  
Zapdos
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0155     Field Field
0156     Field Field
0157     Field Field
157H  
Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0172     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2 SwSh
211H  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0212    
 
Bug Bug SwSh
0213    
 
Bug Bug SwSh
0214    
 
Bug Bug SwSh
0215    
 
Field Field
215H  
Sneasel
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0225    
 
Water 1 Field
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0241     Field Field SwSh
0244     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0255     Field Field SwSh
0256    
 
Field Field SwSh
0257    
 
Field Field SwSh
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0288     Field Field
0289     Field Field
0296     Human-Like Human-Like
0297     Human-Like Human-Like
0304    
 
Monster Monster SwSh
0305    
 
Monster Monster SwSh
0306    
 
Monster Monster SwSh
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0335     Field Field
0336     Field Dragon
0416    
 
Bug Bug SwSh
0428     Field Human-Like SwSh
0447     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0448    
 
Field Human-Like SwSh
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0464    
 
Monster Field SwSh
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous SwSh
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0506     Field Field SwSh
0507     Field Field SwSh
0508     Field Field SwSh
0532     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0533     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0534     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0538     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0539     Human-Like Human-Like SwSh
0550     Water 2 Water 2 SwSh
550W  
Basculin
White-Striped Form
  Water 2 Water 2
0555     Field Field SwSh
555G  
Darmanitan
Galarian Form
  Field Field SwSh
0589    
 
Bug Bug SwSh
0610     Monster Dragon SwSh
0611     Monster Dragon SwSh
0612     Monster Dragon SwSh
0614     Field Field
0617     Bug Bug SwSh
0619     Field Human-Like SwSh
0620     Field Human-Like SwSh
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0626     Field Field SwSh
0628    
 
Flying Flying
628H  
Braviary
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0638    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0639    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0640    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0641     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0647    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0652    
 
Field Field
0675    
 
Field Human-Like SwSh
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral SwSh
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral SwSh
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral SwSh
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2 SwSh
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like SwSh
0718    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
724H  
Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0727    
 
Field Field SwSh
0734     Field Field
0735     Field Field
0739     Water 3 Water 3
0740    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0741    
 
Flying Flying
745Mn  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
  Field Field SwSh
745D  
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
  Field Field SwSh
0760    
 
Field Field SwSh
0766     Field Field SwSh
0773     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0775     Field Field
0777    
 
Field Fairy SwSh
0782     Dragon Dragon SwSh
0783    
 
Dragon Dragon SwSh
0784    
 
Dragon Dragon SwSh
0794    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0802    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0807     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0813     Field Human-Like SwSh
0814     Field Human-Like SwSh
0815     Field Human-Like SwSh
0821     Flying Flying SwSh
0822     Flying Flying SwSh
0823    
 
Flying Flying SwSh
0831     Field Field SwSh
0832     Field Field SwSh
0845    
 
Water 1 Flying SwSh
0852     Water 1 Human-Like SwSh
0853     Water 1 Human-Like SwSh
0862    
 
Field Field SwSh
0870     Fairy Mineral SwSh
0871     Water 1 Amorphous SwSh
0875     Water 1 Field SwSh
0888     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0889     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0891     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0892  
Urshifu
Single Strike Style
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0892  
Urshifu
Rapid Strike Style
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0895     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0900    
 
Bug Bug
0903    
 
Field Field
0904    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0914    
 
Flying Water 1
0918     Bug Bug
0920    
 
Bug Bug
0931    
 
Flying Flying
0942     Field Field
0943     Field Field
0950     Water 3 Water 3
964Z     Field Water 2
0973    
 
Flying Flying
0979    
 
Field Field
0983    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0984    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0988    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0992    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1006    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1007    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0019     Field Field BDSP
019A  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0050     Field Field HGSS BDSP
050A  
Diglett
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0056     Field Field BDSP
0111    
 
Monster Field BDSP
0123    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0155     Field Field BDSP
0161     Field Field BDSP
0172     Field Fairy BDSP
0193    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0228    
 
Field Field BDSP
0241     Field Field BDSP
0255     Field Field BDSP
0304    
 
Monster Monster BDSP
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0610     Monster Dragon
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0782     Dragon Dragon
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 III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0057     Field Field Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0155     Field Field Mt. Battle CyndaquilXD
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
0056     Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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 VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0306    
 
Monster Monster Island Scan - Poni PlainsUSUM
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
0129     Water 2 Dragon 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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Reversal is a move with 2 base power, 90% accuracy, and 17 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, with the final damage being multiplied by 2 when at 75-51% HP, 4 when at 50-26% and 8 when at 25% or lower.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accuracy has been decreased to 63%, and its PP to 12. The damage is now multiplied by 1.5 at 50-26% HP and by 2 at 25% or lower.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Reversal
★★★
Attack power 43.1611
Charge time 0.74 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target. The lower the user's HP, the greater the damage it inflicts.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる じぶんのHPが のこりすくないほど あたえるダメージが おおきい
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. The lower your HP is, the greater the damage it causes.


In the anime

 
Riolu preparing
 
Riolu
 
Lucario
 
Mega Lucario
An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less health the user has.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A wave of orange energy bursts out of the ground around Riolu and one of its fists becomes covered in orange energy. It then punches the opponent. The more damage Riolu has taken, the more powerful the move becomes.
Ash's Riolu Toughing It Out! Debut
  Lucario's body becomes covered in an orange and white or gold aura, before an aura of the same color appears around one of its fists. It then punches the opponent. The more damage Lucario has taken, the more powerful the move becomes. Sometimes, its body does not become enveloped in the aura prior to landing the punch. Lucario can also transfer the aura from its fists to its feet and kick the opponent instead.
Ash's Lucario Getting More Than You Battled For! None
  Mega Lucario's body becomes covered in an orange aura, before an aura of the same color appears around one of its fists. It then punches the opponent. The more damage Mega Lucario has taken, the more powerful the move becomes.
Ash's Lucario JN125 None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 起死回生 Héiséiwùihsāng
Mandarin 起死回生 Qǐsǐhuíshēng *
绝处逢生 Juéchùféngshēng *
  French Contre
  German Gegenschlag
  Greek Ανατροπή Anatrohpe
  Italian Contropiede
  Korean 기사회생 Gisa Hoesaeng
  Polish Zamiana
Portuguese   Brazil Reversão
  Portugal Inversão
  Serbian Preokret
  Spanish Inversión
  Vietnamese Khởi Tử Hồi Sinh



Variations of the move Flail
  FlailReversal


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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