Ancient Power (move)

AncientPower げんしのちから Primeval Power

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Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The user gains a star if their condition is good, and they receive the number of stars in appeal points next round. Every star they have (up to three) lessens the chance of the Pokémon becoming nervous.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

AncientPower (Japanese: げんしのちから Primeval Power) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Ancient Power inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising all of the user's stats excluding Accuracy and Evasion by one stage.

Other effects

Three Pokémon evolve when they know AncientPower: Tangela into Tangrowth, Piloswine into Mamoswine, and Yanma into Yanmega.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass							33				36			'
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	49			49			37				37			''''
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	54			54			37				37			''''
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	55			55			46				46			''''
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	65			65			54				54			''''
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	29			29			25				25			''''
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying							29				29			'
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying							29				29			'
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying							29				29			'
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	50			50			50				50			'
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal					21	33				33			'
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying					21	33				33			'
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying							33				33			'
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal							41				48			'
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire							26				28			'''
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock							26				28			''''
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground							--				--			'
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	43			45			32				32			''''
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	88			88			57				57			'
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	88			88			57				57			'
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic	20			20			28				28			'
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic				25			25				26			'
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic				25			25				26			'
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass				43			43				43			''''
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass				48			36				36			''''
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug				37			31				31			''''
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug				37			31				31			''''
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal				49			64		55	55			'
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock				43			43				43			''''
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock				33			33				33			''''
378		Regice	Ice		Ice				33			33				33			'
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel				33			33				33			'
382		Kyogre	Water		Water				15			15	45		45			'
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground				15			15	45		45			'
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying				15			15	45		45			'
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock							28				33			''''
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock							28				36			''''
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel							28				28			''''
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel							28				28			''''
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass							33				36			'
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							33				33			'
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground							--				--			'
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon							20	10		10			'
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon							20	10		10			'
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel							--				--			'
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon							20	10		10			'
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon								10		10			'
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock											18			''''
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock											18			''''
566		Archen	Rock	Flying											18			''''
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying											18			''''
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire											15			'
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric											15			'
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											15			'
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
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
098		Krabby	Water		Water
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
158		Totodile	Water		Water
194		Wooper	Water	Ground
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
258		Mudkip	Water		Water
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark
322		Numel	Fire	Ground
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel
341		Corphish	Water		Water
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	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.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison New York City Pokémon Center 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 move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0114 Tangela Grass 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0218 Slugma Fire 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0231 Phanpy Ground 0232 Donphan Ground 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0299 Nosepass Rock 0303 Mawile Steel 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0352 Kecleon Normal 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0422 Shellos Water 0422 Shellos Water 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0486 Regigigas Normal 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0493 Arceus Fighting 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 the anime

File:Piloswine AncientPower.png Piloswine File:Mamoswine AncientPower.png Mamoswine File:Yanmega AncientPower.png Yanmega File:Yanma AncientPower.png Yanma
The user forms a glowing ball of energy in front of its body and shoots it at foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Yanma's body glows white and it creates a see through after image of itself. The after image then spins quickly and creates a silver ball in front of Yanma's body. Yanma then launches the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		Debut
	Yanmega's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its body. It then launches the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
	Piloswine's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its nose. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Piloswine	A Breed Stampede!		None
	Mamoswine's body glows white and the glow comes off its body and forms a silver ball on the end of its tusks. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Mamoswine	Trials and Adulations!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Kabutops AncientPower Adventures.png Kabutops
The user releases a powerful blast of energy from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kabutops crosses its scythes across its chest and opens them quickly. A ring of energy then appears behind its body and it releases a blast of energy from its body at the opponent.
Brock's Kabutops	Heads On Kabutops!		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

Trivia

• AncientPower is learned by every fossil Pokémon and a large number of legendary Pokémon.
• Piloswine, which evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up knowing this move, has been able to learn it by breeding since the move's introduction. This trait is shared with Rollout, which has had a similar history with Lickitung.
• There are only six Pokémon that can learn AncientPower and both of its variations: Togetic, Togekiss, Yanma, Yanmega, Giratina, and Smeargle (via Sketch).

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 原始之力 Yuánshǐzhī Lì Dutch Oeroude Kracht French Pouv.Antique German Antik-Kraft Greek Αρχαία Δύναμη Hebrew כוח עתיק coah atick Italian Forzantica Korean 원시의힘 Weonsa-yi Him Polish Antyczna Moc Portuguese Brazil Poder Antigo Portugal Poder Antigo Serbian Drevna Moć Spanish Poder Pasado

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