Bulk Up (move)

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Bulk Up
ビルドアップ Build-up
Bulk Up VIII.png
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Type  Fighting
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

Bulk Up (Japanese: ビルドアップ Build-up) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM08 from Generation III to Generation VII, except in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where it was TM30. It is TR48 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Bulk Up raises the user's Attack stat and Defense stat by one stage each.

If powered up by a Fightinium Z, the user's Attack stat is raised by another stage.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo Bulks up the body to boost both Attack and Defense.*
Bulks up the body to boost both Attack & Defense.*
FRLG The user bulks up its body to boost both its Attack and Defense stats.
XD Raises Attack and Defense 1 level.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1 1PE
0066     Human-Like Human-Like 37ORAS 37SMUSUM
31PE
36
0067     Human-Like Human-Like 43ORAS 43SMUSUM
37PE
42
0068     Human-Like Human-Like 43ORAS 43SMUSUM
37PE
42
145G  
Zapdos
Galarian Form
 
 
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 50
0256    
 
Field Field 28 28 28 28XY
31ORAS
31 45
0257    
 
Field Field 28 28 28 28XY
31ORAS
31 49
0383     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 30 30DPPt
60HGSS
60 60XY
50ORAS
50 18
0532     Human-Like Human-Like 28 28 28 16
0533     Human-Like Human-Like 29 29 29 16
0534     Human-Like Human-Like 29 29 29 16
0538     Human-Like Human-Like 33 33 25 25
0539     Human-Like Human-Like 33 33 25 25
0650     Field Field 39 39
0651     Field Field 44 44
0652    
 
Field Field 44 48
0672     Field Field 34 34
0673     Field Field 34 34
0727    
 
Field Field 1 1
0766     Field Field 32 35
0794    
 
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 13 20
0852     Water 1 Human-Like 25
0853     Water 1 Human-Like 25
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like 1
0870     Fairy Mineral 20
0891     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 32
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 32
0892  
Urshifu
Rapid 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 32
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
TM08
IV
TM08
V
TM08
VI
TM08
VII
TM08
TM30
VIII
TR48
IX
--
020A  
Raticate
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0066     Human-Like Human-Like
0067     Human-Like Human-Like
0068     Human-Like Human-Like
0106     Human-Like Human-Like
0107     Human-Like Human-Like
0127     Bug Bug
145G  
Zapdos
Galarian Form
 
 
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
0150     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
0151     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
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0214    
 
Bug Bug
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0236     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
0237     Human-Like Human-Like
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0260    
 
Monster Water 1
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0287     Field Field
0288     Field Field
0289     Field Field
0296     Human-Like Human-Like
0297     Human-Like Human-Like
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0383     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
0384    
 
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
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0418     Water 1 Field
0419     Water 1 Field
0447     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
0448    
 
Field Human-Like
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0483    
 
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
0484    
 
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
0500    
 
Field Field
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0533     Human-Like Human-Like
0534     Human-Like Human-Like
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0553    
 
Field Field
0555     Field Field
555G  
Darmanitan
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0614     Field Field
0619     Field Human-Like
0620     Field Human-Like
0627    
 
Flying Flying
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0641     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
0642    
 
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
0645    
 
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
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0663    
 
Flying Flying
0672     Field Field
0673     Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0725     Field Field
0726     Field Field
0727    
 
Field Field
0739     Water 3 Water 3
0740    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0745  
Lycanroc
Midday Form
  Field Field
745Mn  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
  Field Field
745D  
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
  Field Field USUM
0759    
 
Field Field
0760    
 
Field Field
0766     Field Field
0768    
 
Bug Water 3
0775     Field Field
0776    
 
Monster Dragon
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0782     Dragon Dragon
0783    
 
Dragon Dragon
0784    
 
Dragon Dragon
0787    
 
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
0794    
 
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
0802    
 
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
0807     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 USUM
0812     Field Grass
0814     Field Human-Like
0815     Field Human-Like
0823    
 
Flying Flying
0836     Field Field
0852     Water 1 Human-Like
0853     Water 1 Human-Like
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0862    
 
Field Field
0870     Fairy Mineral
0891     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
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
0892  
Urshifu
Rapid 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
0893    
 
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Bulk Up is a move with 22PP. The user raises its Attack and Defense by one stage. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 16.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one level.
MDTDS Boosts the user's Attack and Defense by 1 level.
BSL じぶんの こうげき ぼうぎょを 1だんかいあげる
MDGtI It boosts your Attack and Defense. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.)
SMD It boosts your Attack and Defense. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.


In the anime

 
Incineroar
 
Ursaring
 
Floatzel
 
Conkeldurr
The user flexes its muscles to increase its attack and defense power.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Floatzel flexes its arms and its body becomes surrounded by a magenta aura.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel A Crasher Course in Power! Debut
  Ursaring flexes its arms and its body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura.
Paul's Ursaring Evolving Strategies! None
  Sawk's body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura and he flexes his body, causing his muscles to thicken for a few moments.
Stephan's Sawk The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk! None
  Conkeldurr's body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura and it flexes its body, causing its muscles to thicken for a few moments.
Trip's Conkeldurr Search for the Clubultimate! None
  Incineroar flexes its body and a flame from its fire belt travels upwards over its torso, causing its muscles to thicken.
Professor Kukui's Incineroar Pushing the Fiery Envelope! None
  Gurdurr's body becomes surrounded in a red aura, causing its muscles to grow bigger increases its own size. Once the battle ends or Gurdurr faints, the red aura reappears and Gurdurr's muscles return to normal size.
Genba's Gurdurr JN051 None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 健美 Gihnméih
Mandarin 健美 Jiàn​měi​
  Dutch Maak breed
  French Gonflette
  German Protzer
  Greek Διόγκωση
  Italian Granfisico
  Korean 벌크업 Bulk Up
  Polish Megamasa
Portuguese   Brazil Força Bruta (BW106-present, TCG, manga)
Aumento de Massa (early anime)
  Portugal Corpulência
Acumulador (Best Wishes)
  Romanian Îngrămădirea
  Serbian Povećanje mase
Spanish   Latin America Aumentar (DP083)
Corpulencia (DP132-present)
  Spain Corpulencia
  Turkish Kas Şişirme
  Vietnamese Tập Thể Hình


Variations of the move Bulk Up
  Bulk UpCalm MindCosmic Power
Dragon DanceGrowthHone ClawsStockpileWork Up


Generation III TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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