Giga Impact (move)
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Giga Impact (Japanese: ギガインパクト Giga Impact) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It is identical to Hyper Beam, except that it is a Physical attack rather than a Special one.
Giga Impact was introduced because, in Generation IV, Hyper Beam was put in the Special category. This move uses the Attack stat, like the old Hyper Beam. Almost every Pokémon that can learn Hyper Beam through TM15 can learn Giga Impact through TM68, and vice versa.
Effect
Giga Impact deals a large amount of damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.
In the anime
- Aerodactyl gigaimpact3.jpg
Aerodactyl using Giga Impact.
- Garchomp charging for a Giga Impact.jpg
Garchomp charging Giga Impact.
- Spiritombgigaimpact2.jpg
Spiritomb using Giga Impact.
Pokémon
Aerodactyl. Yellow-orange energy covers its body. Then, a purple energy sphere surrounds Aerodactyl and the energy swirls around the user to hit the foe.
- Used by an Aerodactyl in Wild in the Streets. Debut
Garchomp. Same as above.
- Used by Cynthia's Garchomp in Top-Down Training!.
Spiritomb. Same as above.
- Used by a wild Spiritomb in The Keystone Pops!.
Munchlax. Same as above.
- Used by Kylie's Munchlax in A Full Course Tag Battle!.
Learnset
Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM68
Trivia
- Aerodactyl is the only Pokémon that learns both Hyper Beam and Giga Impact by level.
- Strangely, despite being among the lightest Pokémon (only surpassed by Gastly and Haunter), all members of the lake trio can learn this move.
- Normally, only fully-evolved Pokémon can learn this move. However, Pokémon that are not fully evolved but were in a previous generation (such as Porygon, Porygon2, Seadra, or Lickitung) may also learn this move.
In other languages
- French: Giga Impact
- Spanish: Giga Impacto
- Italian: Gigaimpatto
- German: Gigastoß
| Variations of the move Hyper Beam | ||||
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| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |