Hidden Power (move)

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Hidden Power めざめるパワー Awakening Power

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM10 in Generation II TM10 in Generation III TM10 in Generation IV TM10 in Generation V TM10 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Can be repeatedly used without boring the judge.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

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

Hidden Power (Japanese: めざめるパワー Awakening Power) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Although it appears as a Normal-type move, Hidden Power's actual type varies. It has been TM10 since Generation II.

Effect

Main article: Hidden Power (move)/Calculation

Generations II to IV

Hidden Power inflicts damage using a type and power determined by the user's IVs. The power varies between 31 and 70 in Generation II, and varies between 30 and 70 in Generations III to V.

Hidden Power can receive same-type attack bonus. For instance, a Bug-type Pokémon will receive same-type attack bonus when using a Bug-type Hidden Power. Although Hidden Power is Normal-type in the game's data, a Normal-type Hidden Power is not obtainable, except with Normalize.

Hidden Power is affected by Normalize.

Generation V

Hidden Power is unaffected by Normalize.

Generation VI

Hidden Power's base power is now always 60. The method for determining the type of Hidden Power is the same as Generation III to V, so a Fairy-type Hidden Power is not possible.

Due to never being a Normal-type move, Hidden Power is unaffected by Pixilate, Refrigerate, Aerilate, and Ion Deluge. If the user is under the effect of Electrify, Hidden Power's type will become Electric, regardless of its actual type.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A peculiar move that changes type and power depending on the Pokémon using it. GSC The power varies with the Pokémon. RSEColoXD The effectiveness varies with the user.* The attack power varies among different Pokémon.* FRLG An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. DPPtHGSS A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.* A variable move that changes type and power depending on the hidden ability of the Pokémon using it.* BWB2W2 A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it. XYORAS A unique attack that varies in type depending on the Pokémon using it.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic							1				1			1
201		Unown	Psychic		Psychic	1			1			1				1			1
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic				18	17	15				15			15 20
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic				18	17	15				15			15 20
412		Burmy	Bug		Bug							20				20			20
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass							20				20			20
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying							20				20			20
422		Shellos	Water		Water							16				16			16
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground							16				16			16
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic											14			14
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic											14			14
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											14			14
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic											22			22
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic											22			22
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		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM10		III TM10		IV TM10		V TM10		VI TM10
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Hidden Power except Wobbuffet, Wynaut, Kricketot, Tynamo, and Spewpa.
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

The type and base power of Hidden Power is randomly calculated whenever a Pokémon enters a dungeon, and does not change between floors. The type is selected among each of the 17 types with roughly equal probability (the game chooses from the 18 types, including the ???-type, choosing again if the ???-type is chosen; if this is done 100 times consecutively, Hidden Power will be of the Fire-type). The base power of the move is chosen among the following values with equal probability: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, and 17. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Hidden Power's type is listed as "None".

Pokémon Rumble series

Hidden Power is randomly assigned any of the 17 types whenever a Toy Pokémon has it as one of its moves. The type does not change for as long as the Pokémon keeps the move.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. Its type and power change with the dungeon.

In the anime

Unown Larvitar Amoonguss Fennekin
A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Umbreon's eyes glow white, and it unleashes black radiating waves of energy.
Gary's Umbreon	Power Play!		Debut
	Larvitar gets surrounded by a white aura and rows of small white orbs circle around it. The opponent then gets surrounded by a white aura and is lifted into the air. Larvitar then sends the opponent flying with energy, or Larvitar becomes surrounded by white orbs that combine into a giant blast of energy that is fired at the opponent, or Larvitar releases a green-yellow orb of energy at the opponent.
A wild Larvitar	Hatch Me if You Can		None
Chris's Larvitar	The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!		None
	Two shining silver lines appear around Beautifly and the lines shine brightly, or a bunch of white circles appear in front of Beautifly and they morph with it and it shines brightly, releasing light beams at the opponent.
Janet's Beautifly	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
	Slakoth's body becomes surrounded in a white aura, and it puts its hands together. A ring of white circles appear in its hands and Slakoth shoots the ring at the opponent. The ring of circles surround the opponent, then pulls in and hits the opponent.
Norman's Slakoth	Balance of Power		None
	A ring of white circles appear over Masquerain's head. The ring raises up and shoots at the opponent, hitting it.
Drew's Masquerain	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None
	Two rings of white circles appear around Lunatone's body. The rings spin faster until they become two rings and the rings turn into a white beam that fires at the opponent.
A wild Lunatone	Crazy as a Lunatone		None
	Two rings of white circles appear and spin around Heracross's horn. Then, the rings form together into one big white ball in front of Heracross's horn, and fires a white beam from the ball at the opponent.
Gordon's Heracross	Absol-ute Disaster		None
	Two rings of white circles appear around Scizor's body. Scizor then shoots the white circles at the opponent.
Katie's Scizor	A Judgment Brawl		None
	Two rings of white circles appear and spin around Gligar in an 'X' formation. The rings spin faster until they becomes lines, and a white ball of energy is created in front of where the two lines meet in front of Gligar. Multiple white circles are launched from the ball at the opponent.
Morrison's Gligar	Choose It or Lose It!		None
	Two rings of white circles appear and spin around Phanpy in an 'X' formation. Then, the rings disappear and Phanpy blasts the opponent with a white energy beam from in front of its face.
Ash's Phanpy	Hooked on Onix		None
	Geodude's body becomes outlined in yellow and it crouches together. Light blue circles then appear around Geodude's body, and when it stretches its hands at the opponent, the circles are shot at it.
Roark's Geodude	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
	Alakazam's body becomes outlined in yellow and it points its spoons in front of it. Multiple light blue circles are then released and circle around Alakazam.
Kenny's Alakazam	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
	Burmy's body becomes outlined in yellow and it becomes covered in light blue circles. Burmy then fires the circles at the opponent.
Cheryl's Burmy	Some Enchanted Sweetening!		None
	Shellos jumps into the air and its body becomes surrounded by light blue circles. The balls then form together in front of Shellos and it shoots multiple light blue balls from the ball at the opponent.
Zoey's Shellos	A Stand-Up Sit-Down!		None
	Unown shoots a red energy beam out of its eye at the opponent.
Multiple wild Unown	Journey to the Unown!		None
	Chingling's body becomes surrounded in a yellow outline and light blue circles appear around Chingling's body. It then points the tassels on its body at the opponent and the circles fire at the opponent.
Francesca's Chingling	The Bells Are Singing!		None
	The white ball on Mime Jr.'s head glows white and light blue circles surround its body. It then fires the circles at the opponent.
James's Mime Jr.	The Bells Are Singing!		Used via Mimic
	Wailmer's body becomes surrounded by yellow, and blue circles with yellow outlines appear around it. The circles then fire at the opponent in a spiraling motion. Then, Wailmer's eyes glow blue and it can control the circles.
A Coordinator's Wailmer	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
	Lopunny's body becomes outlined in yellow and light blue circles move around its body. Lopunny then fires them at the opponent.
Paris's Lopunny	Arriving in Style!		None
	Psyduck's body becomes outlined in yellow and the front of its body becomes covered by light blue circles. It then fires the circles at the opponent.
Three wild Psyduck	The Psyduck Stops Here!		None
	Regigigas's body becomes outlined in light blue, and the opponent's body glows light blue, healing or hurting it.
A wild Regigigas	Pillars of Friendship!		None
	Mamoswine's tusks glow yellow and light blue circles appear in between its tusks and circle around them. Mamoswine then fires the circles at the opponent, or Mamoswine releases a green-yellow orb of energy at the opponent.
Dawn's Mamoswine	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
	Growlithe's body becomes outlined in yellow and light blue circles appear and circle around Growlithe's body. It then fires the circles at the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
	Eevee's body becomes outlined in yellow and multiple light blue circles surround and spin around Eevee's body. Eevee can also float through the air while the circles surround its body.
Ursula's two Eevee	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Flareon's body becomes outlined in gold and multiple red circles surround and spin around Flareon's body. Flareon then fires the circles at the opponent. Flareon can also float through the air while the circles surround its body.
Ursula's Flareon	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Vaporeon's body becomes outlined in light blue and multiple light blue circles surround and spin around Vaporeon's body. Vaporeon then fires the circles at the opponent. Vaporeon can also float through the air while the circles surround its body.
Ursula's Vaporeon	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Emolga's body becomes outlined in light green and it puts its hands together in front of it. One or three green-yellow orbs of energy then appear in between Emolga's hands and Emolga separates its hands, firing the orbs at the opponent.
Iris's Emolga	Emolga the Irresistible!		None
	The tuft of hair on Gothita's head glows light green and it reaches up into the air. When it does, its body becomes surrounded in light green, and a large green-yellow orb of energy forms above Gothita's hands. Gothita then tosses the orb at the opponent.
Katharine's Gothita	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!		None
	Tornadus's body becomes outlined in light green energy, and the structures on its tail start to glow yellow. Tornadus then swings its tail and fires six light green orbs of energy from its tail, one for each glowing yellow structure on its tail, at the opponent.
A wild Tornadus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1		None
	Beartic throws multiple light green orbs of energy at the opponent.
Georgia's Beartic	Jostling for the Junior Cup!		None
	Tornadus's wings glow light green and its body becomes surrounded by a light green aura. Then, a light green orb of energy appears between its wings and Tornadus fires it at the opponent.
A wild Tornadus	Unova's Survival Crisis!		None
	Watchog forms a light green orb of energy between its hands. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Mikael's Watchog	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
	Amoonguss crosses its arms and its body becomes outlined in light green energy. It then opens its arms, and multiple light green orbs of energy appear around it. Amoonguss then points the top if its head at the opponent and spins, firing the orbs at the opponent. It can also control where the orbs are going.
James's Amoonguss	New Places... Familiar Faces!		None
	Woobat forms a light green orb of energy between its wings. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Jessie's Woobat	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
	Haxorus forms a light green orb of energy between its hands. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Rhoder's Haxorus	Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!		None
	Croconaw glows green and forms a light green orb of energy, then fires the orb at the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Croconaw	The Pirates of Decolore!		None
	Weavile glows green and forms a light green orb of energy between its hands, then fires the orb at the opponent.
A wild Weavile	Eevee & Friends		None
	Durant forms a light green orb of energy in front of its body, then fires the orb at the opponent.
Three wild Durant	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Mismagius's body and eyes glow green and it forms several green orbs of energy, then fires the orbs at the opponent.
Two wild Mismagius	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Ninetales's body and eyes glow green and it forms several green orbs of energy, then fires the orbs at the opponent. Ninetales's eyes and body glow green and it forms a light green orb of energy, then fires the orb at the opponent.
A wild Ninetales	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Fennekin opens its mouth and forms a light blue and blue ball of energy in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. Alternatively, Fennekin forms three light blue orbs of energy around its head. It then fires the orbs at the opponent, which rotate before colliding.
Serena's Fennekin	A PokéVision of Things to Come!		None
Mirror Serena's Fennekin	The Cave of Mirrors!		None
	Malamar forms a light blue and blue ball of energy in front of its chest. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Multiple wild Malamar	Facing the Grand Design!		None
	Grumpig forms a light blue ball of energy in front of its hands. It then throws the ball at the opponent.
A wild Grumpig	An Oasis of Hope!		None
	Spoink forms a light blue ball of energy in front of its hands. It then throws the ball at the opponent.
Multiple wild Spoink	An Oasis of Hope!		None
	Pangoro forms a light blue ball of energy in front of its hands. It then throws the ball at the opponent.
Three wild Pangoro	So You're Having a Bad Day!		None
	Braixen forms a light blue ball of energy in front of its hands. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Serena's Braixen	A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?		None
	Florges forms a light blue ball of energy in front of its hands. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Florges	A Diamond in the Rough!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Munna Unown Burmy Musharna
A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Unown shocks the opponent with bursts of energy. Sometimes, Unown's eyes glow before doing so.
Multiple wild Unown	Into the Unown		Debut
Grumpy	Halting Honchkrow		None
Flaky	Halting Honchkrow		None
Multiple wild Unown	Halting Honchkrow		None
	Burmy jumps into the air and releases waves of energy from its body all around it, damaging the opponent.
Paka's Burmy	Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra I		None
	Munna releases waves of energy from its body at the opponent.
Black's Musha	Listening to Pokémon		None
	Musharna fires a blast of energy at the opponent.
Black's Musha	The Power of Dreams		None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Unown
The user spins in circles and attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Unown spins in circles and attacks the opponent.
Multiple wild Unown	Rampage at the Ruins of Alph!!		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	DP	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

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

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

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

• Although Hidden Power is listed as a Normal-type move, it cannot inflict Normal-type damage.
• Prior to Generation IV, Hidden Power was one of the only two moves (along with Weather Ball) which could, depending on the Pokémon, be either physical or special, due to the damage category being determined by the type.
• In Generation II, Shiny Pokémon could only use a Grass- or Dragon-type Hidden Power due to the spread of individual values required for alternate coloration.
• It is impossible for Pokémon in the Undiscovered Egg Group that are caught or obtained as a gift in Pokémon X and Y to have a Fighting-type Hidden Power. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, this is true only for Legendary or Mythical Pokémon in the Undiscovered Egg Group. This is because these Pokémon are guaranteed to have at least three IVs of 31, whereas a Fighting-type Hidden Power requires at least four IVs that are even numbers.
• Due to the Roaming Pokémon encounter bug, a roaming Pokémon caught in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, or LeafGreen will always have a Hidden Power type of Fighting, and a power of 30 or 31.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 覺醒力量 Goksíng Lihkleuhng * Mandarin 覺醒力量 / 觉醒力量 Juéxǐng Lìliàng * 催醒 Cuīxǐng * 覺醒的力量 Juéxǐng-de Lìliàng * 出动能量 Chūdòng Néngliàng * Danish Skjult Kraft Dutch Verborgen kracht Finnish Piilovoima French Puissance Cachée* Puis. Cachée* German Kraftreserve Greek Κρυφή Δύναμη Hindi छुपी शक्ति Chupi Shakti Indonesian Kekuatan Tersembunyi Kekuatan Dahsyat Italian Introforza Korean 잠재파워 Jamjae Power Polish Ukryta Moc Portuguese Brazil Poder Oculto Portugal Poder Oculto Romanian Puterea Ascunsă Serbian Skrivena moć Spanish Latin America Poder Oculto Poder Escondido (DP129) Spain Poder Oculto Swedish Gömda kraften Turkish Saklı Güç

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