Powder (move)

Powder ふんじん Dust

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Powder (Japanese: ふんじん Dust) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is one of the signature moves of Vivillon.

Effect

This move is an increased priority move. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use a Fire-type move during that turn, they take damage (regardless of type) equal to 25% of their maximum HP and cannot execute the move. Powder does not prevent a Pokémon from thawing itself by using a move like Flame Wheel.

Grass-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are immune to Powder.

Description

Games Description The user covers the target in a powder that explodes and damages the target if it uses a Fire-type move.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
666		Vivillon	Bug	Flying	--, 55
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 languages

Language Title French Nuée de Poudre German Pulverschleuder Italian Pulviscoppio Korean 분진 Bunjin Spanish Polvo Explosivo

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.