Powder (move)

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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 Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce 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  Clever Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

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 the signature move of Vivillon.

Effect

Powder covers the target in powder for the remainder of the turn. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use a Fire-type move, they take damage equal to 25% of their maximum HP and cannot execute the move (PP is still consumed).

Powder has a priority of +1, so is used before all moves that do not have increased priority. It bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Powder will damage the Pokémon even during heavy rain. If a Pokémon with Magic Guard affected by Powder attempts to use a Fire-type move, it will fail to execute the move but take no damage.

Powder does not prevent a Pokémon from thawing itself by using a move like Flame Wheel. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use Natural Gift while holding a Berry that makes the move Fire-type, the Pokémon takes damage from Powder but the Berry is not consumed.

If the target uses Shell Trap, Powder will trigger regardless if hit by a physical attack.

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

If the target uses 2 or more Fire attacks in the same turn (ie, Dancer), the Powder will hurt it each time. If the target uses Fiery Dance, Powder will prevent Dancer from triggering.

If powered up by a Buginium Z into Z-Powder, the user's Special Defense stat raises two stages.

Description

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug	1, 55	1, 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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Being affected
The user produces a powder that explodes if the opponent uses Fire-type moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vivillon releases a powder around the opponent. If the opponent attempts to use a Fire-type move, the powder creates a giant explosion.
Viola's Vivillon	PAXY37		Debut
Yvette's multiple Vivillon	PAXY37		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 粉塵 Fánchàhn Mandarin 粉塵 / 粉尘 Fěnchén French Nuée de Poudre German Pulverschleuder Italian Pulviscoppio Korean 분진 Bunjin Brazilian Portuguese Pólvora Explosiva Spanish Polvo Explosivo

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