Slam (move)

Slam
たたきつける Slam
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  80
Accuracy  75%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Slam (Japanese: たたきつける Slam) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Slam inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage (e.g. tail) to slam the target hard.
GSC Slams the foe with a tail, vine, etc.
Stad2 A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage to slam the target hard.
RSEColo.XD Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.
FRLG The foe is struck with a long tail, vines, etc.
DPPtHGSS The foe is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage.
BWB2W2 The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage.
XYORAS
SM
The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0025     Field Fairy 20Y 20 20 21 26 26XY
37ORAS
37
0069     Grass Grass 42 45 45 41 41 41 47
0070     Grass Grass 49 54 54 41 41 41 54
0095     Mineral Mineral 33 40 37RSE
41FRLG
25 33BW
28B2W2
28 28
0098     Water 3 Water 3 35 35 35 35
0099     Water 3 Water 3 44 44 44 44
0108     Monster Monster 31 37 40 29 29 29 29
0114     Grass Grass 45 40 40 43 43 41 41
0147     Water 1 Dragon 30 29 29 21 21 21 21
0148     Water 1 Dragon 35 29 29 21 21 21 21
0149     Water 1 Dragon 35 29 29 21 21 21 21
0161     Field Field 25 24 25 25 25 25
0162     Field Field 28 28 28 28 28 28
0185     Mineral Mineral 46 49 38 38BW
15B2W2
15 1
0194     Water 1 Field 11 11 15 15 15 15
0195     Water 1 Field 11 11 15 15 15 15
0208     Mineral Mineral 40 37RSE
41FRLG
25 33BW
28B2W2
28 28
0231     Field Field 24 24 24 24
0232     Field Field 24 24 24 24
0252     Monster Dragon 36 36 36 36XY
29ORAS
29
0253     Monster Dragon 41 41 41 41XY
33ORAS
33
0254     Monster Dragon 43 43 43 43XY
33ORAS
33
0298     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 15 15 15BW
20B2W2
20 20
0438     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 38 38BW
15B2W2
0463     Monster Monster 29 29 29 29
0465     Grass Grass 43 43 43 43
0495     Field Grass 25 25 25
0496     Field Grass 28 28 28
0497     Field Grass 28 28 28
0504     Field Field 36 36 41
0505     Field Field 43 43 50
0572     Field Field 37 37 37
0633     Dragon Dragon 28 28 28
0634     Dragon Dragon 28 28 28
0635     Dragon Dragon 28 28 28
0775     Field Field 21
0781     Mineral Mineral 45
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 breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0023     Field Dragon
0086     Water 1 Field
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0138     Water 1 Water 3
0190     Field Field
0226     Water 1 Water 1
0298     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
0303     Field Fairy
0357     Monster Grass
0408     Monster Monster
0455     Grass Grass
0458     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
0564     Water 1 Water 3
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

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target.
Conq. Slams the target with a long tail, vine, etc.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Watchog
 
Sudowoodo
 
Weepinbell
 
Onix
The user slams the foe into the ground, or hits the foe with a long appendage such as a tongue or tail.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Bellsprout grabs the opponent with the two leaves on the side of its body and repeatedly slams it into the ground, or Bellsprout slams its vine-like leg down on the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout The Fourth Round Rumble Debut
  Dragonite grabs the opponent and slams it into the ground.
Drake's Dragonite Enter the Dragonite None
A wild Dragonite Great Bowls of Fire! None
  Lickitung grabs the opponent with its tongue and slams it into the ground.
Jessie's Lickitung Ignorance is Blissey None
  Wooper grabs the opponent with its tail and slams them into the ground repeatedly.
Olesia's Wooper No Big Woop! None
  Onix slams its tail into the opponent.
Brock's Onix A Family That Battles Together Stays Together! None
Roark's Onix Shapes of Things to Come! None
  Sudowoodo grabs the opponent and slams it into the ground.
A wild Sudowoodo Type Casting None
  Furret slams the opponent with its tail.
Julie's Furret Game Winning Assist None
  Lickilicky grabs the opponent with its tongue and tosses it to the ground.
Unknown Trainer's Lickilicky If the Scarf Fits, Wear It! None
  Watchog grabs the opponent with its hands and tosses it to the ground.
Kylan's Watchog Evolution by Fire! None
  Azumarill hits the opponent with its tail.
Officer Jenny's Azumarill The Pirates of Decolore! None
  Weepinbell grabs the opponent with one of its leaves and tosses it to the ground.
Ramos's Weepinbell The Green, Green Grass Types of Home! None


In Pokémon Generations

The user hits the foe with its head or tail.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pikachu charges and hits the opponent with its head.
Red's Pikachu The Adventure Debut
  Sceptile hits the opponent with its tail.
Brendan's Sceptile The Vision None


In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga


In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • If Secret Power is used on ordinary terrain in the Generation III games, it will have the animation of Slam.
  • In the Spanish versions of the first five generations, Slam is mistranslated as Portazo, meaning "Door-Slam." In Generation VI, this was corrected to atizar.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 摔打 Sēutdá *
叩打 Kaudá *
叩擊 Kaugīk *
Mandarin 摔打 Shuāida *
叩打 Kòudǎ *
  Danish Smæld
  Dutch Smijt
  Finnish Läimäys
Lämäri (EP162)
  French Souplesse
  German Slam
  Greek Κρότος Krótos
  Hindi पटक दो Patak do
  Italian Schianto
  Korean 힘껏치기 Himkkeotchigi
  Polish Powalenie (BW077)*
Klaps (XY058)
Portuguese   Brazil Pancada (Undaunted-Next Destinies)
Cacetada Violenta (BW Promo)
Pancada Brusca (XY series and Dragon Vault-present)
  Portugal Batida
  Romanian Izbitura
  Serbian Tresak
Spanish   Latin America "Azotalo" (EP112)
"Ataca" (EP129)
Bofetón (EP148)
Azote* (EP162)
Golpe de Cola* (SS001)
Portazo (AG053)
Plancha (DP015-DP018)
Lanzada (DP098)
Golpazo (BW077-present)
  Spain Atizar*
Portazo*
  Swedish Smäll
Kroppssmäll*
  Turkish Çarpma
  Vietnamese Húc


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