Slam (move)

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Slam たたきつける Slam

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  80 Accuracy  75% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes 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 I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

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 A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage (e.g. tail) to slam the target hard. A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage to slam the target hard. Slams the foe with a tail, vine, etc. RSE Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc. FRLG The foe is struck with a long tail, vines, etc. PMDRB PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. The foe is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage. The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage. Conq Slams the target with a long tail, vine, etc. The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric		20	20			20			21				26			26
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	42			45			45			41				41			41
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	49			54			54			41				41			41
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	33			40			37	41	25				33	28	28
098		Krabby	Water		Water										35				35			35
099		Kingler	Water		Water										44				44			44
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	31			37			40			29				29			29
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	45			40			40			43				43			43
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	30			29			29			21				21			21
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	35			29			29			21				21			21
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	--, 35			29			29			21				21			21
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal				25			24			25				25			25
162		Furret	Normal		Normal				28			28			28				28			28
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock				46			49			38				38	15	15
194		Wooper	Water	Ground				11			11			15				15			15
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground				11			11			15				15			15
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground				40			37	41	25				33	28	28
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground										24				24			24
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground										24				24			24
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass							36			36				36			36
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass							41			41				41			41
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass							43			43				43			43
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy							15			15				15	20	20
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock										38				38	15
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										29				29			29
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										43				43			43
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass														25			25
496		Servine	Grass		Grass														28			28
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass														28			28
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal														36			36
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal														43			43
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal														37			37
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon														28			28
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon														28			28
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon														28			28
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
086		Seel	Water		Water
098		Krabby*	Water		Water
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
226		Mantine	Water	Flying
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock
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 anime

Onix Dragonite Lickilicky Watchog
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

In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga

Furret
The user throws the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Furret throws the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Furret	MCM6		Debut

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

Snivy
The user slams the foe with part of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snivy slams the foe with its tail.
Monta's Snivy	PBW4		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Machamp Dragonair
The user tosses the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Machamp picks up the opponent and tosses it to the ground.
Blue's Machamp	A Charizard...and a Champion		Debut Machamp cannot legally learn Slam
	Dragonair slams its tail into the opponent.
Lance's Dragonair	The Legend		None
	Onix slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Onix	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None
	Lickilicky whips out its tongue and smacks the opponent with it.
Dia's Kit	Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)		None

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Pikachu
The user throws the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu throws the opponent.
Shu's Pikachu	GDZ57		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Sentret
The user slams the foe with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sentret slams the foe with its tail.
An Unknown Trainer's Sentret	Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!		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	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

• 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 Mandarin Chinese 叩打 Kòudǎ Danish Smæld Dutch Smijt Finnish Läimäys Lämäri (EP162) French Souplesse German Slam Greek Κρότος Hindi पटक दो Patak do Italian Schianto Korean 힘껏치기 Himkkeotchigi Polish Powalenie Portuguese Brazil Pancada Portugal Batida Romanian Izbitura Serbian Tresak Spanish Latin America Golpazo Spain Atizar (Gen. VI) Portazo (Prior to Gen. VI) Turkish Çarpma

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