Slam (move)

Slam
たたきつける Slam

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 Mirror Move 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	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

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.

Slam can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if Pound was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage (e.g. tail) to slam the target hard.
GS C	Slams the foe with a tail, vine, etc.
Stad2	A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage to slam the target hard.
RS EColoXD	Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.
FRLG	The foe is struck with a long tail, vines, etc.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage.
BW B2W2	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon							28^PE
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon							36^PE
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	20^Y	20	20	21	26	26^XY 37^ORAS	37^SM^USUM 24^PE
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	42	45	45	41	41	41	47^SM^USUM 30^PE
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	49	54	54	41	41	41	54^SM^USUM 45^PE
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	33	40	37^RSE 41^FRLG	25	33^BW 28^B2W2	28	28^SM^USUM 25^PE
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3				35	35	35	35^SM^USUM 32^PE
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3				44	44	44	44^SM^USUM 37^PE
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	31	37	40	29	29	29	29^SM^USUM 30^PE
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	45	40	40	43	43	41	41^SM^USUM 44^PE
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	30	29	29	21	21	21	21^SM^USUM 35^PE
0148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	35	29	29	21	21	21	21^SM^USUM 40^PE
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	35	29	29	21	21	21	21^SM^USUM 40^PE
0161		Sentret		Field		Field		25	24	25	25	25	25
0162		Furret		Field		Field		28	28	28	28	28	28
0185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral		46	49	38	38^BW 15^B2W2	15	1, Evo.
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field		11	11	15	15	15	15
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field		11	11	15	15	15	15
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		40	37^RSE 41^FRLG	25	33^BW 28^B2W2	28	28
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field				24	24	24	24
0232		Donphan		Field		Field				24	24	24	24
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			36	36	36	36^XY 29^ORAS	29
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			41	41	41	41^XY 33^ORAS	33
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			43	43	43	43^XY 33^ORAS	33
0298		Azurill		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	15^BW 20^B2W2	20	20
0438		Bonsly		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	38^BW 15^B2W2
0463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster				29	29	29	29
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass				43	43	43	43
0495		Snivy		Field	Grass					25	25	25
0496		Servine		Field	Grass					28	28	28
0497		Serperior		Field	Grass					28	28	28
0504		Patrat		Field		Field					36	36	41
0505		Watchog		Field		Field					43	43	50
0572		Minccino		Field		Field					37	37	37
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28
0775		Komala		Field		Field							21
0781		Dhelmise		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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
0458		Mantyke		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔
0564		Tirtouga		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 MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえる
Conq.	Slams the target with a long tail, vine, etc.
MDGtI SMD	It damages an enemy.

In the anime

In the main series

Pokémon	Method
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.
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
	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.
Unnamed 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

An unnamed Coordinator's Azurill was commanded to use Slam in A Cacturne for the Worse, but was stopped before it could execute the move.

In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Pokémon	Method
Serperior
The user throws the opponent into the ground.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Serperior coils itself around the opponent and throws them into the ground.
Rosa's Serperior	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer	None

In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga

Pokémon	Method
Furret
The user throws the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Furret throws the opponent.
Unknown TCG Player's Furret	The Spring World Challenge (Part Three) "The Secret Plan"	Debut

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

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

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Pokémon	Method
Bellsprout
The user slams the foe with a part of its body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Bellsprout slams its vine-like leg down on the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout	Welcome to the Big Leagues	Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Lickitung Machamp Dragonair Lickilicky
The user tosses the foe.
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
	Lickitung whips out its tongue and smacks the opponent with it.
A wild Lickitung	Licking Lickitung	None
	Lickilicky whips out its tongue and smacks the opponent with it.
Diamond's Kit	Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)	None

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

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

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Pokémon	Method
Sentret
The user slams the foe with its tail.
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

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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
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Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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 Generation I to {{gen|V|| games, 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 *
Chinese	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		Klaps* Cios Ogona* Miażdżący Atak*
Portuguese	Brazil	Pancada Brusca (games, XY series-present, Dragon Vault-present, manga) Cacetada Violenta (Diamond & Pearl, BW Promo) Pancada (Undaunted-Next Destinies, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Paulada (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Bater (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Pancada com a Cauda (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Batida
Romanian		Izbitura
Serbian		Tresak
Spanish	Latin America	"Azotalo" (EP112) "Ataca" (EP129) Bofetón (EP148) Azote* (EP162) Golpe de Cola* (HS01) Portazo (AG053) Plancha (DP015-DP018) Lanzada (DP098) Golpazo (BW077-present)
Spanish	Spain	Atizar* Portazo*
Swedish		Smäll Kroppssmäll*
Turkish		Çarpma
Vietnamese		Húc

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