Strength (move)

Strength
かいりき Super Strength
Strength VIII.png
Strength VIII 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
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.

Strength (Japanese: かいりき Super Strength) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was HM04 in Generations I through VI. In Generation VII, it was the signature move of Machamp.

Effect

In battle

Strength inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Outside of battle

In certain games, Strength requires a specific badge to use outside of battle; the Rainbow BadgeRBYFRLG, Plain BadgeGSCHGSS, Heat BadgeRSEORAS, Mine BadgeDPPtBDSP, or Cliff BadgeXY.

Generations I to III

Players can move round boulders around the field by walking into them whilst Strength is active. Many puzzles in the games require boulders to be moved around in a certain way with Strength. If the area is left, the boulders will resume their original positions and the puzzle needs to be solved again if the player wishes to go back through the area. However, the boulders will not reset after being dropped from one floor to the floor below, such as in the Ice Path and Blackthorn Gym.

Strength can be activated at any time.

Generation IV

Strength can now only be activated when there is a boulder in the vicinity.

Generations V and VI

Boulders are now significantly bigger in size and are required to be pushed into holes and walked across, as opposed to pushed into corners and walked around. Once pushed into a hole, the boulders typically do not reset upon subsequent visits, and they do not need to be pushed again.

Generation VII onwards

Strength is no longer usable outside of battle. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, its functions are given to the Ride Pokémon Machamp. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player can use Secret Technique Strong Push instead.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A very powerful Normal-type attack. Also used for moving obstacles like boulders.
GSC A powerful physical attack.
RSE Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
FRLG The foe is slugged at maximum power. Can also be used to move boulders.
ColoXD Builds enormous power, then slams the target.
DPPtHGSS The foe is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It can also be used to move boulders.
PBR The foe is hit with a punch thrown at maximum power.
BWB2W2 The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. This move can also be used to move boulders.
XYORAS The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. This can also be used to move heavy boulders.
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power.
BDSP The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It’s also one of the Pokétch’s hidden moves.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0066     Human-Like Human-Like 29
0067     Human-Like Human-Like 31
0068     Human-Like Human-Like 1, Evo. 31
0127     Bug Bug 36
0749     Field Field 20
0750     Field Field 20
0759    
 
Field Field 20
0760    
 
Field Field 20
0878     Field Mineral 35
0879     Field Mineral 37
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 TM/HM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
HM04
II
HM04
III
HM04
IV
HM04
V
HM04
VI
HM04
VII
--
VIII
TM96
IX
--
0001    
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0002    
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0003    
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0004     Monster Dragon BDSP
0005     Monster Dragon BDSP
0006    
 
Monster Dragon BDSP
0007     Monster Water 1 BDSP
0008     Monster Water 1 BDSP
0009     Monster Water 1 BDSP
0020     Field Field BDSP
0023     Field Dragon BDSP
0024     Field Dragon BDSP
0025     Field Fairy BDSP
0026     Field Fairy BDSP
0027     Field Field BDSP
0028     Field Field BDSP
0029     Monster Field BDSP
0030     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 BDSP
0031    
 
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 BDSP
0032     Monster Field BDSP
0033     Monster Field BDSP
0034    
 
Monster Field BDSP
0035     Fairy Fairy BDSP
0036     Fairy Fairy BDSP
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy BDSP
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy BDSP
0054     Water 1 Field BDSP
0055     Water 1 Field BDSP
0056     Field Field BDSP
0057     Field Field BDSP
0058     Field Field BDSP
0059     Field Field BDSP
0061     Water 1 Water 1 BDSP
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1 BDSP
0066     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0067     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0068     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0074    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0075    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0076    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0077     Field Field BDSP
0078     Field Field BDSP
0079    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0080    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0086     Water 1 Field
0087    
 
Water 1 Field
0088     Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0089     Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0098     Water 3 Water 3 BDSP
0099     Water 3 Water 3 BDSP
0102    
 
Grass Grass BDSP
0103    
 
Grass Grass BDSP
0104     Monster Monster BDSP
0105     Monster Monster BDSP
0106     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0107     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0108     Monster Monster BDSP
0111    
 
Monster Field BDSP
0112    
 
Monster Field BDSP
0113     Fairy Fairy BDSP
0115     Monster Monster BDSP
0125     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0126     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0127     Bug Bug BDSP
0128     Field Field BDSP
0130    
 
Water 2 Dragon BDSP
0131    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0134     Field Field BDSP
0135     Field Field BDSP
0136     Field Field BDSP
0142    
 
Flying Flying BDSP
0143     Monster Monster BDSP
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon BDSP
0150     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 BDSP
0151     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 BDSP
0153     Monster Grass BDSP
0154     Monster Grass BDSP
0156     Field Field BDSP
0157     Field Field BDSP
0159     Monster Water 1 BDSP
0160     Monster Water 1 BDSP
0162     Field Field BDSP
0166    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0180     Monster Field BDSP
0181     Monster Field BDSP
0183    
 
Water 1 Fairy BDSP
0184    
 
Water 1 Fairy BDSP
0185     Mineral Mineral BDSP
0186     Water 1 Water 1 BDSP
0190     Field Field BDSP
0195    
 
Water 1 Field BDSP
0199    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0203    
 
Field Field BDSP
0204     Bug Bug BDSP
0205    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0206     Field Field BDSP
0207    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0209     Field Fairy BDSP
0210     Field Fairy BDSP
0212    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0213    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0214    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0215    
 
Field Field BDSP
0216     Field Field BDSP
0217     Field Field BDSP
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0220    
 
Field Field BDSP
0221    
 
Field Field BDSP
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3 BDSP
0229    
 
Field Field BDSP
0231     Field Field BDSP
0232     Field Field BDSP
0236     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 BDSP
0237     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0241     Field Field BDSP
0242     Fairy Fairy BDSP
0243     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 BDSP
0244     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 BDSP
0248    
 
Monster Monster BDSP
0249    
 
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 BDSP
0250    
 
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 BDSP
0252     Monster Dragon BDSP
0253     Monster Dragon BDSP
0254     Monster Dragon BDSP
0255     Field Field BDSP
0256    
 
Field Field BDSP
0257    
 
Field Field BDSP
0258     Monster Water 1 BDSP
0259    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0260    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0262     Field Field BDSP
0264     Field Field BDSP
0271    
 
Water 1 Grass BDSP
0272    
 
Water 1 Grass BDSP
0274    
 
Field Grass BDSP
0275    
 
Field Grass BDSP
0286    
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0287     Field Field BDSP
0288     Field Field BDSP
0289     Field Field BDSP
0294     Monster Field BDSP
0295     Monster Field BDSP
0296     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0297     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0299     Mineral Mineral BDSP
0301     Field Fairy BDSP
0303    
 
Field Fairy BDSP
0304    
 
Monster Monster BDSP
0305    
 
Monster Monster BDSP
0306    
 
Monster Monster BDSP
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0309     Field Field BDSP
0310     Field Field BDSP
0316     Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0317     Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0319    
 
Water 2 Water 2 BDSP
0320     Field Water 2 BDSP
0321     Field Water 2 BDSP
0322    
 
Field Field BDSP
0323    
 
Field Field BDSP
0324     Field Field BDSP
0327     Field Human-Like BDSP
0328     Bug Dragon BDSP
0329    
 
Bug Dragon BDSP
0330    
 
Bug Dragon BDSP
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like BDSP
0335     Field Field BDSP
0336     Field Dragon BDSP
0340    
 
Water 2 Water 2 BDSP
0341     Water 1 Water 3 BDSP
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3 BDSP
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3 BDSP
0348    
 
Water 3 Water 3 BDSP
0352     Field Field BDSP
0356     Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0357    
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0359     Field Field BDSP
0363    
 
Water 1 Field BDSP
0364    
 
Water 1 Field BDSP
0365    
 
Water 1 Field BDSP
0371     Dragon Dragon BDSP
0372     Dragon Dragon BDSP
0373    
 
Dragon Dragon BDSP
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0377     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 BDSP
0378     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 BDSP
0379     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 BDSP
0382     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 BDSP
0383     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 BDSP
0384    
 
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 BDSP
0386     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 BDSP
0387     Monster Grass BDSP
0388     Monster Grass BDSP
0389    
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0390     Field Human-Like BDSP
0391    
 
Field Human-Like BDSP
0392    
 
Field Human-Like BDSP
0394     Water 1 Field BDSP
0395    
 
Water 1 Field BDSP
0400    
 
Water 1 Field BDSP
0402     Bug Bug BDSP
0403     Field Field BDSP
0404     Field Field BDSP
0405     Field Field BDSP
0408     Monster Monster BDSP
0409     Monster Monster BDSP
0410    
 
Monster Monster BDSP
0411    
 
Monster Monster BDSP
0418     Water 1 Field BDSP
0419     Water 1 Field BDSP
0423    
 
Water 1 Amorphous BDSP
0424     Field Field BDSP
0428     Field Human-Like BDSP
0435    
 
Field Field BDSP
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0443    
 
Monster Dragon BDSP
0444    
 
Monster Dragon BDSP
0445    
 
Monster Dragon BDSP
0446     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 BDSP
0447     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 BDSP
0448    
 
Field Human-Like BDSP
0449     Field Field BDSP
0450     Field Field BDSP
0451    
 
Bug Water 3 BDSP
0452    
 
Bug Water 3 BDSP
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0460    
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0461    
 
Field Field BDSP
0463     Monster Monster BDSP
0464    
 
Monster Field BDSP
0465     Grass Grass BDSP
0466     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0467     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0470     Field Field BDSP
0471     Field Field BDSP
0472    
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0473    
 
Field Field BDSP
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous BDSP
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0477     Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0483    
 
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 BDSP
0484    
 
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 BDSP
0485    
 
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 BDSP
0486     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 BDSP
0487    
 
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 BDSP
0491     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 BDSP
0493     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 BDSP
0497     Field Grass
0498     Field Field
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0503     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0507     Field Field
0508     Field Field
0524     Mineral Mineral
0525     Mineral Mineral
0526     Mineral Mineral
0529     Field Field
0530    
 
Field Field
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0533     Human-Like Human-Like
0534     Human-Like Human-Like
0537    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0545    
 
Bug Bug
0552    
 
Field Field
0553    
 
Field Field
0554     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0557    
 
Bug Mineral
0558    
 
Bug Mineral
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0564    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0565    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0619     Field Human-Like
0620     Field Human-Like
0621     Dragon Monster
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0626     Field Field
0627    
 
Flying Flying
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0632    
 
Bug Bug
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0638    
 
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
0639    
 
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
0640    
 
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
0641     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
0642    
 
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
0643    
 
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
0644    
 
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
0645    
 
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
0646    
 
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
646W  
Kyurem
White Kyurem
 
 
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 B2W2
646B  
Kyurem
Black Kyurem
 
 
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 B2W2
0647    
 
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
0648    
 
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
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0656     Water 1 Water 1
0657     Water 1 Water 1
0658    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0667    
 
Field Field
0668    
 
Field Field
0672     Field Field
0673     Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0688    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0696    
 
Monster Dragon
0697    
 
Monster Dragon
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0706     Dragon Dragon
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0712     Monster Mineral
0713     Monster Mineral
0718    
 
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
0721    
 
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
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
0810     Field Grass
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Strength is a non-damaging move with 12PP and 100% accuracy. The user sends the enemy in front flying to another tile in the room. If there's another hostile Pokémon in the range, tha target will bounce off of it before landing, causing both of them take 10 damage. Being a non-damaging move, it is affected by Taunt.

From Gates to Infinity onward, it is a normal damaging move.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Hurls the target at another hostile Pokémon to inflict damage.
MDTDS Hurls the target at another enemy to inflict damage.
BSL ポケモンを なげとばして てきポケモンに ぶつけて ダメージをあたえる
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In the anime

 
Machamp
 
Gible
 
Timburr
 
Watchog
The user hones its muscles and increases its strength before striking.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Nidoqueen uses the horn on her head to toss the opponent.
Gary's Nidoqueen A Tent Situation Debut
  Machoke's body becomes surrounded by a white aura and it becomes strong enough to lift three times its own body weight.
Kenny's Machoke Old Rivals, New Tricks! None
  Gible's body becomes surrounded by a white aura. It then picks up a large rock with one arm and throws it at the opponent.
Khoury's Gible A Rivalry to Gible On! None
  Timburr's body becomes surrounded by a red aura and it hits the opponent with its wooden beam.
Trip's Timburr Ash and Trip's Third Battle! None
  Conkeldurr swings its concrete pillars over its head, then slams them into the opponent.
Trip's Conkeldurr Search for the Clubultimate! None
  Golurk's body becomes surrounded by a red aura, then grabs the opponent.
Ridley's Golurk Meloetta and the Undersea Temple! None
  Watchog's body becomes surrounded by a red aura and its muscles grow larger. It then becomes strong enough to lift heavy weights.
Halsey's Watchog The Pokémon Harbor Patrol! None
  Abomasnow's body becomes surrounded by a red aura. It then slams itself into the opponent.
Morana's Abomasnow Survival of the Striaton Gym! None
  Machamp's body becomes surrounded by a light blue aura, making it strong enough to lift and move heavy objects, or Machamp grabs the opponent and pushes them back with great force.
Harriet's Machamp The Power of Us None
Bea's Machamp JN086 First mentioned in JN085
  Sudowoodo's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura and its muscles grow larger. It then becomes strong enough to lift and move heavy objects.
Callahan's Sudowoodo The Power of Us Used via Copycat


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

In battle

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Outside of battle

Main article: Movable boulder → Gallery

Trivia

  • If Secret Power is used in a building in Generation III, it will display the animation of Strength.
  • Although HM moves cannot be used outside of battle in Orre, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness has three locations housing puzzles similar to Strength puzzles in other regions:
    • The first two puzzle are located at the S.S. Libra and Cipher Key Lair, where several areas are blocked off by big wooden crates, which the player must push to either clear way, close a gap, or press a big switch in order to proceed or access an item. Similar to Strength boulders before Generation V, these crates will reset if the player leaves and reenters the area.
    • The third puzzle can be found at Citadark Isle, where the player must push big metal blocks down small cliffs to stop flows of lava in order to progress and access certain items. These blocks will not reset once pushed down to their proper spots.
  • In the Generation IV core series games, each time a Pokémon performs the animation for Strength in battle, its sprite will be translated right one pixel.
  • In Generation VII, Machamp becoming the signature user of Strength coincides with its new role as a Ride Pokémon, which replaces Strength's out-of-battle function that existed in previous generations.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 怪力 Gwaailihk *
勁力 Gihnglihk *
Mandarin 怪力 Guàilì *
勁力 / 劲力 Jìnlì *
拳力 Quánlì *
  Czech Síla
  Danish Styrke*
  Dutch Kracht
  French Force
  German Stärke
  Greek Δύναμη Dýnamē
  Indonesian Kekuatan
  Italian Forza
  Korean 괴력 Goeryeok
  Polish Siła
Portuguese   Brazil Super Força
Força (TCG and manga)
  Portugal Pujança
Força*
  Romanian Forța
  Russian Сила Sila
  Serbian Snaga
  Spanish Fuerza
  Swedish Styrka*
  Turkish Güç
  Vietnamese Siêu Sức Mạnh


Variations of the move Drill Peck
  Drill PeckStrengthDragon ClawSeed BombX-Scissor
  Power Gem


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
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Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
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Generation V TMs
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Generation V HMs
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Generation VI TMs
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798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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