Submission (move)

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Submission じごくぐるま Hell Wheel

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 40) Power  80 Accuracy  80% 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 TM17 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   After this move, the user is more easily startled.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool 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

Submission (Japanese: じごくぐるま Hell Wheel) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM17 in Generation I.

Effect

Submission does damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage done to the target.

If the user of Submission attacks first and faints due to recoil damage, the target will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round. However, the user will still be subject to recurrent damage. Self-inflicted recoil damage from Submission from the previous turn can be countered if the target does not make a move on the following turn. If Submission breaks a substitute, the user will take no recoil damage.

In Stadium, no recoil damage is taken if Submission knocks out a target.

Description

Games Description The strongest Fighting attack. One quarter of the damage it inflicts comes back to hurt the attacker. Strongest Fighting attack. One quarter of the damage also hurts the attacker. An attack that also hurts the user. RSE A reckless body slam that also hurts the user. FRLG A reckless, full-body throw attack that also hurts the user a little. The user grabs the foe and recklessly dives for the ground. It also hurts the user slightly. The user grabs the target and recklessly dives for the ground. It also hurts the user slightly. The user grabs the target and recklessly dives for the ground. This also damages the user a little.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting				--, 35			--, 35			--				--			--
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	46			49			37			31				34			34
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	52			61			41			32				36			36
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	52			61			41			32				36			36
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug				37			43			42				42	26	26
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
155		Cyndaquil*	Fire		Fire
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire
529		Drilbur*	Ground		Ground
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

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM17		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI --
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔															✔
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	✔															✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	✔															✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔															✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔															✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔															✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔															✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔															✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔															✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔															✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔															✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔															✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔															✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔															✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔															✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0158 Totodile Water Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3 New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Poliwrath Machoke Nidoking and Nidoqueen Charizard
The user grabs the foe and recklessly dives for the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Charizard grabs the opponent, flies up and spins around in circles.
Ash's Charizard	Volcanic Panic		Debut
	Poliwrath rolls towards the opponent at full speed and hits them, or Poliwrath grabs the opponent's legs and rolls around, holding onto the opponent.
Andreas's Poliwrath	Hook, Line, and Stinker		None
Delaney's Poliwrath	Outrageous Fortunes		None
	Machoke flips, grabs the opponent with its legs, and rolls around, holding them in a full-body hold. It then throws the opponent.
Chuck's Machoke	Machoke, Machoke Man!		None
	Nidoking rolls towards the opponent at full speed and hits it hard.
Oscar's Nidoking	The Bicker the Better		Nidoking cannot legally learn Submission as of Generation III
	Nidoqueen rolls towards the opponent at full speed and hits it hard.
Andi's Nidoqueen	The Bicker the Better		Nidoqueen cannot legally learn Submission as of Generation III

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

• The English name for this move is somewhat inaccurate. A professional wrestling submission is a move executed as a variety of MMA or jujitsu-inspired holds such as an arm bar, leg lock or choke hold in the hopes the opponent will either give up or be incapacitated to the point that they can no longer fight. The move's effect is more like a particularly strong grapple, but the Japanese name suggests a Hell Wheel, which is a lucha libre move that looks exactly as it is performed in the anime. A more accurate depiction of a submission hold is the execution of a Bind attack by Montgomery's Throh in Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!.
• Submission has the lowest base power of all recoil moves (besides Struggle), as well as the highest number of PP.
• Submission's description in Pokémon Stadium and Stadium 2 states it is the strongest Fighting-type attack, despite there being one and three, respectively, moves stronger at the release time of each of these games.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 地獄滾動 Dìyù Gǔndòng Danish Underkastelse Dutch Onderwerping Finnish Alistus (EP168*) Pakotus (AG072) French Sacrifice German Überroller Greek Υποταγή Italian Sottomissione Korean 지옥의바퀴 Jiok-yi Bakwi Brazilian Portuguese Submissão Serbian Podčinjenje Spanish Sumisión

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