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Superpower (move)

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Superpower
ばかぢから Great Power
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Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  120
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
After this move, the user is more easily startled.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Superpower (Japanese: ばかぢから Great Power) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Superpower inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Attack stat and Defense stat by one stat level each.

Description

Games Description
RSE Boosts strength sharply, but lowers abilities.
FRLG A powerful attack, but it also lowers the user’s Attack and Defense stats.
Boosts strength sharply, but lowers abilities.
The user attacks the foe with great power. However, it also lowers the user’s Attack and Defense.
The user attacks the target with great power. However, it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense.
Conq Attack with tremendous force. The user's Attack and Defense will decrease as a result.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground   43 58 58 '
127   Pinsir Bug Bug   52 52 43 '
158   Totodile Water Water   41 43 48 '
159   Croconaw Water Water   48 51 57 '
160   Feraligatr Water Water   58 63 71 '
183   Marill Water Water       37 '
184   Azumarill Water Water       42 '
328   Trapinch Ground Ground       67 '
377   Regirock Rock Rock 25 25 25 '
378   Regice Ice Ice 25 25 25 '
379   Registeel Steel Steel 25 25 25 '
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic 30 30 30 '
399   Bidoof Normal Normal   41 41 '
400   Bibarel Normal Water   48 48 '
486   Regigigas Normal Normal   25   '
532   Timburr Fighting Fighting     49 ''''
533   Gurdurr Fighting Fighting     57 ''''
534   Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting     57 ''''
538   Throh Fighting Fighting     49 ''''
554   Darumaka Fire Fire     39 '
555   Darmanitan Fire Fire     47 '
614   Beartic Ice Ice     -- '
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon     55 '
628   Braviary Normal Flying     51 '
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
127   Pinsir Bug Bug no     
183   Marill Water Water                    
304   Aron Steel Rock no     
341   Corphish Water Water                    
387   Turtwig Grass Grass         
498   Tepig Fire Fire no      
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
034   Nidoking Poison Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
066   Machop Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
067   Machoke Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
068   Machamp Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
074   Geodude Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
075   Graveler Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
076   Golem Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
098   Krabby Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
099   Kingler Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
106   Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
112   Rhydon Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
127   Pinsir Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
136   Flareon Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔
141   Kabutops Rock Water ✔ ✔ ✔
143   Snorlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
151   Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
158   Totodile Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
159   Croconaw Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
160   Feraligatr Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
183   Marill Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
184   Azumarill Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
209   Snubbull Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
210   Granbull Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
212   Scizor Bug Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
216   Teddiursa Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
217   Ursaring Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
220   Swinub Ice Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
221   Piloswine Ice Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
231   Phanpy Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
232   Donphan Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
246   Larvitar Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
247   Pupitar Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
257   Blaziken Fire Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
258   Mudkip Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
259   Marshtomp Water Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
260   Swampert Water Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
286   Breloom Grass Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
296   Makuhita Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
297   Hariyama Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
304   Aron Steel Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
305   Lairon Steel Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
306   Aggron Steel Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
328   Trapinch Ground Ground ✔
329   Vibrava Ground Dragon ✔
330   Flygon Ground Dragon ✔
332   Cacturne Grass Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
341   Corphish Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
348   Armaldo Rock Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
359   Absol Dark Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
377   Regirock Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
378   Regice Ice Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
379   Registeel Steel Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
387   Turtwig Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
388   Grotle Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
389   Torterra Grass Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
399   Bidoof Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
400   Bibarel Normal Water ✔ ✔ ✔
405   Luxray Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
408   Cranidos Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
409   Rampardos Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
446   Munchlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
449   Hippopotas Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
450   Hippowdon Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
464   Rhyperior Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
473   Mamoswine Ice Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
486   Regigigas Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
498   Tepig Fire Fire ✔
499   Pignite Fire Fighting ✔
500   Emboar Fire Fighting ✔
503   Samurott Water Water ✔
508   Stoutland Normal Normal ✔
512   Simisage Grass Grass ✔
514   Simisear Fire Fire ✔
516   Simipour Water Water ✔
526   Gigalith Rock Rock ✔
532   Timburr Fighting Fighting ✔
533   Gurdurr Fighting Fighting ✔
534   Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting ✔
538   Throh Fighting Fighting ✔
539   Sawk Fighting Fighting ✔
545   Scolipede Bug Poison ✔
550   Basculin Water Water ✔
553   Krookodile Ground Dark ✔
554   Darumaka Fire Fire ✔
555   Darmanitan Fire Fire ✔
565   Carracosta Water Rock ✔
579   Reuniclus Psychic Psychic ✔
604   Eelektross Electric Electric ✔
610   Axew Dragon Dragon ✔
611   Fraxure Dragon Dragon ✔
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon ✔
613   Cubchoo Ice Ice ✔
614   Beartic Ice Ice ✔
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon ✔
622   Golett Ground Ghost ✔
623   Golurk Ground Ghost ✔
626   Bouffalant Normal Normal ✔
627   Rufflet Normal Flying ✔
628   Braviary Normal Flying ✔
631   Heatmor Fire Fire ✔
632   Durant Bug Steel ✔
633   Deino Dark Dragon ✔
634   Zweilous Dark Dragon ✔
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon ✔
638   Cobalion Steel Fighting ✔
639   Terrakion Rock Fighting ✔
640   Virizion Grass Fighting ✔
641   Tornadus Flying Flying ✔
641   Tornadus Flying Flying ✔
642   Thundurus Electric Flying ✔
642   Thundurus Electric Flying ✔
645   Landorus Ground Flying ✔
645   Landorus Ground Flying ✔
647   Keldeo Water Fighting ✔
647   Keldeo Water Fighting ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0246   Larvitar Rock Ground Video Game Championships 2012
0327   Spinda Normal Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0359   Absol Dark Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0449   Hippopotas Ground Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0545   Scolipede Bug Poison Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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

 
Darmanitan
 
Totodile
 
Throh
The user attacks the target with great power.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Totodile's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura. It then picks up a large rock and throws it at the opponent.
Khoury's Totodile A Rivalry to Gible On! Debut
  Throh flexes its muscles to increase power and its body becomes outlined in a light blue aura. It then grabs the opponent and tosses it in the air. On an opponent that is underground, it slams its fists into the ground which cause the opponent to surface and become surrounded in rubble.
Montgomery's Throh Search for the Clubultimate! None
  Darmanitan flexes its muscles to increase power and its body becomes outlined in a light blue aura. It then grabs the opponent and tosses it.
Unknown Trainer's Darmanitan Iris and the Rogue Dragonite! None
Davey's Darmanitan Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

     
Generation III DPPt HGSS
 
BW

Trivia

  • Until Pokémon Platinum, no Fighting-type Pokémon could learn Superpower, despite it being a Fighting-type move.
  • Superpower's German name is the same as the name for the Ability Huge Power in German.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 蠻力 Mánlì
  French Surpuissance
  German Kraftkoloss
  Greek Υπερδύναμη
  Indonesian Superpower
  Italian Troppoforte
  Korean 엄청난힘 Eomcheongnan Him
  Polish Super Moc
  Brazilian Portuguese Superpoder
  Romanian Superputerea
  Serbian Supermoć
  Spanish Fuerza Bruta



Variations of the move Superpower
  Superpower • Close Combat • Dragon Ascent • Headlong Rush
  Armor Cannon


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.
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