Ancient Power (move)

Ancient Power げんしのちから Primeval Power

Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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

Ancient Power (Japanese: げんしのちから Primeval Power), formatted as AncientPower prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

In battle

Ancient Power inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.

Generation III

This move makes contact.

Generation IV onward

This move does not make contact.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Ancient Power PP is now increased from 5 to 15. May raise the user's offensive and defensive stats.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Special PP  15 Agile Strong Power  60  45  75 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Chance  20%  0%  40% Turns  3  2  4    ?  ? May raise the user's offensive and defensive stats

Other effects

From Generation IV onward, three Pokémon can evolve when they level up knowing Ancient Power: Tangela into Tangrowth, Piloswine into Mamoswine, and Yanma into Yanmega.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Rock-type attack. This prehistoric move may boost all of the user's stats. GSC RSEColo.XD An attack that may raise all stats. FRLG An ancient power is used to attack. It may also raise all the user's stats. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The user attacks with a prehistoric power. It may also raise all the user's stats at once. SwShBDSP The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also raise all the user's stats at once. LA The user attacks with a primeval power. This may also raise the user's offensive and defensive stats. SV The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass			33	36BW 40B2W2	38	38SMUSUM	24SwShBDSP 34LA
138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	49	49	37	37	37	37SMUSUM	30
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	54	55	37	37	37	37SMUSUM	30
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	55	55	46	46	46	46SMUSUM	30
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	65	65	54	54	54	54SMUSUM	30
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	29	29	25	25	25	25SMUSUM	1
144		Articuno		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			29	29	29	29SMUSUM	25	25
144		Articuno Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							25	25
145		Zapdos		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			29	29	29	29SMUSUM	25	25
145		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							25	25
146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			29	29	29	29SMUSUM	25	25
146		Moltres Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							25	25
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							8	8
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	50	50	50	50	50	50SMUSUM	30	30
175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		21FRLG	33	33	33	33	16SwShBDSP
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy		21FRLG	33	33	33	33	16SwShBDSP
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug			33	33	33	33	33BDSP 34LA
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field			41	48BW 19B2W2	19	16SM 18USUM	20	20
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous			26	28	28XY 22ORAS	22	22BDSP
219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous			26	28	28XY 22ORAS	22	22BDSP
220		Swinub		Field		Field							34LA
221		Piloswine		Field		Field			1	1	1	1	1SwShBDSP 34LA
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	43	45	32	32BW 20B2W2	20XY 17ORAS	17	20
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3							20
249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	88	88	57	57	57	57	1
250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	88	88	57	57	57	57	1
251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	20	20	28	28	28	28	30
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	26BW 21B2W2	21XY 19ORAS	19	18
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	26BW 21B2W2	21XY 19ORAS	19	18
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3		43	43	43	43XY 17ORAS	17	16
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3		48	36	36	36XY 17ORAS	17	16
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3		37	31	31	31XY 21ORAS	21	16
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3		37	31	31	31XY 21ORAS	21	16
352		Kecleon		Field		Field		49	64DP 55PtHGSS	55	1, 55XY 21ORAS	21	21BDSP
369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2		43	43	43	1, 43XY 21ORAS	21	10
377		Regirock		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		33	33	33	33XY 31ORAS	31	12
378		Regice		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		33	33	33	33XY 31ORAS	31	12
379		Registeel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		33	33	33	33XY 31ORAS	31	12
382		Kyogre		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		15	15DPPt 45HGSS	45	45XY 1ORAS	1	1	1
383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		15	15DPPt 45HGSS	45	45XY 1ORAS	1	1	1
384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		15	15DPPt 45HGSS	45	45XY 15ORAS	15	1	1
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			28	33	33	33	33BDSP 5LA
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster			28	36	36	36	36BDSP 5LA
410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster			28	28	28	28	28BDSP 5LA
411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster			28	28	28	28	28BDSP 5LA
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous							20SwShBDSP 15LA	20
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous							20SwShBDSP 15LA	20
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass			33	36BW 40B2W2	40	40	24SwShBDSP 34LA
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy							1SwShBDSP
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug			33	33	33	33	33BDSP 34LA
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field			1	1	1	1	1SwShBDSP 34LA
483		Dialga		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			20DPPt 10HGSS	10	10	10	16SwShBDSP 6LA	16
484		Palkia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			20DPPt 10HGSS	10	10	10	16SwShBDSP 6LA	16
485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	1	1	1	12	12
486		Regigigas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							19LA
487		Giratina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			20DPPt 10HGSS	10	10	10	14SwShBDSP 6LA	14
493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							12LA
564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3				18	18	18	12
565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3				18	18	18	12
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				18	18	18	12
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				18	18	18	12
615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral						21	24	20
643		Reshiram		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				15	15	15	1
644		Zekrom		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				15	15	15	1
646		Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				15	15	15	1
646		Kyurem Black Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				15B2W2	15	15	1
646		Kyurem White Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				15B2W2	15	15	1
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3					28	28	20
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3					28	28	20
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon					26	26	8
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon					26	26	1
698		Amaura		Monster		Monster					26	26	8
699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster					26	26	1
703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral					31	31	20	20
719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					31	27	28	28
774		Minior		Mineral		Mineral						17
837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral							20	20
838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral							20	20
839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral							20	20
864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3							20
880		Dracozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							21
881		Arctozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							21
882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							21
883		Arctovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							21
894		Regieleki		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							12	12
895		Regidrago		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							12	12
969		Glimmet		Mineral		Mineral								11
970		Glimmora		Mineral		Mineral								11
982		Dudunsparce		Field		Field								20
100		Koraidon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								14
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔	✔	✔
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
194		Wooper Paldean Form		Water 1	Field								✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
231		Phanpy		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
322		Numel		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
324		Torkoal		Field		Field							✔	✔
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔	✔	✔
874		Stonjourner		Mineral		Mineral							✔	✔
932		Nacli		Mineral		Mineral								✔
950		Klawf		Water 3		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.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						DP	Pt	HGSS
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
144		Articuno		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
145		Zapdos		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
154		Meganium		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔
221		Piloswine		Field		Field	✔	✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
231		Phanpy		Field		Field	✔	✔
232		Donphan		Field		Field	✔	✔
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
304		Aron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
305		Lairon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
352		Kecleon		Field		Field	✔	✔
369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔
377		Regirock		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
378		Regice		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
379		Registeel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
382		Kyogre		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔
436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field	✔	✔
476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
483		Dialga		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
484		Palkia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
486		Regigigas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
487		Giratina Altered Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
487		Giratina Origin Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
489		Phione		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔
490		Manaphy		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔
493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	Mt. Battle ChikoritaXD
220		Swinub		Field		Field	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
114		TangelaLv. 1		Grass		Grass	My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
220		Swinub		Field		Field	Dream World - Icy Cave
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	Dream World - Icy Cave
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VIII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass	Regina's Exeggutor (The Isle of Armor)
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 II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3 New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Ancient Power inflicts damage, and has a small chance to raise user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense and Travel Speed by one stage. When used by a Gigantic Pokémon in Gates to Infinity, Ancient Power has base 20 PP and hits nearby enemies in a 1 tile range around the user.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB 12 - 12 - 88% - Front Enemy No MDTDS 12 - 12 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes BSL 12 - 12 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes MDGtI 7 99 10 50 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes SMD 7 99 10 30 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon GO

Ancient Power
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 70 Energy cost 33 Duration 3.5 seconds Damage window 2.85 - 3.1 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 60 Energy cost 45 Secondary effect 1 Attack 1 Defense Effect chance 10%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 30 → 35
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 35 → 70
  • Energy cost: 25 → 33
  • Duration: 3.6 → 3.5 seconds
  • Damage window: 2.9 - 3.25 → 2.85 - 3.1 seconds

Trainer Battles

• February 15, 2019
  • Secondary effect added
• April 2, 2020
  • Power: 70 → 45
• September 1, 2022
  • Power: 45 → 60
  • Secondary effect: 2 Attack and Defense → 1 Attack and Defense

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Ancient Power

★★★
Attack power	58.32581
Charge time	1 seconds
Range type	Wide Shot
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May raise Attack and Defense

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Cost in move-gauge slots	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag(s)	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Special	2	—	47	56	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (10%) of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stat rank.	Brycen & Cryogonal Roxanne & Nosepass/Probopass Blue (Classic) & Aerodactyl Scottie/Bettie & Support Geodude/Graveler/Golem Egg Scottie/Bettie & Strike/Support Omanyte/Omastar Egg Scottie/Bettie & Kabuto/Kabutops Egg Scottie/Bettie & Tyranitar (in Victory Road)

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a very small chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Speed, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def, and Speed.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also simultaneously raise by one level Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also boost the user's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed by 1 level. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで じぶんの こうげき ぼうぎょ とくこう とくぼう いどうそくどが すべて １だんかいあがる MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also boost your Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.) It damages nearby Pokémon. It could also boost the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)* SMD It damages an enemy. It could also boost your Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Travel Speed. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

Piloswine	Carracosta	Mamoswine	Charizard
The user attacks the target with a prehistoric power.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Yanma	Yanma's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and creates a silver ball of energy in front of Yanma's body. Yanma then launches the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		Debut
Yanmega	Yanmega's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its body. It then launches the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Piloswine	Piloswine's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its nose. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Piloswine	A Breed Stampede!		None
Mamoswine	Mamoswine's body glows white and the glow comes off its body and forms a silver ball of energy on the end of its tusks. It then fires the ball at the opponent; or, Mamoswine stomps the ground with its front legs, sending multiple rocks flying at the opponent.
Dawn's Mamoswine	Trials and Adulations!		None
Tirtouga	Tirtouga's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and creates a silver ball of energy with a green core in front of Tirtouga's body. Tirtouga then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Tirtouga	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1		None
Carracosta	Carracosta's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and forms in its flipper as a silver ball of energy with a green core. It then hurls the ball at the opponent.
Four wild Carracosta	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2		None
Charizard	Charizard makes multiple rocks surrounded by purple energy come out of the ground. It then flaps its wings, sending the rocks flying at the opponent.
Leon's Charizard	Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!		None
Rampardos	Rampardos stomps the ground with one of its feet, making multiple rocks surrounded by purple energy come out of the ground. The rocks are then sent flying at the opponent.
A wild Rampardos	In the Palms of our Hands!		None
Bastiodon	Bastiodon stomps the ground with its front feet, making multiple rocks surrounded by purple energy come out of the ground. The rocks are then sent flying at the opponent.
A wild Bastiodon	In the Palms of our Hands!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Dracovish	Kabutops	Tirtouga
The user attacks with a prehistoric power.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Kabutops	Kabutops crosses its scythes across its chest and opens them quickly. A ring of energy then appears behind its body and it releases a blast of energy from its body at the opponent.
Brock's Kabutops	Capital Kabutops		Debut
Tirtouga	Tirtouga points at the opponent, sending a large cluster of rocks flying into them.
Black's Costa	The Battle Within		None
Dracovish	Dracovish sends a large cluster of rocks flying at the opponent.
Marvin's Draco	PASS37		None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Dialga
The user releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Dialga	Dialga releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks.
A wild Dialga	The Advent of Legendary Pokémon!!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

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

Side series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

• Ancient Power is learned by every Fossil Pokémon and a large number of Legendary Pokémon.
• Piloswine, which evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up knowing this move, has been able to learn it by breeding since the move's introduction.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 原始之力 Yùhnchí-jī Lihk Mandarin 原始之力 Yuánshǐ-zhī Lì Czech Pravěká síla Dutch Oeroude kracht French Pouvoir AntiqueVI+ Pouv.AntiqueII–V German Antik-Kraft Greek Αρχαία Δύναμη Archaía Dýnami Hebrew כוח עתיק Kohakh Atik Indonesian Kekuatan Purba Tenaga Purba Kekuatan Primitif Italian Forzantica Korean 원시의힘 Wonsi-uihim Polish Starożytna Moc Portuguese Brazil Poder Ancestral (games, JN115–present, JNS03, TCG, manga) Poder Antigo (DP080–BW076) Portugal Poder Antigo Romanian Puterea Antică Russian Древняя сила Drevnyaya sila Serbian Drevna moć Spanish Latin America Poder Antiguo Poder Pasado (DP171) Spain Poder Pasado Thai พลังโบราณ Turkish Antik Güç Vietnamese Sức Mạnh Nguyên Thủy

Variations of the move Ancient Power
Ancient Power • Silver Wind • Ominous Wind

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