Circle Throw (move)

	Circle Throw; ともえなげ Overhead Throw
Type	Fighting
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	60
Accuracy	90%
Priority	-6
	Makes contact; Affected by Protect; Not affected by Magic Coat; Not affected by Snatch; Affected by Mirror Move; Affected by King's Rock;
	Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced	Generation V
	TM129 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A;
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Appeal	0
Jam	0
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Appeal	0
Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
	Causes the user to move later on the next turn.
	On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V; Generation VI; Generation VII; Generation VIII; Generation IX; ;

Circle Throw (Japanese: ともえなげ Overhead Throw) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM129 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Effect

Circle Throw inflicts damage and has decreased priority. In a Trainer battle, it will switch out the target to the next Pokémon in line that has not fainted (if there is one). In a wild Pokémon battle with a single wild Pokémon, this move will cause the battle to end if the user's level is equal or greater than the target's; however, if there are multiple wild Pokémon in the battle, it works the same as in a Trainer battle.

If using this move causes the user to faint (such as if the target is holding a Rocky Helmet or has the Ability Rough Skin or Iron Barbs), the target will not be forced to switch.

Circle Throw will fail to end wild Pokémon battles or switch out the opposing Trainer's Pokémon if the target has the Ability Suction Cups, is under the effects of Ingrain, or has Substitute set up.

Circle Throw can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if a certain move (Entrainment, Hold Hands, Play Nice, Spikes, Stealth Rock, or Toxic Spikes) was used in the prior turn.

When used on a Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon, Circle Throw will deal damage but not force the target to switch out.

Description

Games	Description
BW	The user throws the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
B2W2	The target is thrown and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA SV	The target is thrown, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
ZA	The user attacks by hurling targets far away from itself. This may also lower targets' Defense stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
						SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV	ZA
0062	Poliwrath	Water 1		Water 1	53	1, 53	1, 53	1	1	Rem.
0538	Throh	Human-Like		Human-Like	37	37	29	10			1
0674	Pancham	Field	Human-Like		25	25	12			−
0675	Pangoro	Field	Human-Like		25	25	12			−
0852	Clobbopus	Water 1	Human-Like				−			20
0853	Grapploct	Water 1	Human-Like				−			20
0917	Tarountula	Bug		Bug						36
0918	Spidops	Bug		Bug						41
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

#		Egg Groups		Compatibility
				IX
				ZA TM129
0056	Mankey	Field		Field	✔
0057	Primeape	Field		Field	✔
0115	Kangaskhan	Monster		Monster	✔
0127	Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔
0214	Heracross	Bug		Bug	✔
0256	Combusken	Field		Field	✔
0257	Blaziken	Field		Field	✔
0427	Buneary	Field	Human-Like	✔
0428	Lopunny	Field	Human-Like	✔
0447	Riolu	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0448	Lucario	Field	Human-Like	✔
0500	Emboar	Field		Field	✔
0538	Throh	Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0660	Diggersby	Field		Field	✔
0674	Pancham	Field	Human-Like	✔
0675	Pangoro	Field	Human-Like	✔
0687	Malamar	Water 1	Water 2	✔
0852	Clobbopus	Water 1	Human-Like	✔
0853	Grapploct	Water 1	Human-Like	✔
0979	Annihilape	Field		Field	✔
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

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
						SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0115	Kangaskhan	Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0293	Whismur	Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0427	Buneary	Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0447	Riolu	Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0852	Clobbopus	Water 1	Human-Like				✔
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

Circle Throw deals damage and blows the enemy away by ten tiles. If the target collides with a wall or another Pokémon, the target (and the other Pokémon) will take 5 HP damage. If the move is activated twice in one turn, Circle Throw will hit the enemy twice and blow them away up to 20 tiles.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
SMD	3	99	15	30	95%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Circle Throw

★★★
Attack power	44.32761
Charge time	0.76 seconds
Range type	Dash
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy and blows the enemy away in a straight line. It causes more damage if the enemy crashes into a wall or a Pokémon.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Montgomery's Throh Riolu Lucario Team Rocket's Throh
The user grabs the opponent and throws them over their head.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Throh grabs his opponent, then turns on his back, throwing the opponent over his head with a kick.
Montgomery's Throh	Search for the Clubultimate!	Debut
Team Rocket's Throh	A Close Call... Practically!	None
	Riolu grabs its opponent, then turns on its back, throwing the opponent over its head with a kick.
Cameron's Riolu	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!	None
	Lucario grabs its opponent, then turns on its back, throwing the opponent over its head with a kick.
Cameron's Lucario	A Unova League Evolution!	None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Throh Tarountula
The user grabs the target and throws them over their head. Sometimes, as the target is thrown away, a different Pokémon is dragged out.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Throh grabs the opponent and turns on his back, throwing them over his head.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Throh	Deduction Time	Debut
	Tarountula grabs the opponent and turns on its back, throwing them over its body. The opponent is then switched out with one of its allies.
Scarlet's Tarountula	Scarlet & Violet chapter	None

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

In the animated series, Circle Throw is depicted as a jujutsu/judo technique called "Tomoe nage", in which the attacker grabs the opponent high and falls back, using the combined forces of their legs and inertia to throw the opponent over their head.
- This move has also similarities with a wrestling maneuver called "the monkey flip".

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	巴投 Bātàuh
Chinese	Mandarin	巴投 Bātóu
French		Projection
German		Überkopfwurf
Italian		Ribaltiro
Korean		배대뒤치기 Baedae Duichigi
Polish		Rzut Obrotowy
Portuguese	Brazil	Lançamento Circular (BW104–present, TCG) Arremesso Circular (early animated series)^[specify]
Portuguese	Portugal	Arremesso Circular
Spanish	Latin America	Llave Giro (games) Tiro Circular (animated series)
Spanish	Spain	Llave Giro
Vietnamese		Cú Ném Xoay Vòng

Variations of the move Dragon Tail

Dragon Tail • Circle Throw

Generation IX TMs
SV
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019 020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038 039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057 058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076 077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095 096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152 153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172 • 173 • 174 • 175 • 176 • 177 • 178 • 179 • 180 • 181 • 182 • 183 • 184 • 185 • 186 187 • 188 • 189 • 190 • 191 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 195 • 196 • 197 • 198 • 199 • 200 • 201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229
ZA
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019 020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038 039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057 058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076 077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095 096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107
Added in ZA 2.0.0
108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152 • 153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160

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