Gyro Ball (move)

Gyro Ball
ジャイロボール Gyro Ball
Gyro Ball IX.png
Gyro Ball IX 2.png
Type  Steel
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Points double if last to appeal.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Works better the later it is used in a turn.

Gyro Ball (Japanese: ジャイロボール Gyro Ball) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is:

Effect

Generations IV and V

Gyro Ball inflicts more damage the slower the user is compared to the target. Therefore, the larger the relative difference between the user's and target's Speed stat, the greater the damage. The base power is calculated by the following formula:

 

The Speed values used in the calculation take all modifiers into account (including stat stages, paralysis, held items such as the Iron Ball, and Abilities such as Slush Rush). Effects that only modify movement order without affecting Speed (such as Trick Room and Stall) have no effect on Gyro Ball.

If the user of Gyro Ball has a Speed stat that rounds down to 0, the stat will be treated as 1 in the power formula, to avoid having to divide by 0.

The maximum base power that can be reached with Gyro Ball is 150, if the target's Speed is at least 5.96 times the user's Speed.

Generation VI onwards

If the user of Gyro Ball has a Speed stat that rounds down to 0, the move's power is set to 1, entirely ignoring the above formula.

Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Gyro Ball.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS The user tackles the foe with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.*
The user tackles the foe from a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.*
PBR The user tackles the foe with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.
BWB2W2 The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move's power.
SV The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0027     Field Field 33 33BW
34B2W2
34 34 36 36 36
0027  
Sandshrew
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 34 36 36
0028     Field Field 45 45BW
34B2W2
34XY
38ORAS
38 46 46 46
0028  
Sandslash
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 1 Rem.
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy 33 37 37XY
40ORAS
35 32 32 32
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy 1 1 1
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral 49 54BW
53B2W2
53XY
47ORAS
47 16 16 16
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral 54 60BW
67B2W2
67XY
59ORAS
59 16 16 16
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral 20 20
0100     Mineral Mineral 40 43 43XY
46ORAS
46 46 46
0100  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 46
0101     Mineral Mineral 46 51 51XY
54ORAS
54 54 54
0101  
Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 54
0109     Amorphous Amorphous 33 37BW
29B2W2
29 29
0110     Amorphous Amorphous 29
0120     Water 3 Water 3 37 37BW
30B2W2
30XY
24ORAS
24
0157     Field Field 1 1 1 1 1 1
0157  
Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 1
0204     Bug Bug 39DP
42PtHGSS
42 42 42 42 42
0205    
 
Bug Bug 45DP
50PtHGSS
50 50 46 46 46
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral 20 20
0237     Human-Like Human-Like 42 42 42 42 8 8 8
0241     Field Field 41 41 41 41
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral 35 35 35 35 16 16 16
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral 38 38BW
36B2W2
36 36 16 16 16
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral 54 60BW
67B2W2
67XY
59ORAS
59 16 16 16
0463     Monster Monster 57 61 61 61
0597    
 
Grass Mineral 21 21 21 45
0598    
 
Grass Mineral 21 21 21 49
0781    
 
Mineral Mineral 14 20
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
0965    
 
Mineral Mineral 17
0966    
 
Mineral Mineral 17
0985    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 77
1024     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 90
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/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
TM74
0007     Monster Water 1
0008     Monster Water 1
0009     Monster Water 1
0027     Field Field
0027  
Sandshrew
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0028     Field Field
0028  
Sandslash
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0052  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0074    
 
Mineral Mineral
0074  
Geodude
Alolan Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0075    
 
Mineral Mineral *
0075  
Graveler
Alolan Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0076    
 
Mineral Mineral
0076  
Golem
Alolan Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral
0100     Mineral Mineral
0100  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0101     Mineral Mineral
0101  
Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0110     Amorphous Amorphous
0110  
Weezing
Galarian Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0138    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0139    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0157     Field Field
0157  
Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0206     Field Field
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0213    
 
Bug Bug
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0232     Field Field
0237     Human-Like Human-Like
0241     Field Field
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0324     Field Field
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0362     Fairy Mineral
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0384    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0413  
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral
0463     Monster Monster
0498     Field Field
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0543    
 
Bug Bug
0544    
 
Bug Bug
0545    
 
Bug Bug
0554     Field Field
0554  
Darumaka
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0555     Field Field
0555  
Darmanitan
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral
0682     Fairy Fairy
0683     Fairy Fairy
0703    
 
Fairy Mineral
0705  
Sliggoo
Hisuian Form
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0706  
Goodra
Hisuian Form
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0712     Monster Mineral
0713     Monster Mineral
0713  
Avalugg
Hisuian Form
 
 
Monster Mineral
0719    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0721    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0766     Field Field
0774  
Minior
All forms
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0781    
 
Mineral Mineral
0791    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0794    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0797    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0799    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0800  
Necrozma
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0805    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
0808     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0809     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0819     Field Field
0820     Field Field
0837     Mineral Mineral
0838    
 
Mineral Mineral
0839    
 
Mineral Mineral
0842    
 
Grass Dragon
0863     Field Field
0884    
 
Mineral Dragon
0904    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0965    
 
Mineral Mineral
0966    
 
Mineral Mineral
0982  
Dudunsparce
All forms
  Field Field
0985    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0990    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1011    
 
Grass Dragon
1018    
 
Mineral Dragon
1019    
 
Grass Dragon
1024     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.
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

Gyro Ball inflicts damage. In the Explorers series, the final damage is doubled if the user is suffering from Half Speed status condition. In Gates to Infinity, the lower the user's Travel Speed is compared to the enemy's, the stronger the move. In Super Mystery Dungeon, the Speed stat is used for damage calculation instead.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS 1 - 12 - 88% - Front Enemy No
BSL 1 - 12 - 88% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI 4 99 20 99 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 4 99 20 99 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★
Power: 18
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Deals more damage the slower the user is compared to the target.
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Gyro Ball is a Charged Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

  Gyro Ball
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 80
Energy cost 50
Duration 3.3 seconds
Damage window 3 - 3.3 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 80
Energy cost 60
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                            
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 44 52 100% An opponent This attack's power is doubled when the target's Speed is raised. Jasmine & Steelix
Thorton & Bronzong
Wikstrom & Aegislash
Scottie/Bettie & Support/Tech Magnemite/Magneton Egg
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Its power is doubled if the target's Speed has risen.
  • Description prior to Version 2.20.0*: This move's power is doubled when the target's Speed is raised.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Gyro Ball
★★★
Attack power 89.34513
Charge time 1.46 seconds
Range type Dash
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target and double damage on a target if the user has a Half Speed status.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる じぶんが どんそくじょうたいだと ダメージが 2ばいになる
Conq. The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. The slower your Travel Speed than that of the enemy, the greater the damage the move causes.
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. The slower your Speed compared to your enemy's, the greater the damage caused by the move.


In the anime

 
Spritzee
 
Steelix
 
Golett
 
Hitmontop
The user tackles the foe with a high-speed spin.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Bronzong holds out its arms and white balls of energy appear at the ends of them. Bronzong then spins around quickly and it slams into the opponent.
Lucian's Bronzong An Elite Meet and Greet! Debut
A Coordinator's Bronzong Old Rivals, New Tricks! None
Marcus's Bronzong Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
  Lickilicky spins at a high speed and spins into the opponent.
Baron Alberto's Lickilicky The Rise of Darkrai None
Baron Alberto The Rise of Darkrai None
  Koffing spins forward at a fast speed and a purple ring surrounds its body vertically, or Koffing spins around and its body becomes surrounded by a light blue aura. It then spins into the opponent.
Giant's Koffing Tag! We're It...! None
Roxie's Koffing Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 None
  Bronzor spins at a fast speed and three light blue rings surround Bronzor's body. Bronzor then spins into the opponent, hitting the opponent with the top of its head.
Byron's Bronzor Dealing With Defensive Types! None
  Two light blue orbs appear at the end of Glalie's horns and it spins around quickly, slamming into the opponent.
A Pokémon Poacher's Glalie The Drifting Snorunt! None
  Metagross pulls its arms back and light blue orbs appear at the end of its four claws. Metagross then spins rapidly and slams into the opponent.
A wild Metagross Noodles! Roamin' Off! None
  Light blue orbs appear at the end of Jigglypuff's hands, and its body becomes surrounded by light blue sparkles. Jigglypuff then begins to spin rapidly and slams into the opponent.
Ursula's Jigglypuff Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! None
  Two light blue orbs appear at the end of Baltoy's arms and it spins rapidly. It then repeatedly floats into the opponent.
Buck's Baltoy Bucking the Treasure Trend! None
  Shuckle pulls its head into its shell and its arms and legs glow light blue. It then spins its body rapidly and can float into the air. It then spins into the opponent.
Conway's Shuckle Working on a Right Move! None
  Golurk flies towards the opponent and holds its arms out like a 'T'. It then starts to spin its body and a line of bright orange energy appears over its fists, and Golurk flies into the opponent.
Juanita's Golurk Black—Victini and Reshiram None
An illusionary Golurk An Epic Defense Force! None
  Golett's arms and legs glow light blue and it pulls its head and limbs into its body. It then starts spinning around in the air, then floats down and rolls into the opponent.
Luke's Golett The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome! None
  Mangezone's magnets glow light blue, and it starts spinning around rapidly. It then spins into the opponent.
Barret's Magnezone Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry! None
  Spritzee spins around rapidly into the opponent. While spinning, a light pink aura shines around it.
Valerie's Spritzee Fairy-Type Trickery! None
  Avalugg spins in a fast counter-clockwise motion. As it spins, a light-blue aura surrounds it, with a bright white light running horizontally across the light-blue aura surrounding Avalugg.
Wulfric's Avalugg All Hail the Ice Battlefield! None
  Four light blue orbs appear at the end of each of Mega Glalie's horns and it spins around quickly, causing two blue rings to form around its body, and slams into the opponent.
Levi's Glalie Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  Geodude's hands glow light blue and it spins around fast, with a light-blue ring surrounding it. It then spins into the opponent.
Brock's Geodude When Regions Collide! None
  Some of Steelix's spikes glow light blue and spin around fast, with a light-blue ring surrounding Steelix.
Brock's Steelix When Regions Collide! None
  Hitmontop jumps up and spins on his head. He then spins into the opponent.
Bea's Hitmontop Octo-Gridlock at the Gym! None
  The spikes on Chesnaught's back glow light-green it spins around fast, with a light-green ring surrounding it. It then spins into the opponent.
Alain's Chesnaught Curtain Up! Fight the Fights! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Side series games

Trivia

  • In Pokémon Conquest, Gyro Ball will always do 1 damage if the user is faster than the target. This happens due to how the move's damage is calculated: the target's Speed stat is divided by the user's, and this quotient is rounded down to use as a damage multiplier. A faster user than the target will give a multiplier of 0, causing the move's damage to become 0, finally adjusted to a minimum of 1.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 陀螺球 Tòhlòh Kàuh *
迴轉球 Wùihjyún Kàuh *
螺旋波 Lòhsyùhn Bō *
Mandarin 陀螺球 Tuóluó Qiú *
迴轉球 Huízhuǎn Qiú *
  Czech Gyroskop
  Dutch Gyrobal
  French Gyroballe
  German Gyroball
  Greek Περιστρόσφαιρα
  Indonesian Gyro Ball
  Italian Vortexpalla
  Korean 자이로볼 Jairobol
  Polish Żyroskop
  Portuguese Girobola
  Romanian Gyro Ball
  Russian Гирошар Giroshar
  Serbian Žiro lopta
Spanish   Latin America Giro Bola (DP035-BW119)
Gira Bola (XY074-present)
  Spain Giro Bola
  Thai ไจโรบอล
  Turkish Gyro Ball
  Vietnamese Quả Cầu Quay


Variations of the move Gyro Ball
  Gyro Ball
  Electro Ball


Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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