Lunge (move)

Lunge とびかかる Lunge

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII

Lunge (Japanese: とびかかる Lunge) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation VII.

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Effect

Lunge does damage and lowers the target's Attack stat by one stage.

Description

Games Description SMUSUM The user makes a lunge at the target, attacking with full force. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug	47
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug	37
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug	45
794		Buzzwole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	53
795		Pheromosa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	47
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
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	✔USUM
283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug	✔
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	✔USUM
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug	✔USUM
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 GO

Lunge
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power  ? Energy cost  ? Duration 2.9 seconds Damage window 2.4 - 2.7 seconds
Trainer Battles Power  ? Energy cost  ? Secondary effect  ? Effect chance  ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
None

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 猛撲 Máahngpok Mandarin 猛撲 / 猛扑 Měngpū French Furie-Bond German Anfallen Italian Assalto Korean 덤벼들기 Deombyeodeulgi Spanish Plancha

Variations of the move Lunge
Lunge • Fire Lash

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