Lunge (move)

Lunge
とびかかる Lunge
Lunge IX.png
Lunge IX 2.png
Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Lunge (Japanese: とびかかる Lunge) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation VII. It is TM185 in Generation IX.

Effect

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

Description

Games Description
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
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
0084    
 
Flying Flying 40
0085    
 
Flying Flying 43
0234     Field Field 43
0414    
 
Bug Bug 47 47
0751    
 
Water 1 Bug 37 36 36
0752    
 
Water 1 Bug 45 44 44
0794    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 53 40
0795    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47 45
0850    
 
Bug Bug 50
0851    
 
Bug Bug 60
0920    
 
Bug Bug Evo.
0953     Bug Bug 35
0954    
 
Bug Bug 35
0988    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 42
0994    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 28
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0048    
 
Bug Bug
0049    
 
Bug Bug
0069    
 
Grass Grass
0070    
 
Grass Grass
0071    
 
Grass Grass
0084    
 
Flying Flying
0085    
 
Flying Flying
0089     Amorphous Amorphous
0106     Human-Like Human-Like
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0167    
 
Bug Bug
0168    
 
Bug Bug
0187    
 
Fairy Grass
0188    
 
Fairy Grass
0189    
 
Fairy Grass
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0206     Field Field
0207    
 
Bug Bug
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0214    
 
Bug Bug
0234     Field Field
0283    
 
Water 1 Bug
0284    
 
Water 1 Bug
0313     Bug Human-Like
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0401     Bug Bug
0402     Bug Bug
0415    
 
Bug Bug
0416    
 
Bug Bug
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0472    
 
Bug Bug
0485    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0541    
 
Bug Bug
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0595    
 
Bug Bug
0596    
 
Bug Bug
0603     Amorphous Amorphous
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0636    
 
Bug Bug
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0736     Bug Bug
0737    
 
Bug Bug
0738    
 
Bug Bug
0743    
 
Bug Fairy
0747    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0748    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0751    
 
Water 1 Bug
0752    
 
Water 1 Bug
0870     Fairy Mineral
0872    
 
Bug Bug
0873    
 
Bug Bug
0899    
 
Field Field
0900    
 
Bug Bug
0917     Bug Bug
0918     Bug Bug
0919     Bug Bug
0920    
 
Bug Bug
0948    
 
Grass Grass
0949    
 
Grass Grass
0953     Bug Bug
0954    
 
Bug Bug
0973    
 
Flying Flying
0978  
Tatsugiri
All forms
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0982  
Dudunsparce
All forms
  Field Field
0988    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0994    
 
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0167    
 
Bug Bug USUM
0283    
 
Water 1 Bug
0313     Bug Human-Like USUM
0595    
 
Bug Bug USUM
0917     Bug Bug
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.


Special move

Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0851    
 
Bug Bug ★Sgr6859 Gigantamax Centiskorch
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 GO

Lunge is a Charged Attack in Pokémon GO that has been available since September 14, 2020.

  Lunge
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 55
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.9 seconds
Damage window 2.4 - 2.7 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 45
Secondary effect   1 Opponent Attack
Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
     
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Lunge
★★★★
Attack power 91.49512
Charge time 1.32 seconds
Range type Dash
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect Lowers the foe's Attack

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 3 80 96 100% An opponent Lowers the target's Attack by one stat rank. Lusamine & Pheromosa
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Lowers the target's Attack.

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

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
  Brazilian Portuguese Estocada
  Spanish Plancha
  Thai กระโจนใส่


Variations of the move Lunge
  LungeFire LashDrum BeatingGrav Apple
  Apple Acid


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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