Pound (move)

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Pound
はたく Pound
Pound IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  35 (max. 56)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Pound (Japanese: はたく Pound) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Pound is affected by King's Rock in all generations other than Generation IV.

In Generation III, Pound can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing DoubleSlap, Faint Attack, and Slam to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A Normal-type attack. Slightly stronger than Tackle. Many Pokémon know this move.
GSC Pounds with forelegs or tail.
RSE Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail.
FRLG A physical attack delivered with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
Colo.XD Pounds the target with forelegs or tail.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
BWB2W2 The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0035     Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0036     Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 Rem.
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy 9 9 9 9 9 7XY
5ORAS
5 4 1 1 1
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1
0060     Water 1 Water 1 4 6 6 6
0061     Water 1 Water 1 1, 4 1 1 1
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 Rem.
0088     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0088  
Grimer
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1
0089     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0089  
Muk
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1
0096     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0097     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0113     Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0115     Monster Monster 1 1
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1
0122  
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 9 9 9 9 9XY
5ORAS
5 1 1 1
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
0176    
 
Flying Fairy 1 1
0186     Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1
0192     Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0238    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0242     Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0252     Monster Dragon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0253     Monster Dragon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0254     Monster Dragon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0274    
 
Field Grass 1 1 1 1 1
0275    
 
Field Grass 1
0293     Monster Field 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0294     Monster Field 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0295     Monster Field 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0316     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0317     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0393     Water 1 Field 1 1 1 1 1 1
0394     Water 1 Field 1
0395    
 
Water 1 Field 1
0401     Bug Bug 1
0402     Bug Bug 1
0427     Field Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1 1
0428     Field Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1 1
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1USUM 1 1
0440     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0456     Water 2 Water 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
0457     Water 2 Water 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
0468    
 
Flying Fairy 1 1
0486     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1
0531     Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1
0532     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1
0533     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1
0534     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1
0568     Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1
0569     Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1
0572     Field Field 1 1 1 1 1
0573     Field Field 1 1
0574     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1
0575     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1
0576     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1
0594     Water 1 Water 2 1 1 1 1
0619     Field Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1
0620     Field Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 8 8
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1 1
0656     Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1
0657     Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1
0658  
Greninja
All available forms
 
 
Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1
0694    
 
Monster Dragon 1 1 4
0695    
 
Monster Dragon 1
0728     Water 1 Field 1 1 1
0729     Water 1 Field 1 1 1
0730    
 
Water 1 Field 1 1 1
0741  
Oricorio
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying 1 1
0758    
 
Monster Dragon 1 1 1
0793    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
0816     Water 1 Field 1 1
0817     Water 1 Field 1 1
0818     Water 1 Field 1 1
0866    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0898  
Calyrex
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
0912     Flying Water 1 1
0913     Flying Water 1 1
0914    
 
Flying Water 1 1
0924     Field Fairy 1
0925  
Maushold
All forms
  Field Fairy 1
0985    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
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

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 8 - 22 - 90% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS 6 - 27 - 90% - Front Enemy No
BSL 6 - 27 - 90% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI 4 99 25 99 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 4 99 25 99 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Super Smash Bros. series

Pound is Jigglypuff's neutral special in Super Smash Bros. and its side special from Super Smash Bros. Melee onwards. It is mainly used as an alternate recovery move, since its up special, Sing, does not help Jigglypuff recover. The move does extra shield damage and can thus be used to easily break shields.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★
Power: 26
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
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

  Pound
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 7
Energy boost 6
Duration 0.6 seconds
Damage window 0.34 - 0.54 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 4
Energy boost 4
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                                   
By Elite Fast TM
  
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 8 → 7
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 7 → 8
    • Duration: 0.54 → 1.04 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Power: 8 → 7
    • Energy boost: 7 → 6
    • Duration: 1.04 → 0.6 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • November 29, 2021
    • Power: 5 → 4

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Pound
Attack power 22.86525
Charge time 0.5 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Pound is Wigglytuff's and Blissey's first move.

Wigglytuff starts with the move. The user slaps the area in front of them twice, damaging and slowing enemies in a cone. At level 6, it is replaced by either Double Slap or Dazzling Gleam.

Blissey starts with the move. The user pounds in a designated direction, damaging and slowing enemies hit. At level 6, it is replaced by either Egg Bomb or Helping Hand.

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
Conq. The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In the anime

Main series

 
Quaxly
 
Sceptile
 
Igglybuff and Cleffa
 
Mienshao
The user physically pounds the target with a long appendage.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Jigglypuff slaps the opponent across the face.
Jigglypuff (anime) Clefairy Tales Debut
  Clefairy slaps the opponent across the face.
Clefairy (recurring) Clefairy Tales None
  Treecko swings its tail and hits the opponent with it, or Treecko slams its hand on the opponent.
Ash's Treecko Tree's a Crowd None
Professor Birch's Treecko A Six Pack Attack! None
  Grovyle swings its head and hits the opponent with the large leaf on its head.
Ash's Grovyle Exploud and Clear None
  Sceptile swings around and hits the opponent with its tail.
Ash's Sceptile Ka Boom with a View! None
  One or both of Happiny's arms glow white and she strikes the opponent, leaving behind a white trail where she punched.
Brock's Happiny Tanks for the Memories! None
Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Happiny Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! Used via Transform
Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Happiny Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! Used via Transform
  One of Piplup's arms glows white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Tyler's Pippy The Thief That Keeps On Thieving! None
  One or both of Chansey's arms glow light blue or orange, and it hits the opponent with one of its arms.
Nurse Joy's Chansey Pedal to the Mettle! None
Mollie's Chansey Found You, Fuecoco! None
  One of Igglybuff's arms glows white and it swings its arm, firing a while crescent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent.
An Igglybuff under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! None
  One of Cleffa's arms glows white and it swings its arm, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent.
A Cleffa that was under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! None
  One of Teddiursa's arms glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from it at the opponent.
A Teddiursa under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! Teddiursa cannot legally learn Pound
  One of Smoochum's arms glows white and she swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from her arm at the opponent.
A Smoochum under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! None
  One of Mienshao's arm furs glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent, or Mienshao attacks the target with a simple strike with one of its arm furs.
Delbert's Mienshao Search for the Clubultimate! None
Ikari's Mienshao Smashing with Sketch! None
  One of Froakie's hands glows white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Ash's Froakie An Appetite for Battle! None
  Sobble repeatedly hits the opponent.
Goh's Sobble Sobbing Sobble! None
  Buneary repeatedly hits the opponent with its ears or by kicking them.
Team Rocket's Buneary Gotta Catch a What?! None
  Trubbish's hands glow yellow and it hits the opponent with them.
A Pokémon hunter's Trubbish Healing the Healer! None
  Drowzee's hands glow yellow and it hits the opponent with them.
Goh's Drowzee Healing the Healer! None
  Drizzile repeatedly hits the opponent with its tail.
Goh's Drizzile Detective Drizzile! None
  One of Quaxly's wings glows yellow and it hits the opponent with it.
Dot's Quaxly Quaxly, We Can Do It! None


Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

 
Treecko


The user hits the opponent with a part of its body.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Treecko leaps into the air and slams its tail down on the opponent.
Brendan's Treecko Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer None


Pokémon Evolutions

 
Piplup


The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Piplup's arms glow white and hits the opponent with one of them.
Barry's Piplup The Rival Debut


In the manga

Ash & Pikachu


How I Became a Pokémon Card


Magical Pokémon Journey


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 拍擊 Paakgīk
Mandarin 拍擊 / 拍击 Pāijí
  Czech Rána
  Danish Dunk
  Dutch Stamp
  Finnish Nuija (OS)
Mäjäys (AG)
  French Écras'FaceV+
Ecras'FaceIIV
  German KlapsVIII+
PfundIVII
  Greek Κοπάνισμα
  Indonesian Pukul
Tampar
  Italian BottaIII+
LibbraIII
  Korean 막치기 Makchigi
  Lithuanian Smūgis
  Polish Grom
Portuguese   Brazil Pancada (games, SM066-present, TCG, manga)
Tapa
Bater (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Martelar (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Pancada
  Romanian Greutatea
  Serbian Udar
Spanish   Latin America Destructor (EP062)
Mazo (AG007-AG065)
Golpe de Cresta* (AG066-AG161)
Golpe de Cola* (AG071)
Golpe Recto (AG164)
Golpazo (AG191)
Golpe (DP062-present)
  Spain Destructor
  Swedish Slagattack
Slag*
  Thai ปัด
  Turkish Vurma
  Vietnamese Đập


Variations of the move Pound
  PoundScratchTackleLeafageBranch Poke
  GustFairy Wind


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