Power Whip (move)

Power Whip
パワーウィップ Power Whip
Power Whip IX.png
Power Whip IX 2.png
Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  120
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Works better the more the crowd is excited.

Power Whip (Japanese: パワーウィップ Power Whip) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TR72 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Power Whip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR The user violently whirls its vines or tentacles to harshly lash the foe.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
The user violently whirls its vines or tentacles to harshly lash the target.
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The user violently whirls its vines, tentacles, or the like to harshly lash the target.
SV The user violently whirls its vines, tentacles, or the like to lash the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
003   Venusaur
 
 
Monster Grass 1PE
071   Victreebel
 
 
Grass Grass 1, 54PE
103   Exeggutor
 
 
Grass Grass 1PE
103   Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass 1PE
108   Lickitung
  Monster Monster 49 53 53 53SMUSUM
45PE
54SwShBDSP
114   Tangela
  Grass Grass 54 54BW
53B2W2
50 50SMUSUM
54PE
48SwShBDSP
455   Carnivine
  Grass Grass 47 51 50 50 50BDSP
463   Lickilicky
  Monster Monster 49 53 1, 53 1, 53 54SwShBDSP
465   Tangrowth
  Grass Grass 54 54BW
53B2W2
53 53 48SwShBDSP
598   Ferrothorn
 
 
Grass Mineral 40 40 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
706   Goodra
  Dragon Dragon 55 50 67 67
763   Tsareena
  Grass Grass 53USUM 1 1
781   Dhelmise
 
 
Mineral Mineral 59 64
796   Xurkitree
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 59 65
893   Zarude
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 84 84
946   Bramblin
 
 
Grass Grass 55
947   Brambleghast
 
 
Grass Grass 55
948   Toedscool
 
 
Grass Grass 52
949   Toedscruel
 
 
Grass Grass 58
100   Wo-Chien
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 60
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
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II
[[|]]
III
[[|]]
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TR72
IX
--
001   Bulbasaur
 
 
Monster Grass
002   Ivysaur
 
 
Monster Grass
003   Venusaur
 
 
Monster Grass
103   Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass
108   Lickitung
  Monster Monster
114   Tangela
  Grass Grass
130   Gyarados
 
 
Water 2 Dragon
151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
315   Roselia
 
 
Fairy Grass
346   Cradily
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
407   Roserade
 
 
Fairy Grass
463   Lickilicky
  Monster Monster
465   Tangrowth
  Grass Grass
536   Palpitoad
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
537   Seismitoad
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
598   Ferrothorn
 
 
Grass Mineral
706   Goodra
  Dragon Dragon
711   Gourgeist
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
763   Tsareena
  Grass Grass
781   Dhelmise
 
 
Mineral Mineral
796   Xurkitree
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
850   Sizzlipede
 
 
Bug Bug
851   Centiskorch
 
 
Bug Bug
858   Hatterene
 
 
Fairy Fairy
861   Grimmsnarl
 
 
Fairy Human-Like
878   Cufant
  Field Mineral
879   Copperajah
  Field Mineral
893   Zarude
 
 
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
001   Bulbasaur
 
 
Monster Grass HGSS BDSP
069   Bellsprout
 
 
Grass Grass BDSP
315   Roselia
 
 
Fairy Grass USUM BDSP
406   Budew
 
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
967   Cyclizar
 
 
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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
114   Tangela
  Grass Grass My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
893   Zarude
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Jungle Zarude
European Jungle Zarude
893   Zarude
Dada
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Forest of Okoya Dada Zarude
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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Power Whip is a move with 42 base power, 80% accuracy, and 8 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front.

Pokémon GO

  Power Whip
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 90
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.6 seconds
Damage window 1.25 - 2.35 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 90
Energy cost 50
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
           
By Elite Charged TM
 
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 60 → 70
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 70 → 90
    • Energy cost: 100 → 50
    • Duration: 2.8 → 2.6 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.5 - 2.8 → 1.25 - 2.35 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Power Whip
★★★★★
Attack power 31.38391
Charge time 1.42 seconds
Range type Wide Shot
Number of hits 4
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 3 118 141 85% An opponent No additional effect. Mallow & Tsareena
Scottie/Bettie & Strike Tangela Egg
1 118 141 85% An opponent No additional effect. All the following sync pairs have chances to use this move when they use Metronome:

Burgh (Spring 2021) & Togepi
Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic

4 177 211 85% An opponent No additional effect. Sonia (Special Costume) & Tsareena*

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In the anime

       
Bellsprout Lickilicky Tangrowth Copperajah
A whip-like part of the user's body begins to glow; it is then used to attack the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Tangrowth Both of Tangrowth's arms glow purple and it hits the opponent with them.
A wild Tangrowth Promoting Healthy Tangrowth! Debut
  Lickilicky Lickilicky's tongue glows purple and it extends its tongue, slamming it into the opponent.
Conway's Lickilicky Working on a Right Move! None
  Bellsprout One of Bellsprout's leaves glows light green and grows larger. Bellsprout then strikes the opponent with the leaf.
Team Rocket's Bellsprout Flash of the Titans! None
  Copperajah Copperajah lifts up its trunk and strikes the opponent with it. Sometimes, its trunk glows light green when using it.
Rose's Copperajah Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!" None
  Ferrothorn One of Ferrothorn's feelers glows light green. Ferrothorn then strikes the opponent with the end of the feeler, or two of Ferrothorn's vines glow light green, and it strikes the opponent with them.
Rose's Ferrothorn Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! None
A Trainer's Ferrothorn Secrets of the Jungle None
Goh's Ferrothorn Trial on a Golden Scale! None
  Zarude The vines on Zarude's wrists and body glow light green and extend either one or all at their opponent, attacking it.
Dada Secrets of the Jungle None
  Roserade A glowing green vine comes out of each of the bunches of flowers at the end of Roserade's arms, and it hits the opponent with them.
Cynthia's Roserade The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4) None
  Cradily Four or all of Cradily's tentacles glow light green and it extends them, striking the opponent with them.
Steven's Cradily Battling as Hard as Stone! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 強力鞭打 Jānglihk Bīndá *
能量鞭打 Nàhngleuhng Bīndá *
Mandarin 強力鞭打 / 强力鞭打 Qiánglì Biāndǎ *
能量鞭打 Néngliàng Biāndǎ *
  Czech Silový bič
  Dutch Krachtzweep
  French Mégafouet
  German Blattgeißel
  Greek Βούρδουλας Voúrdoulas
  Indonesian Power Whip
  Italian Vigorcolpo
  Korean 파워휩 Pawohwip
  Polish Potężny Bicz
Portuguese   Brazil Chicote Poderoso (games, JN012–present, TCG)
Chicote do Poder (DP185)
  Portugal Superchicote
  Spanish Latigazo
  Thai พาวเวอร์วิป
  Vietnamese Roi Năng Lượng



Variations of the move Megahorn
  MegahornPower WhipPrecipice Blades


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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