Rage Powder (move)

Rage Powder
いかりのこな Rage Powder

Battles

Type	Bug
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	+2*
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Rage Powder (Japanese: いかりのこな Rage Powder) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Rage Powder has a priority of +3 and makes the user the center of attention, forcing opposing Pokémon to use their moves on the user rather than the intended target (even if it was a friendly target, unless it is a move that cannot target an opponent such as Acupressure or Helping Hand) for the rest of the turn. If a move cannot target the center of attention, it will be used on its intended target. It does not affect allies.

If the center of attention faints, switches out, or is taken into the air by Sky Drop, it no longer draws moves.

In Triple Battles, Rage Powder will draw the attacks of all opponents in the field, but it can only draw attacks from non-adjacent opponents if they use a move which is able to strike non-adjacent targets.

Rage Powder can draw moves with a charging turn (such as Fly and Solar Beam) if it is used on the turn the move would hit, but it cannot draw Sky Drop.

Rage Powder draws Electric- and Water-type moves even if a Pokémon with Lightning Rod or Storm Drain is on the field. If another Pokémon on the same team is already the center of attention, the first user takes priority; if the first user is outside of range or stops being the center of attention, the attack will be drawn to the next center of attention.

Rage Powder has no effect on moves which hit multiple Pokémon in a battle. While it can be used in Single Battles, it has no effect.

Generation VI onwards

Rage Powder now has +2 priority.

Grass-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, Stalwart, Propeller Tail, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Rage Powder, such that their attacks are not diverted by it.

Snipe Shot ignores Rage Powder and hits the intended target.

If powered up by a Buginium Z into Z-Rage Powder, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM	The user scatters a cloud of irritating powder to draw attention to itself. Opponents aim only at the user.
SwSh BDSP LA SV	The user scatters a cloud of irritating powder to draw attention to itself. Opposing Pokémon aim only at the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	34	34	35^SMUSUM	40
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	49	49	49^SMUSUM	49^BDSP
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	59	59	59^SMUSUM	59^BDSP
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	31	31	31	31^BDSP
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass	36	36	36	36^BDSP
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass	39	39	39	39^BDSP
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass	45	45	45	40	40
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass	54	54	54	42	42
0637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug	80	1, 80	1, 80	78	78
0986		Brute Bonnet		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					77
1012		Poltchageist		Mineral	Amorphous					36
1013		Sinistcha		Mineral	Amorphous					36
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass					✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug		✔	✔		✔
0948		Toedscool		Grass		Grass					✔
0951		Capsakid		Grass		Grass					✔
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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass	Dream World - Dream Park
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug	Island Scan - Hau'oli City^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 Mystery Dungeon series

Rage Powder causes the user the gain the decoy status condition. With this, the user will be preferentially attacked by enemies. Moves that target multiple enemies, such as Ominous Wind (but not moves like Magnitude which target both allies and enemies), will target only the decoy if possible. The decoy is still able to move in any direction, but CPU-controlled decoys move randomly. This status lasts for 6 turns, and will also disappear if a new decoy appears.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDGtI	-	-	17	50	—%	-	User	User	-
SMD	-	-	17	40	—%	-	User	User	-
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI	You'll get the Decoy status, which makes you the enemies' primary target.
SMD	You'll be a decoy and become the enemies' primary target.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Spewpa
The user scatters a cloud of irritating powder to draw attention to itself.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Spewpa scatters a powder from the hair covering its body at the opponent, causing the opponent to become agitated and target only Spewpa with its attacks, ignoring its Trainer's orders.
Lumiose Press editor-in-chief's two Spewpa	Charging After Electrike	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	憤怒粉 Fáhnnouh Fán
Chinese	Mandarin	憤怒粉 / 愤怒粉 Fènnù Fěn * 憤怒之粉 Fènnù-zhī Fěn *
French		Poudre Fureur^VI+ PoudreFureur^V
German		Wutpulver
Italian		Polverabbia
Korean		분노가루 Bunno Garu
Spanish		Polvo Ira

Variations of the move Follow Me

Follow Me • Rage Powder

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