Reversal (move)

Reversal redirects here. For the location in Unova, see Reversal Mountain.
Reversal
きしかいせい Reversal
Reversal IX.png
Reversal IX 2.png
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The appeal works great if performed last.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Works better the later it is used in a turn.

Reversal (Japanese: きしかいせい Reversal) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TR21 in Generation VIII, and is TM134 in Generation IX.

Effect

Reversal inflicts damage. Its power is higher when the user's HP is lower.

Power HP%
All other generations Generation IV
20 HP ≥ 68.75% HP ≥ 67.19%
40 35.42% ≤ HP < 68.75% 34.38% ≤ HP < 67.19%
80 20.83% ≤ HP < 35.42% 20.31% ≤ HP < 34.38%
100 10.42% ≤ HP < 20.83% 9.38% ≤ HP < 20.31%
150 4.17% ≤ HP < 10.42% 3.13% ≤ HP < 9.38%
200 HP < 4.17% HP < 3.13%

Generation II

Reversal cannot cause a critical hit, and its damage is not varied by a random factor during damage calculation.

Generation III onwards

Reversal can now cause a critical hit, and its damage is now varied by a random factor during damage calculation.

Reversal can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Endure was used in the previous turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if the move Endure was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 An attack that increases in power if the user's HP is low. It could turn the tide in battle.
GSC Stronger if the user's HP is low.
RSEColo.XD Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.
FRLG
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0058     Field Field 25 25BW
19B2W2
19 19 52 52 52
0058  
Growlithe
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 52
0059     Field Field 1 1 1
0059  
Arcanine
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 1
0106     Human-Like Human-Like 51 51 57 61 1, 61 1, 61 40 40 40
0115     Monster Monster 49 49 49 55 50 50 44 44
0145  
Zapdos
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70 70
0161     Field Field 42
0162     Field Field 50
0214    
 
Bug Bug 44 45 43 43 43XY
46ORAS
46
0255     Field Field 36 36 36
0256    
 
Field Field 50 50 50
0257    
 
Field Field 56 56 56
0276    
 
Flying Flying 45 45
0277    
 
Flying Flying 57 57
0288     Field Field 49 49 55 1, 55XY
1, 43ORAS
1, 43 1, 43 43
0289     Field Field 1
0296     Human-Like Human-Like 49 43 43 43 43 43 43
0297     Human-Like Human-Like 55 57 57 57XY
50ORAS
50 50 50
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 42RSE
41FRLG
43 46 46XY
39ORAS
39 39 39
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 46RSE
47FRLG
49 55 55XY
42ORAS
42 42
0447     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 19 19BW
29B2W2
29 29 56 56 56
0448    
 
Field Human-Like 1 1 1
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 33 33 33 56
0506     Field Field 33 33 33 36
0507     Field Field 38 38 38 48
0508     Field Field 42 42 42 50
0538     Human-Like Human-Like 53 50 45 50
0539     Human-Like Human-Like 53 50 45 56
0589    
 
Bug Bug 49 49 49 24
0619     Field Human-Like 57 57 57 10 10
0620     Field Human-Like 63 1, 63 1, 63 1 1
0626     Field Field 46 46 46 30
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2 1 1 1 1
0739     Water 3 Water 3 33 33
0740    
 
Water 3 Water 3 33 33
0745  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
  Field Field 1 1 1
0745  
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
  Field Field 1 1
0766     Field Field 46 55 55
0794    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 30
0831     Field Field 32
0832     Field Field 38
0852     Water 1 Human-Like 40
0853     Water 1 Human-Like 40
0870     Fairy Mineral 30 30
0931  
Squawkabilly
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying 52
0942     Field Field 39
0943     Field Field 43
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/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0050     Field Field
0050  
Diglett
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0051     Field Field
0051  
Dugtrio
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0058     Field Field
0058  
Growlithe
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0059     Field Field
0059  
Arcanine
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0066     Human-Like Human-Like
0067     Human-Like Human-Like
0068     Human-Like Human-Like
0106     Human-Like Human-Like
0107     Human-Like Human-Like
0111    
 
Monster Field
0112    
 
Monster Field
0115     Monster Monster
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0127     Bug Bug
0128     Field Field
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Combat Breed)
  Field Field
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Blaze Breed)
 
 
Field Field
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Aqua Breed)
 
 
Field Field
0145  
Zapdos
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0155     Field Field
0156     Field Field
0157     Field Field
0157  
Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0172     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0213    
 
Bug Bug
0214    
 
Bug Bug
0215    
 
Field Field
0215  
Sneasel
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0220    
 
Field Field
0221    
 
Field Field
0225    
 
Water 1 Field
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0237     Human-Like Human-Like
0241     Field Field
0244     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0275    
 
Field Grass
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0288     Field Field
0289     Field Field
0296     Human-Like Human-Like
0297     Human-Like Human-Like
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0305    
 
Monster Monster
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0335     Field Field
0336     Field Dragon
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0411    
 
Monster Monster
0416    
 
Bug Bug
0428     Field Human-Like
0447     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0448    
 
Field Human-Like
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0461    
 
Field Field *
0464    
 
Monster Field
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0473    
 
Field Field
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0506     Field Field
0507     Field Field
0508     Field Field
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0533     Human-Like Human-Like
0534     Human-Like Human-Like
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0550  
Basculin
Red- and
Blue-Striped Forms
  Water 2 Water 2
0550  
Basculin
White-Striped Form
  Water 2 Water 2
0555     Field Field
0555  
Darmanitan
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0589    
 
Bug Bug
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0614     Field Field
0617     Bug Bug
0619     Field Human-Like
0620     Field Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0626     Field Field
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0628  
Braviary
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0638    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0639    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0640    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0641  
Tornadus
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0647  
Keldeo
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0652    
 
Field Field
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0718  
Zygarde
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0724  
Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0727    
 
Field Field
0734     Field Field
0735     Field Field
0739     Water 3 Water 3
0740    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0741  
Oricorio
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying
0745  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
  Field Field
0745  
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
  Field Field
0760    
 
Field Field
0766     Field Field
0773  
Silvally
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0775     Field Field
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0782     Dragon Dragon
0783    
 
Dragon Dragon
0784    
 
Dragon Dragon
0794    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0802    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0807     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0813     Field Human-Like
0814     Field Human-Like
0815     Field Human-Like
0821     Flying Flying
0822     Flying Flying
0823    
 
Flying Flying
0831     Field Field
0832     Field Field
0845    
 
Water 1 Flying
0852     Water 1 Human-Like
0853     Water 1 Human-Like
0862    
 
Field Field
0870     Fairy Mineral
0871     Water 1 Amorphous
0875     Water 1 Field
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0888  
Zacian
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0889  
Zamazenta
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0891     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0892  
Urshifu
Single Strike Style
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0892  
Urshifu
Rapid Strike Style
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0895     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0900    
 
Bug Bug
0903    
 
Field Field
0904    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0914    
 
Flying Water 1
0918     Bug Bug
0920    
 
Bug Bug
0931  
Squawkabilly
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying
0942     Field Field
0943     Field Field
0950     Water 3 Water 3
0964     Field Water 2
0973    
 
Flying Flying
0979    
 
Field Field
0983    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0984    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0988    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0992    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1006    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1007    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1010    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1014    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1017  
Ogerpon
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1020    
 
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
0019     Field Field
0019  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0050     Field Field HGSS
0050  
Diglett
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0056     Field Field
0111    
 
Monster Field
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0155     Field Field
0161     Field Field
0172     Field Fairy
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0228    
 
Field Field
0241     Field Field
0255     Field Field
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0610     Monster Dragon
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0782     Dragon Dragon
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 III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0057     Field Field Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0155     Field Field Mt. Battle CyndaquilXD
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0056     Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0306    
 
Monster Monster Island Scan - Poni PlainsUSUM
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.


Generation IX

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0920    
 
Bug Bug Wild Tera Pokémon - West Province (Area One)SV
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 event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0129     Water 2 Dragon New York Pokémon Center
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

Reversal inflicts damage. Its power is higher when the user's HP is lower.

In the Rescue Team series, Reversal's final damage is multiplied by 2 when at 75-51% HP, by 4 when at 50-26%, and by 8 when at 25% or lower.

In the Explorers series, the move's damage is now multiplied by 1.5 at 50-26% HP and by 2 at 25% or lower.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 2 - 17 - 90% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS 2 - 12 - 63% - Front Enemy No
BSL 2 - 12 - 63% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 15 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 8 99 15 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Reversal
★★★
Attack power 43.1611
Charge time 0.74 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target. The lower the user's HP, the greater the damage it inflicts.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる じぶんのHPが のこりすくないほど あたえるダメージが おおきい
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. The lower your HP is, the greater the damage it causes.


In the anime

 
Riolu preparing
 
Riolu
 
Lucario
 
Mega Lucario
An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less health the user has.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A wave of orange energy bursts out of the ground around Riolu and one of its fists becomes covered in orange energy. It then punches the opponent. The more damage Riolu has taken, the more powerful the move becomes.
Ash's Riolu Toughing It Out! Debut
  Lucario's body becomes covered in an orange and white or gold aura, before an aura of the same color appears around one of its fists. It then punches the opponent. The more damage Lucario has taken, the more powerful the move becomes. Sometimes, its body does not become enveloped in the aura prior to landing the punch. Lucario can also transfer the aura from its fists to its feet and kick the opponent instead.
Ash's Lucario Getting More Than You Battled For! None
  Mega Lucario's body becomes covered in an orange aura, before an aura of the same color appears around one of its fists. It then punches the opponent. The more damage Mega Lucario has taken, the more powerful the move becomes.
Ash's Lucario Whittle While You Work! None


In the manga

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 起死回生 Héiséiwùihsāng
Mandarin 起死回生 Qǐsǐhuíshēng *
绝处逢生 Juéchùféngshēng *
  French Contre
  German Gegenschlag
  Greek Ανατροπή Anatrohpe
  Italian Contropiede
  Korean 기사회생 Gisa Hoesaeng
  Polish Zamiana
Portuguese   Brazil Reversão
  Portugal Inversão
  Serbian Preokret
  Spanish Inversión
  Vietnamese Khởi Tử Hồi Sinh



Variations of the move Flail
  FlailReversal


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
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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