Self-Destruct (move)

Self-Destruct じばく Self-Destruct

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  200 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM36 in Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness TM42 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TM20 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Self-Destruct (Japanese: じばく Self-Destruct), formatted as Selfdestruct prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM36 in Generation I, TM42 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, and was TM20 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

Selfdestruct inflicts damage and causes the user to faint.

Sturdy or a held Focus Band or Focus Sash does not prevent the user from fainting.

This move cannot be used when a Pokémon with the Ability Damp is on the field.

Generation I

Though its power is listed as 130, the target's Defense will be halved during damage calculation (unless it is at a value of 1), effectively doubling the power to 260.

The user of Selfdestruct will faint even if the attack misses or the opponent is immune to it (due to being Ghost type).

If Selfdestruct breaks a target's substitute, the user will not faint, though its image will be replaced by a blank image. Additionally, if the user of Selfdestruct had a substitute at the time of such a situation, uses Substitute later, or switches out, its regular image will once again become visible.

If the user of Selfdestruct attacks first and faints itself, the opponent will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round.

In Stadium, if Selfdestruct breaks a target's substitute, the user will faint. The base power listed in Stadium is the one after halving Defense, i.e. 260.

Generation II

Selfdestruct's power is increased to 200. The target's Defense is still halved, effectively doubling the power to 400.

The user of Selfdestruct will now faint even if the target is behind a substitute, or is protected against it.

If the user of Selfdestruct attacks first and faints itself, the opponent will not attack this turn, but is subjected to end-of-turn damage such as from sandstorm.

Unlike the previous game, Stadium 2 lists Selfdestruct's power before halving Defense.

If Selfdestruct is selected, but fails due to confusion, then the user takes more confusion damage as well.

Generation III

The user's sprite no longer disappears upon using the move.

If the user of Selfdestruct attacks first and faints itself, all other Pokémon may still attack this turn.

Generation IV

If all targets of Selfdestruct have already fainted this turn such that there is no target when Selfdestruct is being executed, Selfdestruct will fail and the user will not faint.

Selfdestruct's temporary Defense drop no longer boosts confusion damage.

Generation V

Selfdestruct no longer halves the target's Defense. The user faints before dealing damage, unlike in previous generations.

If all targets of Selfdestruct have already fainted this turn such that there is no target when Selfdestruct is being executed, the user of Selfdestruct will now faint regardless.

Generation VI onwards

Self-Destruct returns to damaging the target before the user faints.

Self-Destruct can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if any of the moves Block, Mean Look or Spider Web was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Actual recoil %. Also, does it still take recoil if it misses or used on a Ghost type? You can discuss this on the talk page.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the user receives recoil damage equal to a high ⅘ of its maximum HP, instead of fainting.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Physical PP  5 Agile Strong Power  150  120  200 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Recoil  80%  70%  90%    ?  ?    ?  ? Damages the user by a percentage of its total HP

Description

Games Description Stad The user explodes, inflicting damage on the enemy, then faints. Useless against Ghost-type. Stad2 The user explodes, damaging the enemy, then faints. Useless against the Ghost-type. GSC Powerful but makes the user faint. RSEColo.XD Inflicts severe damage but makes the user faint. FRLG The user blows up to inflict severe damage, even making itself faint. DPPtHGSSPBR The user blows up to inflict damage on all Pokémon in battle. The user faints upon using this move. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP SV The user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move. LA The user causes an explosion to inflict damage on the target. This also damages the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	21	21	21	18	29	29XY 24ORAS	24SMUSUM 19PE	24BDSP 47LA
074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							24SMUSUM 19PE
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	21	21	21	18	31	31XY 24ORAS	24SMUSUM 19PE	24BDSP 47LA
075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							24SMUSUM 19PE
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	21	21	21	18	31	31XY 24ORAS	24SMUSUM 19PE	24BDSP 47LA
076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							24SMUSUM 19PE
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	22	23	27	29	33	33XY 26ORAS	26SMUSUM 19PE	26BDSP	26
100		Voltorb Hisuian Form		Mineral		Mineral								47LA	26
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	22	1, 23	27	29	35	35XY 26ORAS	26SMUSUM 19PE	26BDSP	26
101		Electrode Hisuian Form		Mineral		Mineral								47LA	26
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	40	17	17	19	24BW 23B2W2	23	23SMUSUM 24PE	28
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	43	1, 17	1, 17	19	24BW 23B2W2	23	23SMUSUM 24PE	28
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous								28
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug		8	8	6	6	6	6	6BDSP	6
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug		1, 8	1, 8	1, 6	1, 6	1	1, 6	1, 6BDSP	1
211		Qwilfish Hisuian Form		Water 2		Water 2								57LA
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral			19	19	21BW 25B2W2	25XY 28ORAS	28	33
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral			19	19	21BW 25B2W2	25XY 28ORAS	28	33
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous								29SwShBDSP 47LA	29
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous								31SwShBDSP 47LA	31
482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								57LA
597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral					38	38	38	30
598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral					38	38	38	30
649		Genesect		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					77	77	77	91
774		Minior		Mineral		Mineral							22
904		Overqwil		Water 2		Water 2								57LA
969		Glimmet		Mineral		Mineral									29
970		Glimmora		Mineral		Mineral									29
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
211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2								✔
211		Qwilfish Hisuian Form		Water 2		Water 2								✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
438		Bonsly		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
446		Munchlax		Monster		Monster				✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔	✔
965		Varoom		Mineral		Mineral								✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM36	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII TM42	VIII TM20	IX --
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy								✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy								✔
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔						✔PE
074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							✔PE
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔						✔PE
075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							✔PE
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔						✔PE
076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							✔PE
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔PE
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔PE
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔PE
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔PE
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔PE	✔
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔PE	✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔PE	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔PE	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔PE	✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔						✔PE	✔
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	✔						✔PE
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	✔						✔PE
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔						✔PE	✔
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔						✔PE	✔
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass							✔PE	✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔PE	✔
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔PE	✔
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔						✔PE	✔
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔						✔PE	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔						✔PE	✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral								✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral								✔
211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2								✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3								✔
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3								✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass								✔
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass								✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass								✔
320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2								✔
321		Wailord		Field	Water 2								✔
324		Torkoal		Field		Field								✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral								✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral								✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral								✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral								✔
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral								✔
375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral								✔
376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral								✔
377		Regirock		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
378		Regice		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
379		Registeel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
438		Bonsly		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral								✔
463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster								✔
482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral								✔
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral								✔
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral								✔
582		Vanillite		Mineral		Mineral								✔
583		Vanillish		Mineral		Mineral								✔
584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral								✔
597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral								✔
598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral								✔
615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral								✔
622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral								✔
623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral								✔
645		Landorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
649		Genesect		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
773		Silvally		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
797		Celesteela		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
809		Melmetal		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔PE	✔
837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral								✔
838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral								✔
839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral								✔
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous								✔
864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3								✔
871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous								✔
874		Stonjourner		Mineral		Mineral								✔
894		Regieleki		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔
895		Regidrago		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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						FRLG	E	XD
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	✔
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass	✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	✔
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2	✔
321		Wailord		Field	Water 2	✔
323		Camerupt		Field		Field	✔
324		Torkoal		Field		Field	✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral	✔
375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔
376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔
377		Regirock		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
378		Regice		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
379		Registeel		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.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
109		KoffingLv. 13		Amorphous		Amorphous	Pokéwalker - Town Outskirts
446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokéwalker - Winner's Path
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 Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Selfdestruct is a move with 12PP that ignores accuracy and evasion checks. The user will cause a 3x3 explosion centered on them, that targets all Pokémon in the range, ally or enemy. The explosion deals 40HP of damage to Pokémon not on player's team and halves the current HP of the player's Pokémon (dealing at least 1HP of damage). Fire-type Pokémon take half the usual damage from Selfdestruct. Additionally, all items and wall tiles (other than those on the edge of the floor and in locked chambers) are destroyed. This move cannot be used if the current weather on the floor is rain, or there's a Pokémon with Damp somewhere on the floor.

Description

Games Description MDRB Makes the user explode, inflicting damage on all surrounding Pokémon. It also destroys surrounding items. MDTDS Makes the user blow up in an explosion, inflicting damage on all Pokémon within a 1-tile range. It also destroys walls and items. BSL じぶんが 『ばくはつ』する まわりの ポケモンに ダメージをあたえ かべや ゆかのどうぐも きえてしまう MDGtI UNUSED SMD You'll get the self-destruct status. When you take damage, it causes an explosion that damages Pokémon around you and causes items on the floor to disappear. You won't get Exp. Points even if an enemy faints due to the damage caused by the explosion.

In the anime

Ditto transformed into Voltorb	Voltorb	Pineco
The user self-destructs violently, damaging everything around it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Voltorb	Voltorb's body glows white or yellow. It then explodes violently. Sometimes, yellow sparks appear around its body before the explosion.
Koga's multiple Voltorb	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		Debut
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Voltorb	Ditto's Mysterious Mansion		Used via Transform
A wild Voltorb	A Chansey Operation		None
Keith's multiple Voltorb	So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd		None
Multiple wild Voltorb	Showdown at the Po-ké Corral		None
A Trainer's Voltorb	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
A Trainer's Voltorb	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Multiple wild Voltorb	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None
Goh's Voltorb	Mad About Blue!		None
Pineco	Pineco's body glows blue or white. It then suddenly explodes.
Multiple wild Pineco	Going Apricorn!		None
Brock's Pineco	Going Apricorn!		None
Multiple wild Pineco	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Haunter
The user explodes violently.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Haunter	Haunter's body swells up and it explodes violently. Haunter also takes its own life in the explosion.
Black Fog	Haunting My Dreams		Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

	Clefairy
The user explodes violently.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy explodes violently.
Unknown Trainer's Clefairy	PW20		Debut Used via Metronome

Pokémon Adventures

	Electrode
The user self-destructs violenty, damaging everything around it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Electrode	Electrode self-destructs violenty, damaging everything around it.
Lt. Surge's Electrode	Electrode's Big Shock!		Debut

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

	Koffing
The user explodes violently.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Koffing	Koffing glows and then explodes violently.
Proton's Koffing	JBA2		Debut

Pokémon Zensho

	Weezing
The user explodes violently.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Weezing	Weezing explodes violently.
Koga's Weezing	Fuchsia City		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Warning: The original animation from Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue contains several short flashes capable of causing epileptic seizures.

Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV (Japanese) Generation IV (international) PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V (Japanese) Generation V (international) Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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

RGB	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	BW	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Trivia

• In Generation I, if Selfdestruct or Explosion knocks out the last remaining Pokémon on both sides of the field simultaneously, the player will black out as normal, but the victory music still plays.
• In Generations II and III, if a Pokémon attempts to use Selfdestruct or Explosion but hurts itself in confusion instead, the confusion damage is boosted by the move's Defense-halving effect.
• Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Misty Explosion are the only three damaging moves whose battle animations play out even if they would miss or have no effect.
• If Self-Destruct is upgraded into the Z-Move Breakneck Blitz, that Breakneck Blitz will have the same power as Self-Destruct (200).

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 自爆 Jihbaau Mandarin 自爆 Zìbào * 玉石俱碎 Yùshí Jù Suì * Czech Sebezničení Danish Selvdestruktion Dutch Zelfvernietiging Finnish Itsetuho French Destruction German Finale Greek Αυτοκαταστροφή Aytokatastrofí Italian Autodistruzione* Autodistruz.* Korean 자폭 Japok Brazilian Portuguese Autodestruição Serbian Samouništenje Spanish Autodestrucción* Autodestruc* Swedish Självförstörelse Vietnamese Tự Hủy

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