Slam (move)

Slam
たたきつける Slam

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	80
Accuracy	75%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes 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
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

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

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	1 ♥
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Slam (Japanese: たたきつける Slam) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Slam inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Slam can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Pound was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage (e.g. tail) to slam the target hard.
Stad2	A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage to slam the target hard.
GS C	Slams the foe with a tail, vine, etc.
RS EColo.XD	Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.
FRLG	The foe is struck with a long tail, vines, etc.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage.
BW B2W2	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA SV	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon							28^PE
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon							36^PE
025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	20^Y	20	20	21	26	26^XY 37^ORAS	37^SMUSUM 24^PE	28^SwShBDSP
026		Raichu		Field	Fairy								1^SwShBDSP
026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy								1
069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	42	45	45	41	41	41	47^SMUSUM 30^PE	47^BDSP
070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	49	54	54	41	41	41	54^SMUSUM 45^PE	54^BDSP
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass								1^BDSP
083		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field								50
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	33	40	37^RSE 41^FRLG	25	33^BW 28^B2W2	28	28^SMUSUM 25^PE	36^SwShBDSP
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3				35	35	35	35^SMUSUM 32^PE	36
099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3				44	44	44	44^SMUSUM 37^PE	42
108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	31	37	40	29	29	29	29^SMUSUM 30^PE	48^SwShBDSP
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	45	40	40	43	43	41	41^SMUSUM 44^PE	40^SwShBDSP
147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	30	29	29	21	21	21	21^SMUSUM 35^PE	25	25
148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	35	29	29	21	21	21	21^SMUSUM 40^PE	25	25
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	35	29	29	21	21	21	21^SMUSUM 40^PE	25	25
161		Sentret		Field		Field		25	24	25	25	25	25	25^BDSP
162		Furret		Field		Field		28	28	28	28	28	28	28^BDSP
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy								12	12
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy								12	12
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral		46	49	38	38^BW 15^B2W2	15	1, Evo.	1, Evo.^SwShBDSP	Evo.
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field		11	11	15	15	15	15	16	16
194		Wooper Paldean Form		Water 1	Field									16
195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field		11	11	15	15	15	15	16	16
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		40	37^RSE 41^FRLG	25	33^BW 28^B2W2	28	28	36^SwShBDSP
231		Phanpy		Field		Field				24	24	24	24	24^BDSP	24
232		Donphan		Field		Field				24	24	24	24	24^BDSP	24
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			36	36	36	36^XY 29^ORAS	29	24
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			41	41	41	41^XY 33^ORAS	33	30
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			43	43	43	43^XY 33^ORAS	33	30
298		Azurill		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			15	15	15^BW 20^B2W2	20	20	12	12
438		Bonsly		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				38	38^BW 15^B2W2
463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster				29	29	29	29	48^SwShBDSP
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass				43	43	43	43	40^SwShBDSP
495		Snivy		Field	Grass					25	25	25
496		Servine		Field	Grass					28	28	28
497		Serperior		Field	Grass					28	28	28
504		Patrat		Field		Field					36	36	41
505		Watchog		Field		Field					43	43	50
532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like								24
533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like								24
534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like								24
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous								32
572		Minccino		Field		Field					37	37	37	40
573		Cinccino		Field		Field								1
633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28	28	28
634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28	28	28
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28	28	28
739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3									25
740		Crabominable		Water 3		Water 3									25
775		Komala		Field		Field							21		21
781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral							45	40
810		Grookey		Field	Grass								24	24
811		Thwackey		Field	Grass								30	30
812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass								30	30
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon								40	40
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon								42	42
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug								30
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug								32
865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field								50
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous								32
880		Dracozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								49
881		Arctozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								49
921		Pawmi		Field		Field									35
922		Pawmo		Field		Field									32
923		Pawmot		Field		Field									33
957		Tinkatink		Fairy		Fairy									27
958		Tinkatuff		Fairy		Fairy									27
959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy									27
960		Wiglett		Water 3		Water 3									20
961		Wugtrio		Water 3		Water 3									16
980		Clodsire		Water 1	Field									16
992		Iron Hands		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									28
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
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy							✔^BDSP
190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy				✔	✔	✔	✔
357		Tropius		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
458		Mantyke		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3				✔	✔	✔	✔
878		Cufant		Field	Mineral							✔	✔
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, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Slam is a move with 16 base power, 78% accuracy and 12PP. The user damages enemy in the front.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Slam

★★★★
Attack power	40.2024
Charge time	0.58 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

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

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon	Method

Watchog	Sudowoodo	Weepinbell	Onix
The user slams the foe into the ground, or hits the foe with a long appendage such as a tongue or tail.
User	First Used In		Notes
Bellsprout	Bellsprout grabs the opponent with the two leaves on the side of its body and repeatedly slams it into the ground, or Bellsprout slams its vine-like leg down on the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout	The Fourth Round Rumble		Debut
Dragonite	Dragonite grabs the opponent and slams it into the ground.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite		None
Lickitung	Lickitung grabs the opponent with its tongue and slams it into the ground.
Jessie's Lickitung	Ignorance is Blissey		None
Wooper	Wooper grabs the opponent with its tail and slams them into the ground repeatedly.
Olesia's Wooper	No Big Woop!		None
Onix	Onix slams its tail into the opponent.
Brock's Onix	A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!		None
Roark's Onix	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo grabs the opponent and slams it into the ground.
A wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		None
Furret	Furret slams the opponent with its tail.
Julie's Furret	Game Winning Assist		None
Lickilicky	Lickilicky grabs the opponent with its tongue and tosses it to the ground.
Unnamed Trainer's Lickilicky	If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!		None
Watchog	Watchog grabs the opponent with its hands and tosses it to the ground.
Kylan's Watchog	Evolution by Fire!		None
Azumarill	Azumarill hits the opponent with its tail.
Officer Jenny's Azumarill	The Pirates of Decolore!		None
Weepinbell	Weepinbell grabs the opponent with one of its leaves and tosses it to the ground.
Ramos's Weepinbell	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!		None

An unnamed Coordinator's Azurill was commanded to use Slam in A Cacturne for the Worse, but was stopped before it could execute the move.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Pokémon	Method

	Serperior
The user throws the opponent into the ground.
User	First Used In	Notes
Serperior	Serperior coils itself around the opponent and throws them into the ground.
Rosa's Serperior	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer	None

In the manga

Aim to Be a Card Master!!

	Furret

The user throws the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Furret	Furret throws the opponent.
Unknown TCG Player's Furret	The Spring World Challenge (Part Three) "The Secret Plan"	Debut

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

	Snivy

The user slams the foe with a part of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Snivy	Snivy slams the foe with its tail.
Monta's Snivy	Challenge the Battle Subway!	Debut

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Bellsprout

The user slams the foe with a part of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Bellsprout	Bellsprout slams its vine-like leg down on the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout	Welcome to the Big Leagues	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Lickitung	Machamp	Sirfetch'd

The user slams the target hard with a long appendage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Machamp	Machamp picks up the opponent and tosses it to the ground.
Blue's Machamp	A Charizard...and a Champion	Debut Machamp cannot legally learn Slam
Dragonite	Dragonite slams its tail into the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite	Eradicate Raticate!	None
Dragonair	Dragonair slams its tail into the opponent.
Lance's Dragonair	The Legend	None
Onix	Onix slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Onix	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium	None
Lickitung	Lickitung whips out its tongue and smacks the opponent with it.
A wild Lickitung	Licking Lickitung	None
Lickilicky	Lickilicky whips out its tongue and smacks the opponent with it.
Diamond's Kit	Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)	None
Sirfetch'd	Sirfetch'd slams its leek into the opponent.
Henry's Lancelot	Crackle!! Practice Battle	None
Sandaconda	Sandaconda slams its tail into the opponent.
Raihan's Sandaconda	Thump!! The Gazing Sage	None

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

	Pikachu

The user throws the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu throws the opponent.
Shu's Pikachu	GDZ57	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Sentret

The user slams the foe with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sentret	Sentret slams the foe with its tail.
An Unknown Trainer's Sentret	Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!	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

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

Side 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

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

Trivia

If Secret Power is used on ordinary terrain in the Generation III games, it will have the animation of Slam.
In the Spanish versions of the Generation I to V games, Slam is mistranslated as Portazo, meaning "Door-Slam." In Generation VI, this was corrected to Atizar.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	摔打 Sēutdá * 叩打 Kaudá * 叩擊 Kaugīk *
Chinese	Mandarin	摔打 Shuāida * 叩打 Kòudǎ *
Czech		Zavalení
Danish		Smæld
Dutch		Smijt
Finnish		Läimäys Lämäri (EP162)
French		Souplesse
German		Slam
Greek		Κρότος Krótos
Hindi		पटक दो Patak do
Italian		Schianto
Korean		힘껏치기 Himkkeotchigi
Polish		Klaps* Cios Ogona* Miażdżący Atak*
Portuguese	Brazil	Pancada Brusca (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, Dragon Vault-present, manga) Cacetada Violenta (Diamond & Pearl, BW Promo) Pancada (Undaunted-Next Destinies, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Paulada (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Bater (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Pancada com a Cauda (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Batida
Romanian		Izbitura
Serbian		Tresak
Spanish	Latin America	"Azotalo" (EP112) "Ataca" (EP129) Bofetón (EP148) Azote* (EP162) Golpe de Cola* (HS01) Portazo (AG053) Plancha (DP015-DP018) Lanzada (DP098) Golpazo (BW077-present)
Spanish	Spain	Atizar* Portazo*
Swedish		Smäll Kroppssmäll*
Thai		ฟาดผัวะ
Turkish		Çarpma
Vietnamese		Húc

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