Hidden Power (move)

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Hidden Power
めざめるパワー Awakening Power
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Type  Normal
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  Varies between 30 to 70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Can be repeatedly used without boring the judge.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Hidden Power (Japanese: めざめるパワー Awakening Power) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. Although it appears as a Normal-type move, Hidden Power's actual type and base power vary. For calculation on Hidden Power, see Hidden Power calculation.

Effect

Hidden Power inflicts damage using a type and base power determined by the user's IVs.

Hidden Power can receive same-type attack bonus. For instance, a Template:Type2 Pokémon will receive same-type attack bonus when using a Bug-type Hidden Power. Although Hidden Power is Normal-type in the game's data, a Normal-type Hidden Power is not obtainable. Because of this, a pure Normal-type Pokémon will never receive same-type attack bonus when using Hidden Power.

In Mystery Dungeon, the type and base power of Hidden Power is randomly calculated whenever a Pokémon enters the dungeon. It does not change between floors.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0201 Unown Unown
Psychic --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By TM10

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation II can learn Hidden Power.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0201 Unown Unown
Psychic --
0307 Meditite Meditite
Fighting Psychic 18
0307 Meditite Meditite
Fighting Psychic 17
0308 Medicham Medicham
Fighting Psychic 18
0308 Medicham Medicham
Fighting Psychic 17
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By TM10

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Hidden Power.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0199 Slowking Slowking
Water Psychic --
0201 Unown Unown
Psychic --
0307 Meditite Meditite
Fighting Psychic 15
0308 Medicham Medicham
Fighting Psychic 15
0412 Burmy Burmy
Bug 20
0412 Burmy Burmy
Bug 20
0412 Burmy Burmy
Bug 20
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
Bug Grass 20
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
Bug Ground 20
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
Bug Steel 20
0414 Mothim Mothim
Bug Flying 20
0422 Shellos Shellos
Water 16
0422 Shellos Shellos
Water 16
0423 Gastrodon Gastrodon
Water Ground 16
0423 Gastrodon Gastrodon
Water Ground 16
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By TM10

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Hidden Power.

"Testing" Hidden Power

Players are able to test what the type of their Hidden Power is most often by utilizing a Kecleon. It does not have to be their own, though this makes it more convenient. Entering any double battle with the Pokémon with Hidden Power and Kecleon at the front of the list, then using Hidden Power on the Kecleon will cause it to change types to the type that Hidden Power is, or, if the Hidden Power is a Template:Type2 move, cause nothing to happen due to Kecleon's immunity.

However, in Platinum, there is a man in the Veilstone Game Corner Prize Exchange house that will tell the player the type of their Pokémon's Hidden Power. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he is present in the Celadon Game Corner Prize Exchange house.

Trivia

In the anime


In other languages

  • Spanish: Poder Oculto
  • French: Puis. Cachée
  • Italian: Introforza
  • German: Kraftreserve
  • Korean: 잠재파워 jambjepawo
  • Danish: Skjult Kraft
  • Dutch: Verborgen Kracht
Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
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4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708

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