Peck (move)

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Peck つつく Peck

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  35 Accuracy  100% 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 but the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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

Peck (Japanese: つつく Peck) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to IV

Peck inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation V

Peck can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0085		Dodrio		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0144		Articuno		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	1
0145		Zapdos		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1	1
0146		Moltres		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	1
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying		11	11	13DP 9PtHGSS	9	9	7
0164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying		1, 11	1, 11	13DP 9PtHGSS	9	9	7
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field				1	1	1	1
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1
0255		Torchic		Field		Field			16	16	16	16XY 14ORAS	14
0256		Combusken		Field		Field			17	17	17	16XY 14ORAS	14
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field			17	17	17	16XY 14ORAS	14
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			1	1	1	1	1
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying			1	1	1	1	1
0333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1
0334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15
0394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15
0441		Chatot		Flying		Flying				1	1	1	1
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field				1	1	1	1
0556		Maractus		Grass		Grass					1	1	1
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug					1	1	1
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug					1	1	1
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying					1	1	1
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying					1	1	1
0661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying						10	10
0662		Fletchinder		Flying		Flying						10	10
0663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying						10	1, 10
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						1	1
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						1	1
0722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying							8
0723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying							1, 8
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying							1, 8
0731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying							1
0732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying							1
0733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying							1
0741		Oricorio		Flying		Flying							1
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							5
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							1, 5
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	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔
0175		Togepi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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 GO

Peck
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 10 Energy boost 10 Duration 1.15 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Description

In the anime

Swellow Karrablast Rowlet Fletchinder
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Spearow pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Multiple wild Spearow	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Multiple wild Spearow	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Multiple wild Spearow	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
	Dodrio pecks the opponent several times with its three beaks.
Dario's Dodrio	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
	Hoothoot pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Hagatha's Hoothoot	Illusion Confusion		None
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Farfetch'd pecks the opponent with its beak.
Sylvester's Farfetch'd	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
	Pidgey pecks the opponent with its beak.
Trixie's Pidgey	Love, Totodile Style		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Malachi's Ken	Carrying On!		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Denjirō's multiple Pidgey	Carrying On!		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Noctowl	Noctowl pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Noctowl	Fowl Play!		None
	Murkrow pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, Murkrow's beak glows white.
Multiple wild Murkrow	Pikachu & Pichu		None
A wild Murkrow	Trouble in Big Town		None
Three wild Murkrow	All That Glitters!		None
Lily's Murkrow	Hocus Pokémon		None
Multiple wild Murkrow	Like a Meowth to a Flame		None
Mitchell's Murkrow	Try for the Family Stone!		None
	Fearow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
A wild Fearow	Carrying On!		None
	Natu pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
McKenzie's Naughty	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally		None
	Torchic pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
May's Torchic	A Ruin with a View		None
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
	Taillow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Taillow	In the Knicker of Time!		None
	Xatu pecks the opponent multiple times with its beak.
Calista's Xatu	Me, Myself and Time		None
	Combusken pecks the opponent.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
	Altaria pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Altaria	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	Swellow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Ash's Swellow	Solid as a Solrock		None
	Chatot pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows white.
Ada's Chatot	Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!		None
Officer Jenny's Buddy	Stealing the Conversation!		None
	Piplup's beak glows white or gold and it pecks the opponent multiple times. Sometimes, its beak grows longer when it uses the attack.
Dawn's Piplup	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
	The horn on the top of Karrablast's head glows white and it jabs the opponent multiple times with it.
Professor Juniper's Karrablast	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None
	Rufflet hits an opponent with its beak.
Nursery's Rufflet	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
	Fletchling's beak glows white and it uses it to strike the opponent.
Ash's Fletchling	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
	Talonflame's beak glows white and it uses it to strike the opponent.
Moria's Talonflame	Battles in the Sky!		None
	Fletchinder pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows white.
Ash's Fletchinder	A Slippery Encounter!		None
	Rowlet flies towards the opponent, then a light green bird shaped aura surrounds the front of Rowlet's body, and Rowlet attacks the opponent.
Ash's Rowlet	SM008		None

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Braviary
The user jabs the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Braviary jabs the opponent with its beak.
Biker King's Braviary	Advance Toward the Path of the Strongest!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Piplup Doduo Combusken Murkrow
The user pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Doduo repeatedly pecks the opponent with both of its beaks.
Yellow's Dody	Eradicate Raticate!		Debut
	Murkrow pecks the opponent with its beak.
Silver's Murkrow	Delibird Delivery - 2		None
	Torchic pecks the opponent with its beak.
Sapphire's Chic	Mowing Down Ludicolo		None
	Combusken repeatedly hits the opponent with its fingertips.
Sapphire's Chic	Mashing Makuhita		None
	Piplup pecks the opponent once with its beak.
Platinum's Piplup	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

• In Piplup's Special Training, Piplup was told to use Peck, but he would use Bubble Beam instead.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup stabs the opponent with its beak.
Hareta's Piplup	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Pidgey Xatu
The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgey stabs the opponent with its beak.
Gold's Pidgey	The Legendary Pokémon Appears!		Debut Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
	Xatu stabs the opponent with its beak.
Black's Xatu	The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon		None

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga

Torchic
The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torchic stabs the opponent with its beak.
Ginji	Why I Became a Pokémon. The Answer Finally Revealed!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Natu
The user uses its beak to peck the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Natu pecks at the foe hard with its beak.
Falkner's Natu	The Gym Challenges Begin!!		Debut

In other generations

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

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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 啄 Deuk * 啄擊 Deukgīk * Mandarin 啄 Zhuó Danish Hakke Dutch Boor Finnish Nokinta French Picpic German Schnabel Greek Ράμφισμα Ramfisma Hebrew ניקור Nikur Hindi चोंच मारो Chonch Maro Indonesian Patuk Italian Beccata Korean 쪼기 Jjogi Polish Dziobanie Portuguese Brazil Bicada Portugal Bicada Romanian Ciocul Serbian Kljucanje Spanish Latin America Picotazo Spain Picotazo Turkish Gaga Vietnamese Mổ

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