Secret Power (move)
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Secret Power (Japanese: ひみつのちから Secret Power) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.
Effect
Generation III
In battle
Secret Power inflicts damage and has a 30% probability of causing a secondary effect on the target. The effect is determined by the environment. The attack's appearance also changes to another move's animation.
| Environment | Animation | Secondary Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Tall grass | Needle Arm | inflicts Poison |
| Very tall grass | Magical Leaf | causes Sleep |
| Sand | Mud Shot | lowers Accuracy by one stage |
| Cave | Bite | causes flinching |
| Rocky surface | Rock Throw | causes Confusion |
| Pond | BubbleBeam | lowers Speed by one stage |
| Sea | Surf | lowers Attack by one stage |
| Plain terrain | Slam | causes Paralysis |
| Building | Strength | causes Paralysis |
Out of battle
Secret Power allows the user to create their own secret base. When used on certain trees, a vine drops down. When used on indented walls, a cave opens. When used on certain bushes, an entrance opens.
Generation IV
Secret Power's effects are the same as the previous generation, but the secondary effects have varied slightly by environment.
| Environment | Animation | Secondary Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Tall grass | Needle Arm | causes Sleep |
| Water puddles | causes Sleep | |
| Sand | lowers Accuracy by one stage | |
| Cave/rocky surface | causes flinching | |
| Marshy terrain | lowers Speed by one stage | |
| Water | lowers Attack by one stage | |
| Snow or ice | causes Freeze | |
| Other | causes Paralysis |
In the anime
- GlaceonSecretPower.jpg
May's Glaceon running towards Piplup
- Secretpower.jpg
Glaceon using Secret Power on Dawn's Piplup
- Happinysecretpower.jpg
Happiny using Secret Power
- Bibarel secret power.jpg
Reggie's Bibarel glows pink
- Secret power hit.jpg
Green energy surrounds and engulfs Turtwig
- Secret power hit2.jpg
Turtwig falls asleep
Pokémon
Glameow. Glameow's body lights up and sends out sparkly pink waves.
- Used by Zoey's Glameow from Dawn's Early Night.
Happiny. Happiny raises up her arms, then sends out a sparkling pink wave.
- Used by Brock's Happiny from Tanks for the Memories.
Bibarel. Bibarel glows a sparkling pink, then charges at the foe.
- Used by Reggie's Bibarel in Lost Leader Strategy!.
Glaceon. Same as above.
- Used by May's Glaceon in Strategy With a Smile!.
Ursaring. Ursaring's body glows a sparkling pink and it headbutts the foe.
- Used by Paul's Ursaring in Chim-Charred!
Learnset
Generation III
By TM43
All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Secret Power.
Generation IV
By TM43
All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Secret Power.
In other languages
- French: Force Cachée
- Spanish: Daño Secreto
- Italian: Forzasegreta
| Generation III TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
