Take Down (move)

Take Down
とっしん Charge

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	90
Accuracy	85%
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
TM09 in Generation I TM001 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
After this move, the user is more easily startled.

Super Contests

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

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Take Down (Japanese: とっしん Charge) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM09 in Generation I, and is TM001 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generation I

Take Down inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ¼ of the damage done to the target.

If the user of Take Down attacks first and faints due to recoil damage, the opponent will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round.

Self-inflicted recoil damage from Take Down from the previous turn can be countered if the opponent does not make a move on the following turn. If Take Down breaks a substitute, the user will take no recoil damage.

In Stadium, no recoil damage is taken if Take Down knocks out an opponent.

Generation II onwards

The user now receives recoil damage even if a substitute breaks.

Take Down can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 6 bonus appeal points if Focus Energy or Harden was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	A charging attack. One quarter of the damage it inflicts comes back to hurt the attacker.
GS C	A tackle that also hurts the user.
RS EColoXD	A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user.
FRLG	A reckless, full-body charge attack that also hurts the user a little.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little.
BW B2W2	A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. It also damages the user a little.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
SV	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII		IX
										SM USUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0001	Bulbasaur	Monster	Grass	-	-	-	15	15	15	15	18	21	21	21
0002	Ivysaur	Monster	Grass	-	-	-	15	15	15	15	22	25	25	25
0003	Venusaur	Monster	Grass	-	-	-	15	15	15	15	22	25	25	25
0019	Rattata	Field		Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		16
0020	Raticate	Field		Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		16
0021	Spearow	Flying		Flying	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		22
0022	Fearow	Flying		Flying	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		23
0058	Growlithe	Field		Field	30	26	25	31	34^BW 23^B2W2	23	23	14	36	36	36
0058	Growlithe Hisuian Form	Field		Field											36
0059	Arcanine	Field		Field	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1
0059	Arcanine Hisuian Form	Field		Field											1
0074	Geodude	Mineral		Mineral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15		-	-
0074	Geodude Alolan Form	Mineral		Mineral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15			-
0075	Graveler	Mineral		Mineral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15		-	-
0075	Graveler Alolan Form	Mineral		Mineral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15			-
0076	Golem	Mineral		Mineral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15		-	-
0076	Golem Alolan Form	Mineral		Mineral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15			-
0077	Ponyta	Field		Field	43	34	31	28	29	29	29	44	41	41
0077	Ponyta Galarian Form	Field		Field									41
0078	Rapidash	Field		Field	47	34	31	28	29	29	29	51	43	43
0078	Rapidash Galarian Form	Field		Field									43
0086	Seel	Water 1	Field	45	32	37	37	37	37	37	38		37	37
0087	Dewgong	Water 1	Field	50	32	42	37	39	39	39	42		39	39
0111	Rhyhorn	Monster	Field	55	49	43	33	41	41^XY 37^ORAS	37	31	40	40	40
0112	Rhydon	Monster	Field	64	54	46	33	41	41^XY 37^ORAS	37	31	40	40	40
0113	Chansey	Fairy		Fairy	-	-	-	-	27	27	27	25	24	24	24
0128	Tauros	Field		Field	51	53	53	35	41	41	41^SM 35^USUM	34	35	35	-
0133	Eevee	Field		Field	45^RGB 42^Y	42	42	43	43^BW 25^B2W2	25	25	24	40	40	40
0134	Vaporeon	Field		Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1
0135	Jolteon	Field		Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1
0136	Flareon	Field		Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1
0142	Aerodactyl	Flying		Flying	45	43	43	41	41	41	41	56	40	40
0163	Hoothoot	Flying		Flying		28	28	25	29	29	25		24	24	24
0164	Noctowl	Flying		Flying		33	33	27	32	32	27		28	28	28
0170	Chinchou	Water 2		Water 2		37	37	23	23	23^XY 39^ORAS	39		40	40	40
0171	Lanturn	Water 2		Water 2		45	43	23	23	23^XY 43^ORAS	43		48	48	48
0179	Mareep	Monster	Field		-	-	-	18^B2W2	18	18			18	18
0180	Flaaffy	Monster	Field		-	-	-	20^B2W2	20	20			20	20
0181	Ampharos	Monster	Field		-	-	-	20^B2W2	20	20			20	20
0196	Espeon	Field		Field		-	-	-	-	-	-		1	1	1
0197	Umbreon	Field		Field		-	-	-	-	-	-		1	1	1
0204	Pineco	Bug		Bug		15	15	9^DP 12^PtHGSS	12	12	12			12	12
0205	Forretress	Bug		Bug		15	15	1, 9^DP 12^PtHGSS	12	12	12			12	12
0206	Dunsparce	Field		Field		38	34^RSE 41^FRLG	37	38^BW 22^B2W2	22	26^SM 28^USUM		36	36	-
0209	Snubbull	Field	Fairy		43	43	37	37	-	-			-	-
0210	Granbull	Field	Fairy		51	49	43	43	-	-			-	-
0211	Qwilfish	Water 2		Water 2		37	37^RSE 33^FRLG	41	41	41	41		48	48	-
0214	Heracross	Bug		Bug		35	37	31	31^BW 28^B2W2	28^XY 34^ORAS	34		-	-	-
0220	Swinub	Field		Field		28	28	32	32^BW 28^B2W2	28	28		40	40	40
0221	Piloswine	Field		Field		28	28	32	32^BW 28^B2W2	28	28		44	44	44
0226	Mantine	Water 1		Water 1		25	22	31	31^BW 27^B2W2	27	27		44	44
0231	Phanpy	Field		Field		25	25	10	10	10^XY 28^ORAS	28			28	28
0232	Donphan	Field		Field		-	-	-	-	-	-			1	-
0234	Stantler	Field		Field		40	37	21	21	21	21			21	21
0242	Blissey	Fairy		Fairy		-	-	-	27	27	27		24	24	24
0258	Mudkip	Monster	Water 1			28	28	28	28^XY 36^ORAS	36		24	24	24
0259	Marshtomp	Monster	Water 1			31	31	31	31^XY 42^ORAS	42		30	30	30
0260	Swampert	Monster	Water 1			31	31	31	31^XY 44^ORAS	44		30	30	30
0261	Poochyena	Field		Field			33	45	45	45^XY 34^ORAS	40			40	36
0262	Mightyena	Field		Field			37	52	52	52^XY 40^ORAS	48			48	48
0263	Zigzagoon	Field		Field			-	-	-	31^ORAS	31		24	24
0263	Zigzagoon Galarian Form	Field		Field									24
0264	Linoone	Field		Field			-	-	-	-	-		28	28
0264	Linoone Galarian Form	Field		Field									28
0304	Aron	Monster		Monster			25	25	25^BW 22^B2W2	22^XY 28^ORAS	28		36	36
0305	Lairon	Monster		Monster			25	25	25^BW 22^B2W2	22^XY 28^ORAS	28		40	40
0306	Aggron	Monster		Monster			25	25	25^BW 22^B2W2	22^XY 28^ORAS	28		40	40
0318	Carvanha	Water 2		Water 2			31	38	38	38^XY 43^ORAS	43		44	44
0319	Sharpedo	Water 2		Water 2			-	-	-	-	-		52	52
0322	Numel	Field		Field			29	21	25^BW 31^B2W2	31	31			31	31
0323	Camerupt	Field		Field			29	21	25^BW 31^B2W2	31	31			31	31
0333	Swablu	Flying	Dragon			31	28	28^BW 25^B2W2	25^XY 23^ORAS	23		36	36	36
0334	Altaria	Flying	Dragon			31	28	28^BW 25^B2W2	25^XY 23^ORAS	23		38	38	38
0358	Chimecho	Amorphous		Amorphous			17	22	22	22^XY 19^ORAS	19			19	19
0369	Relicanth	Water 1	Water 2			29	29	29	29^XY 31^ORAS	31		25	25
0370	Luvdisc	Water 2		Water 2			24	14	14	14^XY 37^ORAS	34			34	34
0374	Beldum	Mineral		Mineral			1	1	1	1	1		-	-	-
0375	Metang	Mineral		Mineral			1	1	1	1	1		26	26	26
0376	Metagross	Mineral		Mineral			1	1	1	1	1		26	26	26
0396	Starly	Flying		Flying				29	29	29	29			29	29
0397	Staravia	Flying		Flying				33	33	33	33			33	33
0398	Staraptor	Flying		Flying				33	33	33	33			33	33
0399	Bidoof	Water 1	Field				33	33	33	29			29
0400	Bibarel	Water 1	Field				38	38	38	33			33
0408	Cranidos	Monster		Monster				15	15	15	15			15	15
0409	Rampardos	Monster		Monster				15	15	15	15			15	15
0410	Shieldon	Monster		Monster				15	15	15	15			15	15
0411	Bastiodon	Monster		Monster				15	15	15	15			15	15
0420	Cherubi	Fairy	Grass				31	31	31	31		30	30
0421	Cherrim	Fairy	Grass				35	35	35	35		34	34
0443	Gible	Monster	Dragon				15	15	15	15		54	54	54
0444	Gabite	Monster	Dragon				15	15	15	15		66	66	66
0445	Garchomp	Monster	Dragon				15	15	15	15		72	72	72
0449	Hippopotas	Field		Field				19	19	19	19		28	28	28
0450	Hippowdon	Field		Field				19	19	19	19		28	28	28
0458	Mantyke	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				31	31^BW 27^B2W2	27	27		44	44
0464	Rhyperior	Monster	Field				33	41	41^XY 37^ORAS	37		40	40	40
0470	Leafeon	Field		Field				-	-	-	-		1	1	1
0471	Glaceon	Field		Field				-	-	-	-		1	1	1
0473	Mamoswine	Field		Field				32	32^BW 28^B2W2	28	28		44	44	44
0498	Tepig	Field		Field					25	25	25				25
0499	Pignite	Field		Field					28	28	28				28
0500	Emboar	Field		Field					28	28	28				28
0506	Lillipup	Field		Field					15	15	15		28
0507	Herdier	Field		Field					15	15	15		36
0508	Stoutland	Field		Field					15	15	15		38
0531	Audino	Fairy		Fairy					30	30^XY 33^ORAS	33		32
0543	Venipede	Bug		Bug					-	-	-		28
0544	Whirlipede	Bug		Bug					-	-	-		32
0545	Scolipede	Bug		Bug					-	-	-		34
0550	Basculin Red- and Blue-Striped Forms	Water 2		Water 2					20	20	14		36		36
0550	Basculin White-Striped Form	Water 2		Water 2											36
0568	Trubbish	Mineral		Mineral					25	25	25		24
0569	Garbodor	Mineral		Mineral					-	-	-		1
0585	Deerling All forms	Field		Field					20	20	20				20
0586	Sawsbuck All forms	Field		Field					20	20	20				20
0588	Karrablast	Bug		Bug					37	37	37		40
0589	Escavalier	Bug		Bug					-	-	-		1
0636	Larvesta	Bug		Bug					20	20	20		48		48
0637	Volcarona	Bug		Bug					-	-	-		1		1
0638	Cobalion	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					19	19	7		42		42
0639	Terrakion	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					19	19	7		42		42
0640	Virizion	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					19	19	7		42		Rem.
0647	Keldeo All available forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					19	19	19		42		42
0650	Chespin	Field		Field						27	27				27
0651	Quilladin	Field		Field						30	29				29
0652	Chesnaught	Field		Field						30	29				29
0659	Bunnelby	Field		Field						15	15		30
0660	Diggersby	Field		Field						15	15		38
0667	Litleo	Field		Field						20	20				20
0668	Pyroar All forms	Field		Field						20	20				20
0672	Skiddo	Field		Field						22	22				22
0673	Gogoat	Field		Field						22	22				22
0676	Furfrou All forms	Field		Field						35	35
0698	Amaura	Monster		Monster						15	15		-
0699	Aurorus	Monster		Monster						15	15		-
0700	Sylveon	Field		Field						-	-		1		1
0712	Bergmite	Monster	Mineral						15	15		36		36
0713	Avalugg	Monster	Mineral						15	15		36		36
0713	Avalugg Hisuian Form	Monster	Mineral											36
0716	Xerneas	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						1	1		50
0721	Volcanion	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						1	1		54		54
0734	Yungoos	Field		Field							28				28
0735	Gumshoos	Field		Field							31				31
0746	Wishiwashi	Water 2		Water 2							25		-
0759	Stufful	Field		Field							28		24
0760	Bewear	Field		Field							30		24
0766	Passimian	Field		Field							22		25		25
0772	Type: Null	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							40		50
0773	Silvally All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							40		50
0774	Minior All forms	Mineral		Mineral							29				29
0805	Stakataka	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							19^USUM		60
0831	Wooloo	Field		Field									25
0832	Dubwool	Field		Field									27
0862	Obstagoon	Field		Field									28
0886	Drakloak	Amorphous	Dragon									54		54
0887	Dragapult	Amorphous	Dragon									54		54
0896	Glastrier	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									42		42
0897	Spectrier	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									42		42
0898	Calyrex Ice Rider	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									1		1
0898	Calyrex Shadow Rider	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									1		1
0899	Wyrdeer	Field		Field											21
0902	Basculegion All forms	Water 2		Water 2											36
0915	Lechonk	Field		Field											27
0916	Oinkologne Male	Field		Field											26
0916	Oinkologne Female	Field		Field											28
0953	Rellor	Bug		Bug											24
0954	Rabsca	Bug		Bug											24
0968	Orthworm	Field		Field											26
0974	Cetoddle	Field		Field											19
0975	Cetitan	Field		Field											19
0991	Iron Bundle	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											21
0994	Iron Moth	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											21
0996	Frigibax	Dragon	Mineral											36
0997	Arctibax	Dragon	Mineral											40
0998	Baxcalibur	Dragon	Mineral											42
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 TM

#		Egg Groups		Compatibility
				I	IX
				TM09	SV TM001
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010	Caterpie	Bug		Bug	✘
0011	Metapod	Bug		Bug	✘
0013	Weedle	Bug		Bug	✘
0014	Kakuna	Bug		Bug	✘
0043	Oddish	Grass		Grass	✔	✘
0044	Gloom	Grass		Grass	✔	✘
0045	Vileplume	Grass		Grass	✔	✘
0069	Bellsprout	Grass		Grass	✔	✘
0070	Weepinbell	Grass		Grass	✔	✘
0071	Victreebel	Grass		Grass	✔	✘
0072	Tentacool	Water 3		Water 3	✔	✘
0073	Tentacruel	Water 3		Water 3	✔	✘
0088	Grimer	Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✔
0089	Muk	Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✔
0092	Gastly	Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✘
0093	Haunter	Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✘
0094	Gengar	Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✘
0102	Exeggcute	Grass		Grass	✔	✘
0109	Koffing	Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✔
0110	Weezing	Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✔
0116	Horsea	Water 1	Dragon	✔	✘
0117	Seadra	Water 1	Dragon	✔	✘
0129	Magikarp	Water 2	Dragon	✘	✘
0132	Ditto	Ditto		Ditto	✘	✘
0167	Spinarak	Bug		Bug		✘
0168	Ariados	Bug		Bug		✘
0173	Cleffa	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0182	Bellossom	Grass		Grass		✘
0200	Misdreavus	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0235	Smeargle	Field		Field		✘
0280	Ralts	Human-Like	Amorphous		✘
0281	Kirlia	Human-Like	Amorphous		✘
0282	Gardevoir	Human-Like	Amorphous		✘
0311	Plusle	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0312	Minun	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0349	Feebas	Water 1	Dragon		✘
0353	Shuppet	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0354	Banette	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0355	Duskull	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0356	Dusclops	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0385	Jirachi	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0393	Piplup	Water 1	Field		✘
0401	Kricketot	Bug		Bug		✘
0415	Combee	Bug		Bug		✘
0425	Drifloon	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0426	Drifblim	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0429	Mismagius	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0433	Chingling	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0477	Dusknoir	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0479	Rotom All forms	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0480	Uxie	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0481	Mesprit	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0482	Azelf	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0486	Regigigas	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0489	Phione	Water 1	Fairy		✘
0490	Manaphy	Water 1	Fairy		✘
0491	Darkrai	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0546	Cottonee	Grass	Fairy		✘
0547	Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy		✘
0574	Gothita	Human-Like		Human-Like		✘
0575	Gothorita	Human-Like		Human-Like		✘
0576	Gothitelle	Human-Like		Human-Like		✘
0577	Solosis	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0578	Duosion	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0579	Reuniclus	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0580	Ducklett	Water 1	Flying		✘
0581	Swanna	Water 1	Flying		✘
0595	Joltik	Bug		Bug		✘
0596	Galvantula	Bug		Bug		✘
0602	Tynamo	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0607	Litwick	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0608	Lampent	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0609	Chandelure	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0648	Meloetta	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0664	Scatterbug	Bug		Bug		✘
0665	Spewpa	Bug		Bug		✘
0666	Vivillon All forms	Bug		Bug		✘
0669	Flabébé All forms	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0670	Floette All forms	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0671	Florges All forms	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0677	Espurr	Field		Field		✘
0678	Meowstic All forms	Field		Field		✘
0686	Inkay	Water 1	Water 2		✘
0687	Malamar	Water 1	Water 2		✘
0708	Phantump	Grass	Amorphous		✘
0728	Popplio	Water 1	Field		✘
0729	Brionne	Water 1	Field		✘
0730	Primarina	Water 1	Field		✘
0742	Cutiefly	Bug	Fairy		✘
0751	Dewpider	Water 1	Bug		✘
0752	Araquanid	Water 1	Bug		✘
0764	Comfey	Grass		Grass		✘
0769	Sandygast	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0770	Palossand	Amorphous		Amorphous		✘
0789	Cosmog	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0790	Cosmoem	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0792	Lunala	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0800	Necrozma All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0840	Applin	Grass	Dragon		✘
0854	Sinistea All forms	Mineral	Amorphous		✘
0855	Polteageist All forms	Mineral	Amorphous		✘
0856	Hatenna	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0857	Hattrem	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0858	Hatterene	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0868	Milcery	Fairy	Amorphous		✘
0869	Alcremie All forms	Fairy	Amorphous		✘
0928	Smoliv	Grass		Grass		✘
0929	Dolliv	Grass		Grass		✘
0930	Arboliva	Grass		Grass		✘
0938	Tadbulb	Water 1		Water 1		✘
0939	Bellibolt	Water 1		Water 1		✘
0946	Bramblin	Grass		Grass		✘
0947	Brambleghast	Grass		Grass		✘
0948	Toedscool	Grass		Grass		✘
0949	Toedscruel	Grass		Grass		✘
0957	Tinkatink	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0958	Tinkatuff	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0959	Tinkaton	Fairy		Fairy		✘
0969	Glimmet	Mineral		Mineral		✘
0970	Glimmora	Mineral		Mineral		✘
0986	Brute Bonnet	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
0987	Flutter Mane	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
1006	Iron Valiant	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
1012	Poltchageist All forms	Mineral	Amorphous		✘
1013	Sinistcha All forms	Mineral	Amorphous		✘
1015	Munkidori	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘
1025	Pecharunt	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. 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

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
									SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0029	Nidoran♀	Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0032	Nidoran♂	Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0090	Shellder	Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	-	✔	-
0140	Kabuto	Water 1	Water 3	-	-	-	-	✔	✔	✔	✔
0179	Mareep	Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0203	Girafarig	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0214	Heracross	Bug		Bug	-	-	-	-	-	✔	✔	✔	-
0216	Teddiursa	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	-
0220	Swinub	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	-	✔	-
0273	Seedot	Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0293	Whismur	Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0339	Barboach	Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0403	Shinx	Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0522	Blitzle	Field		Field				✔	✔	✔			-
0524	Roggenrola	Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔	✔	✔
0543	Venipede	Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔	-
0554	Darumaka	Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
0554	Darumaka Galarian Form	Field		Field							✔
0698	Amaura	Monster		Monster					-	-	✔
0746	Wishiwashi	Water 2		Water 2						-	✔
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.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
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 Mystery Dungeon series

Take Down deals damage, and the user receives recoil damage. In the Rescue Team and Explorers series, the user receives recoil damage equal to ⅛ of their maximum HP. From Gates to Infinity, the recoil damage is instead 10% of the user's max HP.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	8	-	19	-	88%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDTD S	8	-	19	-	88%	-	Front	Enemy	No
BSL	8	-	19	-	88%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDGtI	20	99	17	50	90%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
SMD	20	99	17	40	90%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros., a swarm of Beedrill will fly diagonally across the screen using Take Down when summoned from a Poké Ball. The Beedrill are replaced by Unown in Super Smash Bros. Melee; the Unown can fly across the screen from any direction.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Eevee is a Poké Ball Pokémon that uses Take Down by running back and forth across the stage, throwing itself at fighters.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Take Down is a Fast Attack that has been available since February 9, 2018.

Take Down

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	8
Energy boost	10
Duration	1.2 seconds
Damage window	0.95 - 1.1 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	5
Energy boost	8
Turns	3

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Take Down

★★★★
Attack power	15.24998
Charge time	0.82 seconds
Range type	Dash
Number of hits	4
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	Causes recoil

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target, but also hurts the user.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target, but it also hurts the user.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるがじぶんもダメージをうけてしまう
MDGtI	It damages an enemy, but you receive recoil damage, too.
SMD	It damages an enemy, but you'll receive recoil damage, too.
MDRTDX	It damages an enemy—but you'll receive recoil damage, too.

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon	Method
Eevee Pignite Donphan Piloswine
The user recklessly charges at the target, slamming into it with its whole body.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Raichu charges at the opponent and slams into them with great force.
Lt. Surge's Raichu	Electric Shock Showdown	Debut
	Eevee charges at the opponent at a very high speed and slams into them.
Mikey's Eevee	The Battling Eevee Brothers	None
Gary's Eevee	The Rivalry Revival	None
Kagetora's Eevee	Turning Heads and Training Hard!	None
	Rhyhorn charges at the opponent at a very high speed and slams into the opponent.
A Hiker's Rhyhorn	Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden	None
A wild Rhyhorn	In The Pink	None
	Arcanine tackles the opponent.
Gary's Arcanine	The Battle Of The Badge	None
Keegan's Arcky	The Stolen Stones!	None
	Golbat charges at the opponent at a very high speed.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin!	None
	Tauros charges at the opponent at a very high speed and slams into it. Sometimes, Tauros becomes surrounded by orange streaks of energy as the move is used.
A Trainer's Tauros	The Mandarin Island Miss Match	None
Ash's Tauros	Enter the Dragonite	None
A Trainer's Tauros	Tricks of the Trade	None
Fernando's Tauros	Tricks of the Trade	None
	Cloyster slams into the opponent with great force.
Prima's Cloyster	The Mandarin Island Miss Match	None
	Charizard slams into the opponent with great force.
Ash's Charizard	Charizard Chills	None
	Victreebel charges at the opponent and hits it with its two leaves.
James's Victreebel	Flower Power	None
	Mantine slams into the opponent with great force.
Molly's Mantine	Spell of the Unown: Entei	None
	Granbull charges at the opponent at a very high speed.
Madame Muchmoney's Granbull	The Trouble with Snubbull	None
	Bulbasaur charges and tackles the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	The Grass Route	None
	Swinub's body becomes surrounded in a golden aura and it slams into the opponent with great force.
Rory's Ein	Spring Fever	None
Dawn's Swinub	Hungry For the Good Life!	None
	Dunsparce tackles the opponent with great force.
Trainers' multiple Dunsparce	The Dunsparce Deception	None
	Rhydon charges and slams into the opponent with great force.
Pietra's Rhydon	Right On, Rhydon!	None
	Phanpy charges at the opponent at a very high speed and slams into it.
Ash's Phanpy	Dues and Don'ts	None
	Piloswine charges and tackles the opponent with great force. Sometimes, its body glows gold.
Pryce's Piloswine	As Cold as Pryce	None
Dawn's Piloswine	Sleepless in Pre-Battle!	None
	Lanturn slams into the opponent with great force.
Dorian's Lanturn	Just Add Water	None
	Qwilfish tackles the opponent with great force.
Dorian's Qwilfish	Just Add Water	None
	Arbok charges at the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	You're a Star, Larvitar!	None
	Camerupt charges at the opponent.
Vicky Winstrate's Camerupt	Candid Camerupt!	None
	Lairon charges at the opponent and slams into it with great force.
Savannah's Lairon	Cruisin' for a Losin'	None
	Altaria tackles the opponent with great force.
Drake's Altaria	Vanity Affair	None
	Beldum charges at the opponent at a very high speed and slams into the opponent. While charging, it has orange streaks coming off the end of its body.
Morrison's Beldum	Less is Morrison	None
	Metang twists around its arms so that the claws point behind it. Then orange streaks come out of its hands and it tackles the opponent with great force.
Morrison's Metang	Saved by the Beldum	None
	Growlithe's body becomes surrounded by an orange aura and it tackles the opponent with great force.
Morrison's Growlithe	From Brags to Riches	None
	Donphan charges at the opponent and tackles them with full force. While running, orange streaks are seen behind it.
Ash's Donphan	Queen of the Serpentine!	None
	Bibarel's body becomes surrounded in white, and it tackles the opponent with great force.
Reggie's Bibarel	Lost Leader Strategy!	None
	Mamoswine's body becomes surrounded by an orange aura and it tackles the opponent with great force.
Dawn's Mamoswine	Trials and Adulations!	None
	Metagross slams into the opponent with great force. When it hits, yellow sparks come off its body, or Metagross's body becomes surrounded in a golden aura and it slams into the opponent at full force.
A wild Metagross	Regaining the Home Advantage!	None
	Pignite charges at the opponent quickly. As it does, its body becomes surrounded by a golden aura and a white force field covers the front of its body before it charges into the opponent.
Bianca's Pignite	Minccino-Neat and Tidy!	None
	Lillipup crouches down and a golden force field surrounds its body which becomes surrounded by a light bronze aura and it slams its body into the opponent.
Lenora's Lillipup	The Battle According to Lenora!	None
	Karrablast charges at the opponent with its horn pointed at it. As it does, its body becomes surrounded in bronze-colored shining energy and a bright gold force field appears in front of its horn and it jumps and slams into the opponent.
Professor Juniper's Karrablast	Evolution Exchange Excitement!	None
	Herdier crouches down and a golden force field surrounds its body. Its body becomes surrounded by a light bronze aura and it slams its body into the opponent.
Cheren's Herdier	There's a New Gym Leader in Town!	None
	Mega Audino charges at the opponent and then one of its arms glows white before it slams its arm into the opponent.
Nurse Joy's Audino	A Giga Battle with Mega Results!	None
	Furfrou charges at the opponent and slams into it.
Everett's Furfrou	A League of His Own!	None
	Gumshoos spins in the air to slam its opponent with its tail.
Officer Jenny's Gumshoos	To Top a Totem!	None
	Carvanha charges at the opponent and slams into it.
Team Rocket's Carvanha	The Cuteness Quotient!	None
	Zigzagoon charges at the opponent in a zigzag fashion and slams into it.
Team Rocket's Zigzagoon	Take My Thief! Please!	None

In the English dub of The Mystery is History, Ritchie commanded his Pupitar, Cruise, to use Take Down, despite Pupitar being unable to learn the move. In the original version, it was commanded to use Headbutt instead.

Pokémon Origins

Pokémon	Method
Rhyhorn
The user recklessly charges at the target, slamming into it with its whole body.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Rhyhorn charges at the opponent, then slams into it with great force.
Giovanni's Rhyhorn	File 3: Giovanni	Debut

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon	Method
Beldum Metang
The user recklessly charges at the target, slamming into it with its whole body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Beldum tackles the opponent, leaving behind a trail of energy.
Morrison's Beldum	A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?!	Debut
	Metang tackles the opponent, leaving behind a trail of energy.
Morrison's Metang	Start Of The Pokémon League!!	None

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Lairon Graveler Mightyena Aerodactyl
The user recklessly charges at the target, slamming into it with its whole body. This also damages the user a little.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Graveler slams its body into the opponent with great force.
Yellow's Gravvy	Eradicate Raticate!	Debut
	Stantler lowers its head and charges into the opponent.
Professor Oak's Antch	Slugging It Out With Slugma	None
	Snubbull slams its head into the opponent with great force.
Green's Snubbull	The Last Battle VII	None
	Aron slams its body into the opponent with great force.
Sapphire's Rono	Mowing Down Ludicolo	None
	Lairon slams its body into the opponent with great force.
Sapphire's Rono	Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill II	None
	Mightyena repeatedly slams into the opponent.
Ruby's Nana	I'm Always Grumpig First Thing in the Morning I	None
	Aerodactyl flies over to the opponent and slams its head into it.
Red's Aero	Double Dealing with Deoxys	Did not take recoil damage due to Rock Head
	Tauros slams its body into the opponent with great force.
Pearl's Tauler	Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia III	None
	Stoutland slams its body into the opponent with great force. This also damages Stoutland to some degree.
Lenora's Stoutland	Battle at the Museum	None

In Silly Scyther, Bugsy told his Heracross to use Take Down, but it was unable to execute the move due to the effects of Encore.
In Mewtwo Comes Through, Yellow's Golem, Gravvy, was revealed to know Take Down.
Steven's multiple Beldum were revealed to know Take Down on the official website, but they were never shown using the move.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Pokémon	Method
Cranidos
The user recklessly charges at the target, slamming into it with its whole body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Cranidos charges at the opponent, slamming into it with its head.
Roark's Cranidos	Hareta's First Battle	Debut
	Bastiodon slams the opponent with its full body.
Byron's Bastiodon	Challenge! The Fortress of Steel!!	None
	Heracross charges at the opponent, slamming into it with its whole body.
A Battle Girl's Heracross	Clash! Hareta vs. Koya	None
	Mamoswine charges at the opponent, slamming into it with its whole body.
Koya's Mamoswine	Hearts and Spirits Collide	None

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Pokémon	Method
Swinub
The user recklessly charges at the target, slamming into it with its whole body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Swinub rams at the opponent using the upper part of its body.
Pryce's Swinub	Ice World	Debut
	Cranidos lowers its head and rams it at the foe.
A wild Cranidos	Great Discovery of the Fossil of the Era!!	None
	Mamoswine charges at the foe with great force.
A wild Mamoswine	Clefairy's Surprising Great Evolution!	None

Pokémon Zensho

Pokémon	Method
Rhydon
The user recklessly charges at the target, slamming into it with its whole body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Rhydon charges at the opponent, slamming into it with its whole body.
Giovanni's Rhydon	Viridian City	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

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	猛撞 Máahngjohng * 突猛撞 Dahtmáahngjohng * 突衝 Dahtchūng *
Chinese	Mandarin	猛撞 Měngzhuàng * 突猛撞 Túměngzhuàng *
Czech		Sražení k zemi
Danish		Nedlægge
Dutch		Haal neer
Finnish		Alistus/Tyrmäys (OS) Ryntäys/Selätys (AG)
French		Bélier
German		Bodycheck
Greek		Κατακρήμνιση Katakrímnisi
Indonesian		Seruduk
Italian		Riduttore
Korean		돌진 Doljin
Polish		Usunięcie
Portuguese	Brazil	Desmantelar (games, XY125-present, TCG, manga) Ataque Desmantelar (XY096) Golpe Baixo (early anime) Derrubada (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Desmantelar
Romanian		Doborârea
Serbian		Obaranje
Spanish	Latin America	Embestida* (EP014-AG046) Derribe (EP237-EP267) Ataca* (AG078-AG158, AG118-AG165 Tacleada* (AG126-AG127) Dominada (DP066-DP162) Derribo (BW013-present)
Spanish	Spain	Derribo
Swedish		Ta ner-attack Fällning* Markattacken*
Thai		พุ่งเข้าใส่
Turkish		Yere Serme
Vietnamese		Đột Kích

Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05

Generation IX TMs
SV
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019 020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038 039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057 058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076 077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095 096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152 153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171
Added in SV 2.0.1
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Take Down (move)

Effect

Generation I

Generation II onwards

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

Special move

Generation III

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Super Smash Bros. series

Pokémon GO

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Description

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon Origins

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Pokémon Zensho

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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