Body Slam (move)
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| Body Slam のしかかり Lean On | ||||||||||||
| The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It may leave the foe paralyzed. | ||||||||||||
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Body Slam (Japanese: のしかかり Lean On) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Generation I
Body Slam inflicts damage and has a 29.7% chance of paralyzing the target. It cannot paralyze the target if it has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.
Generation II and on
Like the previous generation, Body Slam inflicts damage, but with a 30% chance of causing paralysis instead.
In the anime
 Muk preparing to use Body Slam on Bellsprout |
 Wigglytuff preparing to use Body Slam |
Pokémon
Raichu. Raichu falls forward on the opponent.
- Used by Lt. Surge's Raichu in Electric Shock Showdown. Debut.
Muk. Muk slides over to opponent and covers their body.
- Used by Ash's Muk from The Fourth Round Rumble to present.
Snorlax. Snorlax falls forward onto the opponent, crushing them beneath its body.
- Used by Ash's Snorlax from Snack Attack! to present.
Bayleef. Bayleef rears up onto its hind legs and brings its full weight down onto the opponent.
- Used by Ash's Bayleef from Turning Over a New Bayleef to present.
Slugma. Slugma jumps onto its opponent in order to fall with more force.
- Used by Flannery's Slugma in Going, Going, Yawn!.
Torkoal. Torkoal extends its arms as it falls onto its opponent.
- Used by Ash's Torkoal from Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend to present.
Wigglytuff. Wigglytuff inflates to two times its size, propels into the air, then crashes into its opponent.
- Used by Harley's Wigglytuff from Thinning the Hoard! to present.
Purugly. Purugly jumps high and then crashes into its opponent.
- Used by Mars's Purugly in Double Team Turnover!.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031 | 
| Nidoqueen | Poison | Ground | 23 |
| 039 | 
| Jigglypuff | Normal | 34 | |
| 060 | 
| Poliwag | Water | 31 | |
| 061 | 
| Poliwhirl | Water | 33 | |
| 062 | 
| Poliwrath | Water | Fighting | -- |
| 124 | 
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 39 |
| 131 | 
| Lapras | Water | Ice | 25 |
| 143 | 
| Snorlax | Normal | 35 | |
| 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 TM08
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031 |
| Nidoqueen | Poison | Ground | 23 |
| 039 |
| Jigglypuff | Normal | 34 | |
| 060 |
| Poliwag | Water | 31 | |
| 061 |
| Poliwhirl | Water | 35 | |
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 41 |
| 131 |
| Lapras | Water | Ice | 15 |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 43 | |
| 152 | 
| Chikorita | Grass | 29 | |
| 153 | 
| Bayleef | Grass | 31 | |
| 154 | 
| Meganium | Grass | 31 | |
| 218 | 
| Slugma | Fire | 50 | |
| 219 | 
| Magcargo | Fire | Rock | 60 |
| 241 | 
| Miltank | Normal | 43 | |
| 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 breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 058 | 
| Growlithe | Fire | Growlithe, Arcanine Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine | |
| 108 | 
| Lickitung | Normal | Lapras Snorlax Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium | |
| 179 | 
| Mareep | Electric | Growlithe, Arcanine Lapras Snorlax Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium | |
| 194 | 
| Wooper | Water | Ground | Growlithe, Arcanine Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Lapras Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos Phanpy, Donphan Swinub, Piloswine |
| 220 | 
| Swinub | Ice | Ground | Growlithe, Arcanine Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine |
| 231 | 
| Phanpy | Ground | Growlithe, Arcanine Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031 |
| Nidoqueen | Poison | Ground | 23RSE |
| 031 |
| Nidoqueen | Poison | Ground | 22FRLG |
| 039 |
| Jigglypuff | Normal | 34 | |
| 060 |
| Poliwag | Water | 31 | |
| 061 |
| Poliwhirl | Water | 35 | |
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 51 |
| 131 |
| Lapras | Water | Ice | 13 |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 33 | |
| 152 |
| Chikorita | Grass | 29 | |
| 153 |
| Bayleef | Grass | 31 | |
| 154 |
| Meganium | Grass | 31 | |
| 218 |
| Slugma | Fire | 50 | |
| 219 |
| Magcargo | Fire | Rock | 60 |
| 241 |
| Miltank | Normal | 43 | |
| 317 | 
| Swalot | Poison | 26 | |
| 324 | 
| Torkoal | Fire | 20 | |
| 357 | 
| Tropius | Grass | Flying | 37 |
| 363 | 
| Spheal | Ice | Water | 19 |
| 364 | 
| Sealeo | Ice | Water | 19 |
| 365 | 
| Walrein | Ice | Water | 19 |
| 382 | 
| Kyogre | Water | 20 | |
| 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 breeding
By move tutor
In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031 |
| Nidoqueen | Poison | Ground | 23 |
| 039 |
| Jigglypuff | Normal | 29 | |
| 060 |
| Poliwag | Water | 21 | |
| 061 |
| Poliwhirl | Water | 21 | |
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 39 |
| 131 |
| Lapras | Water | Ice | 18 |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 33 | |
| 152 |
| Chikorita | Grass | 34 | |
| 153 |
| Bayleef | Grass | 40 | |
| 154 |
| Meganium | Grass | 46 | |
| 218 |
| Slugma | Fire | 46 | |
| 219 |
| Magcargo | Fire | Rock | 52 |
| 241 |
| Miltank | Normal | 24 | |
| 317 |
| Swalot | Poison | 26 | |
| 324 |
| Torkoal | Fire | 33 | |
| 357 |
| Tropius | Grass | Flying | 37 |
| 363 |
| Spheal | Ice | Water | 19 |
| 364 |
| Sealeo | Ice | Water | 19 |
| 365 |
| Walrein | Ice | Water | 19 |
| 382 |
| Kyogre | Water | 20 | |
| 422 | 
| Shellos West Sea | Water | 29 | |
| 422 | 
| Shellos East Sea | Water | 29 | |
| 423 | 
| Gastrodon West Sea | Water | Ground | 29 |
| 423 | 
| Gastrodon East Sea | Water | Ground | 29 |
| 432 | 
| Purugly | Normal | 45 | |
| 446 | 
| Munchlax | Normal | 33 | |
| 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 breeding
In other languages
- Spanish: Golpe Cuerpo
- French: Plaquage
- German: Bodyslam
- Italian: Body Slam, Corposcontro.
- Dutch: Lijfstraf
| Generation I 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 I HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | |
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