Bounce (move)

Bounce (Japanese: とびはねる Bounce) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

The user bounces up high on the first turn, avoiding most moves. Gust, Twister, Thunder, and Sky Uppercut have normal accuracy against a mid-air Pokémon, with all but Sky Uppercut also gaining doubled power. The user may also be hit in mid-air if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader or if it is attacked by a Pokémon with No Guard. On the second turn, the user slams down onto the target, inflicting damage with a 30% chance of paralyzing it.

In the anime

Buneary jumping.

Buneary using Bounce on Wailmer.

Pokémon

Buneary. It jumps into the opponent, then bounces back.

• Used by Dawn's Buneary from Arrival of a Rival to present.

Lopunny. Same as above

• Used by Paris' Lopunny in Arriving in Style.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
077		Ponyta	Fire		45
078		Rapidash	Fire		50
325		Spoink	Psychic		43
326		Grumpig	Psychic		55
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
077		Ponyta	Fire		44DP
077		Ponyta	Fire		42Pt
078		Rapidash	Fire		49DP
078		Rapidash	Fire		47Pt
186		Politoed	Water		37Pt
186		Politoed	Water		43DP
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	40
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	48
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	48
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	40
320		Wailmer	Water		44
321		Wailord	Water		54
325		Spoink	Psychic		48
326		Grumpig	Psychic		60
427		Buneary	Normal		46
428		Lopunny	Normal		46
456		Finneon	Water		45
457		Lumineon	Water		53
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	40
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
190		Aipom	Normal		Ponyta, Rapidash Wailmer, Wailord Spoink, Grumpig Buneary, Lopunny
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.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum

#		Pokémon	Type
035		Clefairy	Normal
036		Clefable	Normal
039		Jigglypuff	Normal
040		Wigglytuff	Normal
077		Ponyta	Fire
078		Rapidash	Fire
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting
116		Horsea	Water
117		Seadra	Water
118		Goldeen	Water
119		Seaking	Water
129		Magikarp	Water
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying
151		Mew	Psychic
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric
174		Igglybuff	Normal
186		Politoed	Water
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying
190		Aipom	Normal
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison
223		Remoraid	Water
224		Octillery	Water
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
226		Mantine	Water	Flying
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon
234		Stantler	Normal
255		Torchic	Fire
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark
320		Wailmer	Water
321		Wailord	Water
325		Spoink	Psychic
326		Grumpig	Psychic
339		Barboach	Water	Ground
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground
359		Absol	Dark
367		Huntail	Water
368		Gorebyss	Water
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock
370		Luvdisc	Water
424		Ambipom	Normal
427		Buneary	Normal
428		Lopunny	Normal
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting
456		Finneon	Water
457		Lumineon	Water
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying
489		Phione	Water
490		Manaphy	Water
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Ricochetear
• French: Rebond
• Spanish: Bote
• German: Sprungfeder
• Italian: Rimbalzo
• Dutch: Sprong

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.