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's 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 42PtHGSS 078 Rapidash Fire 49DP 078 Rapidash Fire 47PtHGSS 186 Politoed Water 37PtHGSS 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, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   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

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

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