Bullet Punch (move)

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Bullet Punch
バレットパンチ Bullet Punch

The user strikes with a tough punch as fast as a bullet. This move always goes first.

Battles

Type	Steel
Category	Physical
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	+1
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	0
Jam	0

Super Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Bullet Punch (Japanese: バレットパンチ Bullet Punch) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Bullet Punch does damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Bullet Punch will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Bullet Punch, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Bullet Punch is (or attempts to be) used, Bullet Punch's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

In the anime

All four of Metagross's arms glowing for Bullet Punch.

Chimchar getting hit by Metagross's Bullet Punch.

A construction worker's Metang using Bullet Punch.

Pokémon

Metagross. All four of Metagross's arms glow red. Metagross then spins around, hitting its foe in the process.

Used by a Psychic's Metagross in Glory Blaze. Debut

Metang. Metang's arm glows blue. Metang then punches its opponent.

Used by a construction worker's Metang in Bibarel Gnaws Best!.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
107	Hitmonchan	Fighting		16
212	Scizor	Bug	Steel	--^Pt
375	Metang	Steel	Psychic	32
376	Metagross	Steel	Psychic	32
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
066	Machop	Fighting		Hitmonchan
236	Tyrogue	Fighting		Hitmonchan
296	Makuhita	Fighting		Hitmonchan
307	Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	Hitmonchan
447	Riolu	Fighting		Machop, Machoke, Machamp Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop Makuhita, Hariyama Meditite, Medicham Croagunk, Toxicroak
453	Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	Hitmonchan
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.