Earth Power (move)

Earth Power だいちのちから Earth Power

The user makes the ground under the foe erupt with power. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def.

Battles Type  Ground Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make 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 Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Points +2 if last to appeal

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Earth Power on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Earth Power on Eevee's Movedex

Earth Power (Japanese: だいちのちから Earth Power) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Earth Power inflicts damage, and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense stat by one stage.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 43 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 43 050 Diglett Ground 26 051 Dugtrio Ground 28 218 Slugma Fire 56 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 66 222 Corsola Water Rock 53 299 Nosepass Rock 73DP 299 Nosepass Rock 79PtHGSS 322 Numel Fire Ground 35 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 39 328 Trapinch Ground 65 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 53 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 62 383 Groudon Ground 75DPPt 383 Groudon Ground 65HGSS 476 Probopass Rock Steel 73DP 476 Probopass Rock Steel 79Pt 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 60DPPt 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 33HGSS 484 Palkia Water Dragon 60DPPt 484 Palkia Water Dragon 33HGSS 485 Heatran Fire Steel 73 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 60DPPt 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 33HGSS 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 60Pt 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 33HGSS 493 Arceus Ground 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 move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 095 Onix Rock Ground 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 151 Mew Psychic 185 Sudowoodo Rock 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 207 Gligar Ground Flying 208 Steelix Steel Ground 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 218 Slugma Fire 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 222 Corsola Water Rock 231 Phanpy Ground 232 Donphan Ground 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 299 Nosepass Rock 304 Aron Steel Rock 305 Lairon Steel Rock 306 Aggron Steel Rock 322 Numel Fire Ground 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 324 Torkoal Fire 328 Trapinch Ground 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 339 Barboach Water Ground 340 Whiscash Water Ground 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 345 Lileep Rock Grass 346 Cradily Rock Grass 347 Anorith Rock Bug 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 369 Relicanth Water Rock 377 Regirock Rock 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 387 Turtwig Grass 388 Grotle Grass 389 Torterra Grass Ground 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 410 Shieldon Rock Steel 411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 413 Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground 422 Shellos West Sea Water 422 Shellos East Sea Water 423 Gastrodon West Sea Water Ground 423 Gastrodon East Sea Water Ground 438 Bonsly Rock 443 Gible Dragon Ground 444 Gabite Dragon Ground 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 449 Hippopotas Ground 450 Hippowdon Ground 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 476 Probopass Rock Steel 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 484 Palkia Water Dragon 485 Heatran Fire Steel 486 Regigigas Normal 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 492 Shaymin Land Forme Grass 493 Arceus Ground Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Only in HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 192 Sunflora Grass 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 the anime

Probopass	Nidoking	Ground cracks
The user glows and then the ground cracks with yellow light erupting from it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Probopass	It glows orange-yellow and then the ground cracks with yellow light erupting from it.
Alan's Probopass	Nosing 'Round the Mountain!		Debut
Nidoking	It glows yellow and then the ground cracks with yellow light erupting from it.
Paul's Nidoking	A Pyramiding Rage!		None

In other languages

• Italian: Geoforza
• Spanish: Tierra Viva

Variations on the move Psychic
	Psychic | Bug Buzz | Earth Power

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