Earthquake (move)

Earthquake じしん Earthquake

The user sets off an earthquake that hits all the Pokémon in the battle.

Battles Type  Ground Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 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 Affects all other battlers

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM26 in Generation I TM26 in Generation II TM26 in Generation III TM26 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

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

Earthquake on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Earthquake on Eevee's Movedex

Earthquake (Japanese: じしん Earthquake) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Earthquake inflicts damage and has no secondary effects.

Generation II

Earthquake inflicts double damage if the target is in the underground (first turn) stage of Dig.

Generation III and on

The effects of Earthquake continue forward; however, in double battles, it strikes both opponents as well as the user's partner.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 050 Diglett Ground 40 051 Dugtrio Ground 47 074 Geodude Rock Ground 31 075 Graveler Rock Ground 36 076 Golem Rock Ground 36 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 TM26

#   Pokémon Type 006 Charizard Fire Flying 009 Blastoise Water 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 095 Onix Rock Ground 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 115 Kangaskhan Normal 128 Tauros Normal 143 Snorlax Normal 151 Mew Psychic 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 050 Diglett Ground 41 051 Dugtrio Ground 49 074 Geodude Rock Ground 36 075 Graveler Rock Ground 41 076 Golem Rock Ground 41 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 55 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 65 194 Wooper Water Ground 31 195 Quagsire Water Ground 35 232 Donphan Ground 49 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 50 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 56 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 61 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 TM26

#   Pokémon Type 006 Charizard Fire Flying 009 Blastoise Water 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 095 Onix Rock Ground 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 115 Kangaskhan Normal 128 Tauros Normal 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 143 Snorlax Normal 151 Mew Psychic 154 Meganium Grass 157 Typhlosion Fire 160 Feraligatr Water 185 Sudowoodo Rock 186 Politoed Water 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 208 Steelix Steel Ground 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 222 Corsola Water Rock 231 Phanpy Ground 232 Donphan Ground 234 Stantler Normal 241 Miltank Normal 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 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 Nintendo Event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 207 Gligar Ground Flying Pokémon Stadium 2 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 050 Diglett Ground 41 051 Dugtrio Ground 51 074 Geodude Rock Ground 36 075 Graveler Rock Ground 45 076 Golem Rock Ground 45 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 52 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 58 194 Wooper Water Ground 36 195 Quagsire Water Ground 42 232 Donphan Ground 49 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 50 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 56 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 61 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 46 260 Swampert Water Ground 52 322 Numel Fire Ground 35 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 37 339 Barboach Water Ground 31 340 Whiscash Water Ground 36 383 Groudon Ground 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 TM26

#   Pokémon Type 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 006 Charizard Fire Flying 009 Blastoise Water 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 095 Onix Rock Ground 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 108 Lickitung Normal 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 127 Pinsir Bug 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 143 Snorlax Normal 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 154 Meganium Grass 157 Typhlosion Fire 160 Feraligatr Water 185 Sudowoodo Rock 186 Politoed Water 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 204 Pineco Bug 205 Forretress Bug Steel 206 Dunsparce Normal 207 Gligar Ground Flying 208 Steelix Steel Ground 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 222 Corsola Water Rock 226 Mantine Water Flying 231 Phanpy Ground 232 Donphan Ground 234 Stantler Normal 236 Tyrogue Fighting 237 Hitmontop Fighting 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 254 Sceptile Grass 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 294 Loudred Normal 295 Exploud Normal 296 Makuhita Fighting 297 Hariyama Fighting 299 Nosepass Rock 304 Aron Steel Rock 305 Lairon Steel Rock 306 Aggron Steel Rock 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 320 Wailmer Water 321 Wailord Water 322 Numel Fire Ground 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 328 Trapinch Ground 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 336 Seviper Poison 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 339 Barboach Water Ground 340 Whiscash Water Ground 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 346 Cradily Rock Grass 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 356 Dusclops Ghost 357 Tropius Grass Flying 362 Glalie Ice 363 Spheal Ice Water 364 Sealeo Ice Water 365 Walrein Ice Water 369 Relicanth Water Rock 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 377 Regirock Rock 378 Regice Ice 379 Registeel Steel 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 382 Kyogre Water 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 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 050 Diglett Ground 37 051 Dugtrio Ground 45 074 Geodude Rock Ground 29 075 Graveler Rock Ground 33 076 Golem Rock Ground 33 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 49 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 49 194 Wooper Water Ground 33 195 Quagsire Water Ground 36 220 Swinub Ice Ground 37 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 40 232 Donphan Ground 46 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 41 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 47 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 47 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 46 260 Swampert Water Ground 52 322 Numel Fire Ground 41 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 49 328 Trapinch Ground 73 339 Barboach Water Ground 39 340 Whiscash Water Ground 45 383 Groudon Ground 35 389 Torterra Grass Ground 32 449 Hippopotas Ground 37 450 Hippowdon Ground 40 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 49 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 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 TM26

#   Pokémon Type 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 006 Charizard Fire Flying 009 Blastoise Water 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 095 Onix Rock Ground 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 108 Lickitung Normal 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 127 Pinsir Bug 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 143 Snorlax Normal 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 154 Meganium Grass 157 Typhlosion Fire 160 Feraligatr Water 185 Sudowoodo Rock 186 Politoed Water 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 204 Pineco Bug 205 Forretress Bug Steel 206 Dunsparce Normal 207 Gligar Ground Flying 208 Steelix Steel Ground 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 222 Corsola Water Rock 226 Mantine Water Flying 231 Phanpy Ground 232 Donphan Ground 234 Stantler Normal 236 Tyrogue Fighting 237 Hitmontop Fighting 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 254 Sceptile Grass 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 294 Loudred Normal 295 Exploud Normal 296 Makuhita Fighting 297 Hariyama Fighting 299 Nosepass Rock 304 Aron Steel Rock 305 Lairon Steel Rock 306 Aggron Steel Rock 317 Swalot Poison 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 320 Wailmer Water 321 Wailord Water 322 Numel Fire Ground 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 324 Torkoal Fire 328 Trapinch Ground 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 336 Seviper Poison 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 339 Barboach Water Ground 340 Whiscash Water Ground 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 346 Cradily Rock Grass 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 356 Dusclops Ghost 357 Tropius Grass Flying 362 Glalie Ice 363 Spheal Ice Water 364 Sealeo Ice Water 365 Walrein Ice Water 369 Relicanth Water Rock 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 377 Regirock Rock 378 Regice Ice 379 Registeel Steel 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 382 Kyogre Water 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 389 Torterra Grass Ground 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 395 Empoleon Water Steel 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 410 Shieldon Rock Steel 411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 413 Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground 423 Gastrodon West Sea Water Ground 423 Gastrodon East Sea Water Ground 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 443 Gible Dragon Ground 444 Gabite Dragon Ground 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 446 Munchlax Normal 447 Riolu Fighting 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 449 Hippopotas Ground 450 Hippowdon Ground 452 Drapion Poison Dark 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 458 Mantyke Water Flying 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 463 Lickilicky Normal 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 465 Tangrowth Grass 466 Electivire Electric 467 Magmortar Fire 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 476 Probopass Rock Steel 477 Dusknoir Ghost 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 493 Arceus Dark 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 324 Torkoal Fire Diglett, Dugtrio Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Donphan Numel, Camerupt Hippopotas, Hippowdon 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.

In the anime

	Slaking	Whiscash
The user jumps into the air and strikes the ground, sending shock waves throughout the battlefield.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Phanpy	Phanpy gets on its hind legs, then brings its front legs down hard, creating a earthquake.
Ash's Phanpy	Love, Pokémon Style		Debut
Golem	Golem jumps into the air. When it hits the ground, it creates an earthquake.
Flint's Golem	A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!		None
Slaking	Slaking jumps into the air and strikes the ground, sending shock waves throughout the battlefield.
Norman's Slaking	Balance of Power		None
Exploud	Exploud jumps into the air and strikes the ground, sending shock waves throughout the battlefield.
Guy's Exploud	Exploud and Clear!		None
Whiscash	Whiscash jumps into the air and strikes the ground, sending shock waves throughout the battlefield.
Nero	Whiscash and Ash		None

Trivia

• Pokémon Stadium 2 makes available a special Gligar that knows Earthquake, a move it cannot have legally otherwise in Generation II.
• In Generations III and IV all of the final evolved starters could learn Earthquake by TM26.
• Tyranitar is the only Pokémon who learns Earthquake by leveling up to not gain STAB when used.
• This move caused, for the first time ever, an episode being banned in Japan first, due to the 2004 Chuetsu earthquakes having struck the country a couple of weeks before the episode in question was intended to air.

In other languages

• Dutch: Aardbeving
• French: Séisme
• German: Erdbeben
• Italian: Terremoto
• Norwegian: Jordskjelv
• Spanish: Terremoto
• Hindi: Bhukamp

Variations on the move Earthquake
	Earthquake
	Judgment

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